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@leigh-kristensen I know the bad feeling a money focus can bring. Focusing on income is tricky because you cannot fully control your income. But if you focus on growth, you focus on things that you can do and feel satisfied about them. And in the long run, it will make you more money.

@leigh-kristensen I find it better to focus on what will create spending rather than on the money. Money is never a motivator for me so I end up feeling like it is wasted energy. So think about what motivates you and make that your target.

@tanja-osswald, that was an excellent way to state the need to balance income and creative work. Thanks.

@tanja-osswald It is important to me, but by focusing on a set revenue figure I'm loosing site of the progress I am making. Thanks for the permission slip. I've changed my mile markers to track growth.

@nicole-van-gremberghe Definitely Chart your Stars. That process gave me a very clear route map, and will help you focus and prioritise the important things.

@leigh-kristensen, I'm sorry to hear that you had a difficult month mentally. I hope you feel better soon 🙂

You are absolutely right. It isn't obvious at first that I have the Allison bag for sale. Maybe I have to make that more clear. I have to think about that because when I expand my product line I have to rearrange my website somewhat.…[Read more]

@leigh-kristensen, You are absolutely right. It isn't obvious at first that I have the Allison bag for sale. Maybe I have to make that more clear. I have to think about that because when I expand my product line I have to rearrange my website somewhat. Thanks for pointing that out to me 🙂

I'm sorry to hear that you had a difficult month…[Read more]

@leigh-kristensen, You are absolutely right. It isn't obvious at first that I have the Allison bag for sale. Maybe I have to make that more clear. I have to think about that because when I expand my product line I have to rearrange my website somewhat. Thanks for pointing that out to me 🙂

I'm sorry to hear that you had a difficult month…[Read more]

@leigh-kristensen it is your own business, you have permission to focus on anything you like. If money is not that important for you now, well, then forget about money!

@nicole-van-gremberghe I just had a look at your website, and it wasn't immediately obvious to me that you had anything for sale. I had to scroll right to the bottom of the homepage to find any mention of your shop, and there were no product pictures on your homepage.

Also, last year I did the Elevate Your Business course with Joeli and Tara.…[Read more]

I've had a poor month on the mental health front, so things have just been ticking over. I've realised that setting a specific financial goal seems arbitrary, and is really getting me down. Is it a cop-out to focus on growth rather than a specific number of £££s?

On a more positive note, I ticked off all but one of my mile markers. The one I…[Read more]

That's sweet of you -himself is wanting pub and Rugby match tho -Wales v Ireland I believe. I'll certainly pop by your stall nice and early or late when it's not too busy and say hello tho. X

I took a look at my numbers, well at the lack of numbers really. I opened my shop on January 1 and had 2 sales in January. But no sales in February. I did have some expenses in February but not too much so that's ok. (I don't have to live from my biz, it's extra money for the family)

I also looked at the visits to my website and social media.…[Read more]

@jill-wolcott, designing is my job so I expect to make a living off it. And if that fails, I'll have to accept that it is not more than a self-sustaining hobby and search for something that does pay me enough.

Cheers to us for having more money than we thought! 🙂

And great that your plans are progressing!

I actually had some numbers to track during February. I made about $400 and I haven't looked at what I made on patterns yet. This was just for my workshop which goes through March.

I also tracked traffic and likes, etc. and everything has gone up. Average web traffic increased significantly. So I'm feeling pretty happy. Some of the growth…[Read more]

@tanja-osswald, I had the same realization about my bank account today after I paid an unexpected bill. I thought the account was probably low, but it wasn't! Yay.

I've never really heard you say anything about income. Is it a priority?

My VA is a MailChimp pro! email me at jill@jillwolcottknits.com. Don't know about her availability.

What are people reading now? Anyone interested in doing book reviews or a club?

I just finished Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes. I really enjoyed it. She spent a year saying yes to anything that really scared her. And changing some of her yes choices to yes to better choices.