The Official Blog of Sailor Mouth Soaps

So, admittedly, web design isn't a strong skill of mine. Everything I do on the blog or any online store takes a lot of messing about, trial and error and even then, the effect isn't all that amazing. So instead of worrying about it, I'm going to minimise and streamline my shops and pages online so that I can focus on beating my head against a wall with less pages! Hah! Big Cartel have a new theme available and it's actually pretty awesome and more useful for me that a lot of pre-made themes that cost double or triple the amount of money Big Cartel want. So I am starting to make there move towards selling there permanently. Eventually, down the line (waaaay down the line) I'd love to have my own website with a shopping cart and credit card facilities but since Sailor Mouth Soaps is a small little business, that's a long time away. For now, I'll have to make do! Also worth mentioning, I'm seriously considering getting rid of my Etsy store. Th...

No, not the business, just the sale! Had you there for a second didn't I? Muhaha. You might remember reading in my last blog post  that the end of financial year sale is finishing up tomorrow and although many things have sold out, there are still heaps  of awesome things to grab at 25% off the usual price. Code MAKEWAY will expire Saturday June 23rd at 11:59pm EST | Only available at  www.sailormouthsoaps.bigcartel.com  | Code must be entered at checkout for discount to apply

Ohh hai! I've been busy as a bee these last few weeks, my vacation actually = "workcation". But you get that :P Anyway, while I'm working on all of the new exciting things, I though it would be wise to clear a little inventory space and what better way then to have an end of financial year sale. Here's all the deets- Use code MAKEWAY in my Big Cartel webstore  http://sailormouthsoaps.bigcartel.com/  for 25% off all in-stock items. Expires 23rd June 2012 at 11:59pm. The discount code must be entered at checkout for discount to apply | All stock levels are correct | Discount off stock only, not shipping | First in best dressed | Toodles! x

Phew! What a month. It's been my intention to write a blog post for hrrrm, lets see...the last 26 days and this is the first (all be it brief) chance I've had. Needless to say, my lovely customers have been taking advantage of the 2nd Birthday Celebrations sale I've been running. Thanks for keeping me so busy! There's only a few days left of the sale. This week's offer is free Australian shipping for any order over $40. It runs from today to the 31st March 2012 at 11:59pm EST. Simply enter code BIRTHDAYSALEAUSSIE when you check out your order in the shopping cart at  http://sailormouthsoaps.bigcartel.com/ Be sure to enter your code as the system is automated and I can't fix up any code errors if you forget to enter it. You might be asking - "Sale? What sale?" If so, then be sure to sign up for my newsletter  here  so you don't miss out in the future! Newsletters go out every two months or so (due to my slackness) and I'll never sell or s...

The new web store is up and running! I mean that in the most practical sense of the word. It's there, you can buy stuff but it's woefully stock standard and boring to look at. I'm trying to tackle that at the moment so there may be times when it's down for maintenance but hopefully not for too long <3 I'm one of those people that likes to figure things out for themselves (it's the best way for me to learn) so bare with me while it's a bit clunky :) I'd prefer to wait a bit longer to open it up but judging by my last Etsy sellers fee bill, it's Big Cartel or rob a bank! Just kidding. But in all seriousness it's very expensive to sell on Etsy, especially for small items like I sell. When most of your products are around the $5 mark, listing fees and commissions quickly add up. But enough of that. Let me tell you how easy it is to shop on Big Cartel. Firstly, you don't need to register for an account! I know some of my customers will ...

Hello my lovelies. I just wanted to give you a heads up that as I'm changing over to Big Cartel from Etsy as my primary shopfront, there might be a few soaps that get missed in the shuffle or I take ages to re-list. If you're on the hunt for something and you can't seem to find it, just leave me a message on  Facebook ,  Twitter , here on my blog or send me a convo through  Etsy  and I'll get back to you asap and hook you up with the sweet, soapy goodness. Thank you! xx

I've been giving this a lot of thought and I've made the decision to move most of my products sales away from Etsy and sell on Big Cartel instead. The fees to sell on Etsy are quite high and quite frankly as a store owner, I haven't been getting the support from them I was expecting so it's time to move on. I'll still keep the store front and sell my most popular items but the majority of my sales will be coming from Big Cartel. I want to keep the best sellers on there because even though it's not a great site for store owners, it's a great site to shop and if you've already got an account, it's very convenient and great to browse through. Here's the address for the new shop  http://sailormouthsoaps.bigcartel.com/ So because of this, I won't be renewing some of my less popular (and soon to be discontinued) soaps on Etsy, I've moved them to the  SALE  section so you can grab a bargain! Here's a sneak peak of some of the soaps avail...