The Joys of discovering new things.

While selling online I have learned so much that I never thought possible. I have finally been able to put my marketing degree to work even if the internet did not exist when I graduated from UConn. It seems everyday I am challenged to learn a new place to advertise, a new technique to improve my website and blogs, how to photograph ordinary items so they look extraordinary.

Yesterday my favorite new thing to learn was the Etsy Poster Sketch Tool. On Etsy.com buyers and sellers can take favorite items from various shops on the site and narrow them down to their 12 favorite. These 12 are then entered into a treasury for all the world to view. One very smart seller, littleputbooks, figured out we could actually use these tools to create posters of our own items. They can be made into business cards, postcards, fliers etc. What a wonderful way to showcase our handmade items.

Today I have discovered WordPress. I know blogging here will become another favorite. I hope you enjoy visiting my shop at craftsfromtheheart.etsy.com and hearing of my online and offline adventures here in the coming months. Start making that holiday shopping list and head over to etsy.com.

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