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13 years ago @ http://upupcreative.bl... - the road oft-traveled · 0 replies · +3 points

Hey, Meredith - I get about one sale at Big Cartel each year! I used to use BC as my main e-commerce site and drove traffic there and it was fine, but when I closed that I kept the freebie option open and drive no traffic there and once or twice in the last few years someone has found me there and bought something. It's really more useful if it's your main site and you advertise and send people there, etc.

Julie Green
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13 years ago @ When I Grow Up - Creat... - A Fire Starter Giveawa... · 0 replies · +1 points

a mentor of mine once told me that the thing people keep asking you about, that's probably what you should be doing.

13 years ago @ http://upupcreative.bl... - attacks · 0 replies · +3 points

just requested it from the local library. thanks for the recommendation.

Julie Green
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14 years ago @ http://upupcreative.bl... - julie\'s first day out · 0 replies · +1 points

thanks so much, everybody. it was fun. can't wait to go back tomorrow, if only for a little while.

14 years ago @ http://upupcreative.bl... - kick-ass short-run fin... · 0 replies · +1 points

I think I've replied to everyone personally, but in case I missed you - THANKS for your nice comments. This is all very exciting.

14 years ago @ http://upupcreative.bl... - kick-ass short-run fin... · 0 replies · +1 points

Thanks, Sarah! I do hope to be a fantastic solution. : )

Julie Green
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14 years ago @ http://upupcreative.bl... - the first business tri... · 1 reply · +1 points

Carolyn,

Thanks for thinking of me!�Kickstater is really strict about funding only PROJECTS with a defined beginning and end, and I'm struggling to figure out how to make what I'm doing seem projecty. If I can't, I'm actually considering using a site called Profounder, but I'm not sure yet because I don't know ANYONE who has used it. Have you heard of it before?

Julie Green
Up Up Creative

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14 years ago @ http://upupcreative.bl... - the first business tri... · 0 replies · +1 points

Stephanie, you totally hit the nail on the head with the whole "I am the boss and I can do whatever I want to do or don't want to do" thing. Part of what gives me pause about the idea of an employee is losing some of the freedom that really drives all of my decisions, that "I'm the boss and I only answer to myself and my family and my bills" thing.

14 years ago @ http://upupcreative.bl... - the first business tri... · 0 replies · +1 points

This is so funny because I feel like my mind kind of IS made up, but maybe not in the direction you're thinking, which makes my mind that much LESS made up. I guess that sort of ties in with what you're saying about other peoples' expectations, but there is also something to be said for people-who-are-not-you being able to see things that you can't or don't see.

I went into this plan thinking of it one way and the feedback I've gotten from everyone has helped me realize that the endeavour I'm possibly embarking on really does require the studio space and the employee. I didn't see it that way until I talked about it with other people.

I'm curious to know which way you think my mind is made up, Hannah! : )

14 years ago @ http://upupcreative.bl... - nss recap, the five mo... · 0 replies · +1 points

Hey, Meg,

Thanks for your comment. I think what I'm most struggling with is whether I even want to be in such a sales-y position with my business. I don't like chasing down leads and sending out mailings. My friends in the industry (some of whom run the Tradeshow bootcamp, actually!) advise that I call my contacts and such, but I'm just not comfortable in that role.�I thought I would like being more sales-y, but I don't. But I DO want longevity, which keeps me coming back to the idea that I should stick with it -- stick with NSS I mean, not stick with my business, which I intend to do.

It's a tough decision. I'm psyched that you're going this year, though. That's awesome. If I'm there I'll be eager to meet you!

Julie Green
Up Up Creative

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