So now that most of my big purchases are made, I want to start thinking about making some sort of actual revenue. It won't happen this year, I've spent too much, but perhaps next year. To that end, I've been trying to streamline what I do: I've got my etsy shop, my amazon handmade shop… Continue reading Goals: September 2016 Edition
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How I Did: August 2016 Edition
This is timely, because yesterday I was looking around at our amazing new house and thinking "what am I doing to help pay for this"? That's silly, of course, we wouldn't be where we are without me pulling my weight, but I have always felt just a bit off when I didn't have a regular… Continue reading How I Did: August 2016 Edition
July 2016 Goals and Dreams
Happy Day-After-The-Fourth! I went for a 3-mile run, the family went for a 2-mile hike with icecream at the end, and then we took the bus to our town's massive 4th of July celebration. We lasted three hours before the littlest was DONE, which meant we missed the fireworks. We were not sad. So. Goals… Continue reading July 2016 Goals and Dreams
A Summary of May Goals and Whether Or Not I Accomplished Them
I'm writing this ahead of schedule so it's possible I'll have some last-minute sales, but I'll include them in June's summary. Because I'm ahead of schedule!!! (I'm incredibly detail-oriented in many areas but my creative life is classic scatterbrained artist). Anyway. Etsy My goals were to get 13-15 sales and $100-300 in revenue: Sales: 18… Continue reading A Summary of May Goals and Whether Or Not I Accomplished Them
How to Price Your Art
So I've been selling on etsy for a whole year now. I'm totally an expert! Right? No? Oh ok. But. I've sold stuff. I've sold originals. Not many, but it happened, and I have eyewitnesses. So I feel a tiny bit qualified to share my thoughts upon the most scariest and terror-inducing subject independent artists… Continue reading How to Price Your Art
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