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Different artisans have
different needs, therefore your services to them could include any or
all of the following:
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Photographing,
scanning and developing pictures of products
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Listing items for
sale at eCraftVillage
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Enhancing the
artisan's description of items
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Handling payments
for items sold
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Providing advice to
the artisan on issues such as pricing, shipping, type of auction,
etc.
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Assisting the
artisan with customer relations
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Packaging and
shipping the artisan's products
The amount of assistance
required by the artisan will depend upon their individual needs.
For instance, an artisan you represent may have quality photographs
available but a need for scanning services, or they may have a digital
camera but a need for listing services. In addition, the artisan
may prefer that you take care of all packaging and shipping of their
products.
Benefits of being an
eCraftVillage Good Neighbor include:
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Earning commissions
and fees for services provided
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The flexibility to
work from home, at your own hours
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The opportunity to
represent as few or as many artisans as you like
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Support from
eCraftVillage in terms of assistance, advice and free advertising of
your services on our site.
Your charges for
providing Good Neighbor services are completely up to you. As an
example, we provide the following fee schedule:
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$2 per item that you
scan or photograph
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$5 listing fee per
item listed (in addition to any eCraftVillage listing fees)
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10% commission on
all item sales
Once you have formed a
business relationship with an artisan, you should ask them to provide
you with:
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A reasonably good
description of the items to be sold
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A suitable
photograph of the items, or the items themselves so you may
photograph them
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Their pricing
strategy, which you can help to develop
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Their contact
information
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An agreement from
the artisan that they will provide the items as agreed and live up
to their end of your bargain.
eCraftVillage will refer
artisans to Good Neighbors when they contact us, and we will list Good
Neighbors on our site free of charge, as well as actively promote the
Good Neighbor program. If you would like to become a Good Neighbor
and have your contact information listed on our site, simply email your
name and address to us at neighbor@ecraftvillage.com. |
