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Friday, February 27, 2009

Here's How You Can Create Your Own Mini Site ASAP

Hey Guys,

I have a quick question for you.

Have you been putting off creating a mini site,
because you don't consider yourself a "techie"?

If you have, then I've got some exciting news for you
which will allow you to finally have a mini site of
your own, without all the confusing trial and error
that usually comes with creating one.

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SIDENOTE: If you're in a hurry, go ahead and
check out this URL to see what I'm talking about
in this email:

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You can have all the skills under your belt that you need in this ebook to make a constant $1,574 a week, or even more, you can sell more from the comfort of your own home through a website or ebay !

Or you can just add to your hobby list with the added bonus of being able to make Birthday and Christmas presents !

If you decide to purchase, I really wish you the best of luck with this amazing skill that has seen me through all these years..

Get it HERE

All the best,
Cornelius




Monday, February 23, 2009

The Best Moment Of Oscar 2009~Angelina Jolie & Jennifer Aniston



While Slumdog Millionaire piled up the Oscars Sunday night, Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston defied expectations and piled on the smiles – as their dual appearance at Hollywood's night of nights was as smooth as the silk gowns that filled the Kodak Theatre.

Jolie, of course, attended with her partner and fellow nominee, Brad Pitt, while his ex-wife, Aniston, was accompanied by her boyfriend, John Mayer.

Pitt and Jolie told PEOPLE that their six kids were home "throwing spaghetti against the wall," while the two of them were enjoying a date night.

For their part, Mayer chatted with fellow audience member Queen Latifah, while Aniston schmoozed with Diane Lane, who was accompanying her husband, Milk Supporting Actor nominee Josh Brolin.

When it came to the seating arrangements in the Kodak, Mayer and Aniston were not far from Pitt and Jolie – just about 12 seats away.

For weeks leading up to the Oscars, it was rumored that Aniston would be a presenter at the show, though no official confirmation was released by the Academy. In the end, the Marley & Me star, along with Jack Black, presented the Animation awards.

Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer Photo by: Chris Carlson / APAngelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston Share Oscar Spotlight| Oscars 2009, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, John Mayer
During Aniston's time onstage, cameras panned to Jolie as she laughed while Aniston and Black joked together as they playfully announced the nominees and winners in several categories.

Later, both Aniston and Mayer clapped while Nicole Kidman introduced Jolie as one of the Best Actress nominees and while Pitt was announced as one of the Best Actor nominees.

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Friday, February 20, 2009

Commissions vs Ready Mades Craft

taken from CraftBoom!

Written by Lisa Lam
Lisa is a generally content (who said generally - don't get her started!) 30 something living in London, who amongst other things sells everything you might need to make unique and lovely handmade handbags at home from her online store U-handbag. She also blogs at U-handblog!

“Do you only sell things that are already made and finished or do you also sell to order? I sell on ebay etsy and my website and sell what I have made but I wonder if people are looking for something that I haven’t had time to re-stock and if I have then lost a customer because the item wasn’t there? Hhmmm now there’s a long question!!”

Good question! How do you decide what percentage of your craft items should be ready made, and what percentage should be commissions? In this post I’ll look at some factors that should help you to decide whether you should go down the commissions route or the ready made route, or both!

Ready Mades

Advantages of Ready Made:

* Once you get into the swing of the production process for your craft item you can make your items in a shorter amount of time, and you can become expert in the various making processes. For example, in bag making you can cut all of the fabric pieces (bleuurghhh! not my favourite part) on one day, sew the bags the next day, and add any finishing touches the day after that. The faster you can make your craft items the faster you can make more, and the less you will need to charge for your time.

* It much easier to plan for ready mades. You know what materials you will need for your craft items so you can buy in bulk and save money, you will also have a better idea as to how long it will take to produce your craft items.

* You have total freedom to make your items out of whatever materials you choose. For instance, if you happen upon a bargain box of yummy vintage buttons (I’ll be a bit jealous) you can use them as lovely trims, or make cute jewelry etc. and you’ll have saved some money in the process. You are not restricted in the same way as a commission in that you can make what you want out of whatever you want.

