ext_22048 ([identity profile] twiggymolly.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] rinue 2004-01-11 02:09 pm (UTC)

Why not Portland? It is a very liberal town with lots of people interested in the arts.

When it came time to market my jewelry, and start earning a living from it, (instead of just giving it away for free all the time), I was indeed very nervous. It came down to good fortune that I had worked a few years in the jewelry business at the retail end. I fortunatly knew who to market to, and when my business skills were found to be lacking, my clients were actually the ones to offer help. I guess they figured that if I am a trippy artist, I spend all my time creating art instead of going to business school. Also, I read a lot of books from the library on how to have a craft business. Marketing was easy. I just made a sampleline and wrote a letter to every store within 100 miles asking if they would like to see my jewelry. I had a pretty good response for being unheard of. I have changed a lot since then, but I tend to have about 15 clients at any given time. Now my big decision is whether I want to expand, hire people and increase pricing to compensate. I know this is the only way to make the big bucks, as they tell me, but I am very reluctant to have anyone other than me make the product. Quality control. Pride. Whatever. I spent way to much time doing paperwork, maybe an accountant is the way to go.

Good luck with your Theatre! Let us know how things progress.

Twiggymolly

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