" Ladies and Gentlemen! (I'm typing in my deep announcer voice) Today on Etsy, you'll find the pride of...of...of his Mom on the Jewelry Showcase of Etsy!"(back to regular voice) I know it sounds grand, but it's really not. I paid to be there.
It wasn't much, and if I just happen to sell something, I'll recoup my money, but I still feel ... desperate. I mean I'm paying for exposure. I know it (advertising, that is) is a multimillion dollar business, and we see hundreds of ads everyday, but I still feel...compromised. Everyone else is always blogging about how they "made the Front Page on Etsy today!" I think I'd better get over it! Ah well. The bright side is that it's already generated traffic through my little store.
But, hey! I wielded by computer's little snipper tool quite effectively, I think. I have Vista on my computer, so I had to go search in the Help library to figure it out (daunting task in and of itself!), but it's all quite easy. The hardest part was getting the blue circle around my bracelet to look somewhat like it was drawn by someone older than 2. I couldn't decide - highlighter or pen, fine or thick point, red, blue, or black ink... Thank goodness for erasers! I kid you not, the vague representation of a circle you see at the top of the page is the result of 6 tries - SIX!
I just hope I never have to go through rehabilitation or physical therapy. My head might explode first.
Until tomorrow,
PastelGuy
http://www.matthewweld.com/ - pastels
http://www.studio206.etsy.com/ - jewelry
1 comment:
Congratulations on getting on the Etsy showcase and good luck. It is so hard trying to sell and I think in this time of ?recession beautiful but unneccessary items will be harder to move. Good luck and yes I love reading your blog so keep it coming. I think your family must be fighting for your time with everything that you do. Kay
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