I had to work over the weekend so it was last night before I was able to start getting everything ready to go on sale.
First off, I had to photograph everything, which was a bit of a chore for someone who hasn't really got an artistic bone in their body. I eventually found the right combination of background, camera setting and lighting and the results can be viewed here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23507767@N06/. Any feedback would be welcome, although I know that I will probably have to redo the first few.
I think we have pretty much decided on prices for each item. Thankfully Alison has also volunteered to write a little about them, which I was dreading.
I think it would be useful to catalogue everything so that is something that can be added to my list of things to do.
We have decided to go with a dedicated website, which I think is the best way forward. I can't really believe how easy it is to set up an e-commerce website. £75 covers purchasing the domain name and 2 years worth of hosting while we are charged a percentage of each transaction by the company that designed the software, www.shopcreator.com. Fair enough, the front end won't rival that of Debenhams but it will more than suffice for now.
I hope to write copy for the website over the next few days and Alison is going to work on a logo.
I am not going to reveal the name just yet as we want to make sure we are happy with it but I think it is quite appropriate.
Finally, I went into the post office today and bought a few bits and pieces for postage. I meant to start weighing everything tonight but worked on the website instead. Everything should be fairly straight forward other than the Giraffes- they are going to be a nightmare to send.
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