busy busy busy monkey
Etsy. Flu. Whining. Eeeh. :P
I got the brilliant idea that I'd try to go official with the crafty mess, become my own business and possibly a LLC and all that fun stuff (if anyone has hints or tips, plz help!), and so I picked up Barbara Brabec's book Handmade for Profit for whatever help I could get. The book desperately needs an editor and dear Ms. Brabec needs to STFU about God already, but it has lots of interesting & helpful information--some of which I've put to use already.
So while I'm busy trying to flood the etsy with new neatness and think of being official and all that shiny scariness, I ran into a few interesting things. Calls to arms, perhaps: This one blogger explains at length why it's a cop-out to blame your small business not doing well on the economy. And on a similar note: Don't worry about other people or the economy or spend your time whining--just get out there and kick butt.
Hey, I may need these links some day. Maybe. :P Either way, it's a revamp of the previous mindset.
Now to get my applications in for some more of the local shows. I find myself becoming frustrated with some show coordinators due to their basic lack of professionalism regarding things as simple as getting back to people. That being said--ANext just got back to me a couple days ago. I'm in there. So this June I'll be at (MITSUWAAAA!) ANext's Artists' Alley, possibly for 24 hours a day (except for when I'm at Mitsuwa!) with shiny things absolutely Everywhere. :D
Unless I run out before then. :P
Oh, this shall be a very busy, crafty next few months.
I got the brilliant idea that I'd try to go official with the crafty mess, become my own business and possibly a LLC and all that fun stuff (if anyone has hints or tips, plz help!), and so I picked up Barbara Brabec's book Handmade for Profit for whatever help I could get. The book desperately needs an editor and dear Ms. Brabec needs to STFU about God already, but it has lots of interesting & helpful information--some of which I've put to use already.
So while I'm busy trying to flood the etsy with new neatness and think of being official and all that shiny scariness, I ran into a few interesting things. Calls to arms, perhaps: This one blogger explains at length why it's a cop-out to blame your small business not doing well on the economy. And on a similar note: Don't worry about other people or the economy or spend your time whining--just get out there and kick butt.
Hey, I may need these links some day. Maybe. :P Either way, it's a revamp of the previous mindset.
Now to get my applications in for some more of the local shows. I find myself becoming frustrated with some show coordinators due to their basic lack of professionalism regarding things as simple as getting back to people. That being said--ANext just got back to me a couple days ago. I'm in there. So this June I'll be at (MITSUWAAAA!) ANext's Artists' Alley, possibly for 24 hours a day (except for when I'm at Mitsuwa!) with shiny things absolutely Everywhere. :D
Unless I run out before then. :P
Oh, this shall be a very busy, crafty next few months.