Friday, October 20th, 2006
Nothing new to report
I always feel like I have to post with someting new and exciting to tell. I guess that doesn’t have to be so - unless, of course, you’d rather not read unless there’s excitement. Let me know, will ya?
Well, there isn’t much today….just the same old, same old. I’m busy trying to please clients who don’t know what they want and juggling new projects. It’s a curse and blessing being someone who can get most anything done. The most often asked question in my office is, “Can you do this?” My answer, of course is, “Yup, no problem” - because it’s often something that I can whip out from underneath my hat in no time. Of course, it never happens that way. I run into technical issues, or they come back with the same task over and over again when it would have been quicker for them to learn how to do it themselves. My biggest challenge with this is finding the balance between just doing it as quick as can be and not billing them because then they’ll expect perfection. This way I can always say, “Well, I didn’t charge you for it, but if you want me to look into it further, I can bill you.” However, I don’t like to do business that way, so more times than not, I end up doing it gratis without billing, but I end up doing it to perfection because that’s me…Mrs. Perfectionist. I should just start billing them. Then, everyone wins.
In store news: I’ve been looking into getting a big outdoor sign made. I’m awaiting a quote from someone. It have no idea how much to expect…we’ll see. I also looked into furniture. Everything I saw said it would take 4-6 weeks to come in. Yikes, I better get ordering it because it’s been a week since I signed the lease. The space is going to be ready for move-in before I know it. I’ve been thinking about posting a sign in the office saying, “Office Hours by appointment until further notice” so I could just do store things until it’s up and running. What I really need is a clone of myself. One to be in the office running the more profitable end of the business - the design aspect, and the other getting the store open. If only I could afford to hire a full-time designer who could be here. What a dilema!