Business and Getting Orgainized, Part One

Today is a day I've been putting off for a while.  It's the day I start organizing my shop (at Horsefeather Nuggest on Etsy.com).  I have almost 100 listings on it now, and have plans to expand that to at least 240 listings by midsummer, so I need to standardize a lot of the things I've just been doing from the seat of my pants, starting with my item descriptions. 

At first I was engulfed in the creative process.  What do I want to make?  What colors, materials, styles, etc. do I want to work with, what do I want to design and bring to fruition?  What speaks to me artistically?  What do I find new and exciting in other people's work, and what do I find excruciatingly boring and uninspired?  What part of my artistic ability do I find worthy of bringing to the public?  I was busy answering these questions, practicing my creations, refining my ideas, testing their practicality and appeal.  And I've finally settled on some styles and creations which suit me.

Now that I have that part of my business settled somewhat, it's time to make things like titles consistent, both so clients can more easily find and interpret what it is that I'm making for them, and so that I can more easily determine what in the world I've made and listed in the first place.  For example, I have 3 basic styles of chain maille inspired earrings in 11 color variations in the section of my shop labled "In Blue And Green".  This is the section inspired by ocean colors, the rich blues and vibrant greens of the oceans and other bodies of water I've been exposed to in my lifetime, with the accent of silver to represent the reflection of the sun off the waves, or the foam on the water's surface, as well as the color of the bubbles observed when under water. 

I can't begin to explain how tedious I find this effort of organization lol.  While I know it's needed to provide consistency and a better working platform for me, it's still not something I look forward to, and I approach the task reluctantly at best.  It'll be one of the first things I farm out as I inlarge and expand my shop, i.e. the clerical duties.  But, I have to be more organized so I can more quickly decide what's still needed to be made, so I can make it and list it (according to my newly standardized organizational protochols), so I can more quickly decide what still needs to be made, etc.  It seems to go in an unending circle lol. 

Ah, well, they say no rest for the weary.  I'll just have to keep chipping away at it, because after I get all my titles standardized, it'll be time to move on to the descriptions........