Deborah Thuman on fri 18 jun 10
I sell my work. My choices are: make my home into a shop - which would
royally tick off the neighbors, involve me in a law suit and probably
violate the local zoning ordinance. Go through a gallery - which we've
done and could tell you horror stories. Set up my own gallery, pay
someone to sit in the gallery while I go to work - this sounds like a
financial fiasco. Or... go on line and sell my work. I use my blog, my
etsy store and Facebook to showcase my work. I've had sales. I take in
95% of what I charge. I don't have to worry about credit cards because
Paypal takes care of that for me. I don't tick off my neighbors
because they have no clue I'm operating an on-line business. Even if
they had a clue, my on-line business doesn't effect the character of
the neighborhood. When my on-line business gets large enough that I
will need to print out my own postage and call the post office for a
pickup, I may have to have a word with my neighbors - but they won't
be able to sue me and I won't be violating any zoning ordinances.
My target date for retirement is 12/31/2019. I may have to retire
sooner. I want an art business to pay for the extras when I retire. I
also know, from watching my grandparents, that sitting in a chair and
watching daytime TV is a slow (or not so slow) suicide. Doing
something - darned near anything - keeps one alive mentally and
physically. In my family, the women live until mid-90's so I'm going
to have a lot of time to fill if I retire at 67. I figure if I start
the art business now and let it grow, I'll be ahead of myself when I
retire.
I have friends in real life who I treasure. I have friends in cyber
life who I enjoy. It's not the same kind of friendship.
For me, facebook is a tool. It's not a tool for everyone and not
everyone needs or wants the same tools.
Deb Thuman
http://debthumansblog.blogspot.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=3D5888059
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deb-Thumans-Art-Page/167529715986
May Luk on fri 18 jun 10
Deborah;
I enjoy being your facebook friend (FBF) I like seeing you going at it
and having improvements every week.
I also enjoy your insights and opinions on social issues. Not "OMG!
look at this! ^-^" (My 13 year-old niece does that and it's okay too"
I met a lot of potters and people that I share similar interests with
on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Clayart and I really enjoy it. The
online world is just an extension of the 'real' world. People want to
connect and be in a community. Didn't they used to do chain letters or
ham radio?
May
Brooklyn
On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 9:24 AM, Deborah Thuman wrot=
e:
> I sell my work. My choices are: make my home into a shop - which would
> royally tick off the neighbors, involve me in a law suit and probably
> violate the local zoning ordinance. Go through a gallery - which we've
> done and could tell you horror stories. Set up my own gallery, pay
> someone to sit in the gallery while I go to work - this sounds like a
> financial fiasco. Or... go on line and sell my work. I use my blog, my
> etsy store and Facebook to showcase my work. I've had sales. I take in
> 95% of what I charge. I don't have to worry about credit cards because
> Paypal takes care of that for me. I don't tick off my neighbors
> because they have no clue I'm operating an on-line business. Even if
> they had a clue, my on-line business doesn't effect the character of
> the neighborhood. When my on-line business gets large enough that I
> will need to print out my own postage and call the post office for a
> pickup, I may have to have a word with my neighbors - but they won't
> be able to sue me and I won't be violating any zoning ordinances.
>
> My target date for retirement is 12/31/2019. I may have to retire
> sooner. I want an art business to pay for the extras when I retire. I
> also know, from watching my grandparents, that sitting in a chair and
> watching daytime TV is a slow (or not so slow) suicide. Doing
> something - darned near anything - keeps one alive mentally and
> physically. In my family, the women live until mid-90's so I'm going
> to have a lot of time to fill if I retire at 67. I figure if I start
> the art business now and let it grow, I'll be ahead of myself when I
> retire.
>
> I have friends in real life who I treasure. I have friends in cyber
> life who I enjoy. It's not the same kind of friendship.
>
> For me, facebook is a tool. It's not a tool for everyone and not
> everyone needs or wants the same tools.
>
> Deb Thuman
> http://debthumansblog.blogspot.com/
> http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=3D5888059
> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deb-Thumans-Art-Page/167529715986
>
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