 Hey Gems, welcome back to my channel. If you're watching this on IGTV or Facebook, thanks for following my page. Or if you're not following, be sure to do that. So I just decided to record this quick short video to announce that my Etsy shop will be closing. And that is because my website is finally finished y'all. Like I've been working so hard on this for months, okay? Months. I'm talking about late nights just sitting at my computer working on my website. And that is why I've kind of been in my from YouTube because I've been focusing all my free time and energy into building my website and it's finally finished. My goal was to launch January 1st. However, that did not happen, however, you know, it's only January 4th and now it's finished. So I am still very proud of myself for kind of staying on schedule. So right now my Etsy shop is on vacation mode and that simply means that if you go to my Etsy Etsy shop link, you will see a message saying, hey, thanks for visiting my Etsy shop. However, I now have my own website at www.etceteraetcetera. And I did that so that, you know, people who still goes to my Etsy shop just wouldn't see that I'm not there anymore at all. Instead they will be directed to my website. So if I was to just close my Etsy shop right away, you won't be able to find me on Etsy at all. So I am going to keep my Etsy shop on vacation mode for a few months just so it could continuously direct people to my website instead of you guys not being able to find me there at all. If that is where you know I was selling before. So yeah, so my website is up and running and ready to receive all the orders. This is pretty much a relaunch of gem stylistic because not only am I launching new products this month, I also had to reprice a lot of my products, a good bit of my products because I learned that I was not pricing them correctly and I figured this out through doing a lot of research. It's not just something I'm pulling out of thin air, it's literally a thing. So as a small business owner, someone who's not just doing this as a hobby, I'm doing this because I want to grow and expand, it's important that I price my products correctly and I was not using the correct formula. I was not including my overhead and labor and so forth. So I had to revamp everything and price my products correctly so that I don't run into financial issues in the long run and instead I'll be able to expand, grow and actually make a profit. So everything that I've been making in 2019, I literally reinvested it into my business so I can build my website and do different things that you guys will be seeing pieces and pieces of as the year unfolds, as well as some behind the scenes things that I just need instead in terms of business structure because yeah, it is not easy, okay? If I was doing this as a little hobby, then I'll be like, I don't care, but it's not just a hobby. Yes, I love to do what I do, but I want it to grow and become my main source of income one day and in order for me to do that, I have to do it the right way. So now that I had to reprice my products, yes, it did cause some of my prices to increase. However, it also caused some of my prices to decrease. So it's not like I'm just trying to get as much money as I can with my products. I just genuinely want to price them correctly and that did cause some of my products like, for example, some of my facial products to go down and some other products like my tumor line to go up based on the ingredients, the cost and so forth. So I just want to put that out there so that people don't think that, oh, she has a new website now, so she want to change our products prices. That is not the case. I am at the end of the day a businesswoman and I have to think like one and act like one. So yeah, for a long time I felt I allowed people to let me doubt my products in terms of the prices and so forth and feel guilty about my prices and feel sorry for those who probably gave me the impression that they couldn't afford it or whatever. However, I am over it. It's a new year. I understand everybody pocket is different. Not everybody can afford my products. However, there are also those who probably can, but their priority is not to spend coins on natural skincare products. If you fit into any of those two lanes, that's cool. Like, I understand that I respect that. However, I know there's a huge community of people out there who appreciates and understands the value in investing in their skincare products and those are the people who I'm trying to target and reach right now. And that is why I decided that I am not allowing anyone to make me feel guilty or doubt myself and cut myself short just to feel just to make them feel better. So for all of those of you who have been supporting me since the beginning, I appreciate y'all so much, especially my VIP cruisans like I haven't supported me from day one and I appreciate y'all so much, so, so, so much. I hope that you guys continue to support me on this journey. I know some will and I know some won't. Trust me, it's all love, it's no hard feelings. My goal right now is just to expand and reach more people so I can continue to build and grow. I even went as far as comparing my prices to other natural skincare product companies and quite frankly, especially like when it comes to my facial products and body butters, my products aren't that bad because I've seen a lot worse from other, you know, black owned skincare product companies on Facebook and Instagram and so forth and that is not to put any of them down because at the end of the day it comes down to what they put into their products and the cost and materials and so forth. I can only speak for myself and comparing the prices only made me realize that I shouldn't even feel bad about my prices. So with that being said, I just want to say that I do hope that, you know, those of you who have been supporting me continue to do so. But if you don't anymore, I understand and it's okay. It's time for all of us to continue to grow and move on and build. And that is my focus right now, which is why this year I'll be rendering at different events here in Orlando. My first vendor event is actually January 10th and 11th at Ebony Fit Weekend. If you want to find out more information about that, go on to my Instagram page. You will see the flyer and you'll be able to find out how to attend that event and you'll see me there with my vendor table and all my products. I will be having special prices as well doing a couple of giveaways. So if you can come on down over. Other than that, what else is new? That's it. My website is up. So go ahead, click the link in the description box below. Even if you're not trying to purchase anything right now, just go ahead, click the link, browse my website, look around, see what's new. I have a whole ingredient page there because my whole thing was just being transparent to my customers about what are in-day products. So ingredients that you wouldn't automatically know what it is on the label. There on my website, you can go to the ingredient page, look up the ingredient and you will see the description of what it is, what it derived from and what it's used for and so forth just so that you know exactly what you're putting on your skin. So yeah, go ahead and visit my website. When you get when you click the link, you will probably get a pop up asking to subscribe to our newsletter. And if you do so, you'll get 15 percent off your first order. These are things that I want to do to be able to have more sales, have coupons, have giveaways and so forth and so forth. So in order to do that, I have to do my business correctly. So anyways, that is it for this video. If you haven't already, be sure to hit that subscribe button. It doesn't cost you a thing and it means everything to me. So hit the subscribe, hit the subscribe button. Follow me on Facebook and Instagram at Jam Salistic. And you guys will see me in my next video. Peace.