Elisabeth Maurland on sun 27 mar 11
Hi everybody,
Many people are able to do both art fairs and online sales (particularly =
=3D
Etsy), but how do you do it? I don't have the capacity for one line of =3D
work for online sales and one for shows, so I have to take every piece I =
=3D
have to the shows, which I do about once a month.
Does anyone have a system that works, that's fairly streamlined and =3D
doesn't give the customer too many hoops to jump through?
What I am dealing with now is my web site (static pages) with a link to =3D
my public Facebook page where I post images of available pots, and any =3D
potential customer will have to call or email me. It seems like it could =
=3D
be done better.
How do you do it?
Thanks,
Elisabeth
www.elisabethmaurland.com=3D
David Hendley on mon 28 mar 11
To make it easy for online customers to buy, you need BUY NOW buttons on
your website. A simple click really will generate more sales than "call or
e-mail
to buy".
PayPal's shopping cart is easy to set up. I have been using it for many
years
with no problems and the cost is reasonable. On the advice of others on
Clayart,
I opened a second bank account only for PayPal. The funds go from PayPal
to that account and then are immediately transferred to my main account, so
PayPal can't touch them, should a dispute arise (which has never happened).
If you are worried about selling a piece at a show that is also for sale
online,
you can temporarily remove your "for sale" page while you are at a show.
If you want to cut Etsy in, it's very easy to set up a Etsy storefront and
then direct people from your website to your storefront. It is also easy to
temporarily de-list and then reinstate pieces when you take them to a
show. Personally, I would rather not involve them and would rather sell
directly from my website. You still need PayPal as a vehicle to accept
payments.
David Hendley
david@farmpots.com
http://www.farmpots.com
http://www.thewahooligans.com
----- Original Message -----
Many people are able to do both art fairs and online sales (particularly
Etsy), but how do you do it? I don't have the capacity for one line of work
for online sales and one for shows, so I have to take every piece I have to
the shows, which I do about once a month.
Does anyone have a system that works, that's fairly streamlined and doesn't
give the customer too many hoops to jump through?
What I am dealing with now is my web site (static pages) with a link to my
public Facebook page where I post images of available pots, and any
potential customer will have to call or email me. It seems like it could be
done better.
How do you do it?
Elisabeth Maurland on tue 29 mar 11
Hi David,
Thank you for your response. I only hear of people linking their web =3D
sites to Etsy or other shopping carts. I didn't know Paypal had shopping =
=3D
carts too. I have been told that I "can't" sell with a simple click when =
=3D
I take all my pots away periodically. I have learned that "you can't" =3D
is not necessarily something to be listened to, so I wanted to hear =3D
others' experiences. It makes sense to remove the sales page =3D
temporarily. I also have been thinking that buying with a click is =3D
easier than calling or emailing. It is for me!
I am still setting up my new, hopefully streamlined web site, so I will =3D
have to learn how to install buttons of various kinds.
I am really glad to hear your suggestions. It looks like I will be able =3D
to do what I've been wanting to do.
Elisabeth
On Mar 28, 2011, at 10:37 PM, David Hendley wrote:
> To make it easy for online customers to buy, you need BUY NOW buttons =3D
on
> your website. A simple click really will generate more sales than =3D
"call or e-mail
> to buy".
> PayPal's shopping cart is easy to set up. I have been using it for =3D
many years
> with no problems and the cost is reasonable. On the advice of others =3D
on Clayart,
> I opened a second bank account only for PayPal. The funds go from =3D
PayPal
> to that account and then are immediately transferred to my main =3D
account, so
> PayPal can't touch them, should a dispute arise (which has never =3D
happened).
> If you are worried about selling a piece at a show that is also for =3D
sale online,
> you can temporarily remove your "for sale" page while you are at a =3D
show.
