As you all know, I’ve been diving deeper into the creative world lately with my new snail mail club — making stickers, bookmarks, and (hopefully, one day) full stationery sets. (I talked about it at length, here and here) Last week I photographed one of my bookmark designs on my dining table. It looked lovely……
One Month In: Real Lessons From Starting My Snail Mail Club It’s been just over a month since I announced my new creative business- a snail mail club! (If you missed it, you can read all about it here: Sparkles of Joy Club) One month in, I wanted to share some honest lessons, reflections, and tips that have helped me, in case you’re thinking about starting something of your own, or you’re right there in the messy beginning, too? 1. Expect to suck. A lot. You will second-guess everything -…
Recently, I talked about launching a new product, a physical product to be exact! And I spent hours trying to get everything perfect. I wanted everything to be ready and polished and professional before I was ready to launch I am not ready, it looks so amateur, I need to change x, y, and z But then I realized- I need to take the advice I give all of you again and again START UGLY, START SCARED AS LONG AS YOU JUST START So, the sales page isn’t ready, nor is the payment link or much else, but…
It’s 3:02 am as I write this. And I can’t sleep. Not because something is wrong, but because I’m excited. Lord knows I NEED to sleep, because I have a rambunctious toddler that likes to stick her finger in electrical sockets O_O Plus, this online business to run tomorrow, but … I just can’t sleep! Exciting thoughts and ideas are whizzing through my head I’m starting a completely new business. A physical product business, which feels both exciting and slightly ridiculous, considering I…