woodnamesandmore.esty.com: 2009

Helpful people

What a day. Had a couple of people asking about my work,no sales but interest.You may have noticed my blog has been upgraded.Thanks so much for Onepixel, The help given is so much appreciated. Got a new avatar too,just have to figure out where yo go and load it. Spent some time in the virtual lab for Newbies,very useful info. I[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Friday, June 19, 2009 0 comments

Sample

I made a new name inside of a sign, feedback was helpful and good. Put it on flickr and fb fan page, lets see if anyone orders. Wish i could get to the rest of my tools so I could make more. Little by little I will get there. The music player has a playlist, but I cannot get it off autoplay,lol. I really need boxes that fit names,[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Tuesday, June 16, 2009 0 comments

oops

I guess u can see the little ninja in the middle of the page. Thats what I get for plaing with layouts, but live and learn. I do have a music player with a playlist, just need to find out if I can pick and choose songs or are they random. E-mail from wholesaler think I will turn it down , what they want takes to much time to create[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Monday, June 15, 2009 0 comments

Music Playlist at MixPod.[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Monday, June 15, 2009 0 comments

woodnamesandmore

What a day, have not been on the net. Made some things I used to make and loaded them on my sites, not etsy yet,lol. If some one asks then I will post it. Made a FB fan page, that took a while,not so easy. So I have a Blog, Flickr, Facebook and twitter accounts, all free. Starting to link them together.Third sale in process, wish[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Sunday, June 14, 2009 1 comments

Learning new things

No more sales today, but thats ok I learned to put an etsy mini on my blog. Cool widget. Hope it brings in more people - ppl .lol.This takes the whole day working,not just here and there. Unless u a computer geek which I wished I was. Need to do better discription on all my stuff and check shipping . Not right for some reason.[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Friday, June 12, 2009 0 comments

made another day

What a day, replaced the fuel pump in the truck and the battery died. Up to 115 people who hearted my shop, 945 followers on twitter and 27 on my blog. Went to a chat room in etsy title follow my blog, went from 9 to 27 followers in minutes. Tring out free banners from sellers on etsy. Should be interesting to see how they turn[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Thursday, June 11, 2009 0 comments

woodnamesandmore

Hello all, not going so good. Going to pawn stuff for now , but still working on shop. I get to lose my plasma tv..awwww. well when this takes off I will get a better one. Times are hard, do what you have to do to get through it. Back to promoting. Till next time, keep tryi[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Thursday, June 11, 2009 0 comments

woodnamesandmore

Hello, Last 2 days have been real bad. No sales,Truck broke down,we are broke,bills are past due,have not finished moving, but I am still trying to make it work. If I can pull this off and get back on our feet I think I will write a book,lol. Moving and the holdup on mail is killing us. Two checks on the way and do not know when[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Wednesday, June 10, 2009 0 comments

woodnamesandmore

Good morning. Hope I can fTalk to you later.inish without grtting disconnected. Added new post to etsy. Going to make 3 sets of random corner animals to see how long it will take to finish. Getting info to start dealing with wholesaler, how long to fill order when placed, my cost and what to charge them. That would be price to make[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Monday, June 8, 2009 0 comments

woodnamesandmore

Good morning all, been at it since 3am. Promoting my shop. I am ready for a nap, but that will not happen. With all the kids here makes it hard to accomplish anything. I might have a wholesaler, they order a bunch over and over, good steady work. Trying to get wife motivated with this project, starting an online business. Not much[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Sunday, June 7, 2009 0 comments

Finally had to use some money

Well it has been a month and I had to spend some money on my shop 1.00, lol. Had to pay for the items I posted. Should be up to my 4th sale soon. All I can say is be friendly, helpful and mainly promote. Starting a business is a lot of work, but the end product will be worth it. I have actually made some things I did not think I[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Saturday, June 6, 2009 0 comments

Starting an online business with no money

Started early at Etsy and already have 2 more orders. One buyer looks like they want to buy from me and decorate themselves. Repeat business, that would be great. Now I have to look for patterns to make there request, that will take some time,lol. Still no help from family, maybe when money starts coming in it will change thier[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Saturday, June 6, 2009 1 comments

woodnamesandmore

Good morning, I got an order last nifgt, hope I can make it. The 3 inch letters I can make a name 6 letters long, they ordered the big letters and an eleven letter name. Sounds like a challenge for me. won't be on computer for a while, I will be on my new project, yeah. Thanks again to my Esty supporters, best place I have found[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Friday, June 5, 2009 0 comments

All Day

I can not believe I have spent the whole day online.No new sales yet, but the day is not over. Blogging and promoting on etsy at the same time..lol. Specials, discounts man my fingers hurt. Would not be so bad if wife got into it, right now I am just playing on the internet...lol I wish. Well can be here long back to work. starting[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Thursday, June 4, 2009 0 comments

