How does the slow ecnomy affect your business?

Lessons are learned during every season of our lives.....

Case in point: We participated in a very unusual craft show - the traffic was slow and the sells were slower. 

When things are slow.... this gives you the opportunity to chat with other vendors.  This was the case in 2008 when we met April Moore Knodel of MooreMagnets.com.  April was telling us about her Etsy shop and suggested this as an outlet for selling our toys.   This ended up giving our business a tremendous boost!

Well....the rest is history.  We set up our Etsy shop - McCoyToys in 2008.  It was through this outlet that Southern Living Magazine found our shop and featured our light blue and white Checker Board in the February 2010 issue.

John & I could not believe that a retired couple from the suburbs of Randolph Country, North Carolina would be featured in a national publication!  God's ways are not our ways; we know that we have been blessed beyond measure.  

This was the beginning of McCoyToys getting "on the map".  We believe that our patience, persistence, and making only quality products paid off.

Remember, take the time to create a quality product - regardless of whether you knit, sew, paint, or design from wood.  The value of your product, will be appreciated by those who choose to purchase; even when economic times may seem less than the best.

Please check out the great, useful & practical products that April's offers:  MooreMagnets.com

This morning as I prepare to post; the DOW is up over 200 points!  Don't ask what is the state (season) of the economy....there are too many answers!