To Do: Overcoming Tech Troubles A Week in My Creative Business Life

The week kicked off with a series of unexpected technical issues. My phone began to fail, shutting off after only a minute of use. Simultaneously, a malfunctioning video card on my laptop made it so I couldn't do any video editing.

But I got a new phone and fixed my video card issue. So this week I go over what tasks I completed from last week and take a look at the tasks I have to do for my online creative ventures this week.

Symbols for the tasks

✅ = Done

⏲ = Still waiting

1. Vintage reselling business, The Pop Culture Roadshow

This week for my vintage online store:

✅ Pack orders

✅ List 5 items a day (View new items in my eBay store)

✅ Record a "what sold" video

⏲ Create reels from the videos

2. My band, Lorenzo's Music

Things I need to do for my band this week:

✅ Start planning promos for new song (Listen to the song "If I was alone" here)

✅ Reels of song hook

✅ Send playlist pitch

3. My webcomic series, Bobert and the Monster

✅ Color Current Page

✅ Live stream coloring (Watch a clip from the live stream here)

✅ Pencil next page

Watch the video to hear the full story and take a look behind the scenes into how I'm managing multiple creative projects.

4. Email list

✅ Create a download offer for email list sign-ups

To Do: Multitasking My Business, Music, and Comics

Sometimes balancing my multiple projects can often feel like an overwhelming task. I sit and think out loud about the tasks I need to juggle this week from my vintage reselling business, my band, and my webcomic series. In this video vlog, I begin the week by prioritizing tasks and setting goals. I'm going to mark them as I go along. ✅ = Done ⏲ = Still waiting Vintage reselling business - The Pop Culture Roadshow With a vintage reselling business to run, the first order of business is to pack orders from weekend sales on platforms like eBay and Mercari. As I pack these items I need to record a 'What Sold' video for my Pop Culture roadshow YouTube channel , turning the task into video content. ✅ Pack orders ✅ List new items I got from estate sales (See my latest eBay store listings here ) ⛔ Create a new "What sold" video for my YouTube page (Recorded not edited - Laptop upgrade issues) Band - Lorenzo's Music I've also got a new song out this month so I nee...

Artwork for the original Candy Land game by Milton Bradley from 1955.

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