Today, we have a question from an artist who is a professional artist and wants to increase his/her monthly sales of hundreds of thousands of yen. Please see the description below for the full question and related videos. ▼ Japan's largest handmade and handcrafted online shopping site "minne" by GMO Pepabo https://bit.ly/3wT0xuy ▼ For those who want to sell handmade works online https://bit.ly/3qM4j5o "Good Morning! minne LAB" is an official live broadcast by minne for artists who are working on crafts. Only the Q&A section is extracted from the contents of the broadcast on the minne LAB Instagram account and archived and distributed on YouTube. / minne_lab If you want to see the entire broadcast, please take a look at the Instagram live♪ Broadcasts are mainly held every Monday and Thursday. ◆Please be sure to check out this along with today's video◆ ▼Published on 3/2 Episode 21: "Let's think about how to sell artworks ~ Original artworks, art books, postcards, etc. ~ Developing artworks using the Pine, Bamboo, and Plum price scale" • Question 21: "Let's think about how to sell artworks ~ Original artworks, art books, postcards, etc. ~ ... ▼Published on 2/25 Episode 19: "Let's consider the path from 'Cute!' to 'Purchase' ~ Selling methods that don't rely on love at first sight purchases ~ Steps to becoming a fan" • Question 19: "Let's consider the path from 'Cute!' to 'Purchase' ~ Selling methods that don't rely on love at first sight purchases... ▼Published on 2/27 Episode 20: "This is the basics! An explanation of pricing for handmade items" • Question 19: "Let's consider the path from 'Cute!' to 'Purchase' ~ Selling methods that don't rely on love at first sight purchases... ▼Official minne book: "Minne teaches you the basics of selling" https://amzn.to/2NxTNd9 * * Episode 25 Today's Question Questioner: Blue Hill https://minne.com/@kojika1354 Hello. Thanks to you, my store is gradually becoming recognized by minne customers, and I hope to take the next step. I earn an income from handmade crafts while working as a housewife. The question is about balancing housework and childcare. At the end of last year, I received a lot of orders and was feeling motivated, but at that time my son was hospitalized in an emergency. I suddenly closed the store and apologized to those who had already placed orders, telling them that the shipping date would be extended. My son was not seriously injured, and everyone was understanding, so I was able to get through it, but it was really hard to handle so many orders in my spare time. If possible, I think it would be better to raise the price a little more and reduce the number of orders, so that I can balance it with housework and childcare. However, I also think that customers will not follow me if I just raise the price. I know it's just the selfishness of an artist, but... I would like to receive advice on what I can do to continue my handmade activities for a long time. Personally, I would like to try more. * * "Good Morning! minne LAB" is always looking for artists to share their concerns. You can ask questions anonymously. ▼Click here for the question form: https://bit.ly/3bDCtOy ▼Details of this project: We will answer artists' concerns on the official "minne LAB" Instagram Live: https://note.minne.com/n/nc0402a39dcf5 On Twitter, with the hashtags "#GoodMorningLab" and "#LearnWithMinne", we have received various artists' impressions of the videos and records of trial and error after watching the videos, so please take a look. * * "I can't take good photos" "I'm worried about pricing" ... To solve the problems of handmade artists, minne has prepared a 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 is currently in its third reprint! 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