Hi, everyone! Welcome to the Artists & Makers group in the Square Community! Whether you're selling your work or selling items made by others, this is the group...
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I need to get a business loan with my idea I believe that it is a moneymaker I also have music that I believe I would like to sing and record so yes I would love to make this work for us
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Hi! My name is Nancy. I own a business that focuses on handmade artisan jewelry and diversifying into sun catchers. My husband works the ironworks side (that's the plan). Our business name is Knucklehead Jewelry and Ironworks. What have pieces of advise do you have for 1st year businesses to help make sure they're around for the long run? Also, this is a side hustle and we have 2 young kids so life plays a huge part in not being able to do the things we want to do.
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Just as the title says, I wanted to start a thread where we can post our Square Website links for others to ogle (and maybe get some additional layout ideas) and then share compliments and maybe even constructive feedback to help boost our fellow crafters! I'll go first- https://www.reneesgreetings.com (opens in a new page so you can easily come back here to give your input!) UPDATE 1/29: I love the participation and seeing so many different layouts and sellers items! Impressive and exciting! I hope that you all found this fun as well as inspiring ideas for your sites!
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Let's share what our booth set up looks like when selling our products. Whether you are at a farmer's market, fair, festival, or trade show -- we want to see your set up!
I'd love to get some visual inspiration for how others are making things attractive to draw in new foot traffic and customers. Do you have a lot of shelving and display stands? What should we keep in mind with booth design so it is easy to set up and take down?
Can't wait to see your pics 📸 and get some tips!
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AlumniArtists and Makers05-08-202407:30 AM
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I never really liked the old adage "...work smarter, not harder" LOL! For some reason, it always rang a bit cheap to me and sounded cliché. But I recently made a small change in my production process (shared below) that seems to really be helping with production time and improving quality, so I thought I'd share and also ask all of the other Makers in this community if they have a small but mighty tip you'd consider sharing, that you'd consider "working smarter"... ____________________________________________________________ Calling all Artists/Makers in the group....please share some tips or tricks you've developed in your production process that may help others to think about what small changes they could make to work smarter, and increase their productivity or even decrease their costs. ____________________________________________________________ My personal "working smarter" tip: I work in stained glass and solder, and I have always used the standard soldering iron tip that was included with my basic iron (3/16" wide). It always worked well for me, but I did know that other artists who work on large scale projects will use very large irons and tips to increase working temp, etc. So last week I was needing to replace my solder iron tip and decided to upgrade to a slightly larger tip (1/4"), thinking it might help me to get a smoother bead of solder on my work. (Note: not my project pic, just for reference.) WELL...not only did I get a smoother bead of solder, but the time spent on each of my items was slightly reduced (more even heat distribution). Not a lot but over the course of a full day of soldering, it seemed like I was so much more productive. I don't think I'd go back to a smaller iron tip unless I change the size of my core products. I'd love to hear from other Square Sellers in this Community if they have more "Working Smarter" artist tips...
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Square ChampionArtists and Makers09-12-202401:25 PM
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