I don't normally go for the resolution thing. I think of the standers, eat better, spend more time with friends and family, do more artsy stuff, but I never do anything with them. I just think of them as thing to work on. This year however I'm going all out. A real resolution, something I really care about and truly intend to work on everyday.

Make my business Successful.
Simple enuf but that's to vague. What do I measure success by?

Make $500 a month on Soup is.
Ok that's not vague. But shit $500 is a lot how the hell am I going to do that. ($500 would pay my rent and my bills)(I live cheep)

1) Raise prices.
I know not good but using the standard pricing equation I really under charge. (material cost + time * 7 = price) with 7 being minimum wadge.) I'm cool working for minimum wade as long as it's for Soup is, so I'm going to start applying this equation to most of my work. I'm going to keep my older stuff at it's current price but my new stuff will be more. (a pair of earrings $10, a charm or magnet or single of whatever $6, a set of 5 $20) I don't think that's too much and the more you order the cheaper it is.

2) Make more!
Simple right, but I'm being vague again.
Make 2 NEW designs a DAY. (That's specific.)
Take pictures everyday. (I'm really bad at doing that.)
List TWICE a DAY. (Etsy)(Daytime between 6am and 6pm at least 4 hours apart) And upload them hear too of course.

3) Complete all orders within 24 hours. (I'm usually pretty good about this.)

4) Advertise.
This is the only steep I'm not really sure how to complete. Any advice would be more than welcome.
I want to do something of this nature at least once a week.
(Advertise on Con forums pre Con, Revamp business myspace, join Etsy teams, Join and be active in more clubs here, find online art communities, I don't know, I'll be thinking)
Also make more business cards. Maybe have them done by a print shop. And carry some with me whenever I go out.

So this is my New Years Resolution laid out in as much detail as I could think of. Why did I post it here you ask? Because now that it's out in the world I can't turn back. So hear I go.

As is tradition it's documentary time but since I don't have an actual documentary today here is the link to The Pinky Shows YouTube [link] It's full of amazingness I've watched them all multiple times.

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