I generally spend 10 hours a day between working on my Etsy shop, social networking and making products for my shop. I am in a hard market- Jewelry. It is often times difficult to put myself out there above everyone else. Of course I do have a small advantage since I have been a jewelry maker for over 25 years.
Running an Etsy shop is a full time job. In fact it is 1 1/2 to 2 full time JOBS! At least until you get a good rhythm going. What is your typical Etsy day? What do you do? How long do you spend on each part? I want to know what you do with your time. Share with everyone here. Tell me about your Etsy day.
Yes, I said I was going to continue the Etsy Shop Makeover Challenge but it seemed that no one was participating so, I am putting that on the back burner. Just to let you know though, I have tripled the amout of daily treasuries I am in from just rewriting a few of my listings. If you wish to have me continue that series just let me know.
I would love to hear how you spend your Etsy day too! I check my 2 teams I captain and the BNS all day long. I check in on all my other teams too. I finally have a chance to craft around 8:30 at night and only get a couple of hours in. I need to find more time to craft.
ReplyDeleteHi Brenda - you are right - an Etsy day is a long day - but it allows you to work from home. I get to hang out with my chickens and cats beside the wood stove, you can't beat that! My day begins getting the animals sorted, breakfast, then Etsy - team work, photographing (probably 4 hrs 2 days a week), listing (I try to keep items current by listing throughout the day 2 - 4 items), tweeting, pinning, facebook posting, tumbling, blogging, SHIPPING -- it's a JOB - anyone that thinks they can just stick their items on Etsy and they will sell is not thinking clearly. It takes a lot of social media to get those eyes on your items. In between tasks I can make dinner, garden, coupon, and BE ME. I'm a lover of all things around my house! My day ends doing a bit of team work and organizing. http://ForsythiaHill.etsy.com
ReplyDeleteRebecca, your day sounds as busy as mine! That's great that you list 2-4 a day. I usually list 1. I need to work more on my social media, but I don't always know what to post. I like to coupon too. I'm going to go check out your shop.
DeleteMy day starts with checking for expired items and renewing any. Then I check my daily, weekly and yearly stats. I try to see if any of my tags are not performing and replace them. If I have new items I photograph them and put them up as draft listings so that I can publish them at peak hours for Etsy.
ReplyDeleteI spend 15 to 20 minutes checking on my teams and moderating the ones I am lead or captain on. If I posted anything new I list in the teams. I then check to see what is trending on Etsy and see if I have any similar items. I check the trending item tags to see what is making them trend and change a few of my tags for better results.
I spend the afternoon creating items either for stock or as new items for shop or show. I keep my laptop close and answer every message and email as soon as they come in. Evenings are much the same.
I also look for new leads for wholesale accounts during the day and compose new contact messages sending them out during the business hours of the day.
I do a lot more each day including maintaining 3 blogs and keeping up with current social media campaigns. I put in around 18 hours a day 5 days a week and 4 to 5 hours a day on weekends.