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small business saturday sale!

Erin aka "eef" — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:40:20 +0000

Use code HAPPYHOLIDAYS2011 for 25% off!

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Erin aka "eef" — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:54:47 +0000

Hey guys! I re-listed some items in my Etsy. If you want something, now is the time to grab it because I’m down to the last few prints and very few of the other items. Once these are gone I probably won’t be getting more, so grab them while you can!

Use coupon code HAPPYHOLIDAYS2011 to get 25% off!

design work – etsy shops (part two)

Erin aka "eef" — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:32:22 +0000

Here’s a nice big image dump of more Etsy shop designs. I feel like it’s kind of weird to do pre-made because I’m more used to doing custom work, but the feedback I’ve gotten so far has been positive. My goal is to get these up this weekend (or by Monday) for sale on Etsy and then I guess I’ll see if my pre-made designs sell.

Something that really bothered me while doing pricing research is that some people are selling designs for SO CHEAP. I can knock out a design fairy quickly (since I’m not matching someone’s specifications and going back and forth with samples), but just getting it prepped for Etsy takes time, creating the listing, etc. These people must be making pennies after Etsy and Paypal fees, and they certainly aren’t paying themselves for their time. Granted, most of the cheap designs are the ones that don’t look so great… but how do I compete with someone who makes banners for $2? I mean, my rates for custom work are pretty darn cheap, but even for pre-made I can’t go THAT low.

Frustrating.

Don’t even get me started on the people who are doing custom work and logo design for pennies. It’s ridiculous.

So, please pretend for a minute that you want a shop banner and avatar, and you don’t have a lot of money so you’re going to go the pre-made route. What would you be willing to spend?

Which design is your favorite? How much $$ would you pay for it?

design work – etsy shops (part one)

Erin aka "eef" — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:30:48 +0000

Okay, you know how I said I was behind on Daily Animal Doodles because I was busy? Wait… did I say that? Well, anyhow, I’ve been working on some pre-made Etsy shop kits. And yes, I know a lot of people do these, but I took a look and a lot of them are really terrible, or they all look the same. I’m trying for some variety. Also, since I am working on my own webdesign/maintenance/etc. company, it won’t hurt to do some additional design work!

Now, they are shrunk a bit via Flickr, but you can either click them to go to the Flickr page and see larger, or you can just imagine them full-sized in an Etsy shop. =]

I would really love it if you would critique these for me! Here are the first 5:

So, what do you think? If you were looking for an Etsy banner/avatar would any of these interest you? Why or why not?

If you’re impatient to critique the others, you can do so on my Flickr account.