appleandstar

Etsy Shop Name: apple and star
I sell: jewelry with an earthy organic flair
1. How do I manage my shop’s finances? Excel – I’m pretty basic, I have one worksheet for expensive and one for profits.
2. How do I organize my paperwork? In a shoebox. Well, sorta… more like the top drawer of my file cabinet. I just throw everything in there and hope for the best! At least I know where I have to dig through when I need something.
3. Taxes make me: Scream. I try to stay organized year round, but always think I am more on top of things than I need to be.
4. My marketing plan is . . . ever changing. Based mostly on my whims and energy levels. I’m looking to get into more advertising to have sort of constant factor in my mix
5. I keep track of mileage for taxes: False. Never even thought of it…
6. My Etsy shop is a. . . Part-time job.
7. Outside of Etsy, my favorite place to sell is: out of my home. My friends and family are my biggest supporters! They’re always looking over my shoulder to see what I am making next
8. Do you ever run sales in your shop? Yes – I always try to offer discounts on sets.
9. This is my first entrepreneurial adventure. True – unless you count the lemonade stands back in the day
10. I believe marketing in showcases: Is worthless. My one venture in their yield no real increases in views and hearts and no sales. I would have taken it personally, but I heard others say the same. I hope they weren’t just being nice;-)