TweetI am an online marketer. Online marketing comes easy to me. My online marketing efforts are done at my computer, in my pj’s with my baby crawling around. That is what I call the ability to work at home at its best. I do realize that I can expand my business by directing my marketing [...]
TweetThe concept behind marketing through candle and soap sample boxes is effective. Your products end up in your target markets hands. When you are marketing correctly right to your target markets doorstep you create in return sales and repeat customers. Isn’t that what you want your marketing efforts to turn into – sales and repeat [...]
TweetHosting my own open house craft show party was a lot of fun. Besides preparing the flyer’s, getting other parties under your belt and promoting your show, there is a goal and business money making portion. I want to break down for you my goals for the show and how I figured my cost and [...]
TweetI have been planning for this craft show open house for about 3 weeks. It was a quick decision to plan one, but with the help of my jewelry making friend we put it together. We found another girl that sold Tastefully Simple items. So, there was a total of three vendors. We did not [...]
TweetI have decided to participate in my friends hostess party. I prefer call it a “craft show party” because there are 2 other vendors setting up. One vendor is a jewelry maker and the other one sells Tastefully Simple. This small show is comprised of a unique mix of goodies. It has been 5 years [...]
TweetFundraising is very popular around this time of year. I tackled fundraising once in my candle making lifetime. It was during the fall fundraising season. I did pretty well. If I could do the fundraising event all over again, I would. My catalog and information was out of the stone ages. I looked very unprofessional, [...]
Here is a great way to sell your candles and soaps. Host your own open house event or have someone host an event for you. It is not difficult to plan one, but hosting an open house does take some leg work. This style of selling helps supplement the weekends or months when you do not have craftshows scheduled. Some candle [...]