Week 6 Update

Hey Everyone!

I'm back with another update on my Genius Hour project! So far it's going great, BUT one thing is for sure, I was definitely over-confident with my timeline lol! With my initial timeline, the goal was to have the first batch of products ready to go by Week 7... which is next week. 

I don't think I will be ready by then but of course there is still hope! I didn't take into account how much time it takes to make just one mask, but I will get there eventually. As I make more masks, it should start to get easier and take less time to sew each one. Thus, I am still hopeful I will be able to have something to sell, hopefully by week 8. I will just have to devote more than the set 1 hour of time to get this done. 

In terms of either selling the product on Instagram versus an E-commerce site, I think it's best to go with Instagram for now. Based on the scale of this, I won't be selling enough to make the transaction fees on E-commerce websites worth it. I will be creating an account for this purpose, but using my personal account to promote it! I am also hoping that my friends and family on social media can also help with promoting. I have looked into some tips and advice to improve your social media accounts, for example using Canvas to create and share content! Once I have the products made and ready, I can start focusing on this. 

Although I may have hit a big bump in the road this week, this has still been a great learning experience! Even if I don't follow my initial timeline exactly, I know that I will still reach my goal. 

I have attached a picture my first successful mask that I can proudly say I sewed all on my own!! I was having doubts based on my practice ones that it wouldn't turn out great but I would say it was a success!