Wednesday, February 29, 2012
'Explain the change, the difference between What you want and what you need'
Today was a good day! My job has allowed me to rearrange my schedule to better fit around my art. I simply explained that I needed to take Friday off so that I could create at home alone all day without being interrupted and late into the night without having to worry about getting up early the next day. Fridays are typically a fairly busy day at work for me, so I was happily surprised that they would agree to the change. I feel that this is another big step for me. I finally have a full day allocated specifically for this dream of mine. Now I just have to make sure I get my ass in gear and don't slack off when no one is watching!
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
'Pursuing it With Eager Feet'
Well, here we go! This is the very beginning of Ventricles Apart Crafts! I hope to start this blog off with anecdotes about my misadventures in starting up this business venture as well as what exactly I do as an artist.
Today I took the very first step into the frustrating, rewarding and perplexing world of marketing my handmade, heartfelt and heart-filled crafts. I registered my domain name, realized I spelled it wrong, canceled it, paid a cancellation fine and registered it again all in one day. What a great start! Here's the slightly embarrassing story:
When I woke up this morning I decided to follow my big brother's advice and register my intended domain name. Now, I am not the best speller, this was terribly early in the morning, and I was pretty excited. When I went to type "ventricles" into the registration space I realized I had spelled it wrong and used my spellcheck to fix it. Unfortunately, I wasn't paying close enough attention and selected "verticals" resulting in an awkward domain name: "verticalsapartcrafts.com." I did not realize my mistake until I got home from work. I panicked a little and called customer support right away without checking the website for solutions and I was walked through an easy cancellation procedure. After feeling like a doofus, I triple checked absolutely everything before resubmitting my application.
What did I learn from this? Under no circumstances am I ever, EVER to try and do important things early in the morning before finishing my tea! Er, and also that one ought not submit forms without rereading everything at least twice.
Today I took the very first step into the frustrating, rewarding and perplexing world of marketing my handmade, heartfelt and heart-filled crafts. I registered my domain name, realized I spelled it wrong, canceled it, paid a cancellation fine and registered it again all in one day. What a great start! Here's the slightly embarrassing story:
When I woke up this morning I decided to follow my big brother's advice and register my intended domain name. Now, I am not the best speller, this was terribly early in the morning, and I was pretty excited. When I went to type "ventricles" into the registration space I realized I had spelled it wrong and used my spellcheck to fix it. Unfortunately, I wasn't paying close enough attention and selected "verticals" resulting in an awkward domain name: "verticalsapartcrafts.com." I did not realize my mistake until I got home from work. I panicked a little and called customer support right away without checking the website for solutions and I was walked through an easy cancellation procedure. After feeling like a doofus, I triple checked absolutely everything before resubmitting my application.
What did I learn from this? Under no circumstances am I ever, EVER to try and do important things early in the morning before finishing my tea! Er, and also that one ought not submit forms without rereading everything at least twice.
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