Modern technology is a good thing but as it progresses it shuts down many small business because those small business are no longer needed.
One case in point is the nursing and medical industry. It was not long ago that nurse uniforms and scrubs were embroidered with the clinics' or hospital's name or even the doctor's name. That is no longer done. Nowadays the medical professional wears a badge to identify themselves to their patients and others. The badge is considered to be a form of positive ID with a photo on it as well as a name.
On one hand it is a good thing that medical personal wear a better form of positive ID on them but on the other hand it must be hard for a small business that relied on the income from embroidery to be pushed aside from technology advancements.
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Showing posts with label Starting a business. Show all posts
The ideal job
My idea of the great job is to set up a website or blog and make money just by having people read it. Of course it would take much more than just a few hundred visitors a day, more in the area of ten thousand or more each day.
That seems like a lot but if you are a talented writer and have something to say in an entertaining way, then it is not impossible. In fact you might have better luck in getting a successful blog going than paying back a high interest, so called "easy personal loan."
You can monetize your blog or website by placing ads on it but only if you actually sell the ad space rather than go the affiliate route. Think of your website or blog as an online magazine and do what magazines do....sell ad space, don't give it away. This blog has ads on it in the form of Google ads and the clicks that come from this blog are high paying ones (more than $1 a click).
Just like a magazine, you need to keep your content fresh but if you can update your blog or website just once a week then you will keep on adding content and more content means more visitors.
You can do it....I already do. Give it a try.
That seems like a lot but if you are a talented writer and have something to say in an entertaining way, then it is not impossible. In fact you might have better luck in getting a successful blog going than paying back a high interest, so called "easy personal loan."
You can monetize your blog or website by placing ads on it but only if you actually sell the ad space rather than go the affiliate route. Think of your website or blog as an online magazine and do what magazines do....sell ad space, don't give it away. This blog has ads on it in the form of Google ads and the clicks that come from this blog are high paying ones (more than $1 a click).
Just like a magazine, you need to keep your content fresh but if you can update your blog or website just once a week then you will keep on adding content and more content means more visitors.
You can do it....I already do. Give it a try.
I've got writers block or is it?
The dreaded bane of all professional writers has hit me, writers block. I don't think that it is real writers block as much as procrastination. I have about 7 more articles to write for Yahoo and although I have rough drafts written for them I have been putting off finishing them.
Procrastination will be the great undoing of many people. I know the feeling all too well. I do manage to complete all what I need to do before it is due and that includes paying bills, filing documents and buying ink for my printer before it runs out but damn, it bugs me that I tend to put things off until almost the last minute.
I have known 2 people that started businesses only to fail because they were terrible procrastinators. One guy tried to run a printing business and just could not keep up with the customers deadlines. Thankfully he did not invest in any large printers but leased them instead. Instead of going out of business entirely he sold the business to his son who made it a success.
Tip for the day: If you are a procrastinator either don't have a business with deadlines or have someone help you keep on track with demands.
Procrastination will be the great undoing of many people. I know the feeling all too well. I do manage to complete all what I need to do before it is due and that includes paying bills, filing documents and buying ink for my printer before it runs out but damn, it bugs me that I tend to put things off until almost the last minute.
I have known 2 people that started businesses only to fail because they were terrible procrastinators. One guy tried to run a printing business and just could not keep up with the customers deadlines. Thankfully he did not invest in any large printers but leased them instead. Instead of going out of business entirely he sold the business to his son who made it a success.
Tip for the day: If you are a procrastinator either don't have a business with deadlines or have someone help you keep on track with demands.
Millionare resorts to selling her stuff on eBay
This has got to be the sign of the times. Self proclaimed, self-made multimillionaire, Ali Brown (her website is at alibrown.com) is now selling her stuff on eBay. Her eBay "store" is at http://stores.ebay.com/alibrowncloset and as of today only sold one item as seen in her feedback score. All of the proceeds are going to "Step Up" a non-profit, but if she is as rich as she pretends to be then why not just write the organization a check?
Why in the world would a multimillionaire being selling stuff on eBay? It just does not make sense. Her Twitter account may be the clue to it all (twitter account is http://twitter.com/alibrownla ) in that almost every tweet is a tweet to sell something. She has little or no interaction with her followers at all. So I did a bit more digging.......oh how I love to dig up stuff on people.
