Download/Stream the May 2015 Call Recording
I had two wonderful Business Intensives this month with Rujeko from Made by Rouge and Denise from Gone Coastal Designs.
We also had a few additional questions from the Circle:
Sarah asked: “I was wondering how all you Thrivers deal with holidays? It’s been ages since I’ve taken time off, but have a week soon (yay!) when I wont be able to make & ship items while I’m away. I know Etsy has ‘vacation’ mode. I also have my own site. Ideally I’d like people to still place orders while I’m away, but just be aware that I’ll process them when I’m back. Previously I’ve added text to my items explaining this. How do you all deal with this?”
Rebecca asked: “I’d be interested in how people handle their inventory/stock across different platforms. I have held off listing stuff in my Etsy shop for a while because I am saving up everything I can make for the upcoming Handmade Market in Canberra. I would also like to be listing on MadeIt perhaps. I imagine listing the same item in two shops isn’t wise and if I take all my inventory to the market, what do I do about the things I’ve already listed on Etsy? Does that make sense? I make things in duplicate but they are usually not exactly the same. The print on the fabric might be different for example. My Etsy shop isn’t exactly booming at the moment but I am hopeful that day will come! Thanks Jess!
Sarah asked: “How to find out where else our ideal customer is shopping/browsing so we can understand their needs a bit better. Thanks Jess”
Greg asked: “In episode 3 of the podcasts I was really inspired by the talk about sending personal messages to your customers upon an order and also when the item ships. So two questions…1. Do you send these messages via Etsy convo or just use thier email. #2 would it be possible to see some peoples examples of what they send?”
Below are all the links I mentioned in the call, and that we shared in the chat:
Links
Instagram Workshop: http://thrivercircle.com/march-workshop-2015-instagram-for-creative-business/
Betsi: blugrin.com/betsi/lite/app
Customer correspondence: createandthrive.com/are-you-using-your-customer-correspondence-to-tell-your-story
