[Woodcarver] sites
Joe Dillett
jdillett at thecarvingshop.net
Wed Jun 18 15:22:58 EDT 2008
Hi John,
I've never used my web site for sales. The only reason I have a web site is that it saves me printing a colored brochure of my work. In the last 15 years it has snagged me about 5 big money orders, but that was just luck.
Most of my marketing was through Home Improvement Shows. Many of my jobs for industrial carvings came from the Illinois Manufacturing Directory (a free listing). Some of my work comes from the local phone book (also free listing). Then through the years there has been a lot of Word-Of-Mouth sales (also free).
I would say that the Home Improvement Shows have been responsible for 85% of my work through the years. Because I help promote these Home Improvement Shows I would get my booth space free, about $1,200 value. Promoting these home shows on TV and Radio also promoted my own business as well, a win, win situation.
Joe Dillett
The Carving Shop
645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3
Somonauk, IL. 60552
(815) 498-9290 phone
(815) 498-9249 fax
http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site]
http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column]
http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett
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Greetings all wood-lovers. I was wondering, for those of you who sell your carvings, what have you found most comfortable for your style and situation? Shows, art fairs, your own websites, hosted sites, etc.?
Some of you are sure pros, and seem to have it down, others of us mostly do it for fun, but it does seem there is a large in between who also sell. In looking at the carvings on etsy.com I see the range, with some absolutely outstanding carvings but with about 1000-2000 items listed, is there a market there? My metalwork gets lost with many 100,000's of listings of such things so if I posted woodcarvings I can't help but wonder if time and energy isn't better spent in other venues (or just not selling and continuing my avocation just for the heck of it...LOL)
Best,
JohnJÂ
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