I can’t call this ‘weekly roundup,’ which would have a better ring to it, simply because I don’t write on a weekly basis! LOL
So, a lot of things have been going on.
1 – I discovered that advertising with Etsy is more effective than advertising with Google. I paid for advertising on Google for 6 months and was lost in the over-abundance of products, it seems. Nothing came of it when I checked my stats. I stopped that and started paid advertising with Etsy. The first week, my stats showed a huge improvement and sales increased. Additional perk is that Etsy advertises on Google, so I am showing there now in the Etsy ads. I love it!
2 – I was focusing on my children’s costumes in my shop. But the stats show a huge interest in my professional stage belly dance costumes and my harem pants. So guess where I’m shifting my focus. 🙂
3 – Ray’s book is getting closer to publication, though we don’t have an exact date yet. But we have been discussing the promotion. We will be blasting it out on social media to one and all!
4 – We finally contracted to get new windows for the house. The company will setup the scaffolding at the end of this month. Can’t wait. When it’s windy, it whistles through the windows since they don’t close properly any longer. This is just the front windows. If the house settled somehow or the ground shifted underneath, wouldn’t ALL the windows have shifted? I guess not.
5 – Ray and I put up the clothesline that Michael made for the Rush River house. Now I can hang the sheets, blankets and all the small stuff out in the open, under the covered patio. I am so happy about that. A smaller carbon footprint, and less power usage by not using the dryer any longer. Win-win.
Here’s one of the recent baby costumes, with link to my shop:
https://www.martathelegend.com/online-shop?store-page=Child-belly-dance-costume-p696989645
