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CANDICE THOMPSON |
July, for me thus far, has been a month of serious housekeeping and structural reorganization for LOLAstretch. I made a decision to put the custom ordering features on our website on a summer vacation. This was all for the purpose of catching up with some delayed orders and making plans for how to make custom orders run more efficiently in the future. (I am setting up a new manufacturing process right now, the details of which I will bring you very soon–it is all very exciting!)
So have I really been on a summer vacation? Absolutely not! The idea for a little summer holiday was mainly a good way to focus on selling some of our current stock and giving us the space to do some serious ground work for back to school/work ordering. But what I didn’t imagine was that when it got down to the nitty gritty of cleaning and organizing, I would be devoting so much time to updating my website. As it turns out and as anyone who has a website knows and is currently nodding, the work of keeping your site updated and current is never done.
So here is a view of my world which, for the moment, is basically being tied to a desk.:
This is my most prized possession when I get to work in the a.m.– a hand painted coffee mug from Ireland that keeps my morning staple piping hot. Thanks Suzanne!
And this is where I am currently at, updating the feature Candice’s Closet, where we feature what we have in stock. It is a rather involved process as even our stock tends to be quite custom. I can’t just put in a product and say how many are available. Each one is a different combination of colors and fabrics, so I have to add a separate description for every entry. Plus, there are constantly new things coming and going, so it is ideal for me to check in as often as I can to be sure it is accurate.
After this, I will move on to other databases and spreadsheets that keep vital information and start planning the budget for my new designs and upcoming photoshoot. (The idea for the photoshoot hit me yesterday and I have been obsessed by it ever since. I could barely sleep last night. I will show sketches as soon as I have some!)
As much as I would love to be waking up in a cabana on the beach this morning, I have to say there is something nice about getting down to business at a time when business in general is quiet and everyone is still groggily coming back from a weekend away.
