Quitting Your Day Job
It seems like a lot of the people out there who focus full-time on craft businesses, Etsy shops, blogging, freelance design businesses, etc, have a partner or spouse with a steady income stream. That steady partner in crime helps make it possible for so many of these people to take the leap and devote more time to their creative business endeavors. But what about those people who are single? And what about people like me, who have a partner, but we’re the one with the steady day job (and a crafty biz on top of that!) and our partners are ALSO trying to make a go of it with sometimes-not-so-steady freelance income.
http://www.missmalaprop.com/2010/02/quitting-your-dayjob/
- Category: E-Commerce, Crafts, Writing & Publishing, Jobs
- Planted: 5th Mar
- Buzzed: 5 times in 2 years 11 weeks
Quitting Your Day Job
Quitting Your Day Job
Okay, so I haven't had a day job in quite a long time. 2 years to be exact. I was working until my mom and adam's mom stopped coming through for me, and I ended up losing it.
But for those who WANT to quit their day jobs and are considering going into business for yourself. Whether it be freelance, craft shops, or just plain selling.. You should write your story on Miss Maloprop's Blog {here}. You can also read other's posts about quitting your day job {here} from CampusIntel and {here} from minggusandmoob.
You can read other people's stories about why they want to quit their day job as well as connecting to their websites and reading more about what they have to say..
http://sewcraftable.blogspot.com/2011/12/quitting-your-day-job.html
John C. Campbell Folk School
If you're an artist who can't quit the day job but hasn't enough time for the craft (see Miss Malaprop's post), the folk school is the perfect opportunity to take a brief break - and, as my grandma used to say about her paintbrush and canvas - "just play with it."
http://ladaisi.blogspot.com/2010/09/john-c-campbell-folk-school.html
Cracker Crumbs
Dear Sirs / Ma'ams :
In a couple of weeks I will be quitting my day job to try my hand at full time blogging. I would greatly appreciate it if you'd stop by and offer me some encouragement. Some loose change thrown in our tip jar would help also. I can't live ONLY on Cracker crumbs.
www.crackernationnews.wordpress.com
http://www.crackernationnews.wordpress.com
Newness and Consistency
As my title clearly states I am new to websites and blogging for that matter! I have felt the short lived and tormenting thrill of success with my Etsy.com and Artfire.com shops and am now trying to expand my skills and audience as I trudge through the online jungles on my quest for consistency.
http://minggusandmoob.blogspot.com/2010/03/saturday-thoughts-newness-and.html
The Irony of Life
I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who has gone though this, and maybe if you’re reading this you haven’t experienced such a wave of irony and dissatisfaction, but chances are you will feel it after reading this post so…umm…sorry?
http://campusintel.com/2010/03/02/the-irony-of-life/
