What sort of Business am I ?

What sort of Business am I ?

You know it's that time of year when you reflect on what you have done during the past year.

 

For me it's been reflecting on what I want to do with my designing.

To be truly successful I know I should become more business like.

Push a little harder.

Promote more.

 

But you know what.

I am a designer.

Not a business.

There is a difference.

I take an idea and create something from it.

Hopefully something beautiful.

Hopefully something  that touches others.

and hopefully I can write the pattern so others can have the joy of creating it themselves.

 

I don't want to be a business.

If I have to give away a part of myself to draw people, No thanks.

If I have to use lead ins to get you to buy one of my patterns. No thanks.

If I have to spend hours promoting instead of creating. No thanks.

 

When I was growing I used to say I wanted to be a starving artist.

Well  I guess I have the right attitude for that.

Since creating is more important to me than the almighty dollar.

It's a good thing as unless you spend a good part of your day being a business person a designer can only go so far.

 

I keep getting emails telling me I should do giveaways, games, and such to drive people to my site.

To me that feels like trickery.

I want a person to create one of my designs because it speaks to them.

Not because they got the pattern for a bargain  price.

 

I will be giving away a signed copy of my book next month. But it's only because I want to share my joy of creating something I think has value to crocheters.

 

So I think I will continue as I have been.

Creating first and fore most.

Submitting my designs to others and let them do the big job of promotion, as it's not my style.

It's a matter of knowing and utilizing your strengths.

Mine is to create.

So I will let my dreams and heart fly where they will and not try and be what I am not.