Time Flies

Time Flies When You are Spreading Good Cheer!

One year ago this week, we opened our store on Ebay!  

We began with only a few items and tried to learn the trials 

and tribulations of selling online!  We had to take a crash 

course on how to list items and ship them to our customers 

because we had never sold online prior to that.  We remember 

seeing our first watchers on an item and getting so excited 

that someone was interested in our products.  We sold our 

first item on November 22, 2011 and we started 

seeing more items sell as the holiday season was nearing.  

It was so exciting that we continued to find more items to list 

in our store.  We soon found that we could download the 

Ebay App to our phones, and it was an easy way 
keep track of what sold.    We added the "Dukes of Hazard" 
General Lee horn ring tone as the notification of a sold item 
and every time that horn went off, what a rush!  
We would laugh and grin from ear to ear 

and it was great motivation!

We began getting so much positive feedback from our customers.  

One time we were able to get a special gift to a father just in time 

for his little girl for Christmas!  It really makes you feel special 

when you can deliver a smile to someone's face.  We remember 

our first international sale as well.  It was three pairs of Guess 

slippers to a gentlemen in Germany.  He was so happy with his 

purchase and again we were thrilled that we actually sold 

and shipped an item internationally.   

Soon we moved into the social media arena as a way to 

continue marketing our products.  We opened a Facebook 

account and a Twitter account and started posting and tweeting 

our items.  Every new Facebook friend request and Twitter 

follower was so exciting.  Again, we had to give ourselves a 

crash course in how to use these media tools.   We remember 

the first time one of our items was re-tweeted and how 

awesome that made us feel.  We were so thankful that 

someone would want to do that for us. They had so many 

more followers than we ever imagined that we could have!  

Today, we have become a Top Rated Plus Seller on Ebay 

with a 100% positive feedback.  We have Facebook, Twitter, 

and Pinterest accounts and several other social media 

applications.  Because of our own struggles to build a 

successful small business, we try hard to "Pay It Forward" 

to others that are just beginning as well.  We love to 

Re-tweet, Mention, and give Shout-outs to many of our 

friends, customers, and future acquaintances.  
As a way to help promote small businesses 
and enjoy the holidays, we created this 
Holiday Headquarters Blog for everyone to enjoy.  

So if you are thinking about opening an online store, 

remember with social media at our disposal, 

anything is possible.  Together we can all be successful!

Overall, it has been an incredible ride 

and we can't wait for the years to come!

Wishing all of our customers and friends a

very happy holiday season!

From P & S Southwest Styles