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Gift Baskets

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Here is an excellent starting business ~ and better yet, you can get the whole family to help (kids love helping mom and dad do baskets!)

This is the perfect time of year to get your new gift basket business started, right before the busy holiday season! And you will also learn how to take this business successfully throughout the rest of the year by making all kinds of specialty baskets. This business is easy to start up, it brings out your creative side (and if you don't have a creative side, we give you lots of tips and tricks on how to do it!)

Overview of this Business: If you are creative and love making crafts and working with your hands, this could be an enjoyable business for you. Pros of this Home Business: •If you're creative and have a flair for design, you'll use it every day. •Your creations can bring joy to other people. •Your services could be in high demand around gift-giving holiday times, but birthdays and anniversaries present demand year-round. Cons of this Home Business: •You'll need an adequate supply of materials on hand at all times. •You may need climate-controlled storage if your gift baskets will include perishables. •Competition may be stiff in your area. Research carefully. What You Need to Get Started with this Home Business: •A good idea of who your potential clients will be and how best to approach them and win their business. •A high level of creative talent and a flair for design. •Patience for those times when your designs didn't turn out the way you wanted them to. •A strong personality for working with people and getting to understand what they want. •Potentially a backup materials supplier for busy times. •Inexpensive and reliable means of shipment/delivery.



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Start your own Gift Basket Business
You won't find a more comprehensive eBook anywhere on how to get your own gift basket business started. Your table of contents include:

  • Getting Started
  • Company Name
  • Company logos
  • What's in a name?
  • How to label your product
  • What to charge for your baskets
  • Wholesale Purchasers
  • Order forms
  • Once the order is placed
  • Keeping track of orders and inventory
  • Delivering versus Pick-Up
  • What sells and what doesn't
  • How you can get your baskets sold in stores!!
  • Marketing techniques ~ how to get your business name out there, so people come to you!
  • How to get the big accounts ~ businesses who give as many as 250 gift baskets to customers each holiday season
  • Unexpected places to purchase items for your gift basket *CHEAP*
  • Touches that will set your baskets apart from the rest
  • What should and shouldn't go in baskets (you would be surprised!)
  • Customer service
  • A special section just on Christmas baskets
    • You also get additional informationon how to take your gift basket business beyond Christmas and throughout the year
  • Specialty baskets ~ how to market them
  • Where to sell specialty baskets
  • A full section on what goes into specialty baskets
  • Different types of specialty baskets ~ with full details on items for each type of basket including, but not limited to: New baby, dogs/cats (you would be surprised on what people will spend $$ on for their pampered pets!), fishers, golfers, new moms, new dads, pampered moms (great for Mother's Day), gardeners, pasta lovers, writers and more...

    • Gift Basket Marketing Ideas: 50 Fun Strategies
    Marketing a gift basket business in a competitive market is challenging. It is so hard to come up with ideas to increase your sales. This report contains 50 fresh and unique ideas for all basketeers out there.

    Included are ideas for both "little" customers (those who purchase one or two baskets at a time) to large businesses who can easily order $10,000+ in gift baskets from you.

    And best of all, many of these marketing and advertising ideas are inexpensive, perfect for a gift basket business, yet will get you and your business great exposure to potential customers!

    Gift Basket Supplier & Wholesaler List
    There are many, many suppliers listed for your gift baskets ~ everything from the baskets and filling to specialty coffees and treats.

    Each individual supplier is listed with complete address, phone number (many toll-free), and most with individual webpage addresses where you can search and price the inventory right online! What is easier than that?

    You can easily customize and offer on-the-spot specialty baskets to customers who want a specific-themed basket that you don't currently offer.

    Finding suppliers and wholesalers for gift baskets at low prices is often the biggest stumbling block of basketeers.

    With this guide, you will have to look no further!


    BOOKS

    How to Start a Home-Based Gift Basket Business, 5th (Home-Based Business Series)