First up I could not find anything about this woman other then on her own websites. I did find lots of people that could not get their money back after joining one of her "programs."Of course there is lots of praise about her coaching (no doubt written by people who paid lots of money for it and hate to admit they were taken). But I could still not find out the following:
I now wonder if people are finding out that she in reality has no track record of being successful herself and is just good at marketing her own self. If that is the case then her income would dry up as people wise up. Maybe she really can't afford to write that check after all.
Why in the world would a multimillionaire being selling stuff on eBay? It just does not make sense. Her Twitter account may be the clue to it all (twitter account is http://twitter.com/alibrownla ) in that almost every tweet is a tweet to sell something. She has little or no interaction with her followers at all. So I did a bit more digging.......oh how I love to dig up stuff on people.
First up I could not find anything about this woman other then on her own websites. I did find lots of people that could not get their money back after joining one of her "programs."Of course there is lots of praise about her coaching (no doubt written by people who paid lots of money for it and hate to admit they were taken). But I could still not find out the following:
- Is she really a multimillionaire?
- Is she even mentioned on the BIG name websites like CNN or Forbes? Sorry Inc 500 does not count since I have never heard of that organization before today.
- Other than her "coaching" what is her real business? I mean where does she make her money? Surely not off the backs off all of those people that pay to hear her speak? All talk and no evidence!
- I did find a video of her on ABC promoting her book, yet another one on coaching.
I now wonder if people are finding out that she in reality has no track record of being successful herself and is just good at marketing her own self. If that is the case then her income would dry up as people wise up. Maybe she really can't afford to write that check after all.
The internet allows people to earn money even if there are no jobs close by
I am so glad that I am able to make money online. The extra few hundred dollars a week certainly makes up for the fact that the area I live in has a very small number of job vacancies. If you have the ambition to make a go of making money online then you can do it. What I love about making money online is the fact that I don't have to physically sell anything. That means I don't have to handle shipping or processing a purchase (other than the odd item I sell on eBay) to make money. I either sell advertising on my blogs or get affiliate commissions from ads that I put on my blogs. Yes I also have Google ads but they don't pay me nearly as much as straight advertising does. What I like is the fact that I can have a niche blog and put affiliate advertising on there that pertains just to that niche. If I had a blog about hip hop clothes or skiing you can bet that I would find an affiliate that I could partner with that sold items pertaining to those subjects.
The only thing I have learned is that not all affiliate programs are equal. Some have a bad track record. One that I was a member and will not deal with again is Commission Junction. They do not answer the emails I send them and I have found out they have a bad reputation of ending a publishers account for no reason and then not paying them. If you are interested in any affiliate program, check them out before joining them. Just doing a simple Google search with the affiliate's name and the word "scam" or "ripoff" added to it should get you enough results to help you decide.
The only thing I have learned is that not all affiliate programs are equal. Some have a bad track record. One that I was a member and will not deal with again is Commission Junction. They do not answer the emails I send them and I have found out they have a bad reputation of ending a publishers account for no reason and then not paying them. If you are interested in any affiliate program, check them out before joining them. Just doing a simple Google search with the affiliate's name and the word "scam" or "ripoff" added to it should get you enough results to help you decide.
Making money with your blog part 5
If you have been following my series of "How to make money with your blog" then you will be happy to see this installment. In the first 4 parts of the series I talked about developing your blog and getting links to it.
If you missed the first four here is part 4 with links to the other 3 parts at the end.
In this part you will find out how to make money from it. On the blog The Playful Pup, you will notice I have now put some advertising on there in the form of banners in the side panel. This type of advertising is called affiliate advertising and you join a company that is looking for website and blog owners to put advertising on their sites. How you get paid is when a person clicks on an ad and then buys something at that site. You receive a percentage of the purchase price. Now you are probably wondering why I took so long to get to the money part of the blog. That answer is rather simple. You see many of the affiliate programs that you will apply to will have some sort of approval process. By letting some time pass and growing your blog first you will have a higher chance of being approved by the affiliate company.
Here is a list of the affiliate companies I have joined with some insight into how each one of them has worked for me.
Share a sale: I have been with them the longest. I find their site is easy to navigate through and find some really good companies to host on my blogs. They offer pay-per-click advertising too.
Pepperjam is brand new and paid me $10.00 just to sign up. They seem to be attracting some of the major retail websites on the internet. They have BBC America, Chase, Jelly Belly, Sesame Street and many more. The companies listed on there tend to be pickier than the ones listed on Share a sale but the payouts are higher.
