Along the way I discovered that there isn't really a magically simple way of selling direct to your friends on Facebook, despite what plug-in pluggers Ecwid would have you believe (you end up having to create your stock list all over again, as far as I can work out). And there are far too many confusions associated with Google Wallet and Google Checkout for my liking. Google likes to change things up every now and again and tweak the tools it provides people, which here has resulted in an imperfectly integrated mash-up of the two mechanisms it offers online merchants for selling directly from their websites.
I'm beginning to see why portal sites such as Amazon Marketplace and Etsy are so attractive. You lose out because of the cut the site takes from your proceeds, but you also end up being able to get on with the all-important process of sourcing, packaging and designing your products in the first place - presumably what you got into your chosen business for in the first place.
Since I've spent a while creating stockists, seller accounts and items that people might conceivably want to buy from me - and since no matter what I do, the 'dummy' site I created in Wordpress to host my pseudo shop just won't accept my Google Buy Now buttons whichever mechanism I choose to generate the relevant code, I'm now tentatively opening shop here on my personal blog.
Should you want to indulge in some handmade socks, hats, scarves or toys for your very youngest, I'll be making them on a 'make to order' basis. But if you are happy to bear with me, I'll make you something unique for a decent price.
Email me at rosiehattersley@gmail.com to discuss what you'd like me to make - or press the Buy Now button to buy baby socks if you dare.
Thanks for your interest,
Rosie
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