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I spent a couple of hours yesterday on making improvements to my shop, wrote my policies, re-took photos and added tags , I bought a new banner and changed the name slightly, please take a look peeps and let me know what you think? By the way, I haven't sold a bean yet!! Any advice gratefully received thank you!




Judi
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I would be careful with the Hello Kitty product. That is trademarked and I think other people had problems with that before.
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ok thanks x
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Raise your prices!!!! I know how long a knitting project takes, big or small, and there is no way you are covering your time spent with the prices you have now. I know it's tempting to keep your prices low to attract more customers, but in the eyes of a consumer cheap prices mean cheap products. Try to imaging giving yourself an hourly wage for your work and do your best to stick to it.

Also, you might want to give the customer and idea of how big your items are, either by measurements in your description or photographing them next to an object everyone knows the size of like a tennis ball or your hand.

The other thing I noticed is that your pictures are pretty blurry. I'm not sure what you're using for a camera, but most cameras take decent pictures in natural light. The lacy curtain background is nice but a bit distracting from your work. You worked hard on your creations and you want to show them at their best! Try taking some photos outside with as neutral of a background as you can find and make sure your picture is in focus before you snap the photo. Another way to go is with a contraption called a light box. It allows you to take your pictures indoors and with a white background. You can buy a kit but you're also supposed to be able to make them yourself. There is a ton of literature out there that can help you take great photos of your work, I promise it will be worth your time to do a little research.

Hope this helps! Getting your store up and running is tough and takes time, but you'll get back what you put in. Best of luck to you :-)
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http://etsy.me/Tq5fTr

This seller makes knit toys as well, I encourage you to check out their shop :-) the pictures of the animal toys are exactly what I'm talking about. Checking out your competition is always a good idea ;-)
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Hi! Thank you for your comments, I have altered my prices to reflect the time snd care \I take [all of my spare time as I work full time!} I will look at the photograps and when I get time, will re-take, Im not the world's greatest photographer mind, but will try! Have looked at the other shop and its really lovely! I can learn a great deal here! I am very grateful for your comments!!
Thanks again! keep an eye on me and let me know if I should be doing better again!

Judi x
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