Hey everyone. Just a quick update.
Things are going pretty well for the business, considering a month ago I had only 1 sale. This month I have had 7 sales on etsy and a few random sales, along with lots of winners on listia.com (you give stuff away for free and get credits in return to "spend" on other things), so although I am giving my soaps away for free, I am getting a lot of exposure and getting other cool stuff in return. :)
Check out how my etsy shop is doing and feel free to comment here on any improvements I need to make. I do realize I need to upgrade my pictures, and add more products (a lot more). But as to how exactly to upgrade my pics, I would like some advice because I really suck (LOL). I'm thinking of getting more close-up to focus on the texture of the products. But I also need some better labeling and packaging. It's very amateur right now, I will admit.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/JeweledVixenSoaps
Thanks for reading. I need to wrangle my kids into bed... they've been tracked out for almost 3 weeks and I'm ready to pull my hair out. Unghh!!!!!
I love my babies though :) <3
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Just an update
Hello gang :) Just stopping by to give a quick update.
I have been working regularly at my old bar; that's been a boost to my self esteem. Making a little money again will really help with that. Plus I've had a few good sales, really getting my name and my product out there! I will soon be creating like a mad scientist again. :)
I've been crocheting a lot, and started a blanket the other day. Wow is that time consuming! I think so far I have crocheted that blanket for a good 8-10 hours, and it's not even a quarter of the way done. I know part of it is because I'm still so new at it, but also because it really just is that time consuming. It boggles my mind to think of how people who crochet items to sell for a living do it. Obviously they are experts, but it still has to take time! Dang! Kudos to them.
So my blanket is going to be deep red with some gold stripes to match my bedroom and bathroom :) Sexy!!! Lol.
Oh, yeah, so my lease is up at the end of May and I still don't know where I'm moving to. I have a few places in mind but haven't taken the steps to contact the properties yet, and since it's Sunday today they are probably not open. Bah! It's just that my week is so busy from Mondays through Saturdays that it kind of sucks nowhere is open on Sundays. Oh well, I will get it done :)
Take care until next time!
I have been working regularly at my old bar; that's been a boost to my self esteem. Making a little money again will really help with that. Plus I've had a few good sales, really getting my name and my product out there! I will soon be creating like a mad scientist again. :)
I've been crocheting a lot, and started a blanket the other day. Wow is that time consuming! I think so far I have crocheted that blanket for a good 8-10 hours, and it's not even a quarter of the way done. I know part of it is because I'm still so new at it, but also because it really just is that time consuming. It boggles my mind to think of how people who crochet items to sell for a living do it. Obviously they are experts, but it still has to take time! Dang! Kudos to them.
So my blanket is going to be deep red with some gold stripes to match my bedroom and bathroom :) Sexy!!! Lol.
Oh, yeah, so my lease is up at the end of May and I still don't know where I'm moving to. I have a few places in mind but haven't taken the steps to contact the properties yet, and since it's Sunday today they are probably not open. Bah! It's just that my week is so busy from Mondays through Saturdays that it kind of sucks nowhere is open on Sundays. Oh well, I will get it done :)
Take care until next time!
Saturday, March 5, 2011
It's Saturday!
Which means I'm going to do some work at the bar I used to work... lol. Hey, it's some income and I've always enjoyed myself working there. I can't wait for my tax refund to put some money back into the soaps... I have 8 million ideas running through my head! What do you think of a line of epic movie-themed soaps? And alcoholic drink-themed soaps? And of course there are the normal seasonal soaps, and the normal year-round soaps. I love making them, but gotta get them selling. There is a place 5 minutes from my house that is for lease (a brick n mortar type)! They probably want more than I could make at first, though. I know I could work up to it but for the first 2-3 months I couldn't do it. I might still look to see what they want, though...
I've also been slacking about the gym. I went the other day with my son, but the childcare was closed for lunch! ARGH! I guess it's time to get my happy butt out and just walk there with him in the morning. I gotta at least take advantage of what I'm paying for!!
Ok, gonna get back to work trying to promote my soaps. My lease is up here in 3 months and not sure where I'm moving but I want it to be in the same vicinity to keep the kids in the same school. Hopefully the new place will be larger so I can have some more room for my soaps. They've kind of invaded my bedroom. Haha.
Good night... gonna go to work and make some money. The only thing that sucks is I won't get to sleep til 6 am and that makes for a not-very-happy-mommy in the morning :( Maybe my mom will keep an eye on them for a few hours? Hmmm... :)
I've also been slacking about the gym. I went the other day with my son, but the childcare was closed for lunch! ARGH! I guess it's time to get my happy butt out and just walk there with him in the morning. I gotta at least take advantage of what I'm paying for!!
Ok, gonna get back to work trying to promote my soaps. My lease is up here in 3 months and not sure where I'm moving but I want it to be in the same vicinity to keep the kids in the same school. Hopefully the new place will be larger so I can have some more room for my soaps. They've kind of invaded my bedroom. Haha.
Good night... gonna go to work and make some money. The only thing that sucks is I won't get to sleep til 6 am and that makes for a not-very-happy-mommy in the morning :( Maybe my mom will keep an eye on them for a few hours? Hmmm... :)
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