Comments on: Its A Plan, An Ugly One, But Its Still A Plan http://www.teachmychildrenwell.com/2008/09/26/its-a-plan-an-ugly-one-but-its-still-a-plan/ Home, Family and Lifestyle Matters Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:21:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Dave Fowler http://www.teachmychildrenwell.com/2008/09/26/its-a-plan-an-ugly-one-but-its-still-a-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Dave Fowler Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:32:46 +0000 http://www.teachmychildrenwell.com/?p=358#comment-396 Conni, Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I haven’t discounted Craig’s list and out of curiosity I’ll probably give it a try. You last paragraph has really hit home with me. I’ve come to a point where I need to change something and it’s going to dent my pride in a big way. I may have to take a backward step but I think it will make for a better future. Thank you for dropping in. I really appreciate it. Dave :) Conni,
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.
I haven’t discounted Craig’s list and out of curiosity I’ll probably give it a try.
You last paragraph has really hit home with me. I’ve come to a point where I need to change something and it’s going to dent my pride in a big way. I may have to take a backward step but I think it will make for a better future.
Thank you for dropping in. I really appreciate it.
Dave :)

]]> By: Conni Tögel http://www.teachmychildrenwell.com/2008/09/26/its-a-plan-an-ugly-one-but-its-still-a-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Conni Tögel Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:10:34 +0000 http://www.teachmychildrenwell.com/?p=358#comment-240 Hi Dave, thanks for sharing your upward and onward strategies - always encouraging to read that it CAN be done. For selling things, you might want to take a closer look at craigslist.org - they seem to be way less expensive and complicated than ebay (also rightfully known as feebay in our house). If you only list occasional items there, chances are you are only footing the operational costs for mass listers to list their widgets. I think craigslist is free, and the returns are usually a bit faster than on ebay. As an artist that also quit the "secure" job thing, I can only tell you: if what you are doing isn't working, you need to either change the input or the output of what you're doing. A hard lesson, but one that does pay off eventually, even if it hurts the ego a bit. Good luck - you seem to be on the right track! Hi Dave,
thanks for sharing your upward and onward strategies – always encouraging to read that it CAN be done.
For selling things, you might want to take a closer look at craigslist.org – they seem to be way less expensive and complicated than ebay (also rightfully known as feebay in our house). If you only list occasional items there, chances are you are only footing the operational costs for mass listers to list their widgets.
I think craigslist is free, and the returns are usually a bit faster than on ebay.

As an artist that also quit the “secure” job thing, I can only tell you: if what you are doing isn’t working, you need to either change the input or the output of what you’re doing. A hard lesson, but one that does pay off eventually, even if it hurts the ego a bit.

Good luck – you seem to be on the right track!

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