* You’ll have inventory to sell at markets, or on your site. In my experience, most customers are not looking to spend much time or effort in making a decision on what to buy. If there is something that is available now, pretty, and reasonably priced there is a good chance that it will sell much faster than a commission.

Disadvantages of Ready Mades:

* You need to be pretty savvy when it comes to deciding what to make. You should do regular research to get a feel of what is hot in the craft world. I always, always say make what you love, with love, and in your own style, but be aware of what your competition is doing. This way you can offer something different, something cheaper, something more exclusive, you can make more/make fewer of an item, etc. etc etc. By doing this you’ll avoid making lots of inventory that will hang around glaring at from your store cupboards (yep, we’ve all been there!).

* We’re all creative souls (you and I) and more likely than not we don’t like having to make the same thing again and again….yawn (even if it sells like hot cakes!)

* Ready mades can be time consuming in their way own too. Even though it take less time to produce ready mades; you are making more of them and this eats time (time that could be spent on commission work).

Commissions

Advantages of Commissions:

* You get to work closely with your customer and you will be able to tailor your craft item to their needs, this way you are making the VERY thing that your customer is looking for.

* You can arrange for a deposit to be paid in advance which can help toward the cost of materials.

* Because you get to work more closely with the customer you get a chance to form a nice relationship which will hopefully result in further commissions from word of mouth recommendation.

* Commission work can be more flamboyant and intricate, and hopefully more fun to make. These one-off designs will also be a better show-case for your skills. Therefore it’s a good idea to take a few good shots (with your customer’s permission) of these commission items to put on your website/portfolio to show other customers just what you can do!

* Depending on your customers needs, the craft item can be made from more exclusive materials, which again can be more fun to use and will result in a more exclusive craft item that would look great on your website/portfolio.

Disadvantages of Commissions:

* Because commissions are sometimes more complex designs, or they may use materials you are unfamiliar with, or techniques you haven’t used before they can be more time consuming to produce. This can be difficult if you are charging for time, (or time is in short supply…err…what the heck am I talking about? Time is always in short supply?!!??).

* Because commissions are often more time consuming, you may prefer not to charge for time (unless you are pretty well known). This means that you may make less from some commission items.


Conclusion:

So which is better; Commissions or Ready Mades? Personally, I think that both of them are important to your craft business. Commissions are great for making super duper fancy craft pieces, these pieces should be recorded and put on your site or portfolio. Commissions are a great way to go to town, and show others the full extent of your talents. Despite the fact that commissions are time hungry (and you may make less from commissions) they are often a good source of further work. I have made the all of purses for bridesmaids for quite a few weddings (which is REALLY stressful, but great for business because if your yummy purse is seen at a wedding by another slightly jealous lady…yep, you guessed it, more work for you!).

Ready Mades can be more your bread and butter items. If you don’t have inventory to sell then you don’t have a craft business (unless you are fortunate enough to be able to rely solely on a steady stream of commissions…which lets face it most of us aren’t). Ready Mades are more economical to produce in terms of time and cost of materials. Therefore, you can sell them for less, which means they will attract more customers. That said, you have to be a bit smart about what to make by spending some time in researching the craft world, don’t just go off and produce loads of a craft item just because you love it…

Read more at CraftBoom!

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You can have all the skills under your belt that you need in this ebook to make a constant $1,574 a week, or even more, you can sell more from the comfort of your own home through a website or ebay !

Or you can just add to your hobby list with the added bonus of being able to make Birthday and Christmas presents !

If you decide to purchase, I really wish you the best of luck with this amazing skill that has seen me through all these years..

Get it HERE

All the best,
Cornelius



How to do a wire sculpted mouse?



Enjoy the above video? I am yet to make my first animal sculpture. All these while I've been bending wirenames specifically keychains, jewelery, table decorations, wire tree, handphone dangles, wirename pin,earings but never animal sculpture.

I think that I will start learning animal sculpture(thanks to this youtube video) and from here I will learn how to bend a piano, guitar, drum, bass, or anything that comes to mind:-)

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Or you can just add to your hobby list with the added bonus of being able to make Birthday and Christmas presents !

