Getting your name out there

Hello!!!
I know that I have been M.I.A lately, I am trying to balance school, business, work (and my ever dwindling schedule), and healthy living (working out), but I am back!!!
Recently, in the world of Etsy.com I have made a total of 9 sales!!!! Wooo hooo party!!!
Speaking of party... I will be presenting a jewelry party in March... Detail soon to follow and I will be making my first appearance at the NC State Fairgrounds Flea Market on April 16th from 9am until 6pm, so if you are in the area, stop on by!!!

Okay, okay, back to business...
I have been working super hard to find ways to get my name out there on the Internet and I am now listed with yellowpages.com!!!
I searched free business listings and pretty much added all of my webshop's information to as many as could stand that day. I also listed on craig's list and backpages.com with a link to my site.
People look for services and products EVERYWHERE so I want to be found EVERYWHERE!!!

Here is a list of the places that I registered:
Yellowpages.com
Craig's list- You can list locally of in other areas with a link to your site
Backpages.com (Similar to craig's list)
Yahoo.com
Pennysaver.com
WRAL.com - you should try your local new sites too

Many of these sites have upgrade services that you can buy so that your ad/business listing is featured or you can stick with the free listings. You can upload pictures of your products as well.

Side note to those that take custom orders:
I made a couple of bad deals which resulted in me having to update my policies- Now when I take custom orders I require 50% of the cost of the job upfront- If you read the last entry I think I added this as a definite DO for custom ANYTHING. I was "commissioned" for a few pieces and left with them after we agreed on EVERYTHING and they approved of the finished product. I now am selling those pieces at cost just to recoup my loss.

Make sure that you are 100% clear with your customers about your policies and if you do not already have a sales order book, get one and make sure, if possible that you very descriptive in what you are going to provide as well as what, when and how the customer is going to pay. Make sure they sign the sales order form. The customer gets a copy, and you keep a copy (Make a copy of your copy!!!).

Happy Shopping!!!