Artsi Bits of Happiness
Artsi Bitsi launched in the summer 2008 with the encouragement of family and friends.
Although I had an MBA, I quickly learned that whatever was written in the marketing books, there is no formula for success in business. Whatever book you read on how to succeed on Etsy? About ten thousand other people have read the same book. Conventional wisdom is you know, conventional and common.
So I have been trying to take the unconventional path, what I call the Tao of the Monster. Get the history, the artist, and all of the artsy bits of happiness here.
Although I had an MBA, I quickly learned that whatever was written in the marketing books, there is no formula for success in business. Whatever book you read on how to succeed on Etsy? About ten thousand other people have read the same book. Conventional wisdom is you know, conventional and common.
So I have been trying to take the unconventional path, what I call the Tao of the Monster. Get the history, the artist, and all of the artsy bits of happiness here.
The Story of Artsi Bitsi
Artsi Bitty Studio
I have one magical corner of the spare room where I cook up new monsters and other designs.
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Artsi Bitsi's Artsy Business Blog
My personal quest to decode the economic and market forces of the arts and crafts world.
Artsy Business Advice
I'm pretty bossy. Here are some of the things I once felt the need to share.
- Quick and Easy Customer Surveys
- Want to know how to make a great customer satisfaction survey -- easy, fast, and for free?
- Elements of an Income Statement
- Do you know how you are doing -- financially? An income statement can help you assess your financial position.
- Dancing with Data - Using Google Analytics to Compare Dates
- Did you know that you can use Google Analytics to compare two weeks of site statistics? It's easy and so powerful.
- Dancing with Data - Regional Reports Using Google Analytics
- Every day your store is visited by scores of anonymous shoppers. They come in, wander around and leave. Who are they?
- FIVE P'S OF MARKETING - #1 is PRODUCT
- There are five elements to marketing. This is one in a series of articles on marketing your handmade item.
- Five Ps of Marketing - #2 is Position / Placement
- There are five elements to marketing. This is two in a series of articles on marketing your handmade item.
- Five Ps of Marketing - #3 is Price
- There are five elements to marketing. This is three in a series of articles on marketing your handmade item.
- Five Ps of Marketing - #4 is Package (Your Studio)
- There are five elements to marketing. This is four in a series of articles on marketing your handmade item.
- Handmaking a Marketing Plan
- All of the elements of a marketing plan for your handmade business are explained here.
Artsy Tutorials
Here are a bunch of instructions on everything from pond biology to sewing to PowerPoint.
- Sweet Easy Sleeve for your Tablet
- My 75 year old father has an iPad. Okay, if the senior citizens are getting tablet computers, you know that they're going to be a fixture in our lives...
- Sew Easy Fashion Backpack
- This one is for one of those little drawstring backpack bags that are so popular. But I've added a couple twists to bring it up a notch: 1) it's comp...
- More Fashion with Sew Easy Backpack Instructible
- You can see how these were made by looking at my instructable http://www.instructables.com/id/Sew-Easy-Fashion-Backpack/. This gallery is to show you...
- POCKETS A-GO-GO Purse Organizer
- Want to change purses as fast as Clark Kent changes into Superman? Want everything in your bag to be convenient and in sight? Want to keep your phone ...
- Sew Easy Purse - It's Reversible!
- This is a great project for anyone who has not done much sewing. There are no fancy stitches. No buttons, zippers or tricky bits either.It is also a...
- 8-bit Felt Applique' - Ms PacMan and Ghost
- In the beginning, video games had only 16 colors and the graphics were chunky. And we were happy.Revisit those happier, simpler times with these fu...
- "MadLib" Robot using Excel
- Remember madlibbing with your friends? One person would provide the nouns and verbs, and the other person would provide a sentence with blanks to fil...
- Poor Man's Photoshop - Using Powerpoint to make Invisibilia
- Invisibilia is the cool effect you achieve by replacing people in your photographs with their line drawings. It's not my idea. This guy has done man...
- Better Travel Souvenirs - Watercolor Postcards
- Digital photography is so ridiculously cheap and easy that a weekend trip can result in 150 jpegs. Sure you can post them on Flickr or Picasa, but wh...
- Pond / Watergarden Science
- Would you like to exert god-like control over an environment and its resources? Well, you should get a pond.By adding even a small watergarden to y...
Artsi Bitsi's other eStores
- ArtsiBitsi Artisan Studio ArtFire
- ArtsiBitsi Artisan Studio Handmade Artisan Items
- Artsi Bitsi - My Soopsee Shop
- "Adorable POUCHES & CASES galore for everything from crayons to cameras, all beautifully stitched and fitted with cunning little faces." via Technabob.com.
- ArtsiBitsi on Shoply.com.
- Buy online from ArtsiBitsi and thousands of other independent sellers on Shoply.com the social shopping marketplace.
- Welcome to Artsi Bitsi on Artuit
- Welcome to Artsi Bitsi "Adorable POUCHES & CASES galore for everything from crayons to cameras, all beautifully stitched and fitted with cunning little faces." via Technabob.com. I think that your stuff should be as fun and smart as you are. All of my designs are original. I ma
Guestbook
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hotbrain
Jul 26, 2011 @ 12:44 am | delete
- Cute monsters and nice studio! Your business looks like a lot of fun!
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terrapin719
Jun 27, 2011 @ 2:29 pm | delete
- Super cute!
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Girl Zombie - Canvas Backpack - for School, College, Travel, Book, Laptop / Free Shipping to U.S. / Canada | Price: $0
Essential roomy and sturdy bag for adventure, travel, school and vacation. This poppy colored canvas backpack has a cute girl skull appliqué and lot... (full description)
Red Owl Messenger Bag - Large Cross Body Style for School, College, Travel, Vacation, Book, Laptop | Price: $0
Essential roomy and sturdy bag for adventure, travel, school and vacation. Owls are often associated with wisdom in western tradition, but many cultu... (full description)
Messenger Bag - Brown Bones Zombie - Large Cross Body Style for School, College, Vacation, Book, Laptop / Free Shipping to U.S. / Canada | Price: $0
Essential roomy and sturdy bag for adventure, travel, school and vacation. Whether you are infected or still human, you will appreciate this rugged b... (full description)
Messenger Bag - Tentacles - Field Style for School, College, Vacation, Book, Laptop / Free Shipping to U.S. / Canada | Price: $0
Essential roomy and sturdy bag for adventure, travel, school and vacation. Stylized and sinuous tentacle design in taupe and brown, with button accent... (full description)
Build Your Own - Appliqued Canvas Field Style Messenger Bag - for School, College, Travel, Vacation, Book, Laptop | Price: $46
You're the boss of me. Custom design your own essential roomy and sturdy bag for adventure, travel, school and vacation. I'll make you whateve... (full description)
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