If you decide to purchase, I really wish you the best of luck with this amazing skill that has seen me through all these years..

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All the best,
Cornelius



Wednesday, February 11, 2009

How To Upload Your Crafts Photos In Ebay

Use a Good Photo or No Photo!

Yes, it’s that serious. YOU GOTTA HAVE A GOOD PICTURE OR PEOPLE CAN’T SEE ALL THE DETAILS AND THEY WON’T BUY. Good photos sell jewelry and bad photos just take up space.

In the past, putting photos on Ebay was not as easy as now. The photo had to be put on a server and then transferred onto Ebay. Sometimes my photos would go into the wrong listing and it was impossible to match the right photo with the listing. Now photos can be uploaded right from your computer into your Ebay listing. It’s quick and easy.

I suggest working with a digital camera. You don’t need a very expensive camera—the cheaper cameras are actually better since they have automatic settings that make all the adjustments for you. You just point and shoot. BUT the camera you choose must have a macro lens for those good close-up pictures. Ebay also sizes all photos for you now. This eliminates listings that take forever to pull up. A listing that takes longer than about 5 seconds longer to load will never work on Ebay. And always take low-resolution photos for use on the Internet.

A successful Ebayer always has clear and accurate photos. The photos don’t have to be works of art but just clear and with true colors. We never had anyone return an item because it wasn’t what they wanted. Although there has been a lot of discussion about scanning jewelry, I was never able to scan jewelry--especially three-dimensional jewelry--with any luck.
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You can have all the skills under your belt that you need in this ebook to make a constant $1,574 a week, or even more, you can sell more from the comfort of your own home through a website or ebay !

Or you can just add to your hobby list with the added bonus of being able to make Birthday and Christmas presents !

If you decide to purchase, I really wish you the best of luck with this amazing skill that has seen me through all these years..

Get it HERE

All the best,
Cornelius



Saturday, February 7, 2009

What Would You Do If You Received BULK ORDER for your handcrafts?

Craft business is exciting and challenging at the same time. As a businessman, I enter this craft business to make reasonable profits that will supplement my income. However, I found that, as a wirename artist, I also want to share this crafts with people even without considering the cost Or to sell it at the cost price.

Setting a price for my wirename keychain is one of the hardest things to do in this craft business. I certainly find this difficult when people order my key chains in a bulk.Never before in my life as a wirename artist, someone ordered 500+ keychain. I am thankful but at the same time I am challenged as I am the sole wirename crafters in my 'small home-based company':-)I, me and myself.Looks like I really need to train someone to Bend the Wire Name Keychain.

You know what, I think I will get my ebook done a.s.a.p where I will write down about wirename, about how to start a home based craft business offline and online, about how to look for good supplier, tools and equipment (this wirename business doesn't need expensive tools), tutorials on how to bend the letters and the insiders tips for beginners. Wow, lot's of things to be done. But I think that I want to write it in Bahasa Malaysia. So that I can use it to train people and who knows that I will use it to teach a wirename class. Charged them some fees and provide the tools that they can bring. And this will lead me to become a supplier? hmm...I think that I am not interested to become a craft supplier for wirename arts.

Thank God, I found http://beading.com.my..they are selling most of the things needed wirename craft business like wires (they have gold filled wires, sterling silver, craft wires, pliers, beads (sometimes I used beads to beautify my wirename), and now they are offering 10% discounts for the 3 main pliers that I used to bend my wirename. I bought the same round nose pliers from a shop in Kota Kinabalu and I paid RM40 just for one tool. If you get this pliers set from them, you only pay RM50 for the round nose plier, flat nose plier and wire cutter.


3 Most Essential Professional Stainless Steel Pliers Set (Pkg A) RM50.00
Save: 17% off.



What will you do if some ordered your handcrafts in a bulk?

Recently, I received 500 hundreds over orders for my wirename keychain. Yeah, you guess it rightly..Valentine's day is coming and people are looking for some unique and cheap personalized gifts. Wah..it's a special session for couples. As for me, I am one that thinks that this Valentine's day is just like other day. Nothing special:-).Sorry:-) But I really think as such.

