Day 8 of Crochet Business Blogging- You are here because I am...Right??

Why am I here?? Why did I decide to join this blogosphere??

I am here because I want to share my love of writing and crocheting with anyone who will enjoy it.

Why are YOU here?

I would like to think you are here because I am funny and I crochet some nice things. Of course, you may have stumbled across this blog for a variety of different reasons. Share with me why you are here? Leave me a comment!

The focus of my blog is to share my love of erotic writing mixed with my love to crochet. My love of erotic and sexy things inspires my crochet a lot! My Love (that's what I call the wonderful man in my life) may suggest me wearing fishnets which in turn will cause me to crochet some and then I might think up a sexy story involving me, him and those fishnets. This is what can be expected on my blog. I do get asked a lot on my facebook page about if I offer my designs as patterns for other crocheters. I also plan on sharing patterns that I might use or write myself.

For this blog I want to post 3 times a week. One post will be sharing a crochet pattern/ project I am currently working on by posting directions, patterns and/or tutorials, another weekly post will be sharing an erotic story, and the third weekly post will be crochet inspiration.

Let me know what you (my lovely blog readers) would like to see here!!

SHINE ON!!

Day 7 of Crochet Business Blogging- I'm Official, Now What?

By crochet business has been registered and I have had my business license for a couple years now. Somehow I thought business would just appear *poof* customers!! Nope, it didn't work like that. So what do I do now?? This is one reason why I am participating in the Crochet Business Blogging Challenge,  in the past 7 days I have not only actually set a few goals but I have a less jumbled vision of my business and I have established some objectives.

So it only seems that the next step should be crocheting, LOL! I kinda lost my "crojo" in the past two months  with the holidays and such. I need to crochet new items to share on my blog and to post in my online stores.I want to have about 10 items to post by the 25th of this month. That is my crocheting goal!! Even if it is 5 new things and 5 old things I want to have something in those online shops that are now just sitting there. Once this is done I want to have a plan of action for marketing to help drive visitors to my shops and blog.

As I reread what I wrote I am a little nervous, but I can't quit if I haven't even tried yet!!

SHINE ON!!

Day 6 of Crochet Business Blogging -What about me=Business Success

I stared at this blank page for at least 20 minutes....
I have said for the past 5 years that I was "business LD" meaning when it came to business I had the slightest idea how or what to do. I am no longer going to say that!! I do have certain strengths and qualities that will help me succeed in crochet business!! I do accept that I will need to ask for help in the areas where I am weaker like marketing (ugh).

*I have a degree in Fashion Design which helps me a lot in designing and constructing crochet garments.

*I have spent several years of employment in retail management. I know this will be helpful to me because I have had to deal with customers a lot and some customers who weren't always happy. Knowing how to deal with customer service issues is sooo very important! As a consumer I have been turned off by businesses that had horrible customer service.

*I am a good writer. This will serve me very well as I continue on this journey as a crochet blogger and in my crochet business as a whole when I start writing my own crochet patterns.

*I am a good teacher. I have taught several crochet and knitting classes with great success. This is something I hope to do more of this coming year in my crochet business.

*I am creative. I do everything creatively. From crocheting to writing to problem solving. I am knowledgeable about many things but I rarely use my knowledge in a "logical" way. I am very creative thinking and I always view things "outside the box".

When I read over this list it in no way screams entrepreneur, but I will utilize all my strengths to the maximum of their potential in order to make this work!

SHINE ON!!

Day 5 of Crochet Business Blogging- Are you my idea customer?

I must admit I did think about this when I thought about blogging. I wanted to blog about things that I loved and that I knew about. Which turned out to be sex and crochet...hahaha!! I spent several years as a "couples enhancement specialist" (ie selling sex toys and lingerie) and I have written and shared some of my erotic stories, not only with other crocheters but with people who don't crochet too. So it is my idea that I can successfully mix the two since I do crochet some rather sexy things. I want my blog to be friendly enough for other crocheters to visit my blog, I will share patterns I have written and found with those readers and I want it to be fun and sexy for anyone who just might be looking for something different. This is my blog market. Now my actual customer (who may or may not read my blog, although I hope they do!) will be someone who is purchasing my crochet items either for them self of for a gift. She is a trendsetter. She likes to stand out in a crowd. She can be described as eccentric or eclectic.

Are you my customer?? If you are tell me a little about yourself!!

SHINE ON!!

Day 4 of Crochet Business Blogging-My Code of Ethics

I was a bit stumped by this writing prompt because I had never really thought that crochet business run from home would have a "Code of Ethics". As I did some research I could understand having this in place not only for yourself as a business owner but for your customers too. They need to know if they have a problem how it will be handled by you, how you handle day to day tasks with customers, vendors etc., and how you communicate. By knowing this information they can decide to support your business based on your code of ethics alone.

These things are important to me as a crochet business owner and blogger:

TRUST/LOYALTY- I know that offering honest information about anything I am selling, offering or selling will ensure gained trust from my customers/readers. Over continued time of being honest these same people will become loyal customers and readers. This principle is something I hold dear to in personal relationships and I believe they should be upheld in business relationships as well.

INTEGRITY- I will exhibit consistency in my business practices, whether it be products, services, or information shared, my actions will reflect my values shared in my code of ethics.

RESPECT/FAIRNESS- I will be respectful to others in business and respectful to customers/ readers. I will honor opinions/contributions of others and embrace responsibility of my actions in order to be respectful. I will be fair and just in my decision-making concerning all business practices.


As I was creating this code of ethics I saw that this is the way I as a consumer, chose the businesses I frequent. These is not only my code in business but my code in life too.