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Tools For Staying Organized Without Going Crazy

2/24/2015

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It's easy to become overwhelmed with promoting yourself and your business, especially with all the social media outlets which are supposed to make your life easier.  When I create a listing on my shop, I share it with Facebook and Twitter, pin it to Pinterest, upload the pictures to a online fibre community which I then link back to my listing.  Share the listing with relevant groups within the community, post about it on Instagram and update my website.  This takes a colossal amount of time and that's just for ONE listing.  I really needed a quicker way to share my updates so that I could get back to creating.

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There are several programs and apps offered that will schedule posts for you or share on Pinterest, or tell you who to follow - or unfollow on Twitter.  Etsy also has a page devoted to apps that will help.  If you go into your "Shop Stats" and scroll down, to the right you will see a section for Education and Support and in this area, there is a lot of useful information.  If you click on "Shop Apps", you will be taken to 10 pages worth of helpful tools to make your life easier.  

I also find it helps to keep an agenda or planner handy.  I can keep track of my schedule, and see what is coming up a week or so in advance.  I can also plan my week ahead of time in case things start piling up on me come Tuesday. Planners are also great because if a new idea comes to me, I can quickly jot it down and have all these things in one place.  I used to grab little bits of paper to write down my plans or to-do lists but once I tucked them away in my purse, I forgot about them or they got lost in the shuffle and when I wanted to know what that great idea was - poof, it's gone.  The notes I have left, I have pinned on my bulletin board above my desk.  
It also doesn't hurt to sit down and think of a few things to keep your Facebook page or Blog active.  I found this list on Pinterest that might spark a few ideas for you.
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Most importantly - take time to relax.  This will probably be the hardest part.  You don't want your passion to become a burden.  If you miss updating your shop with your newest product one day - it's ok. 
~ "It doesn't matter how slowly you are going, as long as you don't stop" Confucius
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