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In the Studio Friday: A Fresh Start
Dear Friends to Be,
It was a wonderful day in the studio. January has brought with it the necessary tasks of inventory and paying sales tax, but I gave myself time to think today, and plan. It felt so good to set sail in the new year with a new plan. Setting up a graph with social media down the left, deciding when to do updates across the top, and thinking about advertising made me feel good. Looking facebook, twitter, pinterest, this blog, Constant Contact e-marketing, selling on Etsy, and my two websites squarely in the eye, we came to some kind of terms. How do you manage and take advantage of all the tools we have at our fingertips? Good Question, and if anyone wants to offer their 2 cents in the comments, I would love to hear how you navigate!
Lists make me calmer. If it’s written down, I can deal with it, but if it swims around in my head it behaves like a shark, circling, circling, looking for a target. My creative juices are always flowing, which can really be a problem, if you don’t make some boundaries, so today, God willing I am committing to a new plan for the year.
*pin daily – because I really can’t help myself
* fb pages will update weekly – there’s always something being made around here
* In-spiredlife will post on Mondays with the Ann Voskamp’s Gratitude Community in giving thanks, and I want to meet and connect with all of you creatives on Fridays at Studio JRU.
* Constant Contact Emails will go out monthly with fresh news
* Etsy will continue to grow
* vbgallery.com will be refined with an emphasis on Arise Designs Jewelry, it’s symbols of faith and new creative work
I would love for you all to keep me accountable, or at least give me a nudge with a comment once in awhile, and I would love to hear how you flow through your days, weeks and months each year. Contact me anywhere – here’s a list. I look forward to hearing from you.
Blessings,
Laurie
facebook: Arise Designs
Jennifer {StudioJRU}
on January 27th, 2013
I am a list girl too. I know exactly what you mean about having so much going on in your head! lol Your plan sounds wonderful! Happy to hear you will be joining our community on Fridays! Do you pay to send out constant contact monthly emails? I am thinking about starting a newsletter and have not picked my place yet.
Laurie Ashbach
on January 27th, 2013
Hi Jennifer,
Yes, there is a fee based on how many contacts you send to. I had an open house this past November for 3 days and did a few mailings prior. Then I had Saturday sales and sent out a newsletter each week until Christmas. People responded wonderfully to the pictures that were highlighted and so it was a good sales tool. It is permission based so you must send to only people who have agreed to be on your mailing list.
Now to put the plan into action, and I can only say it will get done God willing.
Life has been way too exciting in lots of unexpected ways lately. I’ll bring my husband home from the hospital tomorrow : ) He’s doing well thank God!