First Sale

Finally, I made my first sale. It feels so good. Going for the second. Slowely it is starting, waiting for feedback at my shop http:woodnamesandmore.etsy.com. Getting my name out there, like I said before promoting seems to be the hardest part. Thanks to all the other shop owners for thier help. I was suprised with how helpfull[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Thursday, June 4, 2009 0 comments

woodnamesandmore

Starting to get followers, hope it brings in sales. Still have not made it to facebook to sign up. Seems like I am jumping from site to site. It is still early maybe I can get to facebook today. Need all the promotion I can get. Back to work, blog u later..[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Wednesday, June 3, 2009 0 comments

woodnamesandmore

Well another day and alot of searching, typeing and so on. No sales,but I have 2 of my 3 orders finished. Unfortunately I do not have batteries for my camera so I can post them for my custermors...that sucks. Still not giving up. It all has to come together sooner or later. I am going to facebook to sign up, tried before but kept[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Tuesday, June 2, 2009 0 comments

woodnamesandmore

Good morning, sorry I have not posted lately, but I have been having a lot of problems with my computer. Almost done making my first 3 orders, yeah. When they are finished I am going to post them to http://www,flickr.com/photos/woodnamesandmore so you can see more of my creations.The whole idea behind this blog is how to start an[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Tuesday, June 2, 2009 0 comments

woodnamesandmore

This is proving to be a challenge, not going to give up. My internet stops working in the middle of a possible sale,not good. Added a new promotional idea to my shop http://woodnamesandmore.esty.com Name for free, get my site and quality of my work out there. We just moved, so I am limited to what I can make for now. Still not[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Friday, May 29, 2009 0 comments

woodnamesandmore

Lost the internet, now I am using hotspots. We just moved and getting everything together is taking time. But, I am not giving up. i have come up with a new idea for selling in my Esty.com shop. http://woodnamesandmore.esty.com . I am going to check out the prices on small boxes from the post office and shipping cost.Got to go and[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Thursday, May 28, 2009 0 comments

woodnamesandmore

What a day, take a step forward get shoved back 3. Internet problems, so I loaded AOL free 3 month trial, Dial up..sucks but I am back on Internet. I was composing a thank you E-mail for a possible customer and sent it by accident before I got it right, customer not to happy, so I probably lost my first sale,that sucks. Keeping[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Monday, May 18, 2009 0 comments

woodnamesandmore

The cookout is over, I can back to promoting me Esty shop. woodnamesandmore.esty.com That was a lot of people at the cookout, hit them all up to link my sites to thiers and thier friends.Still nothing from my first order...but if they order it won't take long to finish and send,preped everything,high hopes. Still need to check on[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Sunday, May 17, 2009 0 comments

woodnamesandmore

last minute family cookout,love the 1 hr. notice. I might have messed up my first sale. I was trying to compose a really good thank you reply and sent it by accident before it was ready. The reply back was not good,but it was my fault. I can only pray, they still order.Now Iam nervous.....Live and learn, do not compose thank you[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Sunday, May 17, 2009 0 comments

woodnamesandmore

Good morning evryone. It's a wonderful morning, I recieved my first inquiry for 2 custom names. Responded quickly with the info requested and gave a little nudge to buy them,not too pushy,just alittle discount. It came from a person in the Esty community,it's basically a chat room for people who are signed up for Esty.com.You can[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Sunday, May 17, 2009 0 comments

woodnamesandmore

Took most of the day off from the internet. Still having a few problems getting every thing working together. No sales yet, not giving up.I would love to here from everyone, so leave a comment,please. I need to find a way to let people know I do not post alot of items in my sop because almost everything is custom made. The items[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Saturday, May 16, 2009 0 comments

woodnamesandmore

What a day...spent the whole day trying to promote my shop, it seems like I just got up and it's time to go to bed. No sales yet, but I am getting my name out there.I wish I would have started all of this a couple years ago. Just have to keep going at it, adsense e-mailed me and should start putting ads on my blog in 48 hrs. This[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Friday, May 15, 2009 0 comments

woodnamesandmore

I just linked my Twitter to my blog, lets see who follows me as I try to get my shop to work with no investment. I am going to Tweet real quick then go to my Etsy shop and try to promote and see if I can link my blog and Twitter to my Etsy shop woodnamesandmore.etsy.com togeth[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Friday, May 15, 2009 0 comments

woodnamesandmore

Setting up my first blog. Joined Adsense, should be interesting to see how that works. Now I have a blog spot, Twitter account with 360 followers and a shop on Etsy.com. Still working on paypal for my etsy shop, and I have not spent any money so far. If this all comes together I should be promoting my shop woodnamesandmore.etsy.com[...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Friday, May 15, 2009 0 comments

woodnamesandmore

Trying to start my own internet business. It is a lot more frustrating then what I thought it would be, but I am still working on [...]

by woodnamesandmore.esty.com ~ Friday, May 15, 2009 0 comments