Would You Like Fries with That? Cross-Selling 101
Back in January and December, I was spending a lot of time on Amazon trying to create a Baby Registry. As a first timer whose Mom didn’t necessarily use the internet to create a baby registry, I was on my own figuring this out. Fortunately, hundreds (or...Selling Stuff Online: Events
In our first couple blog posts of the series, we discussed the basics of online sales and what to consider when selling products. Selling tangible objects seems pretty straightforward, but what if your business a) is a venue, like a community center or stadium,...Marketing Monday: Etsy 101
I have had several artists recently ask me about selling their work on their own websites. The problem is an ecommerce website is some of the additional costs that they require: Secure certificate: The little padlock that shows the website is ‘secure’....Nicole’s Quest To Find A Seamstress Or Why Everyone Should Have A Website
It all started when I ordered this fabulous silk designer dress on eBay. Normally completely out of my price range, I got it for $40. I figured if it didn’t fit, I could have it altered.
The dress was even more beautiful in person but since I am not a size 8 Anne Klein dress form, it needed alterations to fit. Normally I attempt this sort of thing myself but the potential for disaster on silk made me decide that maybe I should call in an expert. And so my search began.
A Google search yielded some places in Bangor (an hour away) and a dry cleaner in Ellsworth (30 minutes away). I know that the dry cleaner subcontracts this kind of work out (I had something repaired there before) and it would take a few weeks turnaround to get it back. Was there no one in my entire county who could do this?
I checked the Yellow Pages. Nothing. I even tried to convince a friend to help me do it for money. She wasn’t confident enough to attempt silk but did give me the number of a local sewing store. I called them (since their owner once told me she barely checks her email) and was given a phone number to Acadia Sewing.