I am obsessed with STATS!

[Handemadeit]

Hi everyone,

I dont know if anyone like me but i am really obsessed with my shop stats.
I am almost checking it every 10 min or so and always compare with past stats.

Even i am out, i am cheking it with my phone all the time!

Last week, last 7 days, mondays, sundays, last month whatever it is...

My stats are getting better but i think my psychology getting worse :)

Is anyone like me or obsessed about something about her/his shop?

Hande

[Former_Member]

Yeaaah, I check my stats very often, haha.

[Former_Member]

I thin this is normal for newbies. If you're not new, maybe you could graduate to more sophisticated obsessing- like tweaking one thing in your shop and monitoring your stats for changes for the next week. Then tweak something else, and repeat. There are worse things to be looking at!
:)

[Buttonwilloe]

I'm totally obsessed with them, too! I can't even count how many times a day I check them... It's ridiculous!

[Former_Member]

I check my stats all the time!! So does my husband for his shop! :)

[Former_Member]

I love checking my stats! It makes me happy and satisfied knowing that my tags bringing in views and that people are actually looking at my products. Then again, I JUST opened my shop a month ago so it's an ego boost for sure. I think once I get more sales, I won't have time to look as often :)

[LeNidDeFleurs]

I check my stats frequently even though for me, it has little correlation to sales...

[SiggyJewelry]

I can totally relate. You would think with my stats I would be a millionaire by now, but I have yet to sell one item :(

[NewBrideCo]

I check it twice per day, and I thought that was being obsessive...

I try to use my time more wisely, like creating more products to list :) and improving my customers service by giving them more easy ways to buy, like for instances offering more shoes custom colors and more styles to choose from :)

Respectfully,

Blessings to all who read this,
Sandra, NewBrideCo.

[abellagift]

Yes, I am obsessive with stats! I check several time everyday. :)

[RippleTina]

Yes, I checked the stats a few times a day, if the computer is on, I checked it more often.

I just learned it today that even clicks help to get more exposure, maybe we should help each other, well, not just to get exposure, but to make each other to get happy too. hahha - will you be happier when seeing more views?

Hope we all do better on etsy.
Blessings,
Tina

[Handemadeit]

Thanks for comments guys! It is good to know that i am not the crazy one :)

[Former_Member]

Athena from NatureGoods says
I thin this is normal for newbies. If you're not new, maybe you could graduate to more sophisticated obsessing- like tweaking one thing in your shop and monitoring your stats for changes for the next week. Then tweak something else, and repeat. There are worse things to be looking at!
:)

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Haha! Single item stat obsession is for advanced sufferers only

[Buttonwilloe]

Me, too! Maybe we should start a special team... for Stat-a-holics! lol!

[Handemadeit]

Haha I am in! :)

[Former_Member]

I used to be... now I've limited myself to once or twice a day LOL. I hope I can use the time I save to make new work :p

[Bleuets]

Well I have to have a plan to restrict! It is insane how often I look and it is becoming unhealthy...

[aLilBiteOfCute]

lol I hardly ever check my stats. Probably about once a day out of curiosity. But I don't usually pay much attention to how many views I get or remember what they were last time anyway :P

[aLilBiteOfCute]

Oh I should add that I do like to watch the google analytics (live) sometimes though! I like watching when people come into my shop and where they're from, etc. It's kinda entertaining! :P

[Former_Member]

I was obsessive about it. I totally know what you mean. I'm trying to peel myself away and work on new stuff for my shop instead of checking. It's hard!

[Handemadeit]

I am even thinking about to delete my etsy app on mu phone but I can't! Waking up with a sale notification by your phone is unpriceless :)

[Former_Member]

Yep, I too am a Statophile!

[WhitePickets]

LOL - it's an actual disease and I didn't know it! Thought it was just me and I literally had that realization about 5 minutes before seeing your post!

[Former_Member]

I love the refresh button :)

My shop stats have their own page and click refresh all the time. It's just sad :)

I admit it I am obsessed with my shop stats. I need an intervention :)

[PiecesDesigner]

When I first started I checked my stats ALL of the time - the thing was though, that depending on what my stats were, it would end up determining how I was feeling throughout the day: more stats, the better I felt about what I was doing. Less stats: lots of second-guessing and doubt. Finally, I quit looking at stats and now pay more attention to tags, marketing and the things that will drive people towards my shop. Checking stats becomes a waste after a while unless you're using that energy to help you promote yourself.