Building a Biz: Always Be Special

There's a lot of people out there buying a lot of things...and I'm just one gal trying to sell my wares.  So it better be special!  But sometimes I think I get caught up with what I'm doing and forget that I have to always go that extra little bit to really get noticed.

A few weeks back, I finished a bedside table I was working on.  You may remember the Tart Twist bedside table?

I was pretty happy with how it turned out and I really thought the vibrant colour and pretty glass pull was enough to make this little guy stand out.  So I posted it for sale.  And I waited.

And waited.

And waited.

It wasn't selling.  But more than that, something was nagging at me.   The comments I got about the Sweet Blue bedside table were that it had something special, because of the printed paper detailing.  And I knew I should have done that for Tart Twist.  So I did.  I revisited the project and adding that extra special touch.

And you know what?  Within a few days I had three requests to purchase the newly revamped Tart Twist Bedside Table.  A nice lady named Cara came by tonight and took it home to her brand new house that she's decorating.

It was a good reminder to me to always make the extra effort and add the special touch.  Lesson learned!