Holiday Time
July 5, 2009 by admin
Filed under Latest Posts, My Business
I got back from my holidays last week, two weeks touring France with a tent. I had planned to do some work on my business and get some articles ready for my blog but, with the sun shining and a few beers outside of our tent I decided to leave the laptop in the bag and have a complete break.
So I didn’t connect with the internet for two weeks. I closed down my businesses for the duration of the holiday and enjoyed a complete break.
I reopened my website and eBay shop last week for business and I’m pleased to say business has soon picked up again.
My tour around France has recharged my batteries and I’m back full of plans and ideas. I’m going to put some heavy work into my blog, I’ve got lots of plans for the next few months to take the blog up to another level.
I’m also considering opening another eBay shop and selling a different product line alongside my art shop. Having different shops is a well-known strategy of eBay sellers. It has its advantages because you don’t have to dilute your product line.
The product line I’m considering selling has no relation to art so putting it in my art shop would take something from the shop. People visit my shop expecting to find art products and I don’t want to dilute the line by adding unrelated items.
The best solution is another shop devoted solely to the new product line. The disadvantages of course are that you have to start with no feedback. Unfortunately there’s no way round this.
It’s not too much of a problem though but it will take some time to build the feedback. Long-term, however, it’s a good solid strategy and another income stream.
