From Trash to Cash: the Dribble continues

2cats1kid

Lordy, £150 sign up fee? Eeek. You'd have to be confident that they'd put a fair bit of business your way then, and also have the time to make the amount you'd need to make that back plus your profit. Can see why you are taking your time to consider it.

nixinixi

elly68 wrote: »

of all the people nix i woul never have imagined and yet all i could think was lick this side to make it stick lol .
as for the ducks i think its swans that change after midnight and can see them all wearing merkins on their heads like princess hats do you have any nettles ems

Why not me????? :rotfl:

Rosie wrote: »

Please don't suggest a merkin with 60 on it though lol

Ooooo another idea - a memorable birthday/occasion range!! :rotfl:

sheloveshimsomuch

lol Rosie
Right, before I say good night I just want to put on here my jobs for tomorrow, I hope nobody minds but I am more motivated if I put it on here!
I have to [STRIKE]do my accounts[/STRIKE]done!
[STRIKE]post my ebay parcels[/STRIKE]done!
[STRIKE]finish job application[/STRIKE]done!
do my college homework
[STRIKE]ring drs[/STRIKE]done!
list things on turbolister
sort out DD's party.

PHEW! All that as well as normal housework etc!:eek:
If anyone catches me on here kick me off!!:p

nixinixi

Night all! Busy day tomorrow - with two children at home too, should be fun!! xx

Rosie

Its really weird as I am really tired and ready for bed but really its only 10-15 if the clocks hadn't gone forward.
Night all. Sleep well.
Rosie x

Crafty_Toots

:rotfl::rotfl:Elly you crack me up with your story-telling!!! :rotfl::rotfl:

I've asked a couple of pattern designers for permission to sell the finished articles and am waiting for a reply. There are a lot of free patterns out there, but these have really appealed to me and I'm not seeing much along the same lines out there yet. In the meantime, I have a question for the wise dribblers.

I had thought that perhaps I could get around the permission situation, at least for word of mouth selling (rather than website) by asking for payment for the wool only, rather than the finished product. I'm not sure if that would actually get around the no selling issue, and also wondering how ethical it is too. Am I making any sense??!! Lol, take the lambies for example - I haven't heard back from the original pattern designer, and whilst I could change the pattern, I don't think that would hold water if someone wanted to sue me! So if someone here wanted a lambie for instance, surely it would be ok for me to say I can't sell the lambie, but if you buy the wool I shall make it as a gift.....

Thoughts would be appreciated on this one!

Toots x

HopeAndDriftWood

Hmm...I think that for 'word of mouth' sales you can actually charge for your time. As in, set a price. Several companies I've contacted over similar enquiries have said that charging friends and family to make something using their copyrighted materials are fine, but listing them online and selling them as a business is not. As you don't actually know if yours is copyright, that sounds a safe way to play it?

I've got so much inside my head, it's really fuzzy. Was going home to set up my new desk tomorrow but things have got in the way so it'll be Tuesday now...

And I'm so overtired that I'll never sleep. Bleugh.

Edit: And now I thread killed. Oops! Sorry guys.

Amber_Sunshine

Tis lovely and springlike here, Elly.

We should have an old folks home in the village (sorry Rosie, not referring to you, you're a spring chicken ... or duck ). Now, who's going to run St Merkin's?:D

moneymakestheworldgoround

Hello everyone

Not sure why I am still up but there you go !

Decided on a timetable for the next 2 weeks. I am trying new ways to get organised !

Monday - me ! And just general stuff like batch cooking for the week/shopping/appointments etc..
Tuesday - AM Housework / lunchtime Collect DD3 then do Business 1
Wednesday - AM Housework/ lunchtime Collect DD3 then Business 2
Thursday - AM Housework/ lunchtime collect DD3 then Business 4
Friday - AM Housework/lunchtime Collect DD3 then Business 5
Weekend Kids

I hope within 2 weeks all websites running and updated, stationery ordered, blogs started.

Then April/May will be SEO and marketing plan !

Any tips for organisation? I am slightly ott so I like new pens and stationery which makes me more motivated to start projects ! I also like to plan 1 hour blocks so I know if I am on track. And a things to do list with obsessve use of highlighters always help

Any other tips please?

HopeAndDriftWood

Mexican is in Madrid tonight, he text me that it was 19 degrees. It was about 6/8 here today, but I feel the cold badly, so it's still feeling like Winter to me.

I can't wait to come...need to look at housing again, though. And try to learn Spanish, sort out my health and launch my business. Not much, then!

Can we have some cute piglets in the village? Piggies are cute.

Edit: I've just made a costing spreadsheet. Ebay is by far the most expensive place for me to sell, and my site is the cheapest. Etsy is quite expensive when you factor in paypal conversion fees, too. Folksy is okay right now, but when the commission comes in, I might resort to just promoting my site instead.

I also know exactly how much it costs me to make things, and now I'm considering my pricing.
Then I need to finish my business plan...

Money, you always seem so organized. I need a whiteboard and some markers to organize myself!

Edit: I get really lonely when you guys disappear!