Sunday, August 1, 2010

The Meetup: Welcome August!

July wasn't as productive for me as June had been. My goals and what I accomplished were:

Distribute 3 new designs
Well, I managed to get two new designs out. One of them, Blight, Broomhilda & Booz is fairly large and the model stitching took me longer than usual. I also had a lot of hours at the group home in July so that cut into stitching time.


Sketch out a new line of characters to be charted and started in September.
I did get some stitching done. Thumbnails really, and nothing that I can chart from, but at least I have some ideas down on paper.

Increase traffic to my website
Traffic did increase slightly. Up from an average of 15 visitors a day to 22.  I did have an increase in sales from the website as well, so that made me feel a bit better.
 
August Goals:
 
1.  Complete the new line and chart the designs.
2.  Follow up on the fabric lines (that I am still waiting to hear back on)
3.  Participate in 3/4 weeks of the Mixed Media Monday group that I had been regularly participating in but   have missed out on now for a few weeks. I miss them!
4.  Complete two new designs.
 
Good luck everyone on your goals!

8 comments:

  1. It looks like you had a pretty good July, congrats on getting your website traffic up! :)

    good luck in August!

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  2. Its so interesting to hear about your business-- I'm curious about patterns for fabric lines. Anyways, it sounds like your July was pretty successful even though you didn't quite finish everything you wanted to. so good for you! Have a great August!

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  3. It is crazy how fast July went huh? Well you should be proud you got something done. I love the Halloween stuff especially the ghost walking the bat. Super cute. Good luck with getting more done in August.

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  4. Getting ideas down on paper is always an accomplishment for me, so I can visualize where I want to go from there (even if I'm not in my workspace.) Mixed Media Monday sounds interesting... I'd like to hear more about that.

    Good luck with August, Carolyn!

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  5. I'm with liz, the fabric lines sounds fascinating! And mixed media monday sounds like lots of fun - good luck with august!

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  6. Mixed Media Monday sounds really cool. Enjoy! It does sound like you got a lot done in July -- good luck on doing so in August, too!

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  7. Love that you were successful on the site traffic and sales, that is so great! Have a really wonderful August Carolyn, and looking forward to seeing your new designs!

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  8. It might not seem a lot but I feel like you got a lot done last month. I would love to increase traffic to my blog as well.. hopefully once I start updating my blog regularly & with a schedule in my mind I can get more followers. Best wishes on your August goals & take care!

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