tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34540708.post1626840221139779373..comments2013-10-23T09:41:42.309-07:00Comments on piper ewan: Do You Really Want To Quit Your Day Job?Kirsten Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12847349214227137682noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34540708.post-13885120945389468962011-10-27T12:01:29.088-07:002011-10-27T12:01:29.088-07:00"after all is said and done, you have to make..."after all is said and done, you have to make the things"<br /><br />That made me smile! There's always that one design that sells better than anything else, and sometimes it's the only one that sells, and if I have to make it one more time.... well, I have to. <br /><br />Great post.Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11717380172065558469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34540708.post-59250514147742771322011-10-27T11:31:34.017-07:002011-10-27T11:31:34.017-07:00@ Crafterella I don't have any regrets either....@ Crafterella I don't have any regrets either. It is just that I am asked for advice all the time, and it feels disingenuous to leave this part out. It is important to me to encourage people to follow their dreams and to do what is best for them; sometimes it is just being a hobbyist. If being a hobbyist makes you happy, you should not be pressured to "take it to the next level" if that is not what you want to do. <br /><br />Take me for instance. People keep telling me that I should go into consulting. I don't want to. Not because I am afraid of it, I just love to make things, and that is my day job that I have no intention of quitting in order to tell people how to be better at social media and etsy for my living. But, I do feel that it is worthwhile to volunteer my time for I Heart Art Portland and write the occasional business blog post.<br /><br />Taking things slowly is a good way to go about it. Taking things slowly is usually the way things go whether you want them to or not, and part of being able to do what you want with your time, is taking care of yourself and doing what you need to do to survive. Hopefully there is some fulfillment in there somewhere.Kirsten Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847349214227137682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34540708.post-65931728282720130742011-10-27T10:37:50.796-07:002011-10-27T10:37:50.796-07:00I completely agree with all you've said, howev...I completely agree with all you've said, however I'm glad I didn't know anything when I started (I'm still in the waiting years/"hobby" stage) I thought it would be sooooo easy, make it, put it on etsy, and someone will buy it (ha)! I still have a long way to go and my family is first right now, but I'm slowly growing my online business. I also think that there is more to being successful than just selling a handmade products, a creative approach needs to be taken.Crafterellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03516934787958774001noreply@blogger.com