Archives for "February, 2013"

Posted by Megan on 27th February 2013

Why I turned down a $2k order

For about a year now, I’ve been chasing a marketing opportunity with a large subscription sample box. Essentially, their business model is that folks sign up for monthly boxes containing curated beauty samples. They can then buy them from the website. I’ve been going back and forth with them for awhile now, pricing different products [...]

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Posted by Megan on 22nd February 2013

pinterest experiment: on hiatus

This month has been truly awful for me, website-wise. I’ve spent about $200 on various website improvements, layouts, updates, etc, and I cannot get rid of the bugs that have haunted me since before November. SO…sticking to my theme of “screw it, outsource” I’m moving my entire website to Bigcommerce , which is essentially like [...]

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Posted by Megan on 20th February 2013

megan vs. metropolis megan

There is a bit of duality in my personality (though I’m not a Gemini) that I like to call “Megan and ‘Metropolis Megan’.” The real life Megan is not actually a social person. She’s a little awkward and shy, some times has trouble articulating what she’s trying to convey. She’s become more shy, oddly enough, [...]

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Posted by Megan on 13th February 2013

Looking ahead, looking back #2

Back in late 2011, I was trying to figure out the direction of this blog. I wanted it to be less “me” and more “we” so I made a conscious effort to shift things from pure whining to whining with a lesson behind it. One of my favorite posts from 2011/2012 is something that I [...]

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Posted by Megan on 11th February 2013

Monday Motivation

You must be the change you wish to see in the world. – Mahatma Gandhi

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