have ignored my little blog for so long. Why, you ask...hmmm...New job,
Facebook, Twitter, Etsy and Lampwork all keep me so busy that I had totally
forgotten to post here. I will admit that I got sucked up in the Facebook
games for awhile but I've finally honed it down to just a few that I enjoy
visiting every day to do a few clicks and then I'm done.
I've discovered that both Facebook and Twitter are fantastic marketing tools
I can't imagine anyone that would care what I was doing in my personal
life, ALL DAY LONG. But, do a search for jewelry makers and follow those
folks, they will follow you because they are curios. When you post a new
item to Etsy, copy the URL of your new post, go to "Tiny URL"
http://tinyurl.Com/ and make a tiny link to your new item and post it to
Twitter with a little note as to what it is. BAM...you will get some views
on your Etsy item. I have upped my sales to at least 5 a week with was
unheard of for me. I have customers who come back and buy again so I must
be doing something right. I love making glass beads and this allows me to
share what I make with others. What more is there???
As for the new job, I retired after 33 years with the government and went to
work as a contractor with a large company as a forecaster for a multi site
contact center. Customer Service baby, that's what it's all about these
days. It pays the bills and I don't hate it. I wish I could torch every
day but that will have to wait for awhile. In the meantime I torch on the
weekends. Which reminds me, it's time to torch. Light em' if you got em'
tootles...
