Friday, February 11, 2011

The shop with out walls....will the roof fall down?

For the last few weeks and months I have been researching and gathering goodies.  and finaly I have opened my wall and roofless shop. How I hear you say?  Well its not exactly magic, but a bit of internet hocus pocus was applied to open my shop on a site called Etsy.com , and what a brilliant site it is.  It seems that every cafter on the planet has a shop, and if they don't the word is spreading like wild fire.  You pay very little to list an item and if it sells you pay a low percentage to Etsy.  I think its well worth it, I really do.  I had fun setting up my shop, and the guys at Etsy have made it so easy for anyone to do it.  So in this age of the resession when shops are closing down because they cant afford the council rates, lease charges and all the rest that goes with a bricks and mortar shop, its wonderful to find so many artists using the internet as a tool for their fabulous work.  Long may it continue I say.  So now the question is...how do I get noticed among all these shops?  I am hoping that I will be moved to the internet High Street and not relegated to an internet back alley, (unfortunately you don't get noticed there.)  The only thing to do is network and tell people that I exist.  I will be so busy doing that, that I'm glad I dont have any walls and roof to hold up.!  P.s. I can be found at echobox.etsy.com so come on in and check me out and help me get to the High Street......see? networking already!