Marketing Tip of the Week - Shop Announcements

This is my first in my Sunday Marketing Tips of the Week.  This week I'm going to start with something I learned this week in the Etsy forums.  It's something quick and easy.

Did you know if you change your shop announcement, that moves your shop up to the top in the local searches?  You can just change an exclamation point and it's considered a change.  I recommend you change your shop announcement every morning or lunch time, whatever works for you.  It'll take just a minute.

Feel free to comment/share your tips as well.

Back to Normal?

Can anyone truly say what's normal and what's not? It's an intriguing question... Anyway, life these last few weeks has been pretty crazy, but I think I'm going to be able to start getting back to something at least resembling my "normal" routine now. My ribs have healed up quite a bit so the pain is no longer interfering with my ability to get things done (at least not as much), I'm adjusting emotionally to the reality of my Granny having cancer, and the holiday craziness has calmed down a little!

Our holiday's aren't over yet though. My brother has been out of the country for the last two years and he comes home tomorrow night! I'm so excited! Since he's coming home right after Christmas, we put off celebrating our family Christmas until he could be with us, so that will be Thursday night. Saturday we have a big welcome home party too.

Despite that I should be able to get at least most of my normal stuff done! So hopefully you'll start seeing me around the forums and visiting your blogs more again :)