step two - again!

So...I finished another quilt today which brings my shop listings up to 9. Is that a reasonable number? I'm not sure but I do know that people are still viewing my SOLD OUT Camo crib quilt (Yay! Go me!) so I need to finish that one too. You never know, it could be the one everyone is waiting for!

                                                                Spring is coming!

the first step - Facebook

I took advice from those in the know and I started up a MegAndMama Facebook page . I wasn't so very impressed with this right from the start. First, it wouldn't let me join the words in my shop title together because it was 'grammatically incorrect". Have these people never read Facebook? Now, I love FB along with the rest of today's mind-numbing, soul destroying complete wastes of time,  but being harassed and continuously reminded exactly how little effort you are putting into your site is taking it too far; "You haven't posted on your wall in three days!" "Make an effort to reach 100 'likes' by Christmas!" "Your page has had 12 views over the last month, loser!" Not really for me.

Also, being English, the blatant self-promotion required to start everything off is beyond me. "Invite your friends to 'like' your page" it repeats over and over again. What if I have already invited them and they chose not to? No-one is going to thank me for constant reminders - ask me, I know!

So, there it is. I have a FB page which I plan to fill with interesting anecdotes and fabulous pictures, just as soon as I can summon up any interest whatsoever in doing so.


Unfortunately there is no ' Baby Redneck Furnishings' category in Etsy. I think this crib quilt would fit right in! Camo crib quilt

MegAndMama

I opened my Etsy shop MegAndMama in October 2014 and have been having a blast running my virtual craft empire ever since.

Actually, I haven't.

After the initial rush of making my items to put on the shelves, thinking up a name and going live with my new project, there has been a whole lot of nothing going on. Apparently running an Etsy empire requires a lot more work than simply sewing a couple of masterpieces and letting them loose on the public.

I was so very excited to be able to see my shop up and running that I positively jumped every time my 'views' tracker jumped up another notch. Not to mention the total thrill of hearing the distinctive 'whoosh!' from my phone whenever one of my listings was 'favorited'. (If you've never shopped on Etsy then you may need some clarification of these terms: all in good time!)

This has calmed down to a mere flicker of interest these days as time and again I hear the 'whoosh!' that shows someone loves something I made, but not quite enough to actually buy it.

I am going to hold myself accountable on this blog and start making a proper effort and see if it makes any difference at all! Who knows, I might sell something else again one day! (Thanks, Mum!)

My most 'favorited' item to date: https://www.etsy.com/listing/209338691/made-to-order-custom-tablecloth-fort?