tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364146526985747601.post3701434763745594995..comments2023-05-09T10:53:45.424-06:00Comments on Craft Kraken Blog: When NOT To Start A New ShopMarket My Shophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08380494945535450759noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364146526985747601.post-89314409146894886402013-01-16T09:16:54.875-06:002013-01-16T09:16:54.875-06:00Remember, people start shopping for holiday goods ...Remember, people start shopping for holiday goods 2 to 3 months BEFORE the holiday! So, you should be concentrating on Easter items. Valentines is almost too late to worry with. That is my experience anyhow.Market My Shophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380494945535450759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364146526985747601.post-15659092795391358492013-01-16T09:15:10.468-06:002013-01-16T09:15:10.468-06:00Yes, splitting out the supply shop was a very good...Yes, splitting out the supply shop was a very good move here. Once you get a supply shop well stocked it can practically run itself!Market My Shophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380494945535450759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364146526985747601.post-52194762134851063412013-01-16T09:14:02.234-06:002013-01-16T09:14:02.234-06:00Sounds like you are a very busy person! I am sure ...Sounds like you are a very busy person! I am sure that with some keyword and title work all four shops can be doing well. That is if you have plenty of time to devote to them.<br />Market My Shophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380494945535450759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364146526985747601.post-4273976951427369352013-01-15T23:03:21.873-06:002013-01-15T23:03:21.873-06:00I have 2 shops on Etsy ... and a 3rd that I reserv...I have 2 shops on Etsy ... and a 3rd that I reserved a name for (with plans for it but no time!).<br /><br />http://PrairiePrimitives.etsy.com, where I sell my primitive folk art, is starting to do ok ... after 6.5 years. December 2012 was my best month yet. 5 of the best-ever months for this shop were all in 2012! Today I had 2 sales in this shop; only about $25 total, but it's all good! Had a customer on Saturday buy 3 items; again, it only totalled about $25, but I'm not complaining!<br /><br />http://PrairiePrimitivesToo.etsy.com, where I sell destash craft supplies, cutter quilts, and digital collage sheets, is mostly just a place to unload stuff. I don't put a lot of effort into this shop. At all. The digital files started out in my main shop (see above), but when I made that shop more focused on primitive folk art, it didn't feel right to have them there. Many of the digital files are seasonal/holiday related. I created 2 new Valentine's collage files last week and I'm bummed that nobody has bought either of them yet. *sniff*<br /><br />Prairie Primitives Folk Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01228429089289890494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364146526985747601.post-68944609912943876102013-01-15T20:40:02.507-06:002013-01-15T20:40:02.507-06:00I have two shops and it's working very well. ...I have two shops and it's working very well. My first shop had my handwovens, felted items plus hand-dyed roving for spinners and felters. When I became a dealer for Ashland Bay rovings I wanted a different shop for commercial roving as there would be so much and I didn't want it overwhelming my handmade items so I started my second shop. It took off and does very well. Just this past fall I decided I wanted to move my hand-dyed rovings over to the second shop as well and keep my first shop for handwovens - customers followed those hand-dyed rovings and it's doing very well. First shop with handwovens doesn't get as many visits but probably the same number for those particular items as before. So, it has worked for me but the shops are totally different - one handmade - one supplies. Cindie https://www.blogger.com/profile/00417973211775970549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364146526985747601.post-36588825446849053202013-01-15T11:41:42.983-06:002013-01-15T11:41:42.983-06:00I have four shops.
The first, sewing patterns an...I have four shops. <br /><br />The first, sewing patterns and craft supplies, does well enough - about a sale every other day.<br /><br />The second, my parents' vintage jewelry, does well before Christmas, but slow year round.<br /><br />The third, dragon art dolls and vintage dolls and Christmas ornaments, is pathetic. <br /><br />The fourth and newest is for my mom's hand crocheted scarves. A little traffic there, a few sales. I thought about adding it to my pattern shop, but I was afraid the scarves would overwhelm the patterns! That was what happened with the jewelry, so I split them.Deb Salisbury, Magic Seeker and Mantua-Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513482264195697450noreply@blogger.com