Working at being my own boss.
Hello, I am Patricia Fahrendorf. I am a new business owner and I am working to build a customer base. When I started this I thought that it would be a piece of cake. Set up my online store and do a little publicity, and I would be off and running.
Three (3) months later, I am learning that the business world is not as easy as I thought it might be. I work full time at getting this business of mine up and running. I also have a day time job and since this new venture is not making me a fortune. Yet, the key word is YET.
As a new business owner, I refuse to give up. I took 2 days vacation time with this three (3) day weekend coming up so that I could do some promotion on my business. I got my son who is who can't work because of back injuries, and my little 3 year old grand daughter to help. I went door to door ringing on doorbells, talking to people that I met in the streets. Handing out catalogs and Gift Cards. I explained that I was a new business and that I was local.
I had one customer ask me if there was local pickup or did they have to pay shipping? For the local customers in my city (Del City, OK) I am offering free shipping and pick up or delivery. I am using that as a method of drawing business in until I can get up and running with my company.
I would be interested in hearing from other new merchants to see how they are doing in their business ventures. What type of advertising they are using. I will write tomorrow about the advertising object of the day. Check back to see what I come up with next.
Tricia Fahrendorf, Tanglewood Gifts Emporium
Have a blessed day.
Three (3) months later, I am learning that the business world is not as easy as I thought it might be. I work full time at getting this business of mine up and running. I also have a day time job and since this new venture is not making me a fortune. Yet, the key word is YET.
As a new business owner, I refuse to give up. I took 2 days vacation time with this three (3) day weekend coming up so that I could do some promotion on my business. I got my son who is who can't work because of back injuries, and my little 3 year old grand daughter to help. I went door to door ringing on doorbells, talking to people that I met in the streets. Handing out catalogs and Gift Cards. I explained that I was a new business and that I was local.
I had one customer ask me if there was local pickup or did they have to pay shipping? For the local customers in my city (Del City, OK) I am offering free shipping and pick up or delivery. I am using that as a method of drawing business in until I can get up and running with my company.
I would be interested in hearing from other new merchants to see how they are doing in their business ventures. What type of advertising they are using. I will write tomorrow about the advertising object of the day. Check back to see what I come up with next.
Tricia Fahrendorf, Tanglewood Gifts Emporium
Have a blessed day.
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