I belong to a few Facebook groups for designers and there’s one topic that keeps coming up, though it’s usually asked in various ways: “No one buys my designs. Am I doing something wrong?” “How to get customers?” “I uploaded 5 designs already and no sales! Why?” “Is it even possible to sell anything? Does […]
Advice
I am lucky that my first two jobs sucked
When I was in my third year at a university, I got my first serious job as a programmer. I wasn’t very good, but I was just good enough to have my contract extended a few times so I stayed there for three years while getting my degree in computer science. The first two years […]
Pottery Class Story
The story goes like this: in a pottery class students were divided into two groups. Students in the first group were asked to make a perfect pot. Students in the second one were asked to make as many pots as they could. When all pots were compared it turned out that all the best pots […]
4 steps for finding a name
I wrote before that the crucial thing is doing the work, not worrying about a name. But you still have to actually find a name. Here I am noting down the process that I use to find names for my stores, websites, companies, and games. There are 4 steps: 1. Write down all the words […]
How to name your store
When I opened one of my stores a few years ago I planned to draw little foxes and put them on t-shirts and tote bags. It was supposed to be dark and weird art, the foxes would all be alone in forests and caves, at night. And it would be winter. I named the store: […]