In 2021 I wrote an article breaking down the 7 projects I was working on at the time & a lesson from each, so I thought I’d do the same for this year. Underneath 2022’s projects I’ll do a breakdown of what happened to each of 2021’s projects & where they are now.
My Bathroom Furniture Brand π
Probably the most exciting project I’m working on currently is my bathroom furniture & decor brand. Initially I wanted to cover all types of furniture, but for now it proves more profitable to focus on 1 room (bathrooms) & to eventually consider expanding into other areas.
Whilst I won’t get into the nitty gritty, we’re doing some really exciting things like complimentary VR & AR bespoke bathroom designs to help clients visualise their project.
We also have a couple of ecommerce brands launching in the next couple of months.
It’s grown very quickly & lots is constantly changing on a month-by-month basis.
Lesson learnt: Persistence is key. Just because something doesn’t work immediately doesn’t mean you canβt fix it in the future.
Our Digital Marketing Agency π
My brother & I are still running our digital marketing agency & have recently hired a new employee. She’s brought a lot of new creative energy to the agency & is picking up a lot of new skills very well.
Lesson learnt: Just because past employees haven’t been a good addition doesn’t make all employees a write-off.
Our Micro-Agency π¨π»βπ»
Since I last wrote about our micro-smma it had an amazing few months from November to February, but I since took my foot off the pedal due to being overly busy. However, now we have a new employee who is handling new projects, now is a good time for me to jump right back on the horse.
The agency has now expanded to cover pretty much all a small businesses marketing needs, & I look forward to seeing how people respond to the packages we offer.
Lesson learnt: Don’t take your foot off the pedal… But mental health does come first.
Our Pub Reviewing Website π»
Probably the most important website is of course our pub reviewing website where we go from one pub to another reviewing specific criteria. It’s a really fun project I love doing with friends, & it really brings us closer together.
Lesson learnt: Projects with friends bring you closer.
This Blog & its Books βοΈ
I continue to write here, of course. I’ve started several book ideas over the last year & scrapped them as they just haven’t been a good enough quality. One of these books I’ll definitely turn into a short story for the website.
Lesson learnt: Probably publish everything, even the shit stuff.
What happened to 2021’s projects…
1. Affiliate Marketing Watches βοΈ
After making a really good amount of money doing affiliate marketing on Casio G-Shocks, they banned me because obviously I was marketing them too hard. Typical, but at least I made several hundred pound before they noticed.
2. A Wedding RSVP Website π
I made a website for people to RSVP to my sister’s wedding, which then turned the RSVPs into a spreadsheet to help organise her caterers. This went really well, & her wedding was a huge success.
I still need to write a breakdown of how that website worked exactly… Also I failed to screenshot the design which would have been really good to include.