From the category archives:

Quilt Marketing

I received a great question from Karen about how to best handle when a competitor goes out of business.  Here’s the question:
Chuck,
The nearest competitor to us closed on Monday. Is there any way we can capitalize on her closing without appearing as over zealous or gloating . How or what should we advertise to capitalize [...]

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I’m answering my first question from the Quilting Business community today, and it comes all the way from Israel.  Here’s the question:
Hi,
I am an about-to-be unemployed high-tech writer who has been quilting 15 years. I have loads of experience with many quilting techniques that I have learned over the years. I enjoy wallhangings and quicker [...]

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Well, all I can say is that I’m back and ready to take www.QuiltingBusiness.com to the next level.  And by that I mean I am ready to start posting regular content and making it as useful as possible to quilters who want to turn their passion into a full- or part-time quilting business.
What have I [...]

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Recently, I received a question from one of the Quilting Business community members from Ottawa, Canada. Over the past week, we’ve exchanged a few emails, and we’ve discussed Assia’s desire to have a quilting business. I’m going to paraphrase her questions, but I think I’ve saved the essence. And, I apologize for [...]

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If you haven’t signed up for the Rollercoaster Quilting promo list, here’s what you’re missing:

Details on the Craft Business Entrepreneur Success Teleseminar – I’ll be grilling Tim and Mary Stenros on Friday about how they took their business from zero to $25,000 in six months
Secret Agent Market Research Audio – Find out which crafts to [...]

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Great news!  As part of the Rollercoaster Quilting promotion, I was able to get a very special guest who I’m going to interview on Friday evening.
This special guest (who will remain “secret” for now) has started up a successful business selling their quilting patterns over the Internet and to quilt shops.  They’ve started from zero [...]

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I just have to say, “Sorry…”
The response to the Rollercoaster Quilting promotion has been incredible so far, but I’m obviously not doing a great job of explaining exactly what the Rollercoaster Quilting promotion is. So, I’m taking some of the questions I’ve received and doing a quick Q&A which will hopefully clear up some [...]

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