Remember to keep track of the ads you post on your blogs. Some of the companies you have an ad for might no longer be in business or offering the deal you are advertising. Don't keep seasonal ads up too long. Rotate your ads if you can so your readers have a variety of things to look at and not the same old same old.
Of course you can always add Google Adsense ads to your blog but unless it is a high trafficked blog you won't get many people clicking through. I find that my click through rate is less than 1% and the click might be worth a whole nickle.
Now you are ready to join an affiliate company.
If you missed the first four here is part 4 with links to the other 3 parts at the end.
In this part you will find out how to make money from it. On the blog The Playful Pup, you will notice I have now put some advertising on there in the form of banners in the side panel. This type of advertising is called affiliate advertising and you join a company that is looking for website and blog owners to put advertising on their sites. How you get paid is when a person clicks on an ad and then buys something at that site. You receive a percentage of the purchase price. Now you are probably wondering why I took so long to get to the money part of the blog. That answer is rather simple. You see many of the affiliate programs that you will apply to will have some sort of approval process. By letting some time pass and growing your blog first you will have a higher chance of being approved by the affiliate company.
Here is a list of the affiliate companies I have joined with some insight into how each one of them has worked for me.
Share a sale: I have been with them the longest. I find their site is easy to navigate through and find some really good companies to host on my blogs. They offer pay-per-click advertising too.
Pepperjam is brand new and paid me $10.00 just to sign up. They seem to be attracting some of the major retail websites on the internet. They have BBC America, Chase, Jelly Belly, Sesame Street and many more. The companies listed on there tend to be pickier than the ones listed on Share a sale but the payouts are higher.
Remember to keep track of the ads you post on your blogs. Some of the companies you have an ad for might no longer be in business or offering the deal you are advertising. Don't keep seasonal ads up too long. Rotate your ads if you can so your readers have a variety of things to look at and not the same old same old.
Of course you can always add Google Adsense ads to your blog but unless it is a high trafficked blog you won't get many people clicking through. I find that my click through rate is less than 1% and the click might be worth a whole nickle.
Now you are ready to join an affiliate company.
Collecting and reselling
If you watch much TV you would catch the occasional comedy that showcased a hair brained scheme of getting rich or starting a business. On the "George Lopez show", George's wife started her own catering company in the garage. In "Yes, Dear", on of the characters donned a wet suit and went diving for golf balls.
Both of those examples are not bad ideas. I know of 3 women that have gotten together and started their own catering company. One does the decorations, another makes wonderful wedding cakes (she supplied mine) and the third specialized in hand calligraphy (almost a lost art) for personalized invitations.
There was a company the was featured on "Dirty Jobs" that collects golf balls and resells them to driving ranges so the golf ball idea is not so hair brained as it might seem.
Both of those examples are not bad ideas. I know of 3 women that have gotten together and started their own catering company. One does the decorations, another makes wonderful wedding cakes (she supplied mine) and the third specialized in hand calligraphy (almost a lost art) for personalized invitations.
There was a company the was featured on "Dirty Jobs" that collects golf balls and resells them to driving ranges so the golf ball idea is not so hair brained as it might seem.
Hobbies and skills
Developing a hobby into a business is one of the most common ways most successful businesses start and keep going over the years. It is the passion of a hobby interest that keeps the spark lit. Businesses that are purely started to make money usually end up going under after 5 years or less.
Do you have a hobby or interest that you could develop into a business? If you don't have one now go back to your childhood years and try to remember what was a passion for you back then and rekindle the flames of an old hobby. Chances are you now have the knowledge or expertise to supply others with items for that childhood hobby.
Do you have a hobby or interest that you could develop into a business? If you don't have one now go back to your childhood years and try to remember what was a passion for you back then and rekindle the flames of an old hobby. Chances are you now have the knowledge or expertise to supply others with items for that childhood hobby.
Be creative
A business based on art or imagination does very well. Clothing designs are always changing so that might be a good place to start. Photo Blankets used the current technology in printing to get their desired result. Here is a photo of their product:
You can see that it is the type of product that will sell well. What kind of product can you come up with using the technology that is available today?
You can see that it is the type of product that will sell well. What kind of product can you come up with using the technology that is available today?
Ideas for businesses to start up
I know that most people are at a deadlock when it comes to thinking about what kind of business to start up. My advice is to keep it simple. If the idea or product takes off then you can make it more elaborate but when you are trying out the business waters, simple at first is best. The next few blog posts will give you some ideas of business to start.
