for sale

My life is a work in progress, continually, and I am ok with that. I kind of like not knowing what the next chapter is going to bring me. However, I have started to make a loose goal, or plan if you will. I would like to sell my photography.

Preferably on etsy at this point. If you have never heard of etsy, please go check it out. Wonderful handmade items from all over the world are sold in a somewhat ebay or amazon-like manner. There isn't a bidding war, but nothing you see there is mass-manufactured (other than maybe some of the vintage items, but those are vintage, they don't count).

Here are the issues as to why I have yet to just go for it and start selling on etsy.

1. The items that sell on there are so amazing and so intricately handmade, I'm not sure if my photography really can stand up to these artists and crafters.
2. Along with #1 I don't know if photography is a large portion of what actually sells on this site. Even if Ansel Adams himself was trying to turn a profit, is photography a large market on etsy?
3. I would want to devote time to making this endevor really last, and be entirely worth it. Meaning spending hours of my freetime keeping up to date on everything from listing to marketing to taking more photos.
4. IF this became a decent source of income for me, I would then have to know what I was doing tax-wise and business-wise. These are areas I'm definitely not an expert in.
5. I have no idea what to price my photos at.
   
6. I think there were a couple more, but we'll leave it at that for now...

So, here is what I am doing to try and combat all of these obstacles.

1. Attempting to keep up with updating this blog on a regular basis (training for keeping track of my listings).
2. Starting a photoblog (more to come on that). Again for training on daily upkeep, also to get my name out there in the photography world.
3. Joining jpgmag.com, this one similar to the photoblog, but also connects me with a photography magazine where I could gather interest in my photography.

When these things start to pick up maybe one day you will see my photos for sale. However, I still don't know where to go with the business side of things. I am open to any suggestions, but please bear with me as I don't plan on this happening just overnight.