I'd guess that it's about 50/50 now? I don't keep track of it, other than total sales figures from everything. I'm having a hard time keeping up with it the past few months, to be honest. I can't make beads 4-4 1/2 hours a day, 6-7 days a week for much longer because my hands are TOASTED. You are constantly spinning a mandrel in your left hand for that whole time, without a break, and the muscles on the top of hand just give up at some point. :(
Anyhoo. Annoyingly, some of my long time regular web site customers have moved over to Etsy. I think *maybe* because you can RSS feed it so it's easier to see when I have new stuff posted vs. remembering to visit the site on your own? I've been paying like $200 a fucking month in Etsy fees lately which makes me like this: !@#$!#$!@#$!@#$!@#$ I keep telling myself it's just less in taxes I have to pay in April but still. It's nuts.
But yeah, to get back to the ORIGINAL point, I still get enough web site orders to make it worth it to have it. It's much more customizable as far as picking colors and shipping for people and WAAAAAAAY easier (and, obviously, cheaper) to list stuff so I'll never give it up no matter what. The hosting is only $12 a month, you know? /shrug
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Anyhoo. Annoyingly, some of my long time regular web site customers have moved over to Etsy. I think *maybe* because you can RSS feed it so it's easier to see when I have new stuff posted vs. remembering to visit the site on your own? I've been paying like $200 a fucking month in Etsy fees lately which makes me like this: !@#$!#$!@#$!@#$!@#$ I keep telling myself it's just less in taxes I have to pay in April but still. It's nuts.
But yeah, to get back to the ORIGINAL point, I still get enough web site orders to make it worth it to have it. It's much more customizable as far as picking colors and shipping for people and WAAAAAAAY easier (and, obviously, cheaper) to list stuff so I'll never give it up no matter what. The hosting is only $12 a month, you know? /shrug