Category: Business
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Social Media Calendar & To Do List
To help me stay on track, I’ve designed my own weekly calendar and to-do list. You can print it in color or black and white. It prints in landscape format on letter-sized paper.
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Giveaway Statistics
On the question if giveaways increase follower counts, I can definitely say yes. My follower count increased on average by 3.78 with each giveaway.
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Kat Scrappiness Influencer
About a month ago I applied to join the Kat Scrappiness Influencer Team. I’m super happy to report that I was accepted!
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Post-Tax Season Update
This was my first tax season as a small business owner. Unfortunately I came to the conclusion that I need to get a paying job.
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A change will do you good
Stay tuned to find out what I’m going to do with the destash items. It may involve a giveaway or two…
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Halloween Makes for Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Saturday October 7th, I’ll be at the De Anza Flea Market in booth O45. I hope to see you there! For this market I’ve changed my pricing structure to hopefully sell more. I’ll report back if it worked.
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Crafty Business Update
Silicon Valley in-person shoppingUnique Boutique is open 10.30 to 2.30 Monday through Friday at the Sunnyvale Senior CenterDe Anza Flea Market: October 7th, next and probably final day. Unique Boutique Craft Fair: November 3rd – 4th, Sunnyvale Senior Center
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Catching Up
Top of mind, for obvious reasons, is my surgery that is scheduled for 11.30 Pacific tomorrow. Any positive vibes or prayers would be appreciated!
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August Priorities
Now that I’ve done the early August flea market, it’s time to look at my priorities for the rest of the month. The next De Anza Flea Market is on September 2nd.
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Cupertino Caturday
This week I’ve been busy preparing for the De Anza Flea Market on Saturday. Attendance should be better than last month, because it’s not a holiday weekend and it’ll be less hot. I’ll be in the same location as last month, O45.
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Unique Boutique & Mica Sprays
The Unique Boutique is actively looking for new vendors. They jury new products on the second Wednesday of every month, except of October and April. So right now is a great time to apply!
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More Flea Markets
I’ve signed up to sell at the De Anza Flea Market in Cupertino for the rest of the year. I’ll be in the same booth number all the time – O45. The August date is on the 5th. I’d love to see you there!
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Flea Market Post Mortem
The bottom line is that I made back the fee I paid and then some. So I reached my goal. That feels good. I also learned a ton.
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Booth O45 on Saturday 8 am – 2 pm
My booth number is O45. That’s under the solar panels closest to the Food Court and the ATM. Yay! The star marks my spot on the map.
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Preparing for the Big Day
As expected, pretty much everything is about preparing for my first flea market day right now. The big day is Saturday July 1. There’s a lot riding on how well I do there. If it’s profitable and sustainable, I’m going to buy a six-month pass. The six-month pass doesn’t give you a discount, but you’re…
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De Anza Flea Market July 1st
I’ve signed up as a vendor for the De Anza Flea Market on Saturday, July 1st. If you’re in the area, come by and say hi. Entry and parking are free!
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Selling IRL
I’m looking for offline venues for selling my cards. Here’s what I’ve found so far. If you’re aware of other low-barrier-to-entry options, please let me know.
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Affiliate Programs
The way affiliate programs work is that if you as a shopper click on an affiliate link, your browser saves a cookie. If you buy anything from the affiliate site within the referral window, the affiliate (blogger) gets a percentage of the sale as commission. The length of the referral window differs from merchant to…
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Getting Traction
Said and done, these codes are now live: TWO20: Buy 2 cards, get 20% offTHREE30: Buy 3 cards, get 30% offFOUR40: Buy 4 cards, get 40% offThese codes are very generous. I’ll probably adjust them in a month or two.
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Update Post
The weather is finally getting warmer here in the Bay 😎 Area. I celebrated by going for a swim in the community pool. It’s been such a cold and wet winter, we’re all longing for sunny days. 🏝️
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Shop Open for Business
I’ve opened the shop here on ValleyOakPaper.com. Currently there are three boxes for sale. This is a bit of a soft launch, because I’m still setting things up. But it’s important to get stuff out there well in advance of the holiday season.
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Product Photos and Etsy Ads
There are things I can spend money on that help my shop. Like a remote control for my phone that will make it easier to take video and photos. There’s still so much to learn and improve on the photography front. Like taking good photos and videos of cards with a lot of glitter and…
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Steady as She Goes
The next reveal is on Sunday. The theme is “Single layer spring.” It was a bit of a challenge for me because I like my layers.
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Blogging Out of Turn
Usually I post a crafty tutorial on Tuesday or Wednesday. But business is top of mind for several reasons. So I’ll blog while the iron is hot, so to speak.