Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2004 8:23 am
I'm gonna toss my nickel into the fray. Lately in emails and conversation the phrase 'business plan' keeps popping up. I never thought I had one yet when a group of email friends sat down over morning coffee and talked I realized that yep I did write one down using the play sheets at the end of each chapter of Creating Money, Your Keys to Abundance by Sanaya Roman. . . back in the late 80s, book still in print and available on Amazon. Taught me a different way of looking at myself, my work, my life. Well worth reading as a companion to Dennis' unconventional ideas. All our idealistic goals are great yet bottom line to succeed we need to treat this as a REAL job. One of my biggest hurdles is to learn that something I've made IS good enough to sell to my galleries instead of putting in the 'seconds' box. . . and I'm working on this one.
Stream of consciousness this morning . . . What is your debt ratio? How much money (bare bones is fine) do you need per month to live on? to run a business? To continue research & development? Is you spouse or significant other supportive of this endeavor? Is your belief in yourself, your work and your pocketbook strong enough to withstand the ups and downs of today’s world? Where do you want to sell? craft shows? wholesale? retail? web? all these? What selling venue have you tried to date?
I think marketing is necessary, although not top priority. I couldn’t live here on the edge of nowhere without marketing and a strong customer group, which has taken years to grow . . . I travel to every show I do, so selecting the right ones for me is crucial and its taken a number of years of trial and error to find my place. Often the buyer doesn’t know who “I amâ€
Stream of consciousness this morning . . . What is your debt ratio? How much money (bare bones is fine) do you need per month to live on? to run a business? To continue research & development? Is you spouse or significant other supportive of this endeavor? Is your belief in yourself, your work and your pocketbook strong enough to withstand the ups and downs of today’s world? Where do you want to sell? craft shows? wholesale? retail? web? all these? What selling venue have you tried to date?
I think marketing is necessary, although not top priority. I couldn’t live here on the edge of nowhere without marketing and a strong customer group, which has taken years to grow . . . I travel to every show I do, so selecting the right ones for me is crucial and its taken a number of years of trial and error to find my place. Often the buyer doesn’t know who “I amâ€