So... it has been awhile since I've blogged... I know, I know, I haven't been on here since late May!
I have been working with Shanice from Simplee Stated - she's a web designer, and we've been working on a new overall look my jewelry designs, for my blog, which you see now, my Etsy shop, and my website design.
I have been working with Shanice from Simplee Stated - she's a web designer, and we've been working on a new overall look my jewelry designs, for my blog, which you see now, my Etsy shop, and my website design.
I recently switched my website hosting from Microsoft Office Live Small Business to Shoppe Pro. And, boy, am I glad I made the switch. yes, Microsoft was free, but in all honesty, you get what you pay for. With Microsoft, there is never any live support, and if I needed support, I had to email them, and just wait for someone to write back, and then hope I only understood whatever mumble jumble they were telling me. Go over to Shoppe Pro, sign on and get an account with Shoppe Pro (yes there is a small fee) and I have support, help forums, email, phone, whatever, you name and they help you. They easily switched my domain from Microsoft to theirs, and trust me - for someone who doesn't know much about html, and website coding stuff, that seemed like a nightmare, but with them, I blinked, and it was done... literally!
So now, I have a nice new hosting domain, and what I think is a sweet design for my website. I still have a little bit of way to go to get it live, but thanks to Shanice, and her help and design abilities, I am pretty happy! I love the pink and teal, and the sweetness the damask brings. It's girly and fun, sophisticated. What is really cool, is that where the large photo is in the center... it won't be just a photo, it will be a flash photo slide show of my jewelry pieces. I need to get better photos, but in the mean time, I think it will draw you. Here's a screen shot of the site before it goes live!
I hope to use this site to sell my bridal collection pieces, and in general have a site for information about me, and my jewelry making efforts. And, to use Etsy for the one of a kind pieces I create. I am pretty excited about it!
Next, up will be to create some sort of wholesale catalog because I'd love to get my bridal jewelry into some local bridal shoppes in town. if anyone has any ideas on how to do this, or even knows ways to approach stores for wholesale accounts, leave a comment... and let a girl know!
Leave me a comment and let me know what you think, and if you have suggestion, let me know too!
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