This is the fifth installment of the popular "YouTube Live" Q&A. During the live stream, we accepted "small questions" that were not worth sending to the "Good Morning! minne LAB" Q&A form, and Mao Wada, an advisor for minne's artist activities, answered them in the comments. ▼Japan's largest handmade and handcrafted online shopping site "minne" by GMO Pepabohttps://bit.ly/36CZTXx ▼For those who want to sell handmade works onlinehttps://bit.ly/3wLG76Y ▼List of topics discussed00:00 Greeting03:46 1. What percentage of works displayed in a gallery should be "exhibition only"?06:53 2. What are the tips for taking beautiful photos of works with pale colors?09:35 3. Works that are sold cheaply and have low profits - should labor costs be reduced to increase profit margins? (01:07:55 I'm sharing this in response to a comment I received) 13:54 4. Please tell us how to effectively use minne's "letter function" 15:17 5. Knitting artists are perplexed when asked to share knitting patterns and instructions, but should they see it as a business opportunity? 19:39 6. What kind of work should I choose for the first photo in a gallery for vertical or horizontal works? 22:28 7. What kind of people make guest purchases on minne without logging in? 25:50 8. When starting to sell on minne, how many works should I prepare? 27:02 9. When explaining the size of your work with a photo, is it weird to take a photo with a 1 yen coin next to it? 28:48 10. When adding a link to other works in the description of your work, where is the best place to place it? 31:28 11. Is it okay if the photo of the item being worn is in black and white instead of color? 33:10 12. When uploading multiple new items, is it more effective to stagger the timing rather than uploading them all at the same time? 36:04 13. What kind of information should you put on your business card/shop card? 39:30 14. When notifying people in advance of a price increase, is it better to also include the reason? 41:30 15. I've taken a break from replying to reviews, but I'd like to start again - how should I let people know? 43:35 16. How far away should I take a photo of my work so that they can see the whole picture? 46:13 17. If I have a piece that has both earrings and pierced earrings, should I have separate work pages? Or set options on one page? 49:14 18. I'm a glass artist who hasn't received any orders this month, what can I do to achieve monthly sales of 10,000 yen? 52:45 19. If I sell only parts on minne, does that count as proxy sales? 54:16 20. My descriptions and other things have been copied by other artists. How do I deal with this?58:43 21. What do you do to stay motivated, Mao?01:01:35 22. Please tell us the disadvantages of made-to-order production01:03:50 23. I like pink, so I use pink backgrounds for my work photos. Do you think a pink background looks out of place with green or blue works?01:06:34 24. Should I remove the link from the gallery to a blog that I've stopped updating?01:08:43 25. What can I do to keep creating happily when what I want to make and what I want to sell are different?01:11:45 26. When I'm carefully creating and shipping my works, my head gets all over the place. What should I do?01:13:35 27. What should I do with seasonal products at the gallery after the event is over?01:16:15 28. When is Oha Lab broadcast? 01:17:31 29. Are there plans to add a receipt notification feature to minne? 01:19:38 30. Is it okay to lower the price of a work that you have already purchased? ▼Related videos introduced during the talkQuestion 90 "How to decide on an SNS icon: Visibility, readability, and requirements definition" • Question 90 "How to decide on an SNS icon: Visibility, readability, and requirements definition"Handmade work... ◇ ◇ ◇ *For questions about minne's functions and specifications, please use minne's inquiry form. [minne inquiry form] https://minne.com/contact *This planned distribution will be held once a month in the future. Past "Question Contests" can be viewed at the following URL. ▼1st Question Contest We answered 27 questions on YouTube Live! • minne Official 1st Question Contest We answered 27 questions on YouTube Live... ▼"2nd Question Contest" We answered 33 questions on YouTube Live! • 10/22 10:40~ Live Streaming "minne Official 2nd Q&A" YouTube... ▼ "3rd Q&A" YouTube Live where we answered 31 questions! • 11/26 10:40~ Live Streaming "minne Official 3rd Q&A" YouTube... ▼ "4th Q&A" YouTube Live where we answered 25 questions! • 12/28 10:40~ Live Streaming "minne Official 4th Q&A" YouTube... ◇ ◇ ◇ ▼ "Good Morning! minne LAB" is always accepting questions from artists. [Question Form] https://bit.ly/3bDCtOy ▼ Please feel free to send us your thoughts on the video [Comments Box] https://bit.ly/2YRj8ph "Good Morning! minne LAB" is an official video distribution that minne delivers to artists who are engaged in manufacturing. The video recording will be live on the minne LAB Instagram account. /minne_lab If you want to see the whole broadcast, please check out the Instagram Live♪ Broadcasts are mainly on Mondays and Thursdays every week. ▼Details of this project: We will answer the concerns of artists on the official "minne LAB" Instagram Livehttps://note.minne.com/n/nc0402a39dcf5 #HandmadeArtist #ArtistActivity #OnlineSales* * "I can't take good photos" "I'm worried about setting prices" ... To solve the concerns of handmade artists, minne has prepared reading content called "minne Study Notebook". ▼minne Study Notebook https://note.minne.com/m/mc1379d2d49ba ▼Minne's author activity advisor Wada Mao's book "Minne Teaches You the Basics of Selling" has been very well received since its release in April 2019, and a fifth reprint will be released in September 2020! It can be purchased at bookstores nationwide and on Amazon. https://amzn.to/2NxTNd9 ●minne LAB twitter: /minne_lab ●minne LAB Instagram: /minne_lab ●Author activity advisor Wada's twitter: /ma0_k