BUSINESS ADVICE FROM DESIGNER AND OWNER OF WENDY BRANDES JEWELRY AND WENDY BRANDES BLOG,
Wendy Brandes:
"I’ve tried to save money for my very small company by doing things myself, using volunteers, and hiring affordable people instead of great ones. All of the above should be emergency measures, not long-term strategies. I’ve made these mistakes with graphic design, computer programming, photography, public relations, sales, wax-model making, jewelry manufacturing, stone setting … and those are just the examples that immediately spring to mind. I’ve tried that thing where you hire someone less experienced for less money because that person will be “hungry” and work harder. Not! The hungriest people will get themselves an internship or an apprenticeship or an entry-level job at a quality organization, even in these hard times. And if they can’t manage that, they’ll be too smart to sell their services for nothing. They’re the ones who know that you don’t move up in the world by selling yourself short. I’ve thrown away years and thousands of dollars on all kinds of bad work that got me nowhere. When I’ve finally dug deeper to hire the best, I’ve realized exactly how much I wasted. Money that paid for a three-year-long effort might have only covered six months with a better vendor, but I would have done better in those six months than I did in those three years."
EAT CAKE
(the people who matter are those who recognize quality. Commit yourself toQUALITY.)
When I feel fucking drained (which is all the time) I just drink coffee and read more poetry, which, for me, is like eating cake. absorbing voices.
I write and I write and I write.
and its the one thing nobody can stop me from doing unless they kill me.
and if they try to kill me and fail, I will write about it.
mark my fucking words.
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