It's time for another EtsyBloggers blog carnival! This carnival, hosted by
RainyDayArt, asks the question,
What are your goals?
Good question! I have oodles of short-term goals, but they're all pretty simple.
- Get new product lines started - I listed the first item of a new series yesterday - the Nevermore necklace, which shall be part of my "Literary Gems" collection. I have another new jewelry line and a Tolkien-inspired calligraphy series (there's more where those bookmarks came from!) that I hope to get up and running by the end of the month.
- Reorganize shop - This sort of goes along with the previous goal. I need to reorganize and rename my categories to fit with my revised vision. I have a much clearer idea of what I want my shop to be now, so I'm working to refine things that were previously a bit fuzzy in my mind.
- Get business cards - Ironically, this was one of the first things I looked into when I started planning for my shop. And I still haven't gotten around to doing it. Mostly because it never seems to occur to me when I have the cash to spare...
- Design website - This was one of the other things I started planning for early on and haven't actually done yet. I'm much better at get designs done for other people than I am for myself. I have a pretty good idea of what I want, I just need to sit down and do it. One of these days.
Those are my major short-term goals (though, really, they're more to-do's, I suppose...). As for my long-term goals, those are even simpler.
- Make at least one sale a week - Currently, my sales are pretty sporadic. And I know they always will be to some extent. No matter how much promoting I do or how great my marketing strategy is, I can't make people buy things. But I think aiming for a sale a week is reasonable.
- Sell at a craft fair - I'm not likely to be doing this any time soon, but I definitely want to at some point in the future. There's just something about the idea of selling my creations in person... I need to make a lot more stuff before I can even think about trying it, though.
So, those are
my goals. What are some of yours?
You have great goals! I am also working on a new line of things and hopefully will get around to organizing my sections as well. One day:)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Nico! lol, "one day" is a common phrase around here. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat article thanks
ReplyDeleteCheck out this great craft store. Scrapbooking, beading, knitting.
great goals! I wish I could sell one piece a week. If you find a formula, please let me know {:-D
ReplyDeleteStory - lol. If I do, I certainly will! =P
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