Wedding Invitation Kit - printable |
Starting out with greeting cards Eleanor has branched out into new products including calendars with a special focus on wedding invitations and sets. She also figured out a way to make the text editable on her templates, which gives customers more ability to customize e.m.papers printables. What an ingenious idea!
Christmas Cards - printable |
Eleanor says her most memorable accomplishment was creating her "Garden Party" wedding set, based on her very own wedding invitations. This item became her best seller, and in a very real sense allowed her to quit her day job! When asked what the biggest obstacle in growing her business was, and how to overcome it, Eleanor replied: "having enough time to do everything, run the business, manage my online stores, do production work and take on custom orders all while coming up with new designs. At the moment I am just starting to hire help, especially with production."
As someone who's been in this business for quite some time Eleanor kindly shared a couple tips for people just starting out: 1. get your products out there and get started, rather than wait for everything to be perfect. 2. be aware that running your own small business is at least 50% marketing, so be ready to spend a lot of time getting the word out about your products!
Wedding invitation - printable |
Der Bestseller in ihrem Shop ist das "Garden Party" Hochzeits-Set, welches auf den Einladungen ihrer eigenen Hochzeit basiert. Der Abverkauf lief so gut, dass sie davon leben und ihre Tätigkeit in einem Großunternehmen "an den Nagel hängen" konnte. Als ich sie fragte was sie als größte Herausforderung ihrer Arbeit empfindet, sagte sie: "zeitlich alles unter einen Hut zu bringen - Administration, die täglichen Internetgeschäfte, Kundensonderanfertigungen, Produktion und nicht zuletzt das Entwerfen neuer Produktlinien." Vor kurzem hat sie eine Hilfskraft eingestellt, die für die Produktion mitverantwortlich ist. Zu guter Letzt wollte ich von Eleanor wissen welchen Rat sie für Neulinge hat, die gerade dabei sind ein Kleinunternehmen zu gründen: Einfach loslegen! Nicht erst warten bis alles perfekt ist. Und jeder sollte sich bewußt machen, dass man (frau) mindestens die Hälfte der Zeit mit Vermarktung seiner Produkte verbringt!
Eleanor's website/Webseite
Eleanor's Etsy Shop und Etsy Shop Deutsch
Thanks for your time, Eleanor! Vielen Dank für das Interview, Eleanor!
The cards are fun! Supporting artist is the best! Love this, Duni. Thanks for sharing, going to check out the shop.
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I enjoyed reading about Eleanor's business and her tips. The artwork is very nice, I can see why it is popular.
ReplyDeleteHer designs are so fun! I love that everything can be customized too!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this very much and appreciate Eleanor's tips. It's good to know that people really can quit their day jobs and be successful on Etsy.
ReplyDeleteI love the designs of the cards Duni. They look so clean, simple yet very elegant.
ReplyDeleteI love the designs of the cards Duni. They look so clean, simple yet very elegant.
ReplyDeleteIt sure looks like she has some really nice cards. What a good job she does. Thanks for telling us about the cards. We sure will check it out. Have yourself a great day.
ReplyDeletealways nice to read a success story. Her designs are great and I can see why they are so popular.
ReplyDeleteThe customizable printables are an awesome idea! Her designs are so simple and classic.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had more time to do card making! I guess that's why there are people who do it for you on Etsy. So glad that every person has their perfect niche :-
ReplyDeleteEleanor does lovely work!
ReplyDeleteHer work is beautiful! Her tips are helpful too! Thanks for introducing her to us!
ReplyDeleteGanz tolle Karten!!!
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Hallo Duni,
ReplyDeletesuperschöne Karten! Ich werde gleich mal stöbern gehen.
Aber auch Deine Hose aus dem süßen Blümchenstoff finde ich wunderschön. Leider wirkt das schöne Teil in meiner Größe sicher nicht mehr ganz so zart :o) und meine Tochter trägt lieber Sporthosen....
Ich schicke Dir ganz ♥liche Grüße, Iris
Wow, what a cool artist! That's an inspirational story too- to think of being so successful that you need to hire help! Eep...guess I need to put in more in marketing to get to my 50%!!!
ReplyDeleteThose are adorable and unique!! I wish her the best of luck in her business, although I can see she is going to go far!!
ReplyDeleteWhat an inspiring success story!
ReplyDeleteWhat are you talking about? Your photos are gorgeous--you make me want to fly over and visit!
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for sharing a bit of Eleanor's journey; it was very helpful.
(And I cracked up at your comment that cats own us:)