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I have over 1100 sales on Depop and I'm back with some selling tips. A lot of you guys followed me from my Depop selling tips video. And I want to share some things that I have been doing differently. You guys gave me a ton of feedback and I'm really grateful for that. And I have had a great selling month. So here are the things that I changed. Number one, guys, I did it. I stopped boosting my listings. I found out from so many of you that you guys never boost your stuff and you get sales. And I immediately started using that feature when it first came out. And I was doing it out of a sense of lack, out of desperation, like I needed sales that I was willing to let Depop take 8% and now 12% of my sales. Well, I unboosted all of my listings and I'm still getting followers, I'm still getting traction, and I'm still making sales. The second thing I started doing was using a SKU system. And once I started implementing this, I realized that I should have been doing this a long time ago. I keep track of my sales using Depop CSV, but that doesn't actually track my inventory. So I have numbered everything that is for sale in non-repeating numbers. And as soon as I come home from the thrift store with items, I add them into my spreadsheet. I also list how much each item costs me and then I will mark down once it sells. I think this will help me gain a better understanding of how fast I'm moving through things, my sell-through rate, and it'll give me a better sense of my actual revenue. I'm always accepting feedback when it comes to bookkeeping because I'm just trying to learn everything on my own. So if you guys have any advice on how you bookkeep and how you keep track of all your numbers, let me know. But I definitely think implementing a SKU system helps. I'm also beginning to word my descriptions a little bit differently. Now, I still don't fully understand how much keywords and hashtags at the bottom help your listing get promoted into the algorithm. Traditionally, I would make my Depop listings with a very short title and a bunch of keywords and hashtags at the bottom. For example, if I was listing a pair of shorts, I would put Y2K low rise shorts. And then I would put every aesthetic possible down at the bottom. But now, I'm not putting as many keywords at the bottom, but I'm using more descriptive language in my title. So what was once just Y2K low rise shorts, now might become Y2K low rise shorts with button detail and pleated pockets. I'll even put the brand sometimes. We're going to see if this changes how my items get viewed. I'm also beginning to word my descriptions a little bit differently. Now, I still don't fully understand how much keywords and hashtags at the bottom help your listing get promoted into the algorithm.