February 2021 Handmade Seller Magazine 65 | Page 6

MONTHLY QUESTION
featured answers
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— FEBRUARY 2021
QUESTION OF THE MONTH

“ WHAT WAS THE TURNING POINT IN YOUR BUSINESS ?”

Here are the answers we received ...

“ The turning point of my business was when I stopped worrying if I was going to upset people . It ’ s important that you know you cannot make everyone happy .”
ODDSHOPE Jessica @ oddshope
“ The turning point in my business came a few months ago when I started sharing my brand ’ s purpose at in-person markets and have since then gained amazing loyal customers and increased sales by 3,000 %!”
@ RubyHeartCrafts
“ When I realized that since it ’ s my Etsy shop , I can add whatever I ’ d like ! Unlike local shops that only accept certain items , I have the freedom to list whatever my heart desires !”
RUBY HEART CRAFTS Karen @ rubyheartcrafts
“ When I opened my own small shop I had the biggest learning curve in my life . It also gave me faith in my own work .”
LAPWING DESIGNS Natalie @ lapwingdesigns
“ The turning point was seeing the urgency in delivering to my target market , perfectly or not , full of limitations or not , even in my personal fears and ordeals I still needed to dish out something significant .”
MAYÓ Omasan @ mayo . mag
“ I love making IGTVs for my Instagram followers and a PR company got in touch and asked if I ’ d make some gift wrapping videos for their client ’ s website : a house building company ! They paid well !”
GIFT FRIPPERY Amanda @ giftfrippery
PROJECT MOMENT DESIGNS jessica @ projectmomentdesigns
“ I recently ( 2019 ) was chosen as the featured artist for the Celebrity Gifting Suites at two amazing shows : Teen Choice Awards and New York ’ s Comic Con . I painted the designs and created the invitations .”
@ projectmomentdesigns
MIKA HARMONY ART Mika @ mikaharmony
@ mikaharmony
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