Apr

29

Free Advice Can Be Hazardous to Your Business

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FREE ADVICE ISN’T ALL IT’S CRACKED UP TO BE

How many times have you shared your dream of gift basket business success with someone who gave you advice that didn’t work? You’re not alone.

Click here to find out how I learned not to listen to other people so that you benefit faster than I did.

WHERE TO FIND ENHANCEMENTS

Buying from a retail craft store is sometimes advantageous, but being in business requires you to buy products for a low cost that can be sold for maximum profit.

A designer recently asked where she can buy enhancements, and here’s my response.

Apr

22

Adding Social Media and Videos to Your Gift Basket Marketing Mix

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HOW WELL DO YOU UNDERSTAND SOCIAL MEDIA?

If you’re confused about using Facebook, Twitter, and blogs to find prospects and keep new customers, this four-page guide available through the most-recent link on the Gift Basket Business Facebook fan page will get you started quickly and easily.

10 STEPS TO MARKET GIFT BASKETS WITH VIDEO

Setting up your gift basket Web site is an important marketing step. Adding video messages that complement the photographs and text is just as vital.

This six-minute video explains how to get started and shares 10 tips for making your videos memorable.

Apr

15

Mother’s Day Gift Basket Planning

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PREPARING FOR MOM’S DAY

$9,638 more in sales.

That’s how much a designer earned when I taught her how to ask clients if they needed Mother’s Day baskets for aunts and sisters.

This blog article gives the lowdown on how to increase your revenue, too, and make customers happy.

EXPAND YOUR INVENTORY WITHOUT BUYING MORE

Want to know how competitors can offer brownies, cakes, and cookies without keeping it in stock? Drop shipping is their secret.

It’s time for you to consider this lucrative add-on. Watch this video to learn more about how drop shipping works in your favor.

Apr

8

How to Stabilize Bottles and Price Nested Baskets

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How to Anchor Bottles in Gift Baskets

Sparkling ciders and other bottled beverages need to be stabilized, or they may break during transit.

That may have happened to my gift baskets if I hadn’t anchored the bottles.

Is this your problem, too? Watch this video to stabilize bottles the right way.

Basket Pricing 101

Nested basket sets can be a great bargain, but how do you price each basket size?

One popular pricing formula is found on this baskets page at GiftBasketBusiness.com, and if you don’t know the meaning of “nested baskets,” you’ll find an explanation, too.

Apr

1

How to Create a Web Site that Markets Your Gift Baskets

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Serve Up Support Staff Sales

Administrative assistants, secretaries, clerks – these titles are part of the corporate support umbrella in every firm worldwide.

What’s your plan for marketing to supervisors who want to show appreciation and need your help?

Watch this video tutorial all about gift baskets for Administrative Professionals Week.

Wow Them on the Web

How do you change your Web site to market spring gift baskets?

Adding photographs, text, and customer comments are part of the mission, but there’s more to convince prospects to become clients.

Read more about selling gift baskets on the Web here, and download a free report.