You started on Etsy before launching your own site. Can you tell me a little about how you transitioned away from Etsy and why you decided to do that?
The transition has been tough for me. Etsy was taking a lot of my profit, so that's when I decided to move to my own website. Also I was no longer a "handmade company" but a full-blown business. It's a great way to start a company and get your name out there, but it wasn't fitting the needs for my growing company. It took me a long time to get my website made and up and running, and during that time I had everything completely shut down so people weren't really sure what was going on as much as I tried to keep people informed. I know a lot of my Etsy customers still haven't realized I have moved to a website and that can get frustrating. It's been a couple of years now, and I am pleased with my website and the more user-friendly format it offers my customers vs. Etsy at this time.
