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Posted in art, beads, business, creative process, lampworking, musings, sales, work, writing on Jan 30th, 2010
People who work at home know that one of the biggest challenges comes from people who cannot understand that the teleworker cannot drop anything at a moment’s notice and visit a friend or relative. Because housework does have a certain degree of flexibility (though the idea that it is somehow not “real work” is wrongheaded [...]
So I was extremely excited to have made my first sale on 1000Markets, and needed to log in to my Amazon seller’s account. I blithely logged on using the email account I have used for years, only to be told that that email and password weren’t recognized. Humm, I thought, so I entered my email [...]
Some while ago, I posted about learning to pull rainbow cane. When I was at work, I had given a piece of the cane to the Dean’s secretary; she has a small glass collection, and she had thought the cane was lovely. Apparently one of my other colleagues was in, and he noticed the cane, [...]
Posted in beads, business, creative process, creativity, lampwork, procrastination on Aug 11th, 2008
Over on The Glass Haven and other lampworking boards there’s been some desultory discussion about custom orders. The basic positions seem to be: * Custom orders pay the bills but are not exciting, and can inhibit creativity because they have made what was fun just more work. * Custom orders are good ways to keep [...]
Posted in beads, business, lampworking on Jul 30th, 2008
There are a lot of people selling “artist-made” lampwork beads out there, and the sheer variety can be extremely confusing for the consumer. In particular, the range of prices can generate consumer questions. Why can one seller list twelve handmade beads for $4.50 … total … whereas other sellers list five small beads for $25? [...]
Posted in Ulljasbeads, business, etsy, lampwork, musings on Jul 5th, 2008
My friend, business partner, and Glass Haven owner Julia Benson-Slaughter asked this question at her blog, Art of the Firebird. It’s a valid question. For a site as large and as old as Etsy is, it has some troubling aspects. These fall into several areas: a certain lack of respect for sellers and buyers, an [...]