Brainstorming

A brainstorming page for a business project I'm considering.

Apparel, jewelry, & accessories

 * SCA appropriate
 * Ren faire
 * Cosplay

Gaming accessories
I kind of like the idea of calling this stuff Adventuring Equipment.

Dice bags

 * Chain mail
 * Dragonscale
 * Cloth
 * Plastic toggles
 * Square vs Round Bottom
 * Separate compartments

Web presence

 * eBay store
 * Etsy
 * Pinterest
 * Facebook

Web site

 * Free offers to draw traffic
 * Party ideas
 * Printables
 * Tabletop roleplay forms
 * Achievement checklists
 * Party decorations

Co-ops

 * Olivia - ceramic dishes for SCA
 * Heidi - geeky crocheted items
 * Chelsey - wool dreads for cosplay
 * Jim & Terri - wood items for SCA / geeky wood crafts

One option is to actually offer their stuff in our stores -- we will maintain everything (web site, online presence, etc) and they only have to produce when orders come in. But this is NOT a partnership (so we can keep personal and business separate). It will help pull traffic to our products, since we'll have a wider variety of items in our store(s), but by keeping things separate there is no hurt feelings if they decide they don't want to do it anymore or if something goes wrong (we can have disclaimers on any pages listing their items that the item is produced by someone other than us).

Another option is to simply advertise their services on our web site. This will make our catalog a lot smaller, but will completely separate us from them. Since it would be directing our traffic off of our site, it could hurt our sales (as people follow links to other Etsy / Facebook pages and leave our store). However, it would prevent any confusion about what products we provide and what products other people provide, since we wouldn't be listing anything that isn't actually ours.