Last year, at the start of the pandemic, I wasn’t sure how it would affect my business, so I set up an Etsy store thinking I would expand my geographical reach. I’ve recently put the store on hiatus because of the amount of local work I have, but it was an interesting experience selling cabinetry with just online interaction.
I only listed one vanity and, to be honest, never actually sold that exact design. Most of the inquiries I received were in the line of “I have an inspiration image of a vanity I would like, can you build it for me?”
After much back and forth correspondence a design would be finalized and I’d start building the vanity. Once built, I had to deal with the challenges and logistics of shipping such a large item. A learning curve in itself.
If the local work slows down, as it inevitably will, I plan on reopening the Etsy store with a simple listing: “Do you have an inspiration image of a vanity you would like? Send it to me and I’ll see if I can build it for you.”
Until then I’m grateful for the amount of local work that have on my work schedule.
