Love this, just had to include it.
Dear Readers of Wish on A White Horse,
A strange thing happened on the way to creating this blog post, I was way-laid by my other blog, The Best Damn Writer's Blog on the Block, and I noticed that more people are reading that one than are wishing on white horses. I just post that one and leave it alone.
Must be the content.
Every Tom Dick and Harry is a writer, and we are all trying to learn our craft, so anything that adds to that data bank is wildly needed.
I know I have faithful readers here, and I don't presume that you want to read gobs of blogs although I have many. I know perhaps I ought to settle down to one, but they are all my children, and I want to give each attention. Perhaps I am spreading myself thin. Oh well. Anyway, I am including that Writer's Blog on this post.
Thanks for reading, you know I love you,
Joyce
From The Best Damn Writer's Blog On The Block...(I'm the only one writing one.)
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 gizmos? 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?