Progress and learning
September 18, 2009 by Juliet Chase
Filed under Juliet's Journal
What a busy and productive week! My beach glass jewelry is now in the gallery which will have its opening reception in just a few weeks. Of course, once I got the initial set displayed things looked a little empty so I’ve been busy making even more to fill in the gaps. It’s a bit scary because of the risk of not selling anything but at the same time I’ve figured out display ideas like hanging earrings from wine glasses that I can continue to use at art festivals and shows. In the midst of all that I’ve been studying up on how to get traffic over to the etsy shop and learned how to post things to Google’s shopping search. It sounds easy but I’ve had to force myself to relax in the face of ‘oh no, another thing to do. How do I do THAT?’ It is starting to come together. What I haven’t gotten done yet is business cards and the website. I also have been thinking that a YouTube video on my design process would be a good idea – and one more thing that I haven’t a clue about how to do!
In the midst of running around last weekend, an absolutely free treadmill came into my life and I’ve been using it every day, which I’m hoping turns into an automatic habit. I’ve also been conducting my ‘baby-steps’ experiment on running, adding just one house a day – it’s surprisingly fun. Forcing myself to stop and walk at a certain number leaves my wondering how far could I go? How long can I keep this up? I actually find myself looking forward to it which is a surreal experience.
This coming week is going to be more focused on photography, I feel like I’ve been neglecting that area while trying to get some other things moving – time to start my book project and think about how I can get that sold in a corporate environment. And more marketing, it’s the area where I feel less confident so I leave it to last , which is not the way to approach marketing successfully!
