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Hey there!
Do you want to know my secret to increasing your sales?
Sales doesn’t have to be sleazy or boring. It can actually be fun if you do it from a place of sharing and being of service. Whether you are selling your product or service in a brick and mortar setting, website or marketplace, the same strategy applies. Are you ready?
S – Create a Safe Environment
A – Create an Amazing Product (Don’t go half way!)
L – Listen to the Customer
E – Engage with your Peeps
S – Share your Knowledge & Unique Gifts (It’s your God-given talent!)
The bottom line is this: without sales, there is no business. It’s really quite simple. Take the time to create a safe environment for your customers that is engaging and fun. Listen to your customers. Create a product that can make the slightest of impact in your customers lives. A smile goes a long way…
When you start getting into a groove, you begin to realize that selling is a lot of fun! By realizing that your customers are real people, not just an “audience” or walking dollar signs, you will not only increase your sales but also have fun doing so! Relate to your customers on a personal level, sharing stories and enjoying your time together, and they’ll associate these good times with your business. Be honest, be real, be everything you want your brand to be!
Happy sales!
xo,
grace
“Working with Grace has been such a positive experience. She has helped me identify my strongest products & find ways to make them even better. I have already doubled my first quarter sales to what I did last year at this time. As a creative type, I have a million different ideas for where I could take Gingiber. Having the coaching & guidance of Grace has helped me focus my attention on building a solid foundation for my business. And in turn, I feel so much more confident about the potential growth and future of my business.”
-DESIGNER AND FOUNDER, Stacie Bloomfield
www.gingiber.com
by grace on April 12, 2013
Happy Friday!
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to speak at the
2013 Ei Forum on this very topic of faith and risk. As an entrepreneur, you can not have one without the other.
Everyone needs to have faith in their lives. It can be faith in God, faith in your surroundings, faith in your team members or mostly importantly, faith in yourself. Having faith gives you the support and confidence to take the risks necessary to finding true success. Any successful person can probably tell you that they didn’t get where they are by playing it safe. Taking risks gives you chance to reach your highest dreams and your fullest potential.
Taking risks does not mean, however, that you should be reckless.I am referring to well-researched and well-thought out risks. As I’ve said before there is nothing more valuable than being well-informed. Knowledge gives you the confidence to take greater risks and make better decisions. By surrounding yourself with smart, like-minded people you can brainstorm with, and by doing your daily diligence of staying on top of your market and target audience, you’ll be able to figure out which risks are worth taking.
Once they are presented to you, you need to grab them! If the risks don’t pan out the way you envisioned, it’s okay. There is something greater in the works. Don’t be afraid to reiterate on your idea and do something that makes you uncomfortable. Reach out to that person you want to work with and continue to evolve as a person. You can do amazing things!
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by grace on March 27, 2013
Happy Wednesday!
I had the pleasure of meeting Amy Flurry at the Makers Summit back in February and I am so delighted to share her book — Recipe for Press.
When starting a new business, you need so much more than just a good idea. You need the time, funding and know-how to cover all of your bases. One of the questions that I get asked often, aside from getting products into retail stores, is how to get more press. Here is where Amy Flurry’s book, “Recipe for Press: Pitch Your Story Like the Pros & Create a Buzz” comes in. As one reader put it, “Amy Flurry’s Recipe for Press is full of ideas that, once encountered, seem like ones you *should* have thought up yourself but didn’t.”Her insights are concise and easy to understand, with no previous PR knowledge needed.
Amy tackles every necessary task, from creating your brand story, to finding your voice, to actually writing a pitch. Her knowledge is first hand and bottomless, with insights from successful artists and entrepreneurs. Her book is a wonderful example of the power of beautiful photography, practical knowledge, and having some fun with your work!
As she says in the introduction, “Owners often think that press is only for the people who can afford an expensive PR firm.”Amy Flurry is here to prove this wrong! Everyone loves to DIY these days. Something about the creativity and satisfaction with successfully accomplishing a task is infectious. Why not extend this to your business practices as well?
SPECIAL BONUS:Amy has generously gifted everyone in our community with a 25% discount off her book, which is already at an affordable price. It’s a no brainer in my book 
. Use code: Recipe at checkout.
Here’s to getting more press in 2013!
XOXO
