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 need to do some music promotion for my band, Lorenzo's Music. We've been releasing a new song every 45 days for the past year and I need to create reels for the latest single. We also have a new podcast that needs to come out Friday. Plus, we also have a weekly live music stream we do every Wednesday. So I need to write the show outline for that.

✅ Edit and upload a new music podcast with Nicholas Burgess (Listen to the interview here)

✅ Set up our Live music stream for the week (Lorenzo's Music Live Streams on YouTube)

✅ continue promoting our latest single "Blue water friction"

Webcomic - Bobert and the Monster

I also have my new webcomic series, 'Bobert and the Monster,' available on Comixology. I need to draw a new page and also live stream the drawing process on YouTube, so I not only produce content but also do it in real time.

⛔ Draw a page for the new story (Only got as far as penciling a page)

⛔ Schedule live drawing streams for that (Laptop upgrade issues)

✅ Amazon book ads

As if that weren't enough, I'm working on expanding my email list. I need to brainstorm some effective lead magnets and set up a landing page, to grow my audience and promote my various creative endeavors. But this is more of a continuing project, not one that I need to finish this week.

How I use one Gmail address for multiple Soundcloud accounts

Do you know the Gmail "+" trick to use one email for multiple accounts on one service? Here's a little trick I use that works for any service. I talked about this on the podcast episode I did with artist Mortimur K . In this case, let's say I used up all the uploads I have for my free Soundcloud account . With this trick, I can open a new free account and use the same Gmail address. I don't want to create another Gmail account to sign up again. Using my one Gmail address for multiple accounts on the same service I don't remember when I learned this but you can alter the name on a Gmail address. Like, let's say mine is "tom@gmail.com". To be clear that is not my email. I wish it was, but this is just a short example. Start with the original Gmail address Add a "+" after the email name Where it says "tom" on the address I can put a "+" after that. Add a "+" after the email name After that "+" I ca...

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

I have a vintage Candy Land game from 1955 by Milton Bradley and I was about to sell it so I thought I would add it to my personal art history course concept I've been doing . I'm going to try and see if I can find out how this game was created, designed and why? Here is what I found out about this game https://candy-land.fandom.com/wiki/Candy_Land_Wiki Candy Land is a board game about children exploring a world made out of candy and other sweets that originally came out in 1949. In every version of the game, there are a group of children that go through Candy Land. In the earliest versions of the game, it was a realistically drawn boy and girl. Drawing of the Candy Land kids I did on my phone ☝ https://board-games-galore.fandom.com/wiki/Candy_Land The game was designed in 1948 by Eleanor Abbott , while she was recovering from polio in San Diego, California. It's rumored that Eleanor also did the original artwork but I didn't find anything that...

Can I Buy And Resell Copies Of My Own Book From Amazon KDP?

There are two questions that I get asked about publishing my webcomic books on Amazon KDP . 1 - Can I Order A Print Copy Of My Own Book From Amazon KDP? When I started printing on Amazon KDP I also had that question. The reason I put the books together is I was just kind of doing it for myself. I could make a paperback version of my webcomic books and then I and my family could get a copy. It didn't even occur to me that I could actually start selling the book in public. I thought it was just print-on-demand and then maybe I could order one. But when I print a book on Amazon KDP I can also get up to 999 copies and sell it on my own! I was able to get my own copies from Amazon KDP sent to me. As the author, I can get them at printing cost . So they're at a discounted price. The option to order author copies is right in the KDP publishing setup. The button is next to the book in KDP. 👇 The other question I get about publishing my book on Amazon KDP... 2 -...

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