For me, 'valentine's day' is a daily thing. We MUST do it on a daily basis.We don't wait for 14th February to say 'I LOVE YOU'.What about the rest of the 364days? Don't we all want to express The CONTENTS hearts to our loved ones?

Recently, I read the bible about LOVE. The bible is full of LOVE.Love is a way of Life. I try to bend my wirename with God's love in my heart. Put so much passion into it because each wirename keychain is special just like the person receiving it. None of my wirename are the same, though it looks similar but each wirename has it's own uniqeness. It depends on the emotions and the expressions of my heart.

Wow. Lot's of things to learn. I am a creative person. I play the guitar,bass, piano, drums and bass, and I sing,and recently I picked up wirenames. This craft helps me to express myself in a unique way and because there are only a few who 'bend names' in Kota Kinabalu, I managed to make some money to supplement my income. Little by little, I am getting things in order..learning to maximize profits and minimizing my cost. Learning many ways(paid or free) to promote my wirename. I found that online marketing is more effective and I can reach more people from all over the world. Next, I need to learn about how to package and send to everyone worldwide.

till then, I need to continue doing my wirenam,targeting to bend 100 names per day before valentine's day.

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You can have all the skills under your belt that you need in this ebook to make a constant $1,574 a week, or even more, you can sell more from the comfort of your own home through a website or ebay !

Or you can just add to your hobby list with the added bonus of being able to make Birthday and Christmas presents !

If you decide to purchase, I really wish you the best of luck with this amazing skill that has seen me through all these years..

Get it HERE

All the best,
Cornelius



Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Pakej Video YouTube-Dapatkan sekarang!


Apa kaitan niche wirename dengan pakej youtube yang dicipta oleh Puan Lisa Hilmi? Banyak kaitannya, setiap produk yang ada di pasaran tidak akan terjual sekiranya tiada promosi.

ok. Let me eplain:-)

Selepas anda sudah mencipta blog anda, minisite anda, autoresponder anda, sistem affiliate anda.DAN SEBAGAINYA.semua ini hanya dilakukan sekali sekala namun promosi adalah sesuatu yang anda lakukan setiap hari. Ini adalah satu kemestian! Promosi.

Baru-baru saya ingin belajar bagaimana cara terbaik untuk memasarkan seni dawai nama saya. Beberapa minggu yang lalu,Saya mencuba satu cara yang agak rumit dan melibatkan kemahiran teknikal yang agak 'memeningkan kepala' iaitu pemasaran video. Apa yang saya lakukan adalah, saya meminta adik saya redulin untuk mengambil video saya sedang membuat 'kraf seni dawai nama saya', selepas itu saya 'uploadkan' di youtube. Saya menggunakan software 'windows movie maker' dan saya menggunakan software ini untuk meletak link www.wirename-craft.blogspot.com dan saya poskan di youtube. Tidak lama selepas itu, saya mendapat banyak orang yang view video saya itu dan saya pasti dengan video itu saya telah berjaya menarik trafik dari youtube ke blog ini:-).

namun dalam proses saya mengedit video saya itu, saya menghabiskan banyak masa dan kualiti video saya buat masa tu juga agak 'low' dan ini menyebabkan kurang juga viewer. Tidak lama selepas ITU saya terjumpa satu video di youtube mengenai produk 'clickbank' mengenai ebook 'How to start your own craft business '. Dia menggunakan youtube untuk mempromosikan produk nya...

Selepas itu, saya mencari-cari satu produk keluaran tempatan yang mengajar bagaimana hendak menjana keuntungan menerusi video youtube.. dalam fikiran saya, saya mau menggunakannya untuk mempromosikan ebook saya nanti iaitu 'panduan kraf seni dawai-langkah demi langkah'..namun selepas membaca sales letter puan lisa hilmi, saya tertarik dengan benefits yang saya boleh dapat melalui teknik pemasaran youtube beli...walaupun beliau menggunakan clickbank dan commissionjunction sebagai platform beliau, namun teknik yang beliau ajarkan boleh juga digunakan untuk memasarkan produk lain..sebagai contoh produk kraftangan anda:-) hey..tidak mustahil...Saya cuma 'thinking out of the box'.

