Quiet season seems to be coming to an end!

Notoriously in my line of work the first few months of the year are really quiet. I suspect it has a lot to do with the traditional party season being before Christmas combined with the overspend means not many have enough energy to plan anything for a while.

It is usually the time of year that we all spend regaining our strength and working on the non-earning sides of our businesses that usually get horribly neglected when busy season is in full swing.

This year I have been doubly motivated to work on my advertising and marketing following the relocation and have finally recieved my lovely new, extremely colourful flyers. Now all I need to do is work out what to do with them!!! Maybe there is a "Dummies" book for small service based business marketing?! Actually that may be my next stop this lovely spring morning.

The jobs are also beginning to come in and last weekend I was installing an arch for a VIP weekend in Cambridge and some balloons for a birthday party last night. Next week I have a custom sculpture job and an arch for a conference to plan & install.

I also really need to source some stools that are bike seat high. Easy you may think but most are either too short or way too tall. Think I may have to have a go with a saw, which for those of you that know me well is not a clever idea as I have a tendency towards hurting myself!!! So if you don't hear from me for a while you know what I've done.

Anyway, I am now in the middle of a massive office sort out which is going to take me several more hours so I'd best stop procrastinating and get on with it.

Cupid Draw Back Your Bow!

Having just moved and my flyers being on a tour of Royal Mail sorting offices (long story!) I have decided to write off Valentines Day this year as I just couldn't get organised enough in time.

However, I did attend one of my networking groups in Hitchin last week and made the bar a little something.

Hope you like him.

Oh my how I've neglected you!

I have just been reminded that I've not posted in here for some time but in my defence I have been more than a little busy.

July, August and September were busy as always but my husband and I decided to relocate to Royston in July. So amongst all the jobs that I was happily adding colour to I also had to keep the house immaculate throughout the summer holidays with 2 little ones trying their best to undo all my hard work.

Finally in October we got an offer on the house and at the beginning of December our buyers announced they would like to move in before Christmas. Thereafter, followed a week of manic packing to move us and the business to Royston a mere two weeks before Christmas and not one but 2 jobs to prep for and do.

Having settled in nicely I finally managed to get a project I've been working on for ages FINISHED! I now have an online shop where anyone in the UK can buy and have delivered a balloon model. It is still a work in progress but I am really happy with it so far. I have some Lootles to add to that section as soon as my PC decides to stop playing silly wotsits on me.

Anyway the shop is at http://www.loonyballoony.co.uk/shop and some of the balloons available are below:

In addition to this I have also designed a new flyer so I can start to build up the business reputation again in Royston. What do you think?

This was sent off to the printers last week so I am just waiting on the printers to send me 5,000 leaflets before I decide on the best way of distributing them around town. Any tried and tested methods to targeting my ideal market would be most appreciated especially considering my alternative is door to door in icy snow!

Well that is it for me for now as I've not sorted any of my on the job photos since my last blog post back in July anyway so haven't got anything more to bore you with until next time.