….an all too familiar moment for me. You’d think I would have learned my lesson by
now. I’m still looking to make my first
sell of my Crane Earrings on my etsy.com shop.
If you stumble onto my blog, please check out my shop. http://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetNSourOrigami
This week, I've lower the price to $5.00 for each pair of
earrings in an attempt to bring in some sales.
The costs for my supplies is relatively inexpensive and I will not be
operating at a loss to sell at this price.
I’m not comparing myself to Roxanne Quimby, but something she said stood
out to me, that as long as you can sell something for more than it cost to make
it, you can keep a business going. Of course, that’s a very simplistic way of
looking at a business plan, but in the end that really does matter.
Highlights from this week’s studies
One of the Acton hero’s we studied this week really made an
impression on me, Catherine Rohr. Her
story of setting up the Prison Entrepreneurship Program was very
inspiring. I was deeply moved by her
dedication to the program and the sacrifices she made in her life in order to
get this program off the ground and running. I can’t imagine how fulfilling it
would be to see these individuals find hope in their lives and find a way to
create a business, especially when it seems like the world is against them.
The Harvard Manage Mentor topic was Process
Improvement. This was a little trip down
memory lane. I can truly see the value
in the experience I went through as a manager when the office I was working at
converted to Six Sigma processes. Albert
Einstein said, “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and
expecting different results.” This is
the simplest way I can think of to define the importance of process
improvement. The world will continue to
change around us, and in fact, not changing in business can not only yield no
change, but it can decrease outcomes.
Have you posted a link on Facebook yet? That might be a good way to let people know about your etsy site too. Also, don't know if you can pay for advertising but you can do that pretty cheaply on Fb too.
ReplyDeleteI posted a link on FB, but I think I should have reposted in case someone that may have been interested missed the post. Good idea about the advertising on FB. I hadn't thought about that. Thanks for the ideas. Even though this is the last week for my $100 challenge for my class, I might continue this as a part time job if I can get it off the ground.
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