HELP! Need ideas on how to get traffic to new website...

[jbjwanted]

Hi everyone. I would like to ask anyone knowledgeable on how to increase traffic to a new website. To give you a rundown of my situation... I am (mostly) a SAHM with at most 6 total hours devoted to 2 extremely part-time jobs (LOL) and the rest of my time is spent making my crafts & playing with my 2 kids. Anyway, I've been making beaded jewelry since I was pregnant with my (now 8yr old) son. Of course, when I say "beaded jewelry," I'm not just talking about jewelry where I just string a few beads on a piece of thread or anything like that... I do some that can be personalized with names & everything... & they're not 5-minute "jobs," each one can take around 3-6 hours to make, so I know that not everyone is able to do it. I'm sure some can, but I don't personally know anyone myself that would like to do it themselves. Since I was/am always receiving compliments on what I have made, I decided last July that I was going to make my own website to try to have my own online store. I am always trying to update it (little by little) and I have since also started making other items in the form of beaded decorations (like candle holders & that sort of thing) that I will be adding soon to the website.

My problem now is that although I have reached a few "places" through friends & family's word of mouth (and I can find myself on google -- of course I also know what specifically to search to find "me")... I'm not sure what to do now to get more traffic to the site. I have now had my online website since August & I'm not getting the traffic I was hoping for -- it has been very limited. Can anyone help me to figure out what I might be doing wrong??

I would also like to add that I have been paying for a website that I actually "own" as far as that it isn't one of those "free" sites & also that I have my shopping cart set up for checks, money orders, & even credit cards (through my PayPal acct.). I wanted it to look as professional as possible even though I am extremely new at the whole web design aspect of it! Can anyone help me?