Sometimes you grow your business by being at the right place at the right time.
I didn’t post last week because I’ve been hard at work on a new project for a new customer. Sometimes it pays to be at the right place at the right time, and grow your business in an entire new way. The owner of Bamboletta Dolls happened to find one of my web stores, and asked me if I could duplicate sweaters to fit her wonderful handmade dolls. I of course said yes and jumped at the chance to have a direct customer who will provide me steady business without the burden of sales fees. I just shipped my first 10 sweaters off to her on Saturday after knitting like mad to get the first batch done in time for a Farmer’s Market she is attending.
This can be a big advantage to running your business across multiple venues and finding the time to develop a presence in multiple place around the internet. You never know when a special person like Christina will find YOU, and change your business around. I am beginning to cultivate a small group of steady, high-volume customers for my doll sweaters like Christina. Given I can only knit so fast, the more of these kind of customers I can get long-term projects with, the less I’ll need to list on sales venues that charge me fees. Another great plus for me is I’m working with 100% wool which is a dream to knit with.
I wanted to share my good fortune with you for this week’s blog post – now I have to get back to knitting 
Tags: bamboletta dolls, katiyana, knitting
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