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Saturday, May 31, 2014
Flattered
The best ideas are often imitated by the lazy and un-creative. But great quality and excellent service cannot be duplicated.
It's been awhile...
I wish I had a good reason for not updating this blog or kicking off the website that I promised I was working on. But simply put - I just haven't had time.
When I started this business last fall as a vendor at the (now closed) Distressed Nest, I was terrified of failing. I have been crafting my whole life but I never attempted to make any money at it. But with the encouragement of friends and family, I took a risk at an unknown shop in a so-so location with little foot traffic. And despite all those things working against me, in 4 short months I was running a successful business and doing what I loved.
Unfortunately, that happiness was short-lived.
I knew when I had so much success in such a short time span that imitators would soon follow. I was expecting that. But I wasn't expecting it from people that I knew well and trusted whole-heartedly.
I can't pretend it doesn't bother me when clients contact me to tell me they see items and ideas that I have been making for months being sold by other local businesses. Every time it happens I run through the same gamut of emotions: hurt, anger, sadness.
When I started this business last fall as a vendor at the (now closed) Distressed Nest, I was terrified of failing. I have been crafting my whole life but I never attempted to make any money at it. But with the encouragement of friends and family, I took a risk at an unknown shop in a so-so location with little foot traffic. And despite all those things working against me, in 4 short months I was running a successful business and doing what I loved.
Unfortunately, that happiness was short-lived.
I knew when I had so much success in such a short time span that imitators would soon follow. I was expecting that. But I wasn't expecting it from people that I knew well and trusted whole-heartedly.
I can't pretend it doesn't bother me when clients contact me to tell me they see items and ideas that I have been making for months being sold by other local businesses. Every time it happens I run through the same gamut of emotions: hurt, anger, sadness.
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