With roughly 7 weekends to go until Christmas, it is quite literally around the corner, if this year is anything to go by it will be here in the blink of an eye.
As many of you already know, the website had a few problems back in August which left it offline for 2 weeks while repairs were made and the website brought back online. I've yet to put the Guilds page back online, but great progress has been made with the markets and events and also the shop, which is also online and for those who have a paid listing, the use of the shop to sell their products is free for the duration of the listing, there is no cost per sale, it is completely free.
The number of subscribers to the fortnightly newsletter has been slowly increasing and the newsletter itself has been changing and developing over the past few months to include all kinds of interesting information, events, businesses and more.
The exciting news lately has been that the website itself has broken through the 1,000 views per day mark, which is no easy feat and certainly makes all the hard work worthwhile. To top it off, the website is being shown on 3 search engines, to have 3 search engines leading viewers to the website, it must surely be ranking well on the first page.
On top of the website, I've started making chain maille jewellery, with some god results so far, items can be viewed and purchased in the online shop. I've found it is a great creative outlet and also helps me to connect more with other handmade businesses.
Can't really say there is a lot more to tell, only that if you are still looking for Christmas gifts, then keep checking back on the website, especially the showcases as more and more are being listed and with Christmas not too far away, there are bound to be some Christmas themed showcases starting soon. For now though, it's Halloween.
~Sarah
