Getting There

I’m really begining to feel as though I’m getting somewhere now. The shop is looking more like I want it to look, it’s amazing how the smallest tweeks can make such a difference. My stock has increased dramatically and I feel for the first time that I know where I am going. I’ve got so much more to add in the coming weeks and months. First I was worried that I was adding too much but once I get everything sorted properly I believe that I will be offering enough to appeal to a much larger customer base. Organisation is the key. I guess there will be loads more tweeking going on around the site before I get it completely right but at present I’m feeling quite confident that I can do it.

I’m also learning so much about SEO (search engine optimisation) I’ve done a fair bit of promotion in the past but methods have changed a lot, and I really want to target visitors to the shop, just getting page clicks isn’t enough anymore.

Of course I could pay someone to do all of this for me, the website would look more professional and the site would rank higher, but in all honestly I do not have the spare cash. I’d rather get it done myself and earn a sense of achievement and save my cash for other necessities. I love learning and I’m already thinking that if I can learn enough to do well at this then I can offer to help others do the same. That would be  lovely.

Soon I think I will write an update on my journey from the start, what I wanted, what I’ve acheived and what I want to do next.

In the meantime I’m running another competition on Facebook so if you want the chance to win a gorgeous personalised bracelet for a baby or child then go and enter.

Pep Talks Please!

Feeling a little deflated today. Yesterday I was lacking motivation for promotion but I still did some and I’m happy with the amount of visitors to my site, but I’m still not getting much in return for all my hard work.

When I feel like this I cheer myself by resourcing new ideas or adding new products, or at the very least prepare to add new products to my shops. The fun stuff I call it, even though it’s hard work.

I never expected to be making tons of money in the first few weeks, I don’t think I expected things to be going so well, so why am I feeling deflated? Maybe I’m just craving that little boost to show me that all this hard work is going to be worthwhile? I should perhaps think of other things that cheer me up so I can keep striving to achieve something? I’d hate to think that I’d got it all wrong and it was never going to work, I’m not a pessimistic person.

I really want to get on with my new ideas, but I can’t unless I get on at least the bottom rung of this success ladder.

Pep talks please!