TIme Spent on Etsy

[Former_Member]

How much time do you spend on etsy? On all the team circling Favoriting ect?

[PebbleCreekStudio]

Way too much :-O (on and off all day long)!

[Former_Member]

Lol Kim That make me feel better! Seems I get into it too much and need to focus more on adding more items to my shop!

[Former_Member]

haha sometimes i feel like i spend way too much time, but sometimes i worry i don't spend enough time... i have a full time job that's pretty demanding (and emotionally draining at times), so i don't always have as much time and energy as i'd like to devote to my shop. how much time do you think should be spent on etsy in order to have a successful shop?

[Former_Member]

That is what i am wondering to how important is this time for making a successful shop?

[PebbleCreekStudio]

I tell myself every morning that I will spend an hour online promoting my shop and before I know it, it's time for lunch! Lol

[Former_Member]

It can be tricky to manage your time on etsy. We make product then have to put alot of time in promoting or your shop will be very slow. But we have to do this in any business.

[Former_Member]

I go on planning to promote my shop and end up getting sucked into everyone else's cool things....lol!!

[Former_Member]

I have a part-time job (20-30) hours a week, and when I get home from my job I am usually too exhausted to do anything on here other than look at my stats! When I do have time it is usually anywhere from 1 to 3 hours.

[Former_Member]

I usually spend about an hour online in the morning, but other than that I'm just checking my stats and answer messages. I usually am working on projects for the majority of the day.

[Former_Member]

Too much, especially first thing in the morning. I've been up for 2.5 hours, and while I have watered the garden & fixed breakfast, the rest of my time has been spent bouncing between etsy, Facebook, and Pinterest. Oops!

But now I am off to work, and will stay away for a few hours since there is nothing left to hold my attention :)

Moral of the story: If you feel like you're starting to waste time, you probably are.

[Former_Member]

Good advice Angie!
I too spend way too much time on Etsy in the morning! Before I know its afternoon. Sheesh!

[Former_Member]

Whenever my son (21months) wants to play on his own, but doesn't want me to leave the room, I hop on the boards/promote. Probably too much time. I wish I could be sewing instead, but my little king won't allow it, lol.

[FrenchVintagePrints]

I think on average between my two shops I must spend at least a couple of hours almost every day. Way too much but it seems to be necessary !

[Former_Member]

I shoot for an hour a day, but make sure I take days off, too. Otherwise I'd be too obsessed with stats! I do find that when I make time for forums/teams, I get more views. When I search treasuries/circles, it sometimes makes no difference in my traffic, but it DOES give me a lot of inspiration!

[Former_Member]

I've gotten into a bit of a routine. I check news in the morning, do a round of circle activity, clean beads, do teams, photograph and list, circles while the kiln heats up, make beads, then it's usually time to start supper.

[KTmakes]

I do get sucked into it all as there are so many lovely things to look at. I'm trying to limit it now so I can finish some bags and improve my photos - BUT saying that here I am!

[Puppycatmeow]

My first 2 years I spent days and days... now I get up in the morning... copy paste my to do list to a word doc and print it out and then go back and check on convos during lunch and again at mail out and that is it. Every once in a while I check in on forums. I am trying to keep it a regular 9-5 schedule because I can get sidetracked very easily become couch potato and I am working really hard to get off the pounds from the 2 years of being sucked into the net. I ended up pale, zitty, bloby and Golum like on the computer... my precious...etsy!

[Former_Member]

Too much.

[Former_Member]

Sometimes WAY too much, it's so easy to get sidetracked by it and before I know it hours have gone by! I've decided to cut back as I'm in far too many teams which I think can sometimes be useful but I need to focus more time promoting outside of Etsy

[Former_Member]

I spend usually a couple of hours a day total but right now i treat this like a job. I am waiting for the season to start in the restaurants so I have a LOT of free time. I think being active in your shop and on the site keeps you relevant. I was in the hospital for 2 days last week and my views were down.

[prendasbyenid]

I'm an "etsyholic" so too much!

[Former_Member]

I am sure glad to hear I am not the only one that gets hooked on etsy! I love reading all the advice on this awesome team and also looking at everyone's great product!

[Former_Member]

I started at new job at the beginning of March, and haven't had as much time as I used to be online or even to make things. Surprise, surprise, I've had three sales (one big custom order!) since then! This time, it seems like less is more for me!

[Former_Member]

Hmm...about 2 hours a day, maybe. Feels a lot longer than that, though!