Trippy Hippie Creations
Cindy Osborne is an old friend of the family, now billing herself as the Trippy Hippie. (I hope this link will take you to pictures of the things she makes, such as the skirt shown above.) Always a creative, energetic person, Cindy as been striving to keep herself in business while raising eight kids. (I couldn't do that myself. My wife and I originally felt we couldn't have more kids than we had pairs of arms to hold them.) But I think she has the goods in place to actually DO some business.
Her current drawback, and I believe she knows this, is that she hasn't set up a real Web presence, so that people can find her. This presence will most likely have to include a ready means for people to order her goods (though not necessarily full e-commerce capability), and some testimonials apart from her blog. (This initiative is probably too new for her to have had time.)
Since she is so evidently fond of Yahoo! 360 as a communications tool, I'm thinking that a natural place to start would maybe be a Yahoo! store. Though she'd have to pay $30/month for store space before any money comes in to her, and I think that's a serious drawback to many new entrepreneurs. An eBay store appears at first glance to be more economical, at $16/month, and eBay offers 30 days free. This might be an option. Some new entrepreneurs might consider sharing a store, if they feel they don't have the cash flow early. Cindy's also gonna have to accept PayPal, if she doesn't already -- not much getting around that. If I had stuff to sell like she does, I'd be doing exactly this stuff: creating a presence on eBay and accepting PayPal, just for starters. Then I would try to arrange reciprocal agreements with other likeminded merchants.
The good news is that she's already got some stuff to show off. I would not be surprised if it were possible for her to create to order, and that'd offer an extra advantage. But wherever she goes with it, she's got a chance to go SOMEwhere, and that's really what matters, right?
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posted by Ron @ 5:17 PM
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I truly hope Cindi takes your advice. I've seen her wares in person, and they're spectacular.
Hello all, I was Cindy's Art Teacher eons ago!! She is as Ron has said, an awesome creative genius!! You will love her clothing line!! Donna PierceClark www.artmajeur.com/pierceclark
PS. CINDY and everyone else: artmajeur.com only charges me $12 a month, and it includes paypay!!
oops, that was supposed to be PAYPAL :) PIERCECLARK
I too have seen Cindi's creations in person. She has a flair and style like no other I have seen. Every stitch is sewn with loving, careful detail. I highly recommend taking a look at her Yahoo360 page, and browsing her creations to get a feel for what she can do for you!
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