Creating a website

In March 2025, I officially started my small business. That means it has now been a full year since I received my small business paperwork from the state—something I never imagined I would need to think about. (That’s a story for another day.)

For about the past year—honestly, even longer—I’ve been thinking about creating a website. But I hesitated. For some reason, launching a website felt like it would make everything real. I’m not entirely sure why I felt that way; I haven’t fully unpacked that yet myself.

Do I want to have a small business where I sell my art and fiber crafts? Yes.
Did I follow the rules (as best as I understand them) in my state to make it legitimate? Also yes.

And yet, it still took me a full year to metaphorically pull the trigger and start thinking of this small business as an actualbusiness in my own mind.

I’m not a technically minded person. I know—it might be shocking that someone who is artistic and craftsy isn’t also a math and science nerd. Recently, a former high school classmate reminded me that I was always creative, even if my creativity didn’t always show up as visual art back then. Her memory of me is a little different from my own, which I find interesting.

Even now, I’m nervous about having a website and putting myself out there more than I already do on social media. But I also know it’s a necessary step if I want my small business to grow.

I’m sure I’ll make mistakes along the way. But I’ll learn from them.

More than anything, I’m excited for this new chapter in my life, and I’m looking forward to meeting new people along the way.