You Asked for It

Tuesday August 19, 2008 •  

A few  months ago I began asking readers to give me feedback about this newsletter in a survey that appears near the bottom of every issue. Here are some of their comments from the survey followed by my responses.

Reader Comment–I’m finding too many links to businesses that have “ready made” gift baskets. I make my own gift baskets and am not interested in “ready made” baskets. I would like to know where to get supplies without having to download your ebook.
 
My Response–All of my ebooks and e-courses are free, so I suspect that this reader is referring to my product directories that give the contact information for as many as hundreds of wholesalers. I created those directories to save my subscribers and visitors tons of time, energy and frustration searching for this information.For those of you who prefer to locate the information on your own, you certainly may do that. To learn where to get supplies without buying my product directories you only need to go to the same sources I researched to get that information:  directories distributed when you attend tradeshows, searches on Google and other search engines, combing through message boards, networking with other gift basket retailers, reading gift basket blogs and visiting the listing of wholesalers in your state. I compiled my product directories over 17 years of being in the gift basket industry.
Reader Comment–I like your newsletter, but I just wish it was longer.My Response–My newsletter was a lot longer in the beginning, but readers requested that I shorten it so they could read it more quickly. For more extensive coverage on the gift basket business, visit my blog and gift basket websites listed near the bottom of each issue.

Reader Comment –I would like to have more experienced gift basket owners tell of their success, and give ideas on how they found clients to make baskets for. Also, prices to charge based on the size of the basket and the contents.My Response–The recent interviews of gift basket owners covered these very issues and appear in my blog. To learn more about pricing your designs, see Price Right for Peerless Profits.

 Reader Comment–Some of the tips in your newsletter are sometimes too general.My Response–Detailed tips are inGift Basket BusinessWorld Blog
The Gift Basket Library
Easy Gift Basket Ideas
Make Gift Baskets Now
Reader Comment–I’d like to see topics on creating an advertising schedule, business plan, and different types of online contest to ENTER TO WIN A GIFT BASKET.My Response–Shirley Frazier, author of How to Start a Home-Based Gift Basket Business and The Gift Basket Design Book, has covered these very well in her many materials, tutorials, DVDs, CDs, websites and blog. I encourage you to invest in the treasure of resources Shirley has provided based on her 18 years of experience. Visit her site now.


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