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<DIV>Hi Marcia,</DIV>
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<DIV>I love the look of your web site. Nice work.</DIV>
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<DIV>Your comments on carving shows and even some art shows are correct. I found
for my product, of hand carved home furnishings, the Home Improvement Shows
worked best and got the prices that I needed.</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Joe Dillett<BR>The Carving Shop<BR>645 E. LaSalle St. Suite
3<BR>Somonauk, IL. 60552</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 16, 2008 9:57 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Woodcarver] sites</DIV>
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<P></P>Hey, John,<BR><BR>Nice to hear from you :) Good question and
conversation starter!!<BR><BR>I used to do lots of shows. I really
enjoyed the people contact and they are a great way to get your name out
there. The down side is that here in Maine at least, where we have a
huge tourist trade, people tend to look at us as, let us say "unworldly", and
think they can get good bargains from us "hicks". LOL I love the
people contact at shows, but the flea market mentality is sometimes hard to
take. For years I resisted galleries, not wanting to pay the 50%
commissions. BUT, since working with galleries, my prices have at least
tripled. Add to that the fact that some of the more upscale shows cost
$300 to $400, or even more, plus transportation, motels or camping expenses,
food.....well, you get the idea. For me, staying home and carving and
driving the 2 miles to the Post Office to get work to the galleries has worked
out much better. I still do between 3 and 5 demonstrations a year to
keep my name out there and to remind people that I'm here.<BR><BR>My web page
has gotten me some great commissions and several return customers. I
wouldn't want to have to rely on it for food money, but it sure helps.
The commissions I've gotten through it have been GREAT! By the way, I
recently completely redesigned my web page. It is now at <A
href="http://whittlinsnwood.com/"
eudora="autourl">http://whittlinsnwood.com<BR><BR></A>I have not had any luck
at all with online galleries/sites. I've been thinking about Etsy,
though. The fees there are so reasonable that with the right key words
or categories it may be worth a try. Unlike ebay, there is a good range
of prices, so who knows??!<BR><BR>Hope this helps! Good luck!!<BR>Marcia
(aka Mush)<BR><BR><X-SIGSEP>
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