Tag: floralpreneur
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Should you bootstrap your business or invest?
Hello and happy end-of-December Floralpreneur! The end of the year always feels like an important time for planning and goal setting, but it can also feel like a stretch to find the time to get all of your goals in order. Business happens year round, even when you’re a seasonal business, and the end of the year…
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A short winter’s nap
Happy Winter solstice, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and a joyous everything to you. I’m taking some actual time off this week to prepare for a busy holiday weekend. I hope you will take some time off, too. It’s time for family, food and reflections on a truly wonderful year. Thanks so much for being a…
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Transform your work into art.
Dear Floralpreneur, Last week I told you about a note on my desk that reads: “If you went out of business would people notice?“ (I want the answer to this question to be “Yes!” Without a doubt. I want people to notice.) Another note I wrote down years ago says: “Transform your work into art”. As a floral…
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If you went out of business, would people notice?
I jotted down a note on a piece of scrap paper that hangs around my desk. I come across it from time to time. It reads: “If you went out of business, would people notice?” I can’t remember what prompted me to write it down, but every time I see it I think “Ooh, that’s good.” I…
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What does great customer service feel like?
The most important thing I’ve done for my floral design business is work towards perfecting a customer service experience that reflects the values of my brand and speaks directly to the heart of my ideal clients. Want to find better clients? Create a better customer experience. What does great customer service feel like? Do you…
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Who is your Ideal Customer?
The #1 question to answer before updating your website or rebranding is this: Who is your Ideal Customer? While I see people referring to “ideal customers” or “ideal clients” all the time now, I rarely see it defined. Identifying your ideal customers is a critical piece of your branding puzzle. Every floralpreneur has her/his own…
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What does 1 year in business look like?
Hey, floralpreneurs! Growing a business is a journey. It’s not a sprint, not a straight line, and there’s no guarantee that anybody wants what you’re selling. I started my floral design business 15 years ago…before Facebook or social media pressures/rewards existed. When I started Floral Artistry I made my own business cards on my desktop…
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Stem Counts vs. Floral Recipes: Let’s get crystal.
Hello Floralpreneur. Did you see my “new rule” on not giving stem counts to customers? I followed that up about 2 weeks later with a video on how overfilling by a single stem in each design can add up to thousands of dollars over the course of a year, thus making the point that it’s…