Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Business is building!

It may not seem like a lot, but I've had 3 sales off Etsy, then sold a few more around town. My dentist ordered one, for instance. And I made business cards and have gotten more confident in talking about my business. I'm not good at self-promotion. Even with my digi designs, it's a weakness of mine. With my carseat covers, it helps to have my super cutie, Spencer. He's an icebreaker. People stop to talk to me all the time because of him, then comment on his carseat cover. "Thanks," I say now. "I make and sell them." It's usually enough of an opening for people to ask me more about them, and sometimes enough to give them a business card. This lousy weather is in my favor, too. They see how cozy he is even though it's a rainy, blustery day. With any luck, this will help business to really blossom soon. Here's my latest one (identical to the one I have on Spencer). And I have 4 more in various stages of progress... red, bright orange, and 2 pink.
Green fleece and flannel carseat cover

3 comments:

Mariah said...

Congratulations! I feel the same way about self-promotion :) I love your product... I wish I had one when my girls were babies!

agravette said...

Oooh, these are gorgeous! How can I get one? We have 2 new babies at church and 2 more in our family! Thanks for sharing the pic!

Dielle said...

Agravette, I don't see an email address for you, to answer your question. But if you're interested in buying carseat covers from me, there's a link to my etsy shop on the right side of my blog. Or you can email me at dielledl AT gmail DOT com.