Mr Yen Monday - Honesty

Well today I'm working on new photographs of products and editing my product descriptions while thinking about avenues for revenue for Mr Yen now that I'm doing this as a full time job.

Now, I really appreciate honest from businesses and people in general, so I'm about to be honest with you....

Please don't read this as a moan or being negative, because I see it as a positive way of analysing what is going on with the business, right now, and I thought you might find it interesting to read too, as no other online business I know of ever mentions these things...and if you are another online business just starting out and reading this I hope you read something you can relate to.

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I must admit (which I don't know if I should really be saying this) that it has been quite quiet on the sales front of things last week, and by that I mean none, which normally would be fine, but now this is my full time job that seems quite scary.

On one hand, I feel slightly panicky that it is this way, but on the other, I feel this is completely normal as I've only really been fully self employed for two and a bit weeks, and I know realistically that these things take time.

I feel as though there is something I'm doing wrong, or not doing enough of or like I'm focusing my time on the wrong things and sometimes it can be a little bit scary, knowing that everything that happens is down to me. 

Yep, there's no boss to complain about, as it's just me, there's no other departments that should be doing their job quicker or better, as it's just me, and at the end of the day when I look back on what I've completed that day, if I'm not satisfied with what's been completed, then who's fault is that....mine.

SO...

My next move in this kind of situation is simply, to just keep moving forwards, test, experiment, play around, work hard and share what I get up to and hope that there are honest people out there who give honest feedback, because believe me, I can take it, heck - I want and need it!

Which brings me on to my next point...

What kind of papercut designs would you like to see, and, what kind of papercut items would you like to buy and gladly hand over your hard earned cash for? 

Do you like mugs with papercut designs on? Do you love sending greeting cards with papercut designs on? Do you love huge statement wall art pieces that are so detailed and delicate that people just say "Wow!" as soon as they walk into your house and see it on your wall? These are all the things I ask myself and as I am excited to create all these things, and I have the time, energy and focus to do so, I want to do all of them and make sure that I make the papercut thing that you most want.

Now, I realise this sounds a little too honest, and people will be saying "Did he really just say that?!" BUT my goal really is to create beautiful pieces of art that make you feel something.

I want you to love your papercut design and I want you to be so proud of it that it's the first thing you want to mention when you meet up with your friends. 

My aim, goal, and whole point of creating papercut designs, is to give you something that you love, that you want to cherish for years to come and for you to be so in love with your piece that you want to display it proudly for all to see, plus it needs to be affordable and something that speaks to you personally.

When you buy a piece of Mr Yen art, I want you to feel like "This describes me perfectly and I want everyone to know how I feel"

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So......that's my brain right now - and I've got lots of other ideas running around my head too - I think it's time I just get on with things and I hope it's not just me that has these thoughts and feelings. 

I hope to see you back here for a Tuesday treats post tomorrow!