April- Monthly Goals

I discovered a great blog called Modish Biz Tips which encourages business owners to publish monthly goals to help stay on track. Well, here are my monthly goals for April.

1. Design baseball-themed kids party invitations.
2. Design 4 graduation-themed invitations.
3. Finish adding products to Etsy shop.
4. Set up Facebook page for biz
5. Add min. of 4 new note card and stationery designs for grown ups
6. Attend at least 1 eWomenNetwork event
7. Schedule eWomenNetwork event to host
8. Complete 100 new home announcement sample packages.
9. Design more basketball-themed products

Here's to a productive April!

eWomenNetwork

I recently was introduced to a business networking group called eWomenNetwork. The purpose of the group is to meet business contacts who provide "warm" introductions to other individuals and businesses who might want to do business with you. Instead of making cold calls, you get warm introductions, increasing the likelihood that the contact will turn into a productive relationship.

After the first meeting I attended, I ended up with a new client, a photography business called "A Portrait Boutique" based in Plainfield, Illinois. The client wanted a unique set of note cards to use for correspondence to her photography customers. I created an illustration of a photographer holding a camera. I selected a few features from the client to highlight in the illustration: dark, curly hair; eyeglasses; burgundy polo shirt.

I really enjoyed this project.