Today has been ears and taxes.

[ellenmillion]

Ears and taxes, oh my! :) But the first ear is inked, second ear is sketched and out for review, I've gone through and entire years worth of paypal transactions and figured ALL my sales and income. I still need to do some expenses - my CC XL records only go back to June and the helpdesk was entirely unhelpful and apparently didn't even read my email. Fortunately, I have the hardcopies, so I can input 6 months worth of expenses manually if I have to. Paypal expenses are already pulled together, as are the second credit cards. Reciepts are organized and will be double-checked against all those records.

Sales and income were very reassuring - this business is definitely not a waste of time and energy, though clearly I made some errors of judgement. I'm certainly ready to tackle this year! Now that's it's March already! Ahhhh!! And it's really NICE being able to put money - and significant money, I might add - into the artist community. Very warm feeling. Some of those folks would have made that money without me, but most would not have.




For the Day:
Taxes - finished for the day
Ears
ACEOs order
prints order
clearance 2 order
10 designs up


For the Week
10 entries up everyday
Print order for Makindu auction - printed, holding order for one more file
Orders
Stay caught up on emails
Finish dragons/elf picture
Finish business plan for bank
Finish taxes
Finish ears diagrams

For the Month:
WA bazaar - 18th and 19th. Must make stock, find everything.
10 entries up every day. (Should be done by the end of the month!)
Get business plan finished for consultation w/ SBDC and bank
Upload coloring books/secure loan/order books
Stay caught up on emails
Do something for the Journeys art contest...
Add pocket dream journals to the EMG Storefront - if they work*
Progress on roses piece

Comments

[klawzie.livejournal.com]

Some of those folks would have made that money without me, but most would not have.

Very true. At the very least in my case. :D As a rule, I don't enjoy traditional commissions, and it's very difficult for someone like me (ie: very small 'fanbase', if there's any to speak of at all, and too lazy to do all the business-end of it) to sell random pictures.

I very much appreciate what you do, even if it doesn't particularly affect me, personally (or, at least, not yet). You should expect a handful of new artists once PA's up and running again. I brag on you/your services a lot and a few of the people I've talked to are interested in joining PA, EMG or both soon. And some of them, at least, have more of a fanbase, which means new customers. :D Horray!

*rambles*

[eozarth.livejournal.com]

I would never have made money off mine either. As a complete tangent *grabs onto your icon* SQUEEEEEEEEE PONEEZ!

[klawzie.livejournal.com]

XD Isn't it neat? I wish I knew who did it. The person I took it from didn't know either, so it seems pretty free to 'steal' if you like it. ;D

Ellen: the dreambook came today! It's so cute and I love "Hatchling Unicorn" on the cover! The print-job on it is gorgeous and the uni is adorable. :D I'm steadfastly resisting the urge to color it. >_

[marina-bonomi.livejournal.com]

"Some of those folks would have made that money without me, but most would not have."

How very true! Speacking for hubby, he definitely wouldn't have. In Europe private commissions for fantasy art are next to nil and how to get oneself decently known in the USA? For us going to Cons or so is out of the picture, and there are lots of artists' websites out there taking commissions...

I can tell you that joining EMG and PA made a lot of difference, pat yourself on the back, Ellen