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Death and Taxes

This week I published my very own website. Like, a for-real website. I paid money for it. 

Not only that, but I registered my very own business. A for-real business that I also paid money to license. 

It feels...strange. 

The process of learning about what kind of business entity I should start, what licenses I need, and how to collect taxes reinforces my earlier idea (see blog post "What You Don't Know") that I should start a website where experts explain their field as if you're an intelligent person who has no background in the subject. So many "explanations" tell you as if you already know all about it and just need a little clarification. 

It's kind of funny, though, I don't anticipate my business making any actual money, but I still want to check things all of the time. I think my website is really pretty and I want people to see it, but I'm kind of terrified that someone might actually order something. I'm scared that the quality won't be good enough or that I'll find out that I didn't factor something in and I actually lose money on the order. 

But, you know what? Even thought I'm terrified, I DID IT! 

Check it out aliciajakeman.com 

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