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Meet Shannon Saylor, the straightforward, crafty person that seems to always have an ace upon her sleeves.: "if you don't find it here, I've probably got a way to get it. "
What do you create/sell?
I sell pearls, handcrafted jewelry and vintage jewelry, material, glass and pottery, plates (collectible), knitted items
When and why did you decide to start your business?
I started last year w/ etsy and ebay around August. I have had 36 sales thus far and just started into the pearl business.
I started mainly into it because I bought from several girls the handcrafted jewelry, and I got to looking at them. The more I looked at them, the more I thought that I could do that. It just became me.The same with knitting and being a supplier.
What are your future plans?
I have to plan for tough times. I am not one to say no, but I plan for the worst so that there are no surprises. I would love to be a major supplier, and jewelry maker, but I'm also a realist. I know that there aren't as many buyers as there were when I first got into the business.
3 words for anybody new in this business
courage, patience, ambition
What keeps you motivated?
if you knew me, you would say it's my coffee... LOL!! But actually, it's my internal drive for success that prevents me from failing. I refuse the word no, and keep trucking at what I'm doing. I am savvy online, spend it as my day job at home. I bead at night when watching television, or knit. I'm always asking my husbands opinion and have a few friends online that I go to when need a woman's opinion.
Inspiration is not sold at the market. Who is your muse and where do you find it?
When it comes to beads, they tell me what they want to be and how to design them when I sit at them. When it comes to knitting, i decide what goes best with what color that I want to create. Oh yes, I crochet too.
How do you promote your business?
I promote on my blogs on myspace and blogger, and I promote on facebook as well. I promote on ning, and indiepublic, and twitter. I also promote w/ my e-mails, word of mouth, chat, messages, wearing my items, business cards, flyers, and soon to be (hopefully) newspaper article.
Are you content with your business?
For it to be 8 months old, I would have to say yes. I am quite pleased. I didn't get much of sales for the first two months. But I'm now selling weekly. I sent out 8 orders just last week.
Who are some of your favorite indie designers/artists?
NyBlaque, Jennifer Desjardins, Blossoming Tree Bodycare, and RockNWow
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