As my online business grows, my biggest issue is finding the item. I have had up to 2000 items listed and keeping track of where I put it is a chore.
I have used many methods. I have watched many YouTube videos on how others organize their items. Finally, I was able to hire someone to get the job done. This is what we have found works best.
A spreadsheet. I told here I would rather eat rocks than put everything into a spreadsheet! We started that task and have improved the process as we have gone. I now semi enjoy it. I absolutely love finding the item right away!
We simply number bins. I have clear bins and they are numbered. The garage has the most bins. It doesn’t matter if the bin has random items or all the same thing. As long as it is in the data. Of course, the identical item is in the same bin and the number of items in the spreadsheet. I am able to click on the spreadsheet and see what platform I am selling the item on, how many available and what bin number.
I have items in several rooms in my home and the bulk in the garage. If it is in the spare room closet, the bin number has SR before the number. When I post the item I put a number in the description. Copy and paste the item link, put it in the spreadsheet and put the item where I said it went. That is the ideal situation. We have put about half of the inventory in the data system and it has taken us one month. Both of us working one day a week and I work independently as much as I can squeeze in.
We will continue to critique the process as we go. My goal is by December 2019 to have everything in the system and organized. It is better than eating rocks!