Ever feel like you're one of those performers who get dozens of plates spinning on poles? And you're running from pole to pole, trying to keep all those plates spinning without crashing to the ground? Yeah. That's me. Between my consulting work, trying to make progress on the "Survivors" paintings, taking care of house and car maintenance, going to life drawing sessions, working on my taxes, yadda yadda yadda, there seems to be a net negative amount of time in the day.
I know: waaah. I'm whining. Deal with it.
One of the things I've been working on is setting up an Etsy shop. It finally opened last night. Here's the link to it:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Metis21Studios
There's not much there yet. Heck, I just got it set up, give me a break! I'll eventually have original paintings, drawings, etchings, pastels, watercolors, photographs, as well as lower-priced prints and cards on the site. It'll take some time to get it up to full speed. But it went live about 11 pm last night and already has a number of people who've "favorited" it.
They advertise that setting up an Etsy shop is easy. Well, kinda sorta. Stepping thru the setup process is easy. Stepping thru the process while doing a professional job the first time around is not. I looked at a lot of Etsy stores to figure out things like presentation, shipping, policies, price levels, what to say, what not to say, what to have photos of, photo preparation, what tags to use, you name it. Then I had to learn how to get what I learned into my store. Then I had to learn how to change it when the first try was unsatisfactory.
But I got there. I think. It looks pretty good, although a bit sparse for now. I'll continue to prepare more new items and post them. Take a look and let me know what you think. I'm always, always, open for constructive comments.
I know: waaah. I'm whining. Deal with it.
One of the things I've been working on is setting up an Etsy shop. It finally opened last night. Here's the link to it:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Metis21Studios
There's not much there yet. Heck, I just got it set up, give me a break! I'll eventually have original paintings, drawings, etchings, pastels, watercolors, photographs, as well as lower-priced prints and cards on the site. It'll take some time to get it up to full speed. But it went live about 11 pm last night and already has a number of people who've "favorited" it.
They advertise that setting up an Etsy shop is easy. Well, kinda sorta. Stepping thru the setup process is easy. Stepping thru the process while doing a professional job the first time around is not. I looked at a lot of Etsy stores to figure out things like presentation, shipping, policies, price levels, what to say, what not to say, what to have photos of, photo preparation, what tags to use, you name it. Then I had to learn how to get what I learned into my store. Then I had to learn how to change it when the first try was unsatisfactory.
But I got there. I think. It looks pretty good, although a bit sparse for now. I'll continue to prepare more new items and post them. Take a look and let me know what you think. I'm always, always, open for constructive comments.
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