Hi Mandy, welcome!

What do you sell?

Here are a few tips you might find helpful.

We are big round here on R O I = return on investment. Do the best most cost effective things you can do to recoup your investment in your business. Having a myehive shop is a very good investment - Why? cost for one, for a nominal fee you have a fully functional set of ecommerce tools at your finger tips, with the support of a growing UK handmade community, focused on creating wealth in your business and communities nationwide, and we don't take commission.

We are also big on networking - on and offline, and if you are promoting your business so should you.
This includes a blog, twitter mypsace and facebook - for advertising, but if all else fails and you really need to focus. Google & facebook (a bit pricier than Google) ad words are effective.

Offline there area host of great craft fairs - here you will meet your customers face to face! Very important.

http://www.handmadecraftfairs.co.uk/

Your can hook Goolge analytics up to your myehive shop and track your traffic. You can also use your customised www.yourshop.myehive.com url on your promo material.

A short excerpt from one of our favourite bloggers, who shall remain nameless so as not to offend:

" If you are not taking really really good photos, not just clear, but GOOD - PLEASE OH PLEASE LEARN HOW ASAP. Or sell in person mainly. There is a law of online sales which says if it doesn't grab me by the nads and make me go "I can haz?" it's not going to sell."

You can also join us at the Cocoon for more handy uptodate tips on selling online.

http://cocoon.myehive.com/

Thanks Mandy, post here if you have any specific selling queries, and we'll do our best to help. :) Good luck!

Loula