>=3D20
> If you want to cut Etsy in, it's very easy to set up a Etsy storefront =
=3D
and
> then direct people from your website to your storefront. It is also =3D
easy to
> temporarily de-list and then reinstate pieces when you take them to a
> show. Personally, I would rather not involve them and would rather =3D
sell
> directly from my website. You still need PayPal as a vehicle to accept =
=3D
payments.
>=3D20
> David Hendley
> david@farmpots.com
> http://www.farmpots.com
> http://www.thewahooligans.com
>=3D20
>=3D20
> ----- Original Message ----- Many people are able to do both art fairs =
=3D
and online sales (particularly Etsy), but how do you do it? I don't have =
=3D
the capacity for one line of work for online sales and one for shows, so =
=3D
I have to take every piece I have to the shows, which I do about once a =3D
month.
>=3D20
> Does anyone have a system that works, that's fairly streamlined and =3D
doesn't give the customer too many hoops to jump through?
> What I am dealing with now is my web site (static pages) with a link =3D
to my public Facebook page where I post images of available pots, and =3D
any potential customer will have to call or email me. It seems like it =3D
could be done better.
> How do you do it?
May Luk on thu 31 mar 11
Hi Elisabeth;
If you decide to continue to use etsy, you can put yourself on
vacation mode on the weekend that you take your inventory elsewhere.
Also good to make the announcement on where you are selling and make
advance announcement that you will close your shop at your
"appearance" window on etsy.
I have gotten peeps to come see me in person from etsy site. Every
instance can be a (discreet) marketing opportunity if you plan on it.
Best Regards
May
On Sunday, March 27, 2011, Elisabeth Maurland
wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> Many people are able to do both art fairs and online sales (particularly =
=3D
Etsy), but how do you do it? I don't have the capacity for one line of work=
=3D
for online sales and one for shows, so I have to take every piece I have t=
=3D
o the shows, which I do about once a month.
>
> Does anyone have a system that works, that's fairly streamlined and doesn=
=3D
't give the customer too many hoops to jump through?
> What I am dealing with now is my web site (static pages) with a link to m=
=3D
y public Facebook page where I post images of available pots, and any poten=
=3D
tial customer will have to call or email me. It seems like it could be done=
=3D
better.
> How do you do it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Elisabeth
> www.elisabethmaurland.com
--=3D20
http://twitter.com/MayLuk
http://www.takemehomeware.com/
gwynneth rixon on thu 31 mar 11
Hi, I keep those I've listed on Etsy separate, so I don't sell them
elsewhere!
Gwynneth
Wales
www.gwynnethrixonceramics.co.uk
On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 3:49 PM, May Luk wrote:
> Hi Elisabeth;
>
> If you decide to continue to use etsy, you can put yourself on
> vacation mode on the weekend that you take your inventory elsewhere.
> Also good to make the announcement on where you are selling and make
> advance announcement that you will close your shop at your
> "appearance" window on etsy.
>
> I have gotten peeps to come see me in person from etsy site. Every
> instance can be a (discreet) marketing opportunity if you plan on it.
>
> Best Regards
> May
>
> On Sunday, March 27, 2011, Elisabeth Maurland
> wrote:
> > Hi everybody,
> >
> > Many people are able to do both art fairs and online sales (particularl=
y
> Etsy), but how do you do it? I don't have the capacity for one line of wo=
rk
> for online sales and one for shows, so I have to take every piece I have =
to
> the shows, which I do about once a month.
> >
> > Does anyone have a system that works, that's fairly streamlined and
> doesn't give the customer too many hoops to jump through?
> > What I am dealing with now is my web site (static pages) with a link to
> my public Facebook page where I post images of available pots, and any
> potential customer will have to call or email me. It seems like it could =
be
> done better.
> > How do you do it?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Elisabeth
> > www.elisabethmaurland.com
>
> --
> http://twitter.com/MayLuk
> http://www.takemehomeware.com/
>
Elisabeth Maurland on fri 1 apr 11
Hi Gwynneth,
That is what I can't do, since I need every available pot at every art =3D
fair. I just don't have the capacity for two separate bodies of work.
