Wednesday, January 27, 2010

I'm back and hopefully to stay


I have been scuh a slacker in regards to this blog. Let me catch everyone up with what's happening with my shop.

My Etsy shop has not been doing very well at all. I have begun researching other online shop options and have started a studio at Artfire. I have been there a little over a week and I simply ADORE it. Its so much easier to use and has so many more options for promotion. Its also cheaper... a basic account is absolutely free. And by free I mean they charge NO fees for listing items, you have unlimited listing, and there are NO fees for selling an item. They do offer an upgraded account for $12 a month... and I did in fact upgrade my account this week. The benefits of an upgraded account FAR outweigh the cost. In my Etsy shop for example, I can easily spend over $15 a month just on listings... let alone if there's a sale (for which they charge a 3% fee) or if I decide to get a feature slot for a 24 hours period (which costs $7 a slot). So, needless to say I am EXTREMELY pleased with the experience so far. And that's just with the money side of the situation. There are so many more things I like about the site but this is getting long.

I've also recently joined Twitter. Not sure how I am going to use that but I am giving it a whirl. I also opened a Ning network but am not certain I will need it honestly. I already have so many networking plates in the air. I have a personal Facebook page with a page for my jewelry added to it. My Artfire shop has a Kiosk that attaches right to my FB page as well. So.... busy busy me. Network network network.


I would like to leave this blog post with a little snipet of things I have been creating lately. I am branching out and making more and more wire wrapped pieces. They are turning heads finally. And I am extremely proud of my work.

2 comments:

sotocapmania said...

I like your spirit and postive outlook....Beautiful necklace too!

divapixie said...

Thank you very much! I do love to wire wrap. Hoping to have more new pieces up and ready soon.