Forgive me but I feel the need to let off steam. I am always delighted when a customer contacts me with a request for a custom order. I may be naive and too trusting but I usually undertake the job without asking for a deposit. I assume that if the order backfires I will always…
I think I have given Folksy enough time to produce some sales but after all this time the figure is 1. I shall close this shop and concentrate on my Etsy Shop which is going from strength to strength. It’ll be easier for me in the long run but I’m sad that a British selling…
Little did I imagine that almost a year on we would still be in lockdown! I have not had to altar the way I sell my goods too much since collections were not impacted – but that was before we left the EU and the USA increased their postal charges significantly. I decided that chancing…
It’s been an interesting 6 months or so since I first opened a shop on the British Folksy site. I was really wishing it would be a success and that I would have as much business as from Etsy, but sadly this not happened. I cannot quite put my finger on why sales did not take…
You may see from previous posts that I started a Folksy shop back in 2017 which had no success at all. I have learnt a lot since then and my Etsy store is very successful. I am going to give Folksy another go and have decided to put a mixture of items on for sale…
We are all experiencing huge changes to our everyday lives due to this awful virus. I am able to continue sewing while self-isolating. I am so lucky to be in this position and can even get fabric delivered as usual. I have suspended my Etsy shop for the time being, but will have lots of…
