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A little aluminum vs. sterling experiment
I did a little experiment a couple of days ago in my own facebook https://www.facebook.com/NiciArt/ and a metalsmithing group I belong to that is also in facebook . My posting there asked the question ” which is which ? ” What guitar pick is made of sterling and what is the aluminum . Just […]
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Going to the Show
As our 2017 market season comes a close, we are left thinking about the year in retrospect and as is typical for any business, discussing the endless should haves, could haves, and might haves. The only similarity between selling on-line and selling at a venue is the importance of having products with demand, however once […]
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New Guitar Wall Hangers
2017 was a year spent filling wholesale orders and not meeting our creative expectations for listing a new item at least once a week, blogging, or working on the websites. As the Christmas Markets are now behind us and the orders from the biggest buying days such as Cyber Monday are well on their way […]
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Latest Wooden Guitar Wall Hangers for Father’s Day
With orders eclipsing previous years sales, Spring 2017 has left little time for creating and has been more an exercising in paddling a kayak upstream during during heavy snow melt, however as a last minute surprise, we are proud to release two more wall hanger designs just in time for Father’s Day. Our first new […]
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Introducing Our Wooden Guitar Wall Hangers
Over the past 5 years, our jewelry has trended towards gift ideas in a process we call “giftification.” This concept of “giftification” is often responsible for the demise of online Etsy Shops, where the repetition of saturating social media specialized for particular occasions such as anniversaries and weddings combined with squeezing from competition, undermines the […]
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The Art of Exercise – Finding inspiration in 2017
Coming off the worst Christmas season to date with nearly a 30% drop in revenue on Etsy followed by endless wayward Pacific storms taking the scenic route through Cave Creek, AZ with uninterrupted drenching rains, January 2017 ushered in a period of zero inspiration and low grade depression, where the point of our business endeavours […]
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What’s Changing in 2017 at NiciArt? We’re going Content Rich
Introduction After Google saved Nici’s Picks and NiciArt from the curse of disappointing sales that are plaguing our Etsy Shop at the moment, this final week before Christmas has been a period to pause, rewind, and reflect on what may have gone awry. The most obvious mistake was being comfortably content on Etsy and letting […]
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Is it worth the time of putting together a website?
Posted almost daily in the Etsy forums is the question whether it’s worth the time and effort to create your own website in addition to selling on Etsy. Most often this question is posed in connection to slow sales on Etsy and the website is being viewed as a logical alternative or addition that will […]
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Adding Extra Rows for Promoted Links/Featured Items on Shopify Responsive Theme
Accommodating a growing business always requires a little code juggling and planning. Currently, we really like our Responsive Shopify Theme, however having only 8 featured categories presents a challenge for NiciArt as we move into 2017. To expand our line-up, we are planning on offering photography, jewelry tools and equipment, paintings, and overhauling our golf […]
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NiciArt Reports Mixed Bag of Sales for the Holidays
Are Shoppers holding back in 2016? With the holiday shopping nearing a close, NiciArt was left with mixed messages and piles of data requiring some considerable extrapolation in order to find meaningful conclusions for the 4Q Holiday Sales. The clearest change in holiday patterns was on our Etsy Site, where revenue was down 20% and […]