posted by Llama Chris on Mar 14
So, just when I was starting to lose hope about all chances of ever getting this great Llama project off the ground (not that I have hade much time to put into this project of late, unfortunately real life concerns sometimes get in the way of my grand dreams) I hit the jackpot. And let me tell you a little something about that jackpot.
We went away for a little vacation these last three days to Mount Gambier in South Australia. We saw some caves, some lakes, some sinkholes, lots of famished possums and only two llamas. It was a great trip. I wish I could spend my entire life just travelling around.
Anyway, we were on our way home from this (three days without a computer, it was great!) and not far from home I began formulating in my mind what I would need to do when I got home. First and foremost, before even beginning to unload the car I would need to check my e-mail for any hordes of fan mail that I would have undoubtedly recieved and then to see what success we had in sales for the last three days.
I started dreaming that I wouldn’t have many orders. But that what orders I did have, would be huge. I was pretty sure that the son of the Nigerian president was going to place an order for about 100 varied Llama shirts for his servants, and then I calculated how much money I would make from that. I added it all up, got excited (even though I wouldn’t be close to break even point for this whole project at this stage) and couldn’t wait to be home.
So then we got home, and because I didn’t want to get my hopes up for nothing, I said out loud, “It’s okay - I know I haven’t made any sales.” Just so that in the off chance my Nigerian friend hadn’t placed his order, that I wouldn’t be too let down.
So I hopped into Thunderbird and there it was before me. An e-mail letting me know that I had made the sale I was after.
No, it wasn’t 100 items. But it was my first official sale! And when I say first, I mean second. Because about one month ago, before the site was even up properly I made a sale of a Dalai Llama womens shirt. Don’t know where it came from, but it doesn’t count because I didn’t work for it.
This one, which I probably didn’t work for either - it was probably some poor internet traveller that acidentally found themselves at my little llama site, was my first official one. And though it wasn’t for one hundred items, it wasn’t for one item either.
It was a sale for one Drama Llama t-shirt, and a Embrace Your Inner Llama tote bag. I was so excited! My first official sale. Surely it can only be up from here? So far I am off on my projected outcomes for the Month of March - one sale per week - but there is still time to make up for that.
Anyway, I’m going to go to bed now and dream the dream of success.
My millionaires mansion will be shaped like a giant llamas, if you were a roaring success, what sort of extravagent house would you buy yourself?
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