Love this, just had to include it.
We're all artists, but we don't want to be starving artists do we?
Neither
do we want to sell, sell, sell, bugging our friends and anyone else who stumbles
upon our site.
Offer
services, substance, yes, but hard sell, no.
Here I am studying to be a Real Estate Agent, and they
pay on commission only so I can see why agents try to get that sale, even a
short sale when it is not necessarily in the best interest of the client. But
agents aren’t paid to give advice, they are paid for a sale. Hum. That’s a dilemma.
Am I cut out for this?
Really I want to write, that’s my passion, that’s
what I love to do, but I also want to eat. Unless we have a patron to pay us to
create, or a publisher to pay us a big advance we have to find a way of making
a living.
This morning I opened Jeff Goins# blog—he is one of the
foremost bloggers on writing, and he was encouraging his readers to begin an
online business. One of his readers moved to Maui because his online business
was fully supporting the family. Hum.
Jeff
says you can begin an online business simply by helping people.
Now, wouldn’t that be a dream?
You know, we are all artists, it’s in our blood. We
want to create. Why do you think people plant flowers, or decorate their house,
or cook elegant meals? They want to create. Why do you think we write, even
junk? Why do people paint, either houses or canvas? Why are athletes driven to perfect
their art? Why do scientists invent
gismos? It’s all creation. It’s all art.
So, back to the idea of beginning an online
business. How can we be artists in that?
Your brain-power will begin it, and your pocketbook
won’t suffer much in the process.
Jeff gave the price breakdown.
$0/ year you can get a domain name. They can be free
if you sign up for a hosting account.
$5.00/ month for web hosting ($60/ year)
$0 to install a free web design—if you use a
template
$5.00/ month for a shopping cart, so you can sell. (another $60/ year)
$0 to accept purchases through Paypal
$0 to start an email newsletter.
So you can launch a business for around $120/ year.
Better than renting office space or a warehouse right?
