My May Goals List was:
2. Re-design my design website and create a new art website
3. Re-brand etsy shop
(and I redesigned the Blog along with the shop, AND it will give me a jumping off point for the art website design). Not something on my list, but it needed to be done simultaneously. (extra point?). Also developed a mailing list for a soon to come monthly newsletter.
4. Develop an editorial calendar/weekly ideas and post more regularly to my blog
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#1 I did the first half and am back with my etsy shop on Paper n Stitch, am advertising on Modish for May and June (thanks Jena), participated in Jen Wallace's Feed Your Soul project on Indie Fixx, and am running a couple of different specials in my shop. So things have been started, but I realised that the percentage of increased sales was not realistic given I just started advertising (again).
As to #4 I did NOT develop an editorial calendar, but I have been posting more regularly, so I will put one half of #4 back on my June goals.
JUNE Goals:
- Look for some more ways to promote my shop that are not the paid for kind. Send out more e-mails to folks asking them if they would be interested in writing about my work.
- Website Re-Design, back on again, third time's a charm (?)
- Develop editorial calendar with regular column ideas for the blog
I am going to leave it at that for this month. So, for June I am all about promoting my work, and making more contacts. OK, Go June!
[You can participate in the Monthly Goal Meetup by visiting Jena at Modish Biz Tips]
I didn't see your blog or Etsy shop in its before stage, but it sure does look great now. Your banner is lovely. I liked your goals for June so much, I wrote one of them down for me to adopt next month.
Good luck!
Posted by: Lisa | June 05, 2009 at 10:59 AM
Great goals for June! You should be able to find some free advertising, no prob! You can do it!
Posted by: Glade | June 05, 2009 at 11:53 AM
Wow. I'm impressed. I like your new banner a lot.
Thanks also for the design work you did for the 2011 calendars...as always they look terrific.
Posted by: Cynthia At A Shimmy In My Spirit | June 05, 2009 at 01:41 PM
Some of your goals are the same as mine, like the one about finding free ways to promote my work. I have a question about #1: do you mean contacting bloggers to ask for features on your work, or do have another plan up your sleeve?
Posted by: Kiley Ariail | June 06, 2009 at 12:18 AM
You did a great job in May! Good luck on your June goals. I'm really enjoying your blog; the writing is wonderful.
Posted by: Jessica | June 06, 2009 at 06:54 AM
The redesign looks great
Posted by: mary lou | June 06, 2009 at 02:07 PM
Your new blog layout is amazing. im loving it!!
Posted by: Heather S Thompson | June 08, 2009 at 08:58 AM
Wow, everything looks wonderful. I love your design website too - you are so good at so many things :) Impressive!
Posted by: Stephanie | June 09, 2009 at 01:44 PM
Your blog is gorgeous! Well done for all you completed in May, and best of luck for June.
Glitterysah x
Posted by: glitterysah | June 09, 2009 at 03:20 PM
Just dropping by from the Modish list. Good luck with #1 - if you find out how to get free publicity, tell the rest of us!
Posted by: Jennie from Cravings Frocks | June 16, 2009 at 03:14 AM