New Business Cards
New card
A few months ago, I realized that I needed some new cards because my old business cards didn’t even have my email address on them and still sported my old blog url. The Colorado Potters Guild made the decision to allow members to have business cards available at our fall sale upon request at our last meeting and I got to work. The CPG was formed more as a coop and has never been keen on promoting individual members work, so this is a new turn of events for our group.
I like the card a lot more than my old one and even changed my Twitter page to match. I don’t do a whole lot with Twitter, though I suspect that there’s more to it than I realize – another app to occupy my time.
Business card for the guild
Meanwhile, I’ve become the unofficial web marketing person for the Colorado Potters Guild and designed generic CPG cards for members who either don’t want individual cards or who don’t have the software to design a card. It matches our website and has pertinent guild info printed on it. These cards will be included with purchases at our fall sale and available for people to take home for future reference. I wanted to add next year’s sale dates, but was voted down.
For those of you on Facebook, do you think I should make a separate page for the guild as a marketing tool?
Must run now – going to my daughter’s school Halloween party (the kids start a mini fall break tomorrow and won’t be in school on Halloween),
~Cynthia
You are cordially invited to the…
If you happen to be in town and are looking for something to do this coming weekend, June 9th and 10th, pop on by the Summer Art Market and say hello. This is where you will find me and my ceramic work this weekend. I’m sharing a booth with 2 other talented ceramic artists, Mary Cay, an instructor at the ASLD, and Kathleen Laurie, a member of the Colorado Potter’s Guild. Our booth number is 114 – look for the banner that reads “Slightly Off Center”.
If you happen to stop by, expect your photograph to be taken with me, so that I can post about it here on my blog!
I’ve been busy, busy, busy getting ready for the show – both making lots of work, listing items for Etsy and all the administrative work that goes along with the job of being an artist. Luckily, I remembered that I needed new business cards and I was able to design them and send the file to Overnight Prints, just in the knick of time. They were delivered yesterday. Nothing like some good last minute cramming. By the way, Overnight Prints is not overnight; but then again, I didn’t pay for overnight shipping either. They were fast; I received my order in about 6 days. They also do free glossy coating if that’s something you desire.
I’ve been hard at work making some new jewelry designs out of clay. After SAM, I’m going to experiment with adding Precious Metal Clay to my ceramic pendants. It requires more concentration which frankly I just don’t have right now. Plus, I have to do some research to see how I fire PMC with ceramic pieces. I just love this sand dollar pendant. I have 2 more in the kiln right now and I already know that I am going to keep one for myself.
About 11 people voted in my poll if you include my first one and then my re-formatted one. An overwhelming majority of people think that I should offer the pendants separately with chains on the side in my shop. I’m thinking that I might be able to get around the no jewelry sales at SAM if I sell just the pendants, so, I am going to bring them with me, albeit with no chains or cords. They will simply be ceramic beads. Oh, and I have a lot right now! Thank you to everyone who emailed me your 2¢ on the topic and for your votes.
You will most likely not hear from me again until Monday morning,
