Welcome to Woolly Orbit!
A bit about me…
I’m Sarah and I’m based in the UK. In North Yorkshire in fact.
I love to write and I’ve done so for a while with various blogs over the years. This year has marked the first year where I’ve tried to make any money with my writing and actually, any money online at all!
I’ve signed up to a couple of print on demand sites and have had fun figuring out software like Photoshop and Procreate in order to create fun but strange designs. In this month of August I’ve even made my first sale! Yay!
And I also made my first affiliate sales this month too. Affiliate marketing is completely new to me, I’m still getting the hang of things. So, that’s fun.
And the writing? I’m on Medium and I’ve started to take it ‘seriously’ now! I posted a few terrible posts a few months ago, when I wasn't feeling well with my health and, honestly I didn’t understand the platform. Now that I’ve figured it out a bit more, I can see where I went wrong and have so far made a grand total of $1.48 this month.
Now, that sounds bad and it is! But, since I made 6 cents the previous month…well, actually it’s pretty good!
I’m still learning with that platform.
I’m in the process of opening an Etsy shop which will sell printables that I’m currently creating. At the same time, some of these printables will be going into an Amazon KDP paperback book. I’m thinking one where people can photocopy the pages or fill them out in the book itself. Think productivity, planners, trackers, calendars, product inventory, suppliers lists…things to help a small business owner get up and running.
It’s taking a while because I didn’t realise it would take so long to actually create the printables etc.! But it’s coming!
So…that’s about where I am with the making money online side of things. What about the crafty bits?
I taught myself to knit in 2016 and haven’t looked back. I’m currently on my 2nd knitted jumper, but I’ve done all sorts before now. Blankets, LOTS of Christmas decorations last year, hats, scarves, cowls, toys…things like that.
I’ve been crocheting since university (2009) and I mainly make blankets as I have no time or patience for fiddly amigurumi figures!
And sewing? I made my first top and skirt last year, after sewing on and off for a few years. Mostly homeware things like cushions and tablecloths. I want to do more proper dressmaking things.
And I like to try other crafty things such as soap making, candle making, Lino cutting (for prints), gouache paints etc. But it’s finding the time to do it all!
What topics can you expect to read about from this newsletter?
The main two will be making money online and crafty pursuits.
Making money online can include things like:
Print on Demand
Affiliate Marketing
Blogging and Writing
E-books
Opening an Etsy store
And the crafty things will be things like:
Knitting
Crochet
Sewing
Baking
So…quite a mix of things but that’s OK! Who wants to be stuck in one box? It’s far better in my opinion to have a nosy in lots of different boxes!
How many e-mails will you get?
At the moment since I’m still pretty new to Substack and the whole newsletter thing, I’m aiming for 2 a week. 1 longer post and 1 shorter roundup post. We’ll see how that goes!
So, yeah. That’s it!
Thanks for stopping by and feel free to say hello!
Where can you find me?
You can find me on Medium here:
https://woollyorbit.medium.com
Or on Pinterest @woollyorbit
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