11:57:22 From Emma Jo Shatto : Hi! Please fill out the survey below! You will need to copy & paste the link into your browser. Survey link: https://forms.gle/uy8eEwvxAx58pVap8 11:57:32 From Emma Jo Shatto : We'll get started momentarily 11:58:09 From Emma Jo Shatto : Hi! Please fill out the survey below! You will need to copy & paste the link into your browser. Survey link: https://forms.gle/uy8eEwvxAx58pVap8 We'll get started momentarily 12:00:34 From Emma Jo Shatto : Hi Guys! We'll get started in a few minutes. I've noticed that people arrive a few minutes after 12 the last few days. 12:00:58 From Emma Jo Shatto : While we are waiting please fill out this survey: Hi! Please fill out the survey below! You will need to copy & paste the link into your browser. Survey link: https://forms.gle/uy8eEwvxAx58pVap8 12:01:21 From Alex Adam : Hi all! 12:01:35 From Alex Adam : Sorry, I look a mess, so I’m keeping my camera off 12:03:22 From Emma Jo Shatto to Alex Adam(Privately) : <3 12:03:46 From Alex Adam to Emma Jo Shatto(Privately) : I love that susan is eating cereal 12:04:36 From Lisajoy Sachs : Can everyone please mute themselves??? 12:05:39 From rheagen : yes 12:15:34 From Lisajoy Sachs : Will you be able to feature graduating students seasonally (as they graduate) to promote and congratulate them , kind of like a “Solo” exhibit? 12:17:42 From Alex Adam : thats amazing 12:19:45 From Alex Adam : Art market is much too crowded, I think personally even if it did happen I would feel too uncomfortable to participate, due to my health and health of family 12:20:45 From beatricebrowne : It’d be nice to have enough space on marketplace to put up personal art websites 12:20:46 From Alex Adam : I think this was already requested, but maybe a seller forum for questions and to make it more of a community selling area 12:21:06 From Lisajoy Sachs : I agree with Alex - I am terrified of getting sick and also possible infecting other people, and how do we handle thousands of people touching our stuff… especially since we can’t get Clorox wipes, lysol etc.... 12:23:45 From Carlos : How will MICA advertise the marketplace online, etc. so people outside the community find out about it? 12:25:39 From Alex Adam : Yeah!! Another thing I was thinking was maybe having established marketplace promoter/ helper in every major on campus, that way maybe people who are younger and struggling can have an in person place to go within their own major? 12:26:44 From Caitlin : The biggest issue with the big marketplaces you are trying to emulate is that in terms of branding the overall market gets all the glory as in “I got this from Etsy” and also, “I got this at Art Market” so I think it would be great if this website made a clear effort to promote each artist. Maybe each artist could write a thank you note or a bio to go in all the email receipts? 12:27:03 From Alex Adam : You could also market on all of the Mica separate instagram accounts, each major has one I think 12:27:53 From Alex Adam : @Caitlin I think most of the artists will have control over what they send out, so each artist could totally customize how they promote themselves, thats a cool idea 12:28:22 From Alex Adam : Sorry I have a lot of half ideas haha 12:28:27 From Lisajoy Sachs : How would contacts and follow up be handled - would each seller have access to contact information (email) other than physical address where we ship? 12:29:38 From Lisajoy Sachs : idea: Add an option for adding gift wrapping for a minimal fee. 12:30:37 From Alex Adam : I’d have to talk to you about this website, because at a first look it’s incredibly silly, but it has some functions that I think could be incredibly helpful for the marketplace. It’s a really silly neopet like website though... 12:30:51 From leannehafer-dippong : Providing the MICA Store is up and running, could we have an option for pick up at the store? 12:33:04 From Caitlin : Would we need to have a separate body of work for this marketplace if we also sell in other online spaces? 12:35:34 From Lisajoy Sachs : Have you done any research or thoughts about price points? Maybe based on averages from Art Market? 12:35:48 From Alex Adam : Thank you for not limiting how many areas participants can sell. At times like now I know a lot of us are trying to save up as much as possible 12:35:52 From Susan to Emma Jo Shatto(Privately) : Are you going to have some standards for the level of material that is marketed? also, what about items that are not made completely by the artist or imported? 12:36:30 From Lisajoy Sachs : What are some fo the Categories will you be introducing? 12:36:40 From Lisajoy Sachs : Yes.... 12:37:23 From kcarroll01 : If the site will launch in time for the June 25/26 commencement events, what is the deadline for may 2020 grads to submit their goods for sale? 12:38:18 From Alex Adam : Do you need a helper for that? 12:39:15 From Alex Adam : Upcycled clothes? 