Tips for your business
When you think of a small start up business the common thoughts run to a desk with a computer or the kitchen table as the site of your first assembly line. As your business grows you will need better work areas like a real office, Lab Furniture or work benches. I really like the professional look of stainless steel for work areas for assembling even the simplest item. The lab furniture often has sinks built in so that access to water for cleaning will come in handy.
Storage will also be a factor in your business needs. I would stay away from storing any item for sale in the garage because of the odors that might leach into it. Speaking of odors, make sure your items, if they are made of textile, have no odors to them. You may have to get a neighbor or friend sniff the items for you since we are often so use to our own household odors we will not notice if the smell is offensive to others.
Storage will also be a factor in your business needs. I would stay away from storing any item for sale in the garage because of the odors that might leach into it. Speaking of odors, make sure your items, if they are made of textile, have no odors to them. You may have to get a neighbor or friend sniff the items for you since we are often so use to our own household odors we will not notice if the smell is offensive to others.
More about using keywords on your blog or website
Some of you new to the realm of blogging or websites will wonder what IS a keyword. A keyword is a word on your blog or website that a search engine will use to sort out your site on searches. The word "the" is so common that unless the person is using it in a complete phase in a search the search engine will ignore it. Major shopping keywords are discount, sale, wholesale and free. Of course the use of the words that fully describe what your website is all about is what you need to use on your website - frequently. For example if you have a website or blog about model airplanes but fail to put other words that fully describe them as models you will not only get lots of people looking for full size aircraft but lots of visitors that simply surf on and off your site in a matter of a few seconds. That is the negative part about using keywords but there is a plus side too.
The great thing about using keywords is that you can make money from them if you have Google Adsense on your blog or website. For example if I use the words Diet Pills on a blog post I can expect a Google Ad to show somewhere on the blog about diets. Knowing what is the higher paying Google Ads (money that you can earn by people just clicking on them) you can then cater to using keywords that will have those higher paying clicks. I am told that medical and legal terminology is the highest paying per click ads.
If you are just starting out with a blog just use lots of different keywords in your blog posts to see what kind of Google Ads show up. To find which keywords pay the most (and they are constantly changing) do a search on "highest paid Google Ads" and you should come up with a long list of sites to check out.
The great thing about using keywords is that you can make money from them if you have Google Adsense on your blog or website. For example if I use the words Diet Pills on a blog post I can expect a Google Ad to show somewhere on the blog about diets. Knowing what is the higher paying Google Ads (money that you can earn by people just clicking on them) you can then cater to using keywords that will have those higher paying clicks. I am told that medical and legal terminology is the highest paying per click ads.
If you are just starting out with a blog just use lots of different keywords in your blog posts to see what kind of Google Ads show up. To find which keywords pay the most (and they are constantly changing) do a search on "highest paid Google Ads" and you should come up with a long list of sites to check out.
Do you have a back up plan?
We have all gotten comfortable in a financial situation at least one time in our lives. There has either been a job we really liked and the pay was good only to have it end unexpectedly or a major customer that suddenly no longer bought from you. In both cases we unfortunately learn to depend on the narrow income lifeline. When that line of income was taken away what did you do?
Most people either panic or scramble to find another job or quickly expand their customer base. In both cases we either jump at the first opportunity or panic some more. Now the BIG question: How well are you prepared for a lay-off or customer loss? Now before you answer that, here are some of what I have gone through and how I survived it.
Getting laid off.
Most people either panic or scramble to find another job or quickly expand their customer base. In both cases we either jump at the first opportunity or panic some more. Now the BIG question: How well are you prepared for a lay-off or customer loss? Now before you answer that, here are some of what I have gone through and how I survived it.
Getting laid off.
- I thought I was prepared. I had a small business that I could fall back on and in fact I did when I eventually did get laid off.
- The small business never got any bigger and stayed small. The customer base was growing but at too slow a rate. The business turned into a seasonal business where it boomed in the summer and was dead in the winter. I loved the work and it took me 4 years of devotion to finally let go of it. There are times that if you love a job or business too much it blinds you to the fact you are going down the tubes to bankruptcy. Learn when to end such a business.
- I went back to school to train for another line of work.
