Becky J. Anderson

Do you sell your products on Etsy, Amazon, or eBay? Maybe even Zazzle, Redbubble, or Society6? Well, today we're talking all about why you need a website, and if you're serious about your product based business, you're going to want one. Today I am sharing with you eleven reasons why you need a website.

People take you seriously if you have a website.
 
It means you're a real business with a real brand. You can have your own storefront, people can go directly to your business name, and they can find out all about you in one place, as well as your products,  are right there and easy to buy.
 
You're building your brand, not someone else's. 
 
When you're selling on Amazon or Etsy or another platform, all the traffic and all the business that you're giving them, you're building their brand, not your brand. It's essential that you're making your brand for longevity and health of your business.
 
You keep control of your business, and you can't get shut down. ...

Pantone has announced that UltraViolet will be the color of the year 2018.

Whatever you think of this color, get ready for a deluge of purple items from home decor to fashion and more.

The color wasn’t chosen because it’s regal, though it resembles a majestic shade. It was chosen to evoke a counterculture flair, a grab for originality, ingenuity and visionary thinking, Pantone Vice President Laurie Pressman told The Associated Press ahead of the announcement.

“We are living in complex times,” she said. “We’re seeing the fear of going forward and how people are reacting to that fear.”

Citing musical icons Prince, David Bowie and Jimi Hendrix, Pantone noted that a deep purple like UltraViolet has “long been symbolic of a counterculture, unconventionality, and artistic brilliance.”

The shade also makes you think of  “the mysteries of the cosmos, the intrigue of what lies ahead, and the discoveries beyond where we are...