12:39:43 From Carlos : I know from experience selling on Etsy that positive customer reviews drive future sales and encourage otherwise uncertain potential customers toward making a purchase. Will the platform as far as you know allow for customers to leave individual reviews for each artist? 12:39:52 From Lisajoy Sachs : Idea: If people are outsourcing any part of the items they are making they can have a required section where they can list their partner/makers and where they are located. 12:40:05 From Alex Adam : Will there be a search and tag feature? 12:40:10 From Alex Adam : Oops 12:43:18 From Alex Adam : Emma jo is nonstop! 12:44:31 From Alex Adam : Thanks!!! 12:44:43 From Alex Adam : I gotta show you this website 12:45:17 From beatricebrowne : Are we just selling our products via the mail on our own? (my first time selling online…) 12:45:27 From Alex Adam : Hi Beatrice!!! 12:45:46 From Alex Adam : Yeah!! You get to control the mailing process 12:46:38 From beatricebrowne : thanks thanks :) 12:46:41 From Caitlin : Will you have the capability to make a shipping calculator on the website, or will we need to calculate our own prices? 12:47:17 From Alex Adam : A uniform calculator would be super helpful 12:47:43 From katelynsugalski : We talked about this yesterday, but try out Shipstation for discounted USPS prices and printing labels from home. Do a test pack with a few different materials, packing from light to heavy, and ship to a friend to see what type of packing will work for your type of work 12:48:10 From Alex Adam : I think my brain is empty, sorry 12:48:15 From katelynsugalski : For anyone who hasn’t shipped out their items before 12:48:26 From Susan to Emma Jo Shatto(Privately) : Global shipping can be tricky. Ebay has their own separate shipping service for overseas. 12:48:31 From Alex Adam : Can we make a mascot? 12:48:33 From Alex Adam : haha 12:48:43 From Lisajoy Sachs : no 12:48:46 From Lisajoy Sachs : lol 12:48:47 From Alex Adam : hahah 12:48:53 From Alex Adam : no worries, i appreciate the honesty 12:48:59 From Alex Adam : Awww 12:49:06 From Lisajoy Sachs : Alex… you can have one as your avatar 12:49:07 From leannehafer-dippong : Going back to a question posed awhile ago… One thing to note about selling on different sites: Make sure you have single, unique items only on one site. The problem is the possibility of a double sale. If you have multiple (nearly) exact items that would work. 12:50:17 From Lisajoy Sachs : On that subject - if there is production will there be an option to have a drop down menu to purchase multiples if it is not a OOAK item 12:50:20 From Alex Adam : I’m brainstorming about mica art market practices and how they could be translated online 12:50:25 From leannehafer-dippong : Are those fishing rods in the background? 12:50:45 From Lisajoy Sachs : OOAK - One Of a Kind 12:51:08 From leannehafer-dippong : Love it! 12:51:41 From Alex Adam : Could we still do a raffle for the quilt club? 12:51:54 From Alex Adam : aww 12:52:20 From Carlos : Speaking of USPS they are in constant danger of being underfunded and are now facing an escalated timeframe for potential bankruptcy. I just signed a moveon.org petition to fully fund the USPS in the next stimulus bill. They have nearly 400K signatures. Can I share the petition if others want to sign? 12:52:31 From Lisajoy Sachs : Idea: a mentor program for students to be paired with an alumni or a community professional - to help them critique their items and help build a good online image 12:53:26 From rheagen : Great idea! 12:53:28 From katelynsugalski : I love THAT 12:53:39 From Lisajoy Sachs : Awe….. you are too!!!! 12:53:45 From Caitlin : I was just typing a very similar question! 12:54:06 From Emma Jo Shatto : https://forms.gle/BYQ1FjD2Nyv9kzrq6 12:54:45 From Carlos : Cool! Here’s the petition link. I can email it to you as well Emma: https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/fully-fund-the-united-states-postal-service 12:55:10 From Susan to Emma Jo Shatto(Privately) : fantastic!!! 12:55:16 From Caitlin : Something like a forum where current students/alumni could ask questions that professors might not be able to answer because they are so hyper-specific to the medium/current market 12:55:25 From Lisajoy Sachs : I am 12:55:26 From Alex Adam : What? 12:55:39 From leannehafer-dippong : Nope. Just Zoom. 12:55:45 From Caitlin : I have a slack account I don’t use much, but could use 12:56:37 From Lisajoy Sachs : I have to go I have another meeting in a few minutes - THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!! Lets keep in touch!!! 12:57:00 From rheagen : Thank you for the presentation! 12:57:01 From Alex Adam : Bye!!!!! 12:57:05 From leannehafer-dippong : Thank You!!!!!! 12:57:06 From katelynsugalski : Thank you so much Emma, love you! 12:57:09 From Susan to Emma Jo Shatto(Privately) : I'm very exited about this. Thx for doing it!! 12:57:11 From Caitlin : Thank you!! 12:57:23 From Carlos : Thanks so much Emma!!! Bye!!