- I relied on eBay for my main source of income for several years until one eBay user (not even a buyer mind you) decided they would file a erroneous claim that I was bidding on my own auctions. At the time I did not have any auctions listed but they were all eBay store items. This did not matter to eBay and they promptly ended all my listings without a refund. This amounted to 300+ listings. After about 3 weeks of investigation on eBay's part they apologized and told me to re list all the items but still would not give me a refund. So I re listed them. About 2 weeks later the same thing happened again! This time it only took eBay 4 days to fix the problem and again told me to re list the items. At that point I realized I was at the mercy of the whims of eBay and canceled my eBay store and never went back. That episode cost me around $200.00 in eBay fees and an unknown amount in lost customers.
- I started up a store at eCrater.com and have had a small but growing customer base. I soon found out that many other former eBayers had ended up at eCrater also. It is nowhere as large a store as I had on eBay but there are no fees! It is a nice part time business.
Where to find a products to sell?
One of the main sources to find products to sell in on Thomasnet.com It is listing directory of almost every manufacturer in the USA and Canada. No matter what you are looking for and if it is actually made in the USA or Canada, it will be listed on there. Access to find companies is totally free. I have found companies on there that when I contacted them they wanted me to become a dealer of their products but I didn't want to become that involved with them at the time. Thomasnet.com is a great resource for small and large companies.
Supplies for your business - metals
Since locating supplies for your business can sometimes be a pain in the neck I am going to do some reviews of various sources for business that manufacture items. First up is a metal custom fabrication company. Petro Wire and Steel is located in Texas and can fabricate almost any design that uses metal cloth or perforated metal. They have a wide variety of metals and alloys to choose from. If you are looking to make a prototype of a product out of metal then you might want to check them out.
My thoughts on "Scratching out a living"
When I first started this blog it was out of pure desperation of finding a way to earn some extra money. I shared my experiences of trying to start a jewelry selling business, which I might add had some mild success just prior to the holiday season. The jewelry business is now on the back burner because I found that I didn't need to earn extra money, I just had to learn how to manage the money I had coming into the household. Realizing that I didn't have to have another part time job just to make ends meet took a load off my mind. I was almost to the point of applying at the local warehouses to be a forklift driver and have to wear work boots, which being an older woman might not be the best choice of work for me. Although in my 20's I did work in shipping and receiving as an inspector with hard hat and all.
Learning to manage the family's income correctly was the best thing that ever happened to get our family back on track to saving for our retirement and college tuition for my daughter. Changing the very core of our spending habits and where I shop for groceries is where we have shown our greatest savings.
I no longer shop at the regular retail super markets but go to the big discount and second line grocery stores like Grocery Outlet. I now shop within a set budget for groceries every week and stay under that amount. I also look for bargains online for expensive must have items like ink cartridges for the printer or parts to repair an appliance.
I also have found that I have a house full of "junk", things that I bought that I no longer need or use. Friends and family have also given me their "junk" because they no longer used it either. I have a box full of kitchen appliances that people have given me through the years. Soon all those items will be either ending up on eBay or taking a trip to the local charity. Just think of all the money that was wasted on buying those items. I could have probably put that money in a good mutual fund and with the interest paid for my daughter's college tuition.
We all live and learn, thank goodness we learn. So next time you want to blame the world around you for your financial problems just look at yourself in the mirror and there you will find your biggest problem and the person to help you out of your situation as well.
Learning to manage the family's income correctly was the best thing that ever happened to get our family back on track to saving for our retirement and college tuition for my daughter. Changing the very core of our spending habits and where I shop for groceries is where we have shown our greatest savings.
I no longer shop at the regular retail super markets but go to the big discount and second line grocery stores like Grocery Outlet. I now shop within a set budget for groceries every week and stay under that amount. I also look for bargains online for expensive must have items like ink cartridges for the printer or parts to repair an appliance.
I also have found that I have a house full of "junk", things that I bought that I no longer need or use. Friends and family have also given me their "junk" because they no longer used it either. I have a box full of kitchen appliances that people have given me through the years. Soon all those items will be either ending up on eBay or taking a trip to the local charity. Just think of all the money that was wasted on buying those items. I could have probably put that money in a good mutual fund and with the interest paid for my daughter's college tuition.
We all live and learn, thank goodness we learn. So next time you want to blame the world around you for your financial problems just look at yourself in the mirror and there you will find your biggest problem and the person to help you out of your situation as well.
