Struggles and Tips for the Maker Business with Sue Monhait of Gift Biz Unwrapped

In this episode, we welcome on Sue Monhait of Gift Biz Unwrapped to chat about some struggles and tips she's seen for the gifters, bakers, crafters and makers she's worked with. We chat about pricing, standing out, business mindset and more.

Connect with Sue:

GiftBiz Unwrapped website

GiftBiz Unwrapped Instagram

GiftBiz Unwrapped podcast

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B2B Trade Show Life with Katie Hunt of Proof to Product

Ever wonder if a business to business trade show is right for your business? It's a fantastic way to get into wholesale, make connections and grow your product business. In this episode, we brought on Katie Hunt of Proof to Product to chat with us about B2B trade shows and what that could look like for your business.

Connect with Katie:

Proof to Product website

Proof to Product Instagram

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The Right Questions To Ask When Approaching Manufacturers

Knowing what questions to ask when approaching a manufacturer or contractor is an integral part of growing your product business into something you love - in the short-term and long-run. This episode is all about the fundamental questions in manufacturing. We break down the 8 important questions you should ask each manufacturer or contractor to make sure its the right one for you - when you're scaling your product and your business. We love this episode because it really is Product Boss 101 for all of our growing product bosses. Make sure you listen and share the episode!

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Scaling Handmade

We often get questions from makers about how to scale their businesses. But, WAIT! Before you decide to *not* listen to this episode because you aren't a handmade business, you definitely *should* listen to it! We go over seven ways to scale handmade and there are so many points that can be applied to help the type of product business grow and scale, while still keeping your special touch.

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Happinest Designs

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Three Emails Every Product Biz Needs

"What emails should I be sending my customers?" This is one of the most popular questions we get from our Product Bosses. In this episode, we go over the three types of emails you should have set up for your product business and examples of what you should have in each type of email for content:

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Your Customer's Journey

Know when your customer intends to buy. Sometimes, on specific platforms, your customer is simply there to discover brands and plan for their future purchases. They're not ready to buy. It's important for you to understand your customer's journey and how you can serve them on each platform to getting them closer to their wallet - or the "intent to buy" with smart strategy and a reinforcement of their buying decision. This episode breaks it down for you platform by platform. Download the two worksheets mentioned for this episode - https://www.theproductboss.com/customerjourney

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Bonus: Multi-Stream Machine: More Platforms. More Sales. More Profit.

Bonus: Multi-Stream Machine: More Platforms. More Sales. More Profit.

Episode 89

For a limited pre-sale time of 7 days only, we are offering our new course: Multi-Stream Machine at a beta price. Check it out here: https://www.theproductboss.com/more. This is the exact framework and systems that Minna and Jacqueline have used to teach thousands of clients to 2x-4x their product businesses in months (not years). Multi-Stream Machine is an online course that shows you how to increase your sales and grow your revenue, fast, by creatively selling products on multiple platforms. This the lowest price it'll ever be offered for. Learn more at: https://www.theproductboss.com/more and don't miss it!

How to Work with the Time You Have with Amanda Boleyn of She Did It Her Way

Ep.88: How do you grow your business with the time you have? How do you arrange your life to make the commitments to reach the money goals you need to make? Maybe you want to leave your corporate job for your side hustle? In this episode, Amanda Boleyn of She Did It Her Way shares with us so many great techniques to work within the constraints of time (that we all have) and how to shift your mindset to make the necessary scheduling and planning that goes into growing a business. Are you being financially proactive? She gives you points on what to consider and tips on how to get yourself to commit to the boundaries you need to set in order to reach your lifestyle goals. This is such a good episode and you'll feel like you want to take action - in the time you have.

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She Did It Her Way Podcast

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