Hello everyone, it's Cecilia again. Time really flies, can't believe it's been a month since my last update. I have to admit, I'm feeling a bit embarrassed because it seems like my shop has hit a bit of a plateau...
I've tried so many things with ads and short videos, but it seems like they haven't had much of an impact. The traffic and orders on my site are like a flatline, just steady. Honestly, I'm starting to feel a bit anxious! Running an online store isn't as smooth sailing as I imagined.
My biggest issue right now is that without input, there's no output. I haven't found a really good small business case study to benchmark against, so everything I've done is hard to judge what's right and what's wrong.
I've heard about the Pareto Principle a while back, and now it seems like I'm busy every day, busy with customer service, making videos, packing, shipping, just constantly working and plugging holes, but it feels like the important stuff isn't getting done at all. Like, should I be reaching out to influencers for collaborations, really crunching the numbers to see if there's profit left after ads, or adjusting some bigger directions.
The day-to-day grind has made me completely lose time to sit down and think, to do some more important things, or at least figure out what those more important things are. Almost 5 months have flown by, I think it's time for me to find a moment to review what's happened and set my goals for the future.
If you're reading this article, drop me a comment, give me the motivation or suggestions to keep going!
And now, it's promotion time! Here are my new products for the past two weeks, hope you like them:
New Balloon Set 🎈
MINISO Strawberry Farm Series Blind Box🌟
Magical Water Painting Coloring Book
9 comments
I love all your stuff specially Hello kitty & your packaging is so cute with a thankyou card . I love you shop & I try to order as much as I can . & be consistent . Thankyou for your work
Your packaging is so nice and fun. The jewelry was neatly organized amongst the mystery bags. Myself, who got this package on my birthday was such a pleasing surprise. Thank you, Cecila!
Hi, I really like your shop. I put an order in like 2 weeks ago and then another almost as soon as I recieved the first one. You have so much cute stuff, I find new things each time I visit! Keep it up. 😊
Hi! I like your shop a lot and I enjoyed my purchase and how well it was packed. I found it through Instagram! I hope this look better for you soon because you have some of the best stuff in your collection here 💖