The Start of 2016
zRank Update
– I’m still focused on my other Zazzle store and have now completed its clean-up (more or less). To help boost my zRank, I’ve started performing regular maintenance on my stores, checking my 180+ days products and setting any with zero views to Direct-Only; everything else in my stores will have at least one view (from me) so once I perform my maintenance, I’m left with no zero-view items in my store.
I’m also trying to maintain a consistent ratio between sold and never-sold products since I think this number may play a role in the zRank formula.
These efforts appear to have paid off – my zRank in my other store increased by one point and when I repeated the effort in my PennyCharmer store, it increased too. Both stores are now at zRank 5.
Obviously I still have a way to go, but seeing progress is definitely a morale booster!
What’s Next
I’m now trying to get into a routine for promoting my stuff.. the plan is to increase the sold to never-sold ratio .. some how.. and maybe gain another zRank point (: I’m not really the best at strict routines these days though, so my efforts are a little hit and miss at the moment.
Another plan I need to come up with is a process for dealing with all the products I’ve switched to Direct-Only (: I have a vague idea of keeping them around for a year and then dealing with them based on views received; I’m just going to let that on roll about in the back of my mind for now
And with most of the heavy lifting done in my stores, I can now put some more time into creating new designs for them so that will bring some fun back into things!
So that’s how I’ve started the year! I’ll keep you posted on any further successes!
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