One of my experiences
I have tried my hand at several different kinds of businesses throughout the years. My first stab at a small business was selling that SMC merchandise, you know the company, the ads are often on TV with Tom Bosley promoting them. The business was a flop but it gave me the experience of marketing and promotion. At first I was selling the products using their catalogs and mail order. This was before the internet became widely used like it is now so I was forced into buying magazine ads to promote the business. I also rented out a small section of a larger store and they sold my products for me. The store owner wanted to retire and was slowly giving up on the store. The store soon went out of business and thus ended my largest amount of monthly profit. I soon gave up on mail order after that. I did try to sell the products on eBay when eBay was young but I soon found everyone else seemed to have the same products to sell. The lesson I learned from that was to never, but never try to sell what everyone else is selling, you will not get very far do so.
Growing with your business
I find that many people will not buy anything over the internet. They don't like dealing with the unknown. They like to be able to call the company they are buying something from. If you have a website you will want to seriously consider having a business phone number just for the business. A few years back I had a cell phone for my business as I did not want my home phone getting calls. A cell phone is a good option as a business phone but it can rack up the minutes unless you find a company that deals with business cell phones with wider options than the regular personal cell phone usage. My calls only amounted to about 10 a week and only when my customers had to make appointments so my cell phone bill was not outrageous - yet.
As your business grows you will have to find a way to deal with customer communications. How do you handle calls for orders when you are not around? Does your customer get a busy signal if you are on the only phone line? You need to think about message systems and advanced communications and voip. VOIP stands for Voice Over Internet Protocol, meaning can you take a voice call while you are on line? You will need to deal with those types of questions if you want your business to grow.
As your business grows you will have to find a way to deal with customer communications. How do you handle calls for orders when you are not around? Does your customer get a busy signal if you are on the only phone line? You need to think about message systems and advanced communications and voip. VOIP stands for Voice Over Internet Protocol, meaning can you take a voice call while you are on line? You will need to deal with those types of questions if you want your business to grow.
Becoming a professional writer
When I was little I always wrote stories. I got good grades on my essays and stories. I dreamt of one day writing a best selling book. Now with the internet access I can now try to fulfill my dream. That book, a work of fiction, already has 2 chapters written. Until it is finished I am learning the ropes of being a professional writer. I already have 14 articles written at Associated Content 
and I have been paid for them too. It is nice to have some extra money for doing something I like doing - writing.
Here are some of the items I have done:
Is your wedding ring making you sick?
Saving money on your food bill
New Years Eve 2008 fireworks displays in San Francisco
Bad toys for Christmas
My Grandmother's odd cooking recipes
If you are interested in becoming a freelance writer for the internet then click on the AC banner above. It is free to join and you can either write article for them for money or write and submit your own short items for performance pay (you get $1.50 for every 1000 times your article is read) It is a very simple and quick way to learn about freelance writing.
and I have been paid for them too. It is nice to have some extra money for doing something I like doing - writing.Here are some of the items I have done:
Is your wedding ring making you sick?
Saving money on your food bill
New Years Eve 2008 fireworks displays in San Francisco
Bad toys for Christmas
My Grandmother's odd cooking recipes
If you are interested in becoming a freelance writer for the internet then click on the AC banner above. It is free to join and you can either write article for them for money or write and submit your own short items for performance pay (you get $1.50 for every 1000 times your article is read) It is a very simple and quick way to learn about freelance writing.
Sterling silver jewelry that I sell
My little adventure into selling at jewelry parties has a very mild beginning. I have sold about $300 worth of jewelry of which my net profit has been $150. Not bad for a part time venture. I tried listing a few items on eBay but they seemed to have gotten lost in the crowd. Also the fact that people who shop on eBay are looking for dirt cheap items and don't want to pay even wholesale on some things. Ebay is just like the old fashioned flea markets and my items are not flea market quality.
I have sold a few books on Amazon.com in the past and still have a few listed on there. They have a higher clientele that will pay more for items. The only problem with Amazon is that I can't list my jewelry unless I have a full blown web store with them. The store cost $59 a month and to me is rather high just for a spot on the internet.
Ecrater.com is another option but it would be just like any other website that I would have to promote. Ecrater.com has the best price - it's free.
The local holiday bazaars did not pan out for me for selling the jewelry. I also get very bored sitting and trying to sell in one spot for 7 hours or more. That type of selling is NOT for me.
I just need another outlet for my selling. By the way the photo of the necklace is from my celtic collection.
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