Wednesday Wisdom

To make an Etsy Treasury really special,
choose listings that mean something to you.

Sometimes, even though I want to make a Treasury, I just can't think of a decent theme to tie it all together. I bet I'm not the only one! I realised recently that if I make a Treasury based on my feelings or my life situation at the time, it often flows really well. It has more of a 'meaning' to me, and it's easier to spot the items that fit in with my 'feeling' (like a Moodboard!) than it is to randomly look for items that might look good together.

Also, this way, if it does make it to the Front Page, I'd be sharing a bit of my life or my soul with thousands and thousands of people. That's pretty cool!

The first Treasury that I made for The House of Mouse.

Much love,
Naomi xx

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Wednesday Wisdom

If you sell small items, use a light box to create beautiful photos every time no matter what the weather is doing.

Great photos are one of the most important things to get right if you sell online. Your photographs are your virtual shop window: If they are not light, bright and eye-catching then often buyers will surf right past your store without even noticing your work.

Here's a tutorial Anna wrote on how to make your own lightbox


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Wednesday Wisdom

My Wednesday Wisdom:
Increase the price of your highest value item by 25%, or create a new item for your store that costs 150% more than anything else in your shop.

If you have a higher priced item in your store it makes your lower priced products look more attractive to buyers. This is because most people avoid the cheapest items and the most expensive ones, they like to fall somewhere in the middle.

This technique is called Price Anchoring. Even though you will probably not sell any of your highest priced items, just having it in your shop will increase the sales of your lower priced products.

Make sure that this high-priced item is very visible in your store, put it in your featured items or at least on the first page of your listings, and watch as it helps you sell more!

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I've been Tagged!

As you might have noticed, blogs have been getting tagged all over the place recently! In fact, I am the one of the last people I know to get tagged. (which says something about my blog promotions, I think I need to work on that...)

I was tagged by Sassy Soaps and Such She makes handmade soaps and dolls. I couldn't resist this mousy soap! (I wonder why!)





So here are the rules of being tagged:

1. Link to your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blog. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Here are 7 random facts about me!

1. When I was little I wanted to be a teacher
2. In my spare time I perform improvised comedy (like "Who's Line is it Anyway?") on stage in Amsterdam City Center.
3. My middle name is Juliet.
4. When I am sewing I have to have a dvd or audio book playing or I get bored quickly.
   
5. I made my first mouse exactly one year ago today.
6. Before I made mice I was a professional oil painter www.annagreaves.com
7. I was born with hypermobility in all my joints. This means that all the joints in my body flex further than a normal persons do (different from being double-jointed). This makes me very flexible but it also means that my muscles have to take a lot more of the strain on every day movement, so I often suffer from muscle pain and RSI.

Now to tag some of my blog friends...

1. My little Bird
2. ArtMind
3. FleurFatale
4. Daydream Glass
5. PinkPatrice Boutique
6. Sock Monkey Jungle
7. Beads in the Belfry
   

Win a Mouse!

If you read this blog regularly then you will know I did a craft fair at the weekend... Artmind, a friend of mine suggested that I run a competition to get people to spend some time at my table. It was a very popular competition so I have decided to run it on my blog too!

WIN A MOUSE!

Can you guess how many felt mice feet are in this jar? The closest guess wins a mouse! If you win you can choose any mouse from my store to be your prize! To enter the competition just put your guess in a comment under this post. If you don't have a blogger account please remember to include your email address or etsy shop name in your comment . I need to be able to reach you if you win. ;)

Competition closes on October 21st 2008

*In the case of a draw I will choose the winner at random from the correct answers.