THOUGHTS AND IDEAS

Preorder vs. Online Stores

With more and more “online store” companies popping up, affiliate owners are confronted with a new shiny service to vet. The promise and potential of “online store" is very attractive. No minimums. Bountiful choice. No need to worry about marketing...

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WHY "STOREFRONTS" DON'T WORK

Let me paint the picture for you, an apparel company promised an online store with 6 different items: you have 6 items in the store: a tee, tank, hoodie, long sleeve, jogger, beanie, etc… The one main issue is simply this, your...

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT "STOREFRONTS" PART 2

If you read part 1 of our series, you learned about the two main issues with print on demand services.  Here are two other issues: Making it worth your time:  We are very upfront about selling retail items in the...

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT "STOREFRONTS" PART 1

With the rise of “print on demand” services, clients have been asking about a “storefront where members can buy stuff whenever they want”.  If you’re not familiar with this, basically you can print on whatever item you want and members...

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HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN APPAREL PLAN

If you prefer to make your own apparel plan without a phone call, in this post, I will walk you through how to do it with some suggestions. Download the plan to follow along: Apparel Plan Template Let’s start with...

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WHEN AN ORDER FLOPS

It happens to every business. An order flops. Preorders are painfully slow. You feel like you’ve posted a thousand times, made class announcements, and have a sign in every corner of the gym and you have 5 preorders. How and...

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