Online Selling Change Announcement

Many of you have experience with online selling.  I never tried Etsy, but I know a couple of people who tried it so I have a familiarity with how it works.  I ran across 1000 Markets about a year ago and tried it.  The photography and product descriptions are a lot more work than getting ready for a local craft show.  I was amazed at the time involvement and learning curve, but it was a good experience.

1000 Markets tried several approaches, giving up on the themed market approach, but closed the online doors altogether on September 30, 2010 and moved all the shops to Bonanza, the online shops not the TV western from the 1960's.  Many shop sellers also had stores on Etsy, so they were not greatly affected.  Some sellers went to Art Fire.  I am going to give Bonanza a try.

I learned many things from the experience.  Going forward, it may be better to have more than one online venue.  I decided to have one web site that I will always be in control of and there will place links to other active sites that may be more transient over time. 

So, the master web site for my work is www.laurelbrookjewelry.com.
There you will find the latest news and links, including a link to this blog, a link to the new Bonanza (formerly Bonanzle) online sales booth, and any other important links regarding my jewelry.  I am taking the opportunity of the new booth setup to add new products and update the earring photos.  Humming that coincidental Bonanza theme while I work!

2015 update:  For an updated seller review see this post online seller rankings on this site.

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