When 2014 started I wasn't sure if I wanted to make goals for the year. I'm always striving to do better and more forward. The thought of writing down things I wanted to have happen this year just didn't seem like it fit for me... I didn't want to be bummed out at the end of the year if I didn't make all of my goals.
But I went for it anyway. Here are the goals I set at the beginning of January for our business!
1. 200 sales on Etsy for the year - we started the year at 144 sales so by the end of the year I'm hoping to be at 344. we are currently at 162 sales
2. 250 total likes on Facebook - Started at 128 likes. currently at 173 likes. This isn't a very high goal, I probably could have strived a Bit higher on this one but oh well!
3. 100 total followers on Pinterest - Started at 16 with a brand new pinterest business account. currently at 32 followers.
4. Participate in a craft fair - we are shooting for Arts in the Park in Belfast, Maine (our home town) We applied for it last month. It is a juried show and we will find out by the end of the month if we got in or not. If we don't make it in we will search for a different one to participate in.
5. Get up to 100 listings on Etsy - Evan thought I was a little crazy for this one, I think we can do it. We started the year at 40 listings and I'm up to 53 right now!
6. Blog 2 times a month - Honestly this is probably going to be my hardest goal to achieve. I am NOT a writer and I never think "hey, I'm gonna write a blog post about this" I'm hoping the more I force myself to do this to easier it with get and hopefully the posts will get better! I was just balancing our bank accounts and looked at the calendar and said "oh no, it's already the 11th and I haven't even done one blog post this month!" BUT I did post 2 times in January! and now I'm halfway there for February!
So there they are. 6 Goals. There are other things I could have added but I decided to keep it simple with the basics. I keep all the goals written down in my "current sales to work on" folder so when I open it to start a new order I see them and get reminded of what I'm working toward this year.
If you want to help with our goals like us on facebook! - www.facebook.com/AandEStoneworks
and follow us on pinterest! - http://www.pinterest.com/aandestoneworks/
Thanks!
-A
Stone Housewares for your life - Swanville, Maine.
