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I received this article from Shopify. They have some pretty good content they share out. This one is a year old so there may be some newer sources, but that's ok. I don't need more.I'll be trying to follow some of these recommendations and see where it gets me. It's still a lot figure out, but at least now I have a starting point for targeting good, trending content. Not being one to use social media a lot or follow many people (I have my own life), I was stymied by where people get this information, especially with limited time. I've poked...

Worked like crazy to get ready for the Old Port Festival on Sunday. Packaged 100 of each magnet and loaded some additional unpackaged magnets. Having no idea what kind of sales I would have, I decided to over prepare. Logically I knew I had too much inventory, but if it only required the time to load the car, what the heck. It reduced my stress. And wouldn't it be grand... Arrived, unloaded and learned that our group of crafters was on an offshoot street. We say about 1/10th of the traffic as other areas. No one had good sales. At least...

I sent an email to a group of friends early this afternoon letting them know I'd be at the Old Port Festival on Sunday and included the web site url, even though I still have some kinks to work out. One friend jumped right on my web site and placed an order. I suffered a bit of panic as I wasn't quite ready for that. But I figured it all out (and got my bank routing info in place) and mailed out my first order.I shared my accomplishments on my personal Facebook page and another friend placed an order. I figured out...

Received a small batch of the packaging and I spent a few hours assembling the magnets. 200 down, 11,800 to go. I will pick up the rest of the packaging this afternoon or in the morning. I have been working on gathering materials for the booth, figuring out how I will set it up and getting things in order. Also have to figure out how much inventory to bring. Lots of guesswork for this first event.