My last post was about the blizzard of 2010. It has been a while, no excuses. Now we are nearing the end of the summer and it has been a hot one!
My helper left in June and I am not planning on hiring anyone else. I was so much more productive when Bijou was here even though she only came on Mondays. I don't think I could find a better person to work with.
I have cleared off my kitchen table, which is a huge development! A lot of the items made their way into my office (on and under Bijou's work table). Everything is organized and in Rubbermade tubs with lids, that way I can move it all out to the garage to be listed this winter when garage sales dry up.
My new plan is to take some pressure off myself. I had become just a tad "burned out". Cleaning out the kitchen was my first step. I have also become much more selective at yard sales so I am not bringing in nearly as much stuff.
I had been trying to have approximately 100 items at auction each week and rarely made that goal. While I think it is very important to always have auctions going on eBay to support your store and encourage traffic, a much more realistic goal for me is 25 - 50 items.
I recently signed up with Encidia.com which enables me to print my international first class shipping postage. The trip to the Post Office almost every single day was a big inconvenience! Now I can arrange for postal pickups and save myself a bunch of time.
Just a few small changes made a world of difference!
My helper left in June and I am not planning on hiring anyone else. I was so much more productive when Bijou was here even though she only came on Mondays. I don't think I could find a better person to work with.
I have cleared off my kitchen table, which is a huge development! A lot of the items made their way into my office (on and under Bijou's work table). Everything is organized and in Rubbermade tubs with lids, that way I can move it all out to the garage to be listed this winter when garage sales dry up.
My new plan is to take some pressure off myself. I had become just a tad "burned out". Cleaning out the kitchen was my first step. I have also become much more selective at yard sales so I am not bringing in nearly as much stuff.
I had been trying to have approximately 100 items at auction each week and rarely made that goal. While I think it is very important to always have auctions going on eBay to support your store and encourage traffic, a much more realistic goal for me is 25 - 50 items.
I recently signed up with Encidia.com which enables me to print my international first class shipping postage. The trip to the Post Office almost every single day was a big inconvenience! Now I can arrange for postal pickups and save myself a bunch of time.
Just a few small changes made a world of difference!
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