Introduction to Housekeeping

Housekeeping is an essential part of managing your pattern listings on gosadi, ensuring they are complete, accurate, and ready to be published on your Selling Channels. Housekeeping also ensures that all of your patterns are optimized for gosadi SMARTS(™) and SEO. In this article, we will guide you through performing Housekeeping on your listings  to maintain up-to-date product details.

What is Housekeeping

Housekeeping refers to the practice of ensuring the completeness and accuracy of pattern details. Tidying things up for your listings. This is essential to maintaining up-to-date listings across various Selling Channels. It involves filling in any missing information related to products which enhances their visibility and appeal to potential customers as well as searchability.

How do you perform Housekeeping on my designs

The specific Housekeeping tasks may vary based on the Selling Channels you utilize. To get started, follow these steps:

Step 1: Identify Housekeeping Tasks

  1. Click on "Manage Product" and select "Product Library" to access all your listings.

  2. Check the notification at the top of the screen to identify products that require Housekeeping.

Products needing Housekeeping attention can be identified by the Housekeeping icon that appears on the listing image.

You  may also utilize the Filter in the upper right corner to display only the products that need Housekeeping, making it easier to focus on necessary updates.

Step 2:  Performing Housekeeping on Your Designs

Once you've identified the listings that need attention, follow these steps to perform Housekeeping:

  1. Select the pattern you want to update. 

  2. Complete any missing information. All  fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required and necessary for gosadi to properly sync your patterns with your Selling Channels and optimize gosadi SMARTS(™).

  3. Once you’ve completed all the fields on one screen, click "SAVE & CONTINUE" to move to the next.

Step 3: Finalizing Housekeeping and Publishing Your Listing

  1. On the Selling Channels screen , you will have the option to save your updates as a draft or push your updates to your customer facing sites.

A tab for each of your connected Selling Channels will appear at the top. Be sure to click each tab and select whether you want to save your changes as a draft or sync them to your public facing site.

Step 4: Completion of Housekeeping:

Upon completing Housekeeping for a listing, the bell icon indicating Housekeeping tasks should disappear. This indicates that your pattern is now up-to-date and ready to be displayed on your Selling Channels.

Final Thoughts

Performing Housekeeping on your pattern listings is a vital practice to ensure your products are showcased accurately and attractively to customers. By regularly maintaining your listings, you can stay ahead of the competition and enhance your overall selling experience on gosadi. Remember to refer back to this guide whenever you need a refresher on Housekeeping tasks or check the platform's support articles for specific selling channel guidelines. Happy Housekeeping!


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