It’s the long summer holidays here in the UK, meaning I have more time on my hands than usual as I’m not working my ‘day job’ running the out of school club. I, like the rest of the staff, really look forward to this time each year for a much needed recharge. It also gives me time to plan out our busy season, the run up to Christmas.
As my degree is now complete, I have more weekends to fill with event bookings, so I’m busy looking for new Fayres and markets we can book in to, as well as considering other sales avenues. Since 2021 I’ve been working on increasing online orders, but it’s a slow process.
Building a website isn’t the hard part (although it feels like it some days). Getting it seen amongst all the other small business websites out there is a bit like setting up a stall in an empty field in the middle of the North York Moors or the beautiful Dales, and screaming at the top of your lungs for customers. That’s how I signed up for selling on Amazon.
It’s a chunk of money to pay each month for the privilege with no guarantee it’s going to lead to sales. I was ok with giving it a go until I tried to sign into my seller account, and a glitch (I hope) started sending me round in circles. As a business run on iPads and phones, I’m concerned this may be causing the issue, but it’s given me a headache so I’ve stepped away from it for now (will try again later).
Have I made a big mistake thinking this would help our small business? Will I ever get access to our seller account? Does anyone else have any advice having done this themselves?
Please send help (and chocolate – that’s always welcome!)
Cari xx
