Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Aargh

Well, I'm afraid that I'm not doing any better. The wind has been ridiculous and that has brought my seasonal allergies to an extreme level. I can't breath, I have a headache, a cough, an earache and my throat hurts. I know, whiny right? Sorry, but it's killing my creativity dead. I spent the day finishing a mask and getting started on remaking a pair of barefoot sandals. It is a damn good thing that I already scheduled all the post on the new blog or I'd be dropping the ball on it already.

I did do a little Internet searching yesterday trying to remember all the things I did to get the word out when I started this blog. I even ventured into the etsy forums...the promo section even, to try and drum up a little support and more potential finds. What happened there? Well, a whole lot of nothing. I got just a few responses and only a couple of them had any potential to be featured. My favorite was someone who claimed that their 'bookmarks' were different. Talk about grasping at straws. It's okay though, I remember how hard it was there to get any attention especially when you're just starting out. It's been nearly three years for me, so I guess I'm just over it.

I'll keep doing the legwork myself and I figure that if the blog takes off and continues to get attention, then people will find me. I have no illusions that it will become the next big thing, it's far too simple for that, but it would be nice to get enough attention to at least warrant it's continued existence. Of course I'm getting way ahead of myself as per usual. I think I'm just going to go and rest a bit now. Hopefully Spring is short this year and I can breath soon.

4 comments:

Matt said...

The barefoot sandals rule. They might be too feminine for my feet, but I love the look and the statement they make.

. c h o k l i t . said...

I've been pondering the "how to get more people to follow / notice you" question myself... it's tough in this overly busy series of tubes, I tell you.

Good content is my best strategy thus far... but... tell me if you find the secret formula!

Artsnark said...

Good luck with the allergies. Going thu the same crud & it is a creativity killer

Waterrose said...

OH it is terribly windy here too and my allergies were already lit up from the Orange Blossoms for the last two weeks. All I want to do is sleep!