Hook It Up!

Yesterday, I signed up for a new storefront and spent a good bit of time getting it prepared to open up today. For now, I will only be selling 5 items there, but I am hoping that it will give me the change to expand my market and get a little more exposure.

Here is my new store, in all its glory.

Today, a friend and I were discussing the economy. As with most discussions about the economy these days, it soon turned to the price of gas. After a brief discussion about how nice it would be to have a more fuel efficient vehicle, I realized something - it now costs about $26.00 in gas for me to make a trip to the nearest bead store! This was a real shock to my system. However, I quickly realized that, while it make take more time, online orders are the way to go.

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I finally received my business license!! Now Hook It Up! Jewelry is official :)

Slowly but surely, I am starting to get the word out about my jewelry. With a full-time + job and focus on creating a cohesive image for my business, there has not been a lot of time for promotion. Promoting online only goes so far, now it's all about getting product and information into people's hands.

Got to go to work now, but I will blog a little more later....

Over the past couple of days, I have been working very hard to update my etsy store and my website. So far, I have retaken about 85% of my stock photos, created business cards (YEAH!!), and revamped the entire website (double YEAH!!) Here are the fruits of my labor :)

From this.....

To this.....

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