Amanda Rain

Your name or shop name as you wish to be identified *	Amanda Rain
How much time do you work on your shops per week on a normal week *	30-40 hours
In a normal week do you work on your shop *	3-4 days
when I work: *	I have a set amount of time but i am flexible and sometimes work less or more
choose which statement is closest to how you feel *	I just work on what is in front of me and what i feel like doing that day with no set goal to accomplish it
your 1st tip to getting work done and/or staying organized *
Concentrate on one thing only at a time until you have completed it . try not to get side tracked , once you do it is too hard to go back and pick up where you left off... Spend one day a week promoting. Keep templates up to date ..Only add products that suit the products you want to sell. I think it is pointless add a design to every single product .. and do take the time to make sure things are not just slapped on . take some pride in your work. eventually you will shine though all the crap out there . Oh and I stopped trying to think what the customer wants or if anyone will like my stuff ,that is just more added stress. you don't need . I work for me . I enjoy it . and if someone buys it great . if they don't well it doesn't bother me . I
your 2nd tip to getting work done and/or staying organized
keep folders and designs organized. I now do all my shop and comp folder by year . Make sure you back it all up on an external.. . People say don't delete but I don't care I delete anything that is crap even old sections of designs I did years ago. It hasn't affected my ranking and I even went as far as pulling down a whole shop I had had for a few years and started from scratch.. It is now my best selling shop after 2 1/2 years . and was worth the effort ... try to update a few old sections a week if you can.. and ten tags or phrases is all you need so make sure they are effective. Did I mention coffee ? yes .. I can't work without it ... I used to make little work lists ,being an anal organizer.. but I always failed in completing them because I was like a bull in a china shop, which made me feel defeated . these days I am much more relaxed in my approach to my work. and the results show .
your 3rd tip to getting work done and/or staying organized
plenty of coffee. Take time out for you . After years of slogging away up to 14 or more hours a day .I finally just one day stopped . now I work in the mornings and got to the beach in the afternoon and cook a nice meal . after that I rarely feel like working again .and after a good nights sleep I get more done in 5 hours the next morning than I used to get done in a whole day .. and seriously unless you have a facebook business page . don't waste your time posting products in groups . no one looks at them and if they do well they are your competitors your time could be utilized much more efficiently .. . in your spare time try to learn . photoshop and get some more skills or develop your own style and perfect it .
A link to 1 product in one of your shops on zazzle *	http://www.zazzle.com/aum_wheel_throw_pillow-189573500061529972
A link to 1 product in one of your shops on zazzle *	http://www.zazzle.com/st_georges_basin_3_autumn_keepsake_boxes-256790333228021740

Auntie Shoe

Your name or shop name as you wish to be identified *	Auntie Shoe
How much time do you work on your shops per week on a normal week *	40-60 hours
In a normal week do you work on your shop *	7 days
when I work: *	I have a set amount of things to accompish each day that should take roughly the same amount of time, so sometimes it is more or less
choose which statement is closest to how you feel *	I never have enough time to complete my goals each week
your 1st tip to getting work done and/or staying organized *
Being informed is a big part of your new career. Each POD has different rules and ways of doing things. Read your emails from the PODs FIRST. An urgent change from any POD, can change your work plans for the day. If the urgent item takes several hours for you to complete, it is better to have that information at the beginning of the day and not the end. It will help you plan your work time for the day. The same holds true for forums, Facebook threads, Google hangouts, etc. Skim it at the beginning of the day to help plan your time. Be careful, though, forums and Facebook and other social media can be, if not used effectively, become enormous time wasters. Be sure to balance any socializing you do with actual productive work.
your 2nd tip to getting work done and/or staying organized
Use folders on your computer with reckless abandon. As your business grows, so will your designs. Some PODs will require different file formats than others. You will.have color or text variations of some designs. To avoid where-the-heck-is-that-itis, organize your designs. You can do this by POD, design, colors, whatever you want. I'm my case, organization is simple. Most of my designs are flag oriented. One folder for each country. Then, inside the country's folder, one for each design. In each design folder you can organize by POD, text colors, etc. It is vital that you organize in some way, otherwise you will spend endless hours wasting time looking for the item you need in order to do your work. So, please be sure you have all your images in a way that they can easily be found when you need them. It might just save your hair from being pulled out in frustration.
A link to 1 product in one of your shops on zazzle *	http://www.zazzle.com/italy_flag_and_word_wrist_watches-256466035651507556
A link to 1 product in one of your shops on zazzle *	http://www.zazzle.com/italy_flag_and_word_wrist_watches-256466035651507556