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Monday, February 2, 2009

The 7 secrets of seling handcrafts like hot cakes!

Secret # 1-UPS
The marketing gurus call it a unique positioning statement (UPS) or unique
sales position. In simple language, it's your slogan. In just a few words, your UPS needs to tell a customer why your jewelry is the best. For example:

• Jewelry with flash…for not too much cash
• I don't sell jewelry to strangers, I create art for friends
• Nothing is more personal than jewelry with your name on it

Secret #2LOW PRICE IS A PLUS
One of the chief complaints many people have about jewelry is the cost. So why
not position your wire name-jewelry as the best value – a.k.a. CHEAPEST.
Warning: Be sure to say, "my prices are the cheapest"…not that "my jewelry is
cheap." The first is a positive statement about what you charge. The second is a
negative statement about the quality of your work and materials.

SECRET #3 - CARVE YOUR NICHE AND SPECIALIZE
You can't be all things to all people. With over eight million people selling jewelry online and another ten million selling off- line, you can't possibly compete with all of them. So why compete when you can sell a heck of a lot more jewelry by being an expert in jewelry making and positioning yourself as the "specialist" in
• Wire bending
• Name-jewelry
• Personalized Jewelry
• Initial Jewelry

SECRET #4- THE TOP 10 (PERCENT)
Cater to your top customers. If you have a list of 500 customers who purchase
your jewelry, extend a special offer to your 50 top buyers (the Top 10%) -the
ones that spent the most money with you in the past. It can be a discount, a free
item, or a special service…anything that makes them feel special.Be sure to tell your Top 10-ers that you appreciate their business and are pleased to have them
as part of your "preferred customers" list.

Success key: Make sure the price of your jewelry is worth all the trouble.
Don't offer your Top 10% your low end items; hit them with yours

SECRET #5- THE CUSTOMER ISN'T ALWAYS RIGHT…FOR YOU
One of the pleasures or working for yourself is that you don't have to "suffer
fools." If you have a few customers who are too demanding or difficult and who
can raise your blood pressure 20 points just by approaching your booth, feel free
to decline their business…gracefully. Simply say that you have too many other projects or that you're trying to phase out whatever it is that they want.(If
necessary, you can be a bit more direct to drive the point home.)

Instead of letting a negative buyer suck the energy and creativity right out of you,
get rid of them and put your skills to work on a more gratifying project for a more
appreciative customer.

SECRET #6 - BARTER IS BETTER
Once upon a time, before there were Washingtons, Lincolns, and Benjamins in
our wallets, everyone bartered for everything. Today, however, very few people
use this method to pay for services, otherwise paid for with cash, so the "field" is
wide open for you. A custom piece of name-jewelry with your vendor's daughter's name on it is a perfect barter item. And you don't need to limit your bartering to business-related items. You can barter for another craftsperson's product, too.

Here are just a few things you can receive in exchange for your jewelry:
• Jewelry-making supplies (wire, gemstones, clasps)
• Office supplies
• Advertising in your local penny saver
• Online advertising

SECRET #7- PICK YOURSELF UP AND DUST YOURSELF OFF
Failure may not be fun, but it's inevitable from time to time, and -- believe it or not-- failure is good for you. You may fail at selling, fail at making jewelry, or fail at making your business thrive. It's what you do AFTER you fail that counts. That's why you pick yourself up, dust yourself off, examine what went wrong, and then get right back up and go for it again and again (and again!) until the door marked "Your Success" swings wide open.

Words to live by: Failure is a great teacher, with lessons that can't be
taught by another. The most important lesson of all: Never give up.

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Or you can just add to your hobby list with the added bonus of being able to make Birthday and Christmas presents !

If you decide to purchase, I really wish you the best of luck with this amazing skill that has seen me through all these years..

Get it HERE

All the best,
Cornelius



 

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