Put one Foot in Front of the Other...

I know a journey involves many things, but mine seems to be stalling in the “evaluation of what to do next” phase. 

I have been reading several books on SEO and marketing lately.  The information is not really new, I am just stalling on actually putting into practice the advice they are offering.  Could I be afraid of success?  Quite possibly.

So I decided to take a little action and see how I feel about it.  Again.

Seems like I keep taking these little actions, which is how I got my new website (www.npbstudios.com) up and going, and when looking back on my decisions it shows that I don’t really know where I’m headed. Isn’t that the truth?!… 

But it is kinda painful to look at the trail of blogs & websites I’ve done half-way; some focused on jewelry, some focused on art, and now I've moved content from one to the other to try to get it the way I think I want it! 

I keep trying new ideas to see what fits with who I am and how I really want to spend my time.

So just what is God calling me to do?  I have to come to terms that if God is calling me to be an artist, that is truly where I will be most happy and fulfilled.  So…

Last night I attended an already-paid-for webinar on marketing an online store.  I guess I was hoping for this big revelation of a direction for my various creative adventures.

I see all the marketing outlets & how to get them going; however, I started my Etsy store just to bring in a little income since selling artwork is REALLY slow in this economy.  Smaller dollar items are selling better than large works of art. 

The reality is that I really like doing art and don’t really want to eat up my painting time with making and marketing my jewelry.

After the webinar, I took a first step towards keeping my online presence focused – I created a new blog just for Green Dot Gifts.   The jewelry for sale will be located on Etsy; I'm not up to dealing with a shopping cart just yet on a new site! 

This website will deal with art and launching children out of this nest.

Focus…focus….focus….

Did I mention I was contacted early this week by a boutique owner, who found Green Dot Gifts jewelry on Etsy, and contacted me to inquire about carrying my sorority and fraternity jewelry in her new boutique in another state?

So God, just what direction to you have in mind for me??

to be continued….