Elisabeth
On Mar 31, 2011, at 11:35 AM, gwynneth rixon wrote:
> Hi, I keep those I've listed on Etsy separate, so I don't sell them
> elsewhere!
> Gwynneth
> Wales
> www.gwynnethrixonceramics.co.uk
>=3D20
>=3D20
> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 3:49 PM, May Luk wrote:
>=3D20
>> Hi Elisabeth;
>>=3D20
>> If you decide to continue to use etsy, you can put yourself on
>> vacation mode on the weekend that you take your inventory elsewhere.
>> Also good to make the announcement on where you are selling and make
>> advance announcement that you will close your shop at your
>> "appearance" window on etsy.
>>=3D20
>> I have gotten peeps to come see me in person from etsy site. Every
>> instance can be a (discreet) marketing opportunity if you plan on it.
>>=3D20
>> Best Regards
>> May
>>=3D20
>> On Sunday, March 27, 2011, Elisabeth Maurland
>> wrote:
>>> Hi everybody,
>>>=3D20
>>> Many people are able to do both art fairs and online sales =3D
(particularly
>> Etsy), but how do you do it? I don't have the capacity for one line =3D
of work
>> for online sales and one for shows, so I have to take every piece I =3D
have to
>> the shows, which I do about once a month.
>>>=3D20
>>> Does anyone have a system that works, that's fairly streamlined and
>> doesn't give the customer too many hoops to jump through?
>>> What I am dealing with now is my web site (static pages) with a link =
=3D
to
>> my public Facebook page where I post images of available pots, and =3D
any
>> potential customer will have to call or email me. It seems like it =3D
could be
>> done better.
>>> How do you do it?
>>>=3D20
>>> Thanks,
>>>=3D20
>>> Elisabeth
>>> www.elisabethmaurland.com
>>=3D20
>> --
>> http://twitter.com/MayLuk
>> http://www.takemehomeware.com/
>>=3D20
Elisabeth Maurland on fri 1 apr 11
Hi May Luk,
Thank you! It's good to know you can go on vacation from Etsy. I also =3D
like Etsy for being another way people can find me. And i will =3D
definitely let people know where they can find me in real life (art =3D
fairs), since that's where my best work is. It won't be on Etsy, at =3D
least not yet.
Elisabeth
On Mar 31, 2011, at 9:49 AM, May Luk wrote:
> Hi Elisabeth;
>=3D20
> If you decide to continue to use etsy, you can put yourself on
> vacation mode on the weekend that you take your inventory elsewhere.
> Also good to make the announcement on where you are selling and make
> advance announcement that you will close your shop at your
> "appearance" window on etsy.
>=3D20
> I have gotten peeps to come see me in person from etsy site. Every
> instance can be a (discreet) marketing opportunity if you plan on it.
>=3D20
> Best Regards
> May
>=3D20
> On Sunday, March 27, 2011, Elisabeth Maurland
> wrote:
>> Hi everybody,
>>=3D20
>> Many people are able to do both art fairs and online sales =3D
(particularly Etsy), but how do you do it? I don't have the capacity for =
=3D
one line of work for online sales and one for shows, so I have to take =3D
every piece I have to the shows, which I do about once a month.
>>=3D20
>> Does anyone have a system that works, that's fairly streamlined and =3D
doesn't give the customer too many hoops to jump through?
>> What I am dealing with now is my web site (static pages) with a link =3D
to my public Facebook page where I post images of available pots, and =3D
any potential customer will have to call or email me. It seems like it =3D
could be done better.
>> How do you do it?
>>=3D20
>> Thanks,
>>=3D20
>> Elisabeth
>> www.elisabethmaurland.com
>=3D20
> --=3D20
> http://twitter.com/MayLuk
> http://www.takemehomeware.com/
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