Web store installed and running
Yesterday I have deleted over 50.000 old files including backups and redundant data from the huge collection I have put together. I have found a lot of shop pictures, customer checklists, old flyers and posters, and thousand of contacts which will be inserted in the new mailing list software. Making order from that mess was really healthy as I finally have an idea of what kind of struggle awaits me. Still I can’t see the exact boundaries. but it now looks conquerable.
One of the things I loved more and also felt more guilty for was to see the list of aborted releases for Nuclear Abominations and Orgasmo Nero releases. I am really amazed by the quantity of cult releases that never saw the light of the day. Some of those have been released by other labels, that we all know, but some of them I was wise enough not to spread word. I have two big priorities for the label now, which are mostly done actually and just need a few finishing details (and cash) before being sent to print. But I won’t make the same error twice: things will be announced when they’re already in my hands.
The good news is I decided to give up to importing all the previously inserted shop data, as the thing was probably going to cost too much in terms of brainpower and time. I will therefore start everything from scratch even if it looks like a nightmare. I now know how to properly backup data in a way I could access it just in case I will decide to suspend the project. But for now, things are going great. The new web-shop is already installed (even if barebone) and I can start creating product categories, shipping options etc. There are more features that I could possibly ever use (such as discount coupons etc.) but the job of working on the new shop is invigorating. It’s clobbering time!
