by Jess Van Den | May 1, 2018 | Calls, Community, Live FB Chat
Hey Circle!
This month, our live event times will be as follows.
Please use the links below to RSVP to the ones you can attend – you’ll then get a reminder from Facebook!
Text Chat: Wednesday the 9th of May at 8pm Brisbane time. RSVP on FB.
Facebook Live: Wednesday the 23rd of May at 10:30 am Brisbane Time. RSVP on FB.
Call: Tuesday the 29th of May at 10:30 am Brisbane time. RSVP on FB.
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Brisbane time is GMT+10.
Convert the above times to your timezone here.
by Jess Van Den | Dec 1, 2017 | Calls, Community, Live FB Chat, Other
Hey Circle!
This month, our chat times will be:
Facebook Live: Friday the 22nd of December at 3:30pm Brisbane time.
This is going to be a bit of an end-of-year celebratory FB Live! Shall we share a Christmas Cracker? I’m going to ask you to share your biggest moments of success from 2017.
Text Chat: Friday the 8th of December at 10am Brisbane time.
Our call will be: Thursday Dec 14th at 8pm Brisbane time.
Brisbane time is GMT+10. Convert to your timezone here.
by Jess Van Den | Mar 6, 2017 | Calls
Welcome to March! Below are our call and chat dates for the month:
Call: Wednesday March 15, 6pm AEST
Chat 1: Thursday, March 9th at 8am AEST
Chat 2: Tuesday, March 28 at Midday AEST
I hope you can make it to one or more of these live events this month 🙂
~ Jess
by Jess Van Den | Jan 21, 2016 | Calls
Download/Stream the January 2016 Call Recording
We had another great Business Intensive this month with Fiona from Magpies & Mudpuddles.
Lots of great stuff was talked through in this Call – including photography, branding and storytelling (ideas for instagram posts) and business as a game!
To read the chat that went along with the call, just search JANUARY CALL 2016 in the TC Facebook group!
Links
Fiona’s Shop
75 Newsletter Content Topics you can Use
by Jess Van Den | Oct 23, 2015 | Calls
Download/Stream the October 2015 Call Recording
We had another great Business Intensive this month with Diana from Unique Lulu.
Lots of great stuff was talked through in this Call so listen in for more.
Tanya asked: I want to launch myself into wholesale. I have some general plans, and have listened to a few info things (including yours!). I have a course I haven’t gone through yet. But basically I’m wondering the overall ideas. Should I snail mail an intro, or email? I have a linesheet & catalogue – include them or after initial contact? And should I approach retailers up until I do a trade show type thing or just jump into a trade show?
Sarah asked: Jess can you remind us what you do when people ask your for products for a fundraising event (& say they’ll be some publicity but in reality that’s probably small)
Kelly asked: Jess can you touch on where on Etsy is the best place to put an email sign-up? It came up in the circle and people had different ideas but I’m not sure we settled on anything.
Megan asked: When you have more than one target audience, or multiple ideal customers, how do you keep your branding/content from becoming too bland in an effort to reach all of them? For example, you’ve mentioned you sell your engagement rings to men and women – do you ever fear you’re turning off the other potential buyer by more directly addressing only men, for example?
Below are all the links I mentioned in the call, and that we shared in the chat:
Links
Diana’s store: uniquelulu.etsy.com
by Jess Van Den | Aug 13, 2015 | Calls
Download/Stream the August 2015 Call Recording
We had another great Business Intensive this month with Lindsey from Candied Cottons.
Lots of great stuff was talked through in this Call so listen in for more.
Sarah asked: Hi, I’ve got a Q if you can fit it in: I’m redoing my photos. I’ve got at least 100. I’m wondering how much variety I need eg say I’ve got ~30 cards, do I need a few different backgrounds or is one ok? (I am changing backgrounds for different products)
Megan asked: Question for call: as a jewelry seller who also teaches other handmade business owners how to run their own businesses, you probably get a lot of non-buyers who sign up for your jewelry mailing list to observe and learn from you. How do you calculate this into your mailing list’s conversion rate? And do you attempt to remove any of these subscribers when they start making you have to pay for the higher priced email plan even though you know they aren’t ever going to buy your jewelry?
Betty asked: I have two very different product lines:
- OOAK abstract, intuitive small paintings, as well is giclee prints. Price range of originals $30-40 USD.
- Reverse gilded glass platters and bowls. These are handmade production pieces. $350-500 USD.
I’m trying to create a website and plan for art fair booths. Can I combine them? I’m thinking of different site names:
- Jane Smith Studio
- Jane Smith Art
- Jane Smith Art & Design
Or should I run two entirely different businesses? In the US “Old Navy” and “The Gap” are owned by the same parent company, but have different customers. Two businesses would drive me nuts tho. Any words of wisdom?
Below are all the links I mentioned in the call, and that we shared in the chat:
Links
Lindsey’s store: www.candiedcottons.etsy.com
Etsy Shop Stats: https://www.etsy.com/au/help/article/541
Podcast: How to advertise your business on a shoestring budget http://www.createandthrive.com/15-how-to-advertise-your-business-on-a-shoestring-budget
Pricing: http://www.createandthrive.com/street-smart-pricing-part-1-did-you-price-your-products-correctly
Bulk Unsubscribe from Mailchimp: http://kb.mailchimp.com/lists/managing-subscribers/remove-inactive-subscribers
Backgrounds for Photos: http://www.createandthrive.com/5-things-you-must-get-right-to-take-stellar-product-photos
