It has been ages since my last post. I have finally completed most all of the translation work on my website and have something that I can be truly proud of:
www.brixtonchrome.com
But, I got it done too late - the Bed and Breakfast has wound down for the winter, and the process of building traffic and sales revenue will take much, much longer than I realized. So, I have had to take on accounting work on a part time basis to keep the bills paid.
But, if I really want to get this business off the ground, once and for all, I need about $5,000 to advertise on Google and Facebook. I am already starting to seek out organic opportunities to advertise by submitting my written content to stamp magazines and publications. But in the meantime I must advertise. I do not have the funds though to pay the bills and do this advertising. So, after much thought and consideration, I started a Go-fund me campaign:
https://www.gofundme.com/help-me-launch-a-truly-remarkable-stamp-website
In three weeks I have raised about 1/5th of my goal. I have made great progress toward the viability of my business, as I explain in the video below. The main problem has been E-bay: it's deceptive business practices and its lack of efficiency. After a year of hard work I have built a solid platform, I have built almost enough of a following to make a living, but I need a final push to get over the hump.
www.brixtonchrome.com
But, I got it done too late - the Bed and Breakfast has wound down for the winter, and the process of building traffic and sales revenue will take much, much longer than I realized. So, I have had to take on accounting work on a part time basis to keep the bills paid.
But, if I really want to get this business off the ground, once and for all, I need about $5,000 to advertise on Google and Facebook. I am already starting to seek out organic opportunities to advertise by submitting my written content to stamp magazines and publications. But in the meantime I must advertise. I do not have the funds though to pay the bills and do this advertising. So, after much thought and consideration, I started a Go-fund me campaign:
https://www.gofundme.com/help-me-launch-a-truly-remarkable-stamp-website
In three weeks I have raised about 1/5th of my goal. I have made great progress toward the viability of my business, as I explain in the video below. The main problem has been E-bay: it's deceptive business practices and its lack of efficiency. After a year of hard work I have built a solid platform, I have built almost enough of a following to make a living, but I need a final push to get over the hump.
That is all I wanted to share for now. I will be back in the New Year and will explain what has happened since my website went live.
