Last month I opened a shop on the etsy sales site. I simply posted some pictures and prices and hoped for the best. Having people discover my shop is taking time. So I purchased a plan on having success with etsy sales. The basic information tells me to get out there on the internet. . . to blog, twitter, and make connections. This is easier said than done!!
My etsy shop is: katherinpippinpauley.etsy.com
My twitter (does anyone really care about twitter?!!) is: twitter.com/pippinpauley
Originally I just put my at on the internet in picture albums. Then I started a blog (both were my son-in-law's suggestions) and now I have started a twitter account (at the plan's suggestion). I still am unsure about this entire business. I do not know if I can make these online connections or really how to start. It seems to be a huge undertaking. Do I really care if I sell a lot of my art?
Well, of course I have to make sales or the art would just take over the house. In fact, the art has taken over my attic, half of the basement, one bedroom and now the garage. I am painting the biggest top hat you could imagine. It would not fit through the doorway of the house, so it is in the garage. The hat is one of 12 to be installed here in Springfield for the Lincoln 200th birthday year celebration. I know that 2 of the other artists are painting on their front porches. I actually have two hats--the large one and a smaller version for inside the business where it is displayed. I need to be spending time on the hat so need to stop worrying about making internet connections--at least for now.
