[matt_the_bass]

I’ve been improving my production process for the wordclocks[0] I build. I’ve also just barely started to try some basic marketing of them. I sold 2 this year.

Part of my marketing effort is improving visibility on Etsy and so I’ve started selling much less expensive items on Etsy too[1]. They are not so much for the revenue as for the traffic, ratings, and learning how to best use Etsy. These secondary products are all based on things I’ve designed and made for/with my young kids.

Two observations:

- I’ve really enjoyed the path of developing better processes of how to fabricate things

- I’ve really enjoyed getting my kids involved with making. It’s fun to observe them thinking about how to make stuff and working with them to figure things out (they are 3 and 6).

[0] http://www.finewordclocks.com

[1] http://www.etsy.com/shop/FineWordclocks