Wholesale 101

If you bought wholesale online and all of your merchandise arrived on hangers, here's the easiest way to remove them quickly (assuming you don't want to keep the hangers):

You’re likely reading this blog post because you are an online seller who is frustrated with fellow sellers stealing the product images that you worked hard to take… and anyone who says “Taking product photos is easy” probably has pretty awful pics or it’s only their 3rd day in business. Either way, here’s some things for you to consider:Unless your product is something customized like those fancy paintings, candles or engraved wