[INNER CIRCLE] - Week 7: Listing & Accepting Payment


My awesome Inner Circle!

This week, you're going to figure out a way for people to SEE, ORDER & PAY FOR your initial products.

You have some options here:

  • LOW TECH: Display photos via email or social media and ask people to message you to purchase. They pay you via Venmo or Paypal, you collect all info via email, then you deliver the product.
  • MEDIUM TECH: Set up a minimal Etsy shop
  • HIGHER TECH: Set up Shopify or Squarespace Website with Shopping Cart feature

The LOW TECH option is easier to setup on the front end, but requires more manual communication on the back-end (and may deter people from purchasing because it's not as easy for them).

The MEDIUM TECH option takes a little more work on the front end, but makes it easier for potential customers to purchase and automates the collecting the all the info you need such as requested colors, styles, amounts, shipping address, etc.

I personally started with a simple Etsy shop for my greeting cards. For all other kinds of jobs, I communicated via email and sent invoices and got paid throuh PayPal.

Pick whatever option works best for YOU right now (you can always upgrade later). ๐Ÿ˜‰

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ASSIGNMENT: Set up a way for people to order and pay you

1) ๐Ÿ–ฅ Watch the "List Your Product" Training - it's part of the Launch Your Profitable Product Bootcamp inside the Calligraphy Biz Starter Guide Course.

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2) ๐Ÿ–ฅ Watch the "Set-up your Etsy DEMO" (14:27 - 35:00 of Q&A Session #2) - also part of the Launch Your Profitable Product Bootcamp inside the Calligraphy Biz Starter Guide Course.

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3) ๐Ÿ’ช Decide on and set-up your chosen method!

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4) ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ FINALLY - Come share inside our Facebook Groupโ€‹

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WEBSITE MINI-TRAINING + CO-WORKING/Q&A CALL WEDNESDAY:

  • Wednesday 8/21 at 5pm pacific: 30-minute "Website Essentials" Training + Walkthrough. For the remainder of the time, we'll either do another Co-Working Sesh or Q&A

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We have TWO MORE WEEKS in our Inner Circle experience!

Kemi has already proposed some ongoing accountability partnerships, so you don't lose momentum after next week. Other fabulous ideas like that are totally welcome!

Your Calligraphy & Biz Mentor,

Shinah ๐Ÿ’•

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๐Ÿ  Click here to access the Biz Starter Guide Course Portal

๐Ÿก Click here to access the Inner Circle Course Portal

Shinah - Crooked Calligraphy

Former Harvard-trained corporate lawyer turned sweary calligrapher and calligraphy teacher. I help nib newbies become badass calligraphers (and find more purpose and joy along the way!)

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