Keeping At It - Getting the Work Done

Holy cats! I knew I was behind on posting here, but 11 days? Well, seems I’ve been doing some more of that wringing of hands, putting off the work that still needs doing before I can start to sell stuff.

I need to make my About Me page for eBay. This shouldn’t be a big deal, but for some reason I can’t get my head around it. I need to decide what my allowed 3 links will be, I need to set up another aweber response system (I suspect this is the one my subconscious is avoiding), I need to decide on a header and make the template so all my auctions are identifiable as mine and I can start developing a sort of eBay branding.

I need to load up pages in TurboLister (a free program from eBay to make listing products easier, at least in the long run after you have everything set up). Again, this shouldn’t be that big of a deal either; I think it’s just that I’ll be using a new application and that I have to figure out some new techie stuff. I did finally get some images uploaded for some of the books I want to sell, and that’s a good thing (you wouldn’t think of trying to sell something without a picture, would you?).

But then I figured out that what really has me stymied is that I don’t have a system to keep track of everything. So, after scouring the web to see if there was a piece of software that would do what I needed, I finally figured out that all I needed to do was to set up database to keep track of things.

It’s a pretty simple form really, but I already feel so much more organized that my brain can start working again toward the goal of actually getting these listings going. I set up the database with these headings:

Product Title (copied and pasted from what was actually uploaded to minimize errors).

Book Up -  a simple tick to show that the book has been uploaded to my web site.

Thank you page - again copied and pasted from the uploaded file.

Thank You Up - a tick when it’s uploaded to the web page.

Image - copied and pasted for the correct link.

Image Up - another tick system.

Rights - what kind of rights are attached (rr, mrr, plr) and where the documentation is, i.e., in the product or book, a separate txt file, or on the sales page included with the package.

Turbo - a tick indicates it’s been listed

DD - SmartDD is the digital delivery system I’ll be using. This is another tick system for the upload.

Notes - anything extra I need to see right off. For instance, I have a piece of software, that needs some instructions along with it. I won’t list it until I’ve found or written the manual.

So, now I can see in seconds exactly what chores I have to do to make each book ready. I think that this disorganization had as much to do with my unease and hand-wringing as anything. I see that I have several thank you letters to complete and upload, that the pictures are loaded up and have the correct links, and that I know exactly where the resale rights are, should there be any question.

And so finally, it’s back to work and doing something productive. We’ll talk later.