September 26th, 2022

Willow wants a new website and I am going to design it alongside her. We haven't seen any sales from Etsy in years and it's time to move on. I don't know how long this process is going to take, or how the end product will look, but I want to share the experience. This blog is for my future self and for anyone interested. Below are questions we need answers to.

Blogs:
Q: Do you want to do blogs?
A: I love that I have a ton of DIY blogs, but I'm not certain about putting out regular new ones.
Q: So you want to keep past blogs? But not have new ones?
A: I'm kinda torn here, cuz I do enjoy helping others learn stuff.
Q: What about one blog per month or something? You could also blog about what ever you want. It could be more like a work diary. What do you think about that?
A: That's an idea. Yeah, I kinda like it.

Products:
Q: Do we have products you want to sell?
A: I do have pre-made stuff which can go up for sale.
Q: You're happy and proud of that pre-made stuff that we have had for years?
A: You might be correct about some of the things I have made, maybe not up to snuff with my skill level now. So I'm sure we need to go through stuff before deciding if we want to list it.
Q: Do you want new photos of those products?
A: That's a good question and I'm not sure on that. I will probably need photos for some products.

Cosplay:
Q: Do you want to showcase your Cosplay?
A: I love showcasing my Cosplay because of how awesome and impressive it is, but it's not where I want to focus drawing in clientele.
Q: So you'd be happy to have Cosplay in an About Me section and some blogs?
A: That's sounds good.

Bark Gear:
Q: Do you want to go back to BarkGear?
A: I'm thinking about returning to Bark Gear for product marketing.
Q: What do you mean by that?
A: I like the focus on marketing a type of product. I think I could do well with dog stuff.

I can already tell that the site is going to be a major overhaul just looking at the page titles alone.

• Home
  
• Cosplay DIY (Blogs)
  
• Quality Leather Goods
  
• Leather Armory
  
• Wonder Woman Ancient Greek Armor
  
• Rogue X-Men Armor
  
• Margaret Tyrell Game of Thrones Armor
  
• Mord Sith Armor
  
• Custom Leather Work
  

With five of the pages heavily featuring cosplay, and one with cosplay in the title, it's clear as day that this site is desperate for a new look.