On the 1st of June, I am launching a new Vintage
shop. It has been a dream for a few years and I have been gathering up items
for the shop over those years too. A few weeks ago, I was talking to Gilles
about my dream and he was so supportive and encouraged me to give it a go and
so I am. I have set up my shop over on Instagram for now under GingerlillyteaVintage and I have spent some time this week photographing some stock. I have a
day next week planned to go and look for more items for the shop and I am far
too excited!
As many of you know, I already run my own photography business
also under Gingerlillytea Photography as well as this little blog of mine. I am
so enjoying having my own brand/business and I am hoping to keep it all as one
brand. I really am so excited about this little venture. I have started my
spreadsheets and looked at small business loans to help me get started, as well
as looking at logo ideas, packaging ideas and writing down some styling ideas.
I love being creative and I love that owning your own business allows you to
have as much creativity as you wish! It is your business and you don’t have to
answer to anyone else!
I wanted to share some tips on starting a business. I have had
my photography and blog business set up and registered now for five years. I do
work full time so, at the moment, it isn’t my full time career but I am building
my brand back up and I know that if I work hard, I can have Gingerlillytea as
my main career and income in the future.
- -Keep spreadsheets from the get go. It helps you
organise your finances and takes away stress from trying to remember in goings
and out goings.
- - Make sure you register your business straight
away. Even if you won’t be earning enough throughout the year to pay tax, you
still need to register and complete a tax return each year.
- - Give yourself set hours in the day to work. I
got in a habit of not managing my time correctly and I was very unfocused because
I was working from home. I would have the tv on in the background or just sit
in bed with my laptop and it wasn’t productive atall.
- -Set yourself up a little working area. I have
two now. An old writing bureau downstairs to sit at and an old dressing table
in my bedroom if I would prefer some peace and quiet and a more cosy feel.
- -Don’t compare yourself to others! This is such
an important one. Everyone is on a journey and everyone had to start somewhere.
I would look at other photographers and worry that my work wasn’t as good as
theirs or wonder why I couldn’t earn the same amount but everyone is different and
we all offer something unique to us so let your own talent shine through.
Vintage clothing is my favorite type of clothing. I just like how elegant and classy it looks. Usually what we see in our times today when it comes to clothing are those too skimpy outfits that makes the wearer looks so cheap. I would prefer to date someone that dresses in a conservative and sophisticated manner. I am not judging, but the things that a person wear is a reflection of his or her personality so please be mindful of that!
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