Etsy VS Ebay

This is going to be a topic I'm going to probably come back to later...but for now here is my first impression between the two:

From the original posting fee to the transaction fee, is a total of $.34 on Etsy.

Ebay, with minimal additional features/upgrades, was $.70 to post, and then 8.75% of the final sale...

Need I say more? Well, yes, I should actually! I find it easier to promote my shop on etsy than to promote listings on Ebay! Will this change in the future? Who knows!? But for now it's about cost, and Etsy wins on that!

Etsy: 1 Ebay: 0

Too much and not enough

I have so many ideas of what I want to do, and at the same time none of them seem like a good enough idea to follow through on! So I have a blog....no readers.....so I'm on Twitter...but does anyone really read what someone ELSE posts?? I am "teams", but is anyone REALLY following the ongoings of other people's business?? I have Google Base linked to my store, but really that is probably a long shot right now that someone will google an item I have! Sounds negative, I know. But these are the roadblocks of my ideas! I am supposed to go talk to a boutique store owner tomorrow...no idea what to say or do or what to expect! I know that I strive for quality and really isn't that why anyone buys handmade? I think it is a matter of sorting through my ideas, plans, and thoughts and figuring out which ones are a priority and must be set into planning stages, and which ones are just simply good ideas.....

So in the meantime I will just keep on sewing and posting....and one day making money from it all! LOL It's good thing I love what I'm doing! :o)

GRAND OPENING!

I ran out of time today to post my first set of bibs on ebay and etsy, as I got busy with the family and miscellaneous things! Tomorrow afternoon will be my official "Grand Opening"! I will have photos up on my photobucket site, and both my ebay and etsy stores up and running! As of right now I have 22 toddler bibs for my start up listings! I can't wait to see what happens! I'm on Twitter as well (HeartNSewDesign) so you can follow my posting there, too! I can't believe that after all the ideas, researching, planning, preparing (and not to mention, sewing!) that tomorrow is the big day! No turning back now! Everyone starts somewhere and I just can't wait to see where this takes me! I look forward to a huge response from the public!

I will post back when I am officially been "open for business"!

About Me...

My name is Nichole and I am a stay at home mother of three. My husband John and I have been married for over three years now. We have two sons, Dominic 7 years old, Drake 2.5 years old, and one daughter, Zoey 10 months old!

Although my business is just getting started, I have been sewing off and on for years. As for now, my focus is on toddler/baby bibs and special needs/adult bibs! They are all handmade by me, using my own pattern. They are made with cotton flannel backing, and two sets of snap closures for adjustable sizing! I accept custom order requests for patterns/prints, quantities and even special sizing needs! This site will be kept up to date with links to where my items are posted for sale! You can find them on etsy.com and ebay! Feel free to email me with any questions, concerns or requests!

heart_and_sew_designs@yahoo.com
heartnsewdesigns.etsy.com
Ebay Seller ID: heart_n_sew_designs

Fun fact: My business name, Heart N Sew Designs, is derived from my signature (the heart symbol signed at the end of my name). The symbol was designed by me in 1998, in remembrance of my grandfather, who told me: "Whatever you do, do it with your heart and soul." In 2006, I tattooed that symbol on the inside of my left leg along as part of an intricate tattoo design I had drawn on myself! When I got married, I made that part of my 'official/legal' signature!