Pigs just make everything better. So does Rob Zombie singing (or more like raspy chanting) "House of 1000 Corpses." Or maybe I'm just weird that way.
Seriously, though, that song gives me the creeps on certain lines. Maybe it's a good thing I never saw the movie. :-) Anyhoo, it's been one of those days today. My best friend just got her first full-time job today. I am so thrilled for her, and wish her the best, but I will be the first to admit that I am insanely jealous. My fiancé and my best friend have already gotten jobs, my other two friends work full time already, and here I am, trying to start an online jewelry business from scratch. I shamelessly advertise on all of my pages and maybe if I'm lucky, get around 10 views a day. Hell, I can't even afford to print my own business cards (I'm SO out of black ink) or even get the free ones because the shipping is totally obscene and the cards may arrive two weeks later, the day after Christmas.
My goals for this are pretty simple. I want to continue selling jewelry, make enough money to have a booth at a craft fair (got so stinking close but chickened out at the last minute cause it was a choice between keeping my 4.0 GPA in four classes with finals imminent, or preparing hundreds of pieces for a show that may or may not sell anything. It was an easy choice for me. I eventually want to learn more techniques like soutache, glass blowing, polymer clay beads, and hone my macramé skills. I would like to attend classes and eventually teach my own. I have always enjoyed creating jewelry, even when I was younger.
I remember throwing out one night on a rage-fueled blog entry (not on this blog, on my previous blog which you can find on my Facebook page) that I wanted to own my own jewelry business and no one would stop me because I was tired of being in school. I am absolutely tired of being in school, and I would like nothing more than for this to work out. But considering all the variables involved, it isn't like I can just magically snap my fingers and people will start viewing my webpage and buying stuff. Girl on Fire started out as WeightLoss365 and no one outside of 12 of my friends knew who I was. I have grown organically from 12 to 473 likes and I am grateful for that. But I am figuring out that Beastmode by Design will have to be organically grown as well. "Buying my likes" is expensive and I may do one more day of buying likes and then call it a day. I also buy time on Etsy, but the price is very reasonable and I have paid that bill already. :-) Anyhoo, all that to say that it is NOT EASY to start your own business from scratch. :-)
I have started to accept that my lot is not with a full-time, under a boss type of job. I like MLM and things of that nature because the goal is clearly stated, there is a definite structure for promotion with concrete goals to reach. My parents have fought me many times on doing MLM but I have been talking to my mom about it and why I want to do it. I am learning that owning your own business is hardly a "get rich quick" notion, and I think that will help me a lot in eventually pursuing an MLM job (I believe that the proper term is "direct sales" or "direct sales marketing" or "network marketing." Call it what you want, I still like it.) But this experience, even in its initial hatching, has taught me a lot. :-) So it isn't all bad. :-)
I am going to call it a night for tonight, I am very sleepy and want to make one more bracelet before I hit the hay, though I'm pretty sure if I try I will fall asleep and wake up with beading wire embedded in my head. Just cause I'm awesome that way. :-) Namaste all, and enjoy the journey.
My goals for this are pretty simple. I want to continue selling jewelry, make enough money to have a booth at a craft fair (got so stinking close but chickened out at the last minute cause it was a choice between keeping my 4.0 GPA in four classes with finals imminent, or preparing hundreds of pieces for a show that may or may not sell anything. It was an easy choice for me. I eventually want to learn more techniques like soutache, glass blowing, polymer clay beads, and hone my macramé skills. I would like to attend classes and eventually teach my own. I have always enjoyed creating jewelry, even when I was younger.
I remember throwing out one night on a rage-fueled blog entry (not on this blog, on my previous blog which you can find on my Facebook page) that I wanted to own my own jewelry business and no one would stop me because I was tired of being in school. I am absolutely tired of being in school, and I would like nothing more than for this to work out. But considering all the variables involved, it isn't like I can just magically snap my fingers and people will start viewing my webpage and buying stuff. Girl on Fire started out as WeightLoss365 and no one outside of 12 of my friends knew who I was. I have grown organically from 12 to 473 likes and I am grateful for that. But I am figuring out that Beastmode by Design will have to be organically grown as well. "Buying my likes" is expensive and I may do one more day of buying likes and then call it a day. I also buy time on Etsy, but the price is very reasonable and I have paid that bill already. :-) Anyhoo, all that to say that it is NOT EASY to start your own business from scratch. :-)
I have started to accept that my lot is not with a full-time, under a boss type of job. I like MLM and things of that nature because the goal is clearly stated, there is a definite structure for promotion with concrete goals to reach. My parents have fought me many times on doing MLM but I have been talking to my mom about it and why I want to do it. I am learning that owning your own business is hardly a "get rich quick" notion, and I think that will help me a lot in eventually pursuing an MLM job (I believe that the proper term is "direct sales" or "direct sales marketing" or "network marketing." Call it what you want, I still like it.) But this experience, even in its initial hatching, has taught me a lot. :-) So it isn't all bad. :-)
I am going to call it a night for tonight, I am very sleepy and want to make one more bracelet before I hit the hay, though I'm pretty sure if I try I will fall asleep and wake up with beading wire embedded in my head. Just cause I'm awesome that way. :-) Namaste all, and enjoy the journey.