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I've decided on a name. It's a little weird. And I'm sure after I've stared at it and typed it a million times, I will begin to hate it, but right now, I love it. Are you ready? Duh-duduh-DAHHHH It's Kilderkins. It sounds cute, but it's actually all about beer. It's an English cask measurement. I think it sort of fits my personality and what I want to do with my knitting. Funny and nice, but with a little edge when you find out what it really means. Woah, is that my personality? Maybe not completely. But it is interesting enough to make me happy. So, I registered my new name at Twitter as well as gmail and Tumblr. But I won't link to those yet, as I haven't really done much with them, besides register. Next, to get the ball rolling, I need to do 3 major things. 1. I want to have an inventory of 6 to 10 things when I open the shop, so that it doesn't look empty, or half-assed. 2. I need to take more pictures. Of my knitting, and of things in general. 3. I need to organize my craft supplies. There are a million other things I have to do, too, such as figure out what I need to worry about tax-wise. For now I will be focusing on those three. ACK. I feel overwhelmed. Wish me luck. Edit: I also just realized a MOJOR thing I need is a logo. A logo. That seems a little daunting. |
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| By loosgroov on January 15, 2011 at 3:10pm EST | Add/View Comments (2) |
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Well, it appears that my name, "Above My Head," is taken in almost every possible online site. Twitter, gmail, blogspot, tumblr, wordpress, all taken. I started taking things like "whatsabovemyhead" and "above_my_head" but at what point do I give up and get a new name? And none of the people who have "abovemyhead" at the sites seem to be very serious. On twitter, it's a suspended account. At blogspot, it's a blog where there is one post which is 5 years old. The tumblr one has a post about every day of a quote, or a picture, and is the only one that is kept up. But, honestly, where does this leave me? If I want to start a business, even if it's a small one, even if I sell, just 1 hat a month, do I want to deal with not having my "name" for any of these services? Will people confuse it? Will people go to abovemyhead.tumblr.com and assume it's me? It depends on just how popular I get, I'm sure. If I have a family member buy a hat once a month, no-one will confuse it. But if people start to read my blog, and if people, by some miracle, buy something from me who don't know me personally, it really could be confusing. Do I start over? Do I think of another name? Am I sick of the name anyway? I am somewhat sick of "Above My Head". It doesn't really flow, or sound professional. Looking at it bothers me because I know I can't have the gmail or the twitter. I mean, sure, it could annoy me just because of the amount of time I've spent with it, searching it, attempting to "sign up" with it and failing. Would I get sick of any name I choose? Probably. I have to choose a new name. I have to be really happy with it. I have to own this magical name on at least a few of the major social media sites, or be happy enough with the name to not care. This name has to illustrate me and my brand (oh god) in one or two words, has to be professional, memorable, and funny. Yet, I can't get stuck at this point, pondering for years. Name, name, name, name.... maybe I should call my craft business "Namey name name". Maybe not. It's definitely something to think about, though. Everything I read says that the brand is the most important thing. The overall look and feel. The name, the logo, the product, the personality, the story. But as soon as I start thinking about it like that, it gets very cold. I have to get that "brand" in an organic way, or I will never feel like I actually own it. I have to think about who I am, what I am like, and what stuff interests me, and go from there. But those aren't all easy questions. I like making things with my hands, being with friends and family, socializing, having fun and sharing stories. I am a tom boy at heart, and would much rather play Call Of Duty and drink a beer, then put on sparkle make-up and drink an appletini. I wear jeans and t-shirts. My hair is messy. Being funny, and being around funny people, is essential to my life. (Although, I usually fail at being funny, I try). My style is sort of deconstructed and messy, when it comes to what I create. I like bright colors, but usually in small doses with a larger black or white background. So, can I take that paragraph and make a brand out of it? Make a brand out of my life? Is it even worthy of a "brand"? I have no clue, but it's a start. |
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| By loosgroov on January 9, 2011 at 5:26pm EST | Add/View Comments (2) |
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I knit. I knit and crochet, a lot. I've dabbled in other crafts and I have a fondness for needlepoint, collage, painting, and other things I'm mediocre-to-bad at, but for the most part? I knit.When the idea of starting my own business crept into my head, I wasn't sure if I could do it. And in a lot of ways, I am still very unsure. It is difficult, I am not that good a crafter, no-one will care, let alone buy my stuff, and my number one business fear? I am a terrible blogger. But.. somehow I think many a "terrible blogger" created a decent blog. So, this is it. This is my quest to start a business, to move Above My Head from in my head, to some computer screens, to Etsy, and eventually to a booth at a craft show. My plan is to share my ups and downs, my projects, and possibly some of my life in general in this space. I'm sure it will get a little bat-crap crazy at times, but I can't wait any longer to start this thing that gnaws at my head. |
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| By loosgroov on January 2, 2011 at 4:48pm EST | Add Comment |
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| By loosgroov on May 6, 2009 at 1:56pm EDT | Add Comment |
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I always kind of liked this song, but now I think it's the coolest ever, thanks to the video. |
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| By loosgroov on April 21, 2009 at 4:04pm EDT | Add Comment |
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