Scattered

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 That is how I feel. At least in regards to my little business. When I started this thing, I did not have a clear path in mind. I said, I'm going to get a laser and start a little side business. I did not for a minute think about what I wanted to make or how I wanted to go about this. I was going to start a business. Okay. Then I jumped into Shopify having no freaking idea what exactly I was doing. That didn't work well. I joined a marketing program. Yeah, that didn't work well. I spread out and tried everything. I mean everything. I did ornaments. I did door signs. I did artwork. I tried earrings. The earrings led me to resin. So I tried everything there. I've gone down so, so many rabbit holes with this business and nothing has really seemed to stick. I have even signed up for a course to learn to design my own things so I don't have to buy anymore - but that's for the laser. I think it is time to take a step back and regroup. I'm at the point where nothing is working - at least in my view - and I need a solid plan to really move forward effectively. So I think I'm going to step back and reflect. 

First off, what do I want to sell? Well, I really enjoy making art but the engraved cups are what have been selling. Specifically the 49er cups. Those are easy to make and ship out so maybe I should focus on those for a bit to make some money. Maybe I should focus on the cups - all the cups - for now and make a push with those. While I'm doing that, I can revamp my store. I can figure out exactly what I want to focus on and I can learn to design, maybe even design cups. Why don't I do that? Why don't I let every other listing in my Etsy shop expire and focus just on the cups? Why don't I focus my Etsy shop on the cups, since those are selling, and use my Shopify for everything else? Hmmmm....there is an idea. I am kind of liking this idea. Have the Etsy shop for my cups. Have the Shopify for my things I enjoy making. And have the other Etsy shop for my designs. Wow, this is a good idea. BUT, I still need to focus. I still need to take some time to figure out exactly what I want to do. Splitting it like this allows me to have more than one focus, but I still need to neaten things up a bit. I have taken the first step, I have turned off auto-renew in Etsy for all the items that aren't cups. Next step is to get all my cups listed. Okay, I like this plan a lot. 

I do really need to figure out what I want to focus on though. I so enjoy making games. Maybe that's where I need to go. I love making dominoes and tic-tac-toe and even chess. I love making games and I make them in both wood and resin, so I get my making in resin fix. 

Okay, I need to do some soul-searching. I need to figure this out and I need to have a clear plan on what I want to make. Time for some thinking. 

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