tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20231300.post115826020510941206..comments2023-12-17T18:58:54.477-06:00Comments on Live and Learn: A few little projects...Laurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13738480269575391608noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20231300.post-1160400655299781662006-10-09T08:30:00.000-05:002006-10-09T08:30:00.000-05:00I don't do custom work (ok, I have done it, becaus...I don't do custom work (ok, I have done it, because I'm "easy" that way), but mostly I work at my own pace and everything is OoaK. That means when an order is placed I ship it and remove it from the shop. I don't get so many orders I can't keep up, even when it is busy.textile_fetishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00738019524163988515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20231300.post-1158623295630074222006-09-18T18:48:00.000-05:002006-09-18T18:48:00.000-05:00Figure out how long one piece takes, in 'real time...Figure out how long one piece takes, in 'real time'. As if that were all you were doing.<BR/>You have to always watch your time. Most artists forget that. And never crowd yourself. <BR/>So decide just how much output you can deal with.silverlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849509928715939847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20231300.post-1158271995071821842006-09-14T17:13:00.000-05:002006-09-14T17:13:00.000-05:00Ah-ha! That's what I need...is a calendar that I ...Ah-ha! That's what I need...is a calendar that I keep, listing what I'm doing that week or whatever that I can flip through, like you said, and say, "I can get that to you in X# of weeks." or whatever. Good idea!Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738480269575391608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20231300.post-1158268395846571452006-09-14T16:13:00.000-05:002006-09-14T16:13:00.000-05:00That pillow is so neat - and who can go wrong with...That pillow is so neat - and who can go wrong with black and white? What a compliment that someone would spen hundreds of $$$ around your pillow? <BR/><BR/>I don't take orders, but I've often thought that if I did, I would limit myself to a certain # per week, and then when someone wants something done, just open up my notebook and say, "I'll be able to get that done the week of..." I'm like you - we have children to deal with and I never know if a migraine will hit or if my allergies will act up. The most important thing, I think, is that your customers can depend on you...that if you say you can get it done in 2 weeks, it will get done in that time frame. That has probably been the single most disappointment I've had in working with small 1-woman businesses. Things come up and they aren't organized and dependable.lindiepindiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816762280113294563noreply@blogger.com