I finally did it

[trystinn]

Oh dear Gods...help me.

I just placed a $200 order for incense making supplies so I can finally start my business. I have absolutely no idea how to make a business website and cannot make a decent computer graphic to save my life. I've no business name, no logo, nothing. Edit: All suggestions welcome.

*hyperventilating*

/faint

Comments

[alfrecht.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear that you're moving in this direction!

However, may I suggest *against* calling it Temenos? There are already several other things out there on the web that are called that (including the Temenos Academy in Britain, the Temenos Project in Ireland, and I'm sure a whole buttload of Hellenic websites have part of that in their names...).

What's the Greek for "incense"? I don't have my Liddell & Scott handy here...But just a thought.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Good thought. Just wanted to avoid being *too* cute. No reason specifically to go with anything Greek, as I don't even specialize in Greek incense.

[wild-heart.livejournal.com]

You could call it HyperVentilate.

*snerk*

You'll need to think about packaging. Once you know how you're going to package it, you can think about labeling.

I've got about 80 of those 2oz double walled plastic cosmetic jars with lids just sitting here. Can you use them? They need to be rinsed out, but they've never been used. I'd be willing to trade them for a bit o' kyphi.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Wowsa. That's a trade (spit, handshake). I've got a ton of 3oz plastic jars, but no 2oz. I've also got to find a decent supplier for ziplock packets, our town won't sell them due to the drug trade. *eye roll*

[wild-heart.livejournal.com]

*shakes, then wipes hands on pants*

Okay, I'll ship them to you Friday, most likely.

Check ebay for plastic zipper bags. You should be able to get the quantities you want for a good price. I just did a quick search and found this auction, which seems to have about the best price for product and shipping.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Friday is fine, no rush. I'll send yours out probably tomorrow.

Snagged them from Ebay - thanks for the idea. :)

[wild-heart.livejournal.com]

btw, your giftie was mailed out yesterday. :)

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Heee heee...yours is still drying. I'll see if I can help Mother Nature along with the process.

Btw, backchannel - do I have your new address?

[e-falki.livejournal.com]

Hey, great about starting your own business and good luck with everything!

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Hey, got an odd question for you - we've a new gal from the Denver community named Wendy, goes by Unicorn's Treasure (wsroithner at yahoo dot com). She's uhm....terminally special. Would you know of her or have contacts that would?

[rainbear.livejournal.com]

w00! You go grrl! :)

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Thanks - now you be careful, this is where I start bugging you about easy ways to start a website, finding a server company, etc.

Hint. Hint.

[keastree.livejournal.com]

If you want some fundamental html done, with some basic functionality, let me know.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

I'm checking out the cheapo www.lypha.com to start up a site.

[paigemom.livejournal.com]

As soon as you know what scents you'll regularly be stocking, make sure I know. I'm always in the market for good incense!

See? You already have at least one customer!

P.S. when you get a name and a logo and a website, shoot me some flyers. I'm going to be hitting the pagan pride circuit reasonably hard in the next 3-8 weeks.

[seastormwitch.livejournal.com]

If you need help, let me know!

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

I'd love some. Local friends are recommending www.lypha.com

What's your thoughts?? To start, I need roughly 12 pages, a shopping cart and a domain name (need a company name, logo, etc., too). But I'd like to add as much research as I can stand to put on the site eventually.