Feb
10
You’re surrounded by two types of people: the ones who believe in your dreams and the others who can find every reason why your goals won’t work.
It seems that the people who are negative about what you want to accomplish make the most impact on your decisions. Why is that?
My gift basket business may not have started if I had listened to an uncle who was dead-set against it. Read the story here entitled, Who’s Telling You Not to Start a Gift Basket Business?”
If you’re surrounded by people who put down your dream, how do you plan to push your fears aside and begin turning your dream into a reality?
Feb
3
Many pricing formulas exist for gift basket designers. The best way to decide how much to charge is to balance value with profitability.
For example, some home-based designers keystone their costs to arrive at each gift basket’s retail price.
Other designers triple their wholesale costs.
Retailers who maintain storefronts abide by a different formula, as they must account for store upkeep.
How do you decide what to charge for your gift baskets?
Oct
7
There’s lots of talk about gift basket delivery charges now that the holidays are approaching.
You may be tempted to not charge clients just to get the order, but do the calculations beforehand.
That’s the topic of this week’s newsletter.
I recently waived the delivery fee for a client, but that was after I made sure that other costs were covered. No one can determine this decision for you; it’s up to you to add up the charges and decide how to proceed.
You’ll find more about deliveries and charges in these articles:
Getting Paid Before Delivering Baskets
What’s Your Delivery Dress Code?
When a Customer Gets Upset, I…
Sep
23
It’s Time to Focus on What Sells
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Many of you begin their gift basket career making designs using items that aren’t the right mix for people who you believe will buy.
Guess what? In 1990, I was just like you.
I quickly learned how to pair products with clients, and that saved me lots of time and money.
The CD, Getting into Gift Baskets, reveals how I made the connection between what customers wanted and how I choose products so that they’d be satisfied with every order.
You can order Getting into Gift Baskets through this link and also receive catalogs and other materials to get you focusing on what sells.
Sep
16
Five Ways Customers Build Your Business
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You have many customers that are loyal to your brand, so why are your efforts focused on convincing others to become customers when current ones are your main cheerleaders?
That’s the subject of this week’s newsletter, and find out how to say “yes” or “no” to donation requests. Tip – you’re about to get lots of invites this year, so know what you’ll say when asked.
Join the Basket Biz membership by clicking here. You’ll receive a weekly newsletter, a monthly newsletter by mail, and an online monthly video where you’ll watch and learn a great design technique.
Aug
19
There’s a chance that you won’t be able to fulfill every gift basket order that comes your way. When that happens, how to you ensure that the customer is still happy?
That’s the subject of this week’s newsletter.
You’re read information that increases your revenues while you share the wealth.
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Aug
12
If you don’t load gift baskets into a vehicle correctly, you’ll have major problems when arriving at the client’s destination.
That’s the subject of this week’s online Basket Biz newsletter.
You’ll read about my horrific travels with gift baskets destined for The Food Network studio and three tips to get your gifts and baskets to Point B safely and securely.
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