Since Friday February 12 I have changed approach with my Instagram / Facebook accounts linked to the shop. One aspect I am always conscious of, having a large portfolio of work, is how do I get people to see a range of my work without actually visiting the shop. All items that are on sale …
While my bricks and mortar shop is closed and my online shop hasn’t attracted custom presently I have kept busy the last two and a half weeks with commission work. Today I started my fifth Valentine commission, which came in last night. My hat commission was always going to go on hold if valentines pieces …
I am pleased to celebrate this date as I have started my first business and kept it going for four years. This year the government has given grants linked to business rates as I now rent half of a bricks and mortar property so the future of the business is secure however long before shops …
I like selling to people face to face, obviously this is currently not possible. Often I get customers who buy art from me when visiting for the day or on holiday who aren’t likely to return to Swanage so it is good to be able to offer an online shop. This has been an aim …
I have been a part time shopkeeper selling my art for 14 months now and of that time 4 months of it has been in lockdown. It is not possible to plan very far ahead in much detail but I am finding that my art is starting to have more direction than previously. Since I …
So a delayed walk this morning due to the rain meant I set off up to my studio space to work on the sailing piece and completed it. In contacting the person who had posted the photo and finding out more about the event I discovered that the photo was copyrighted to a photographer, who …
Today started with some routine matching online and store stock levels, an admin task but important as I gradually have everything tallying in house and online. Then some details on my 5th hat commission and 10th hat in 6 months and final Christmas commission completed even though it came in late. Just one photo to …
Yesterday’s preparations paid off with a welcoming shop that was commented on by a number of visitors today. Here are the decorations with lights on making the place more welcoming. So card sales, a set of markers with follow up art techniques chat offered when pens are given as lives locally. I also offer back …
I received an email today from a customer wanting to buy some of my Christmas cards, great I thought they can use the online shop. Except it wouldn’t let them enter a shipping address. First action was to offer them an alternative way to order so that I could have a look at the website. …
Black Friday for larger retailers (mainly) and a reiteration of how people can buy from me online but also that the shop and I will be ready to welcome visitors again from Wednesday and I can offer a Happy Sales dance – most people scared off by man in hand painted boiler suit and coloured …