Smithy Sodine
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
You're always talking about businesses, what you're up to.
So I wanted some encouragement, and you provided that.
That was cool.
So Etsy is a wonderful platform.
Etsy made it pretty easy.
At the beginning, you're right.
I needed a couple of reviews.
I have...
sewed for like so many of my friends and family.
So I had to get a couple of people to buy a few pillows and then just write a couple of reviews.
But the first time I actually had a client that I have never met,
ordered something, it was amazing.
It was exhilarating.
I was so excited.
And that feeling that you get, like someone says, hey, you're worth something.
So, and then when it kept happening, I really kept doing it.
It really helped.
I started my business in 2020.
In January 2020, I opened my Etsy store.
And March 2020, we shut down for COVID.