Need to Focus

So I've decided that prior to getting in front of the computer to work on my business I have to have a concrete plan in mind otherwise I don't think I'm accomplishing as much as I could otherwise. I feel like I spend half of the time needlessly trying to figure out what I want to do when I could already have that thought up and save so much time.

I have a few things on my immediate to-do list.
1. Create Unique descriptions for all of my items in my store. The ones I'm using right now are from my supplier and Google is strongly apposed to
duplicate content. I need to tweak those.
2. Link Exchanging: I need to get more places to link to me to get my visibility increased on Google.
3. I need to add items to my store.

There are many other things on my list of things-to-do:

• market via posting to dog forums
• getting a 1-800 number
• getting signs from vistaprint for my car and maybe some other merchandise from them (I'll have to browse when I order the car sign)
• making cosmetic changes to my site
• go back to Cricket's Marketing and SEO class to review for things I've forgotten about or overlooked the first time.
  

I started a Twitter account today. It feels kind of like Facebook in terms of making small updates rather than a large blog like on here. Seems fun so far. We'll see if I get any hits from it.
Everyone seems to be opening an account with them so I thought I'd better jump on that band wagon to see if I can gain some hits from that venue. I'll keep everyone posted.

I think I'll work on those unique descriptions tonight. It's been a long weekend so I should really turn in early. I'm starting early so I'm hopeful.

My First Sale

YAY ME!!! I have my first sale... well my first two sales! The first was a slipper dog bed. That was last Thursday. THEN a sale today for 8... that's right... EIGHT ceramic dog dishes. I'm so excited!!! I've been adding items daily and trying to get people to link to me on their sites. I'm also continuing with Cricket's class with anticipation for each new lesson.

Today I decided to add text to the website indicating when I last added products ... a tip from someone on buyitsellit.com. It lets everyone know it's an active site. I think I'll be changing that date everyday because I've been adding products non-stop for I don't know how long. I want to make sure I give variety and I want to become a one stop shop for people. I know when I buy from someone on the internet I'm thinking "do I need anything else they offer? Maybe I can save on shipping."

Time to get off the computer for tonight. I've decided of late to take some "me" time before bed and relax in front of the tv. I love working on the business but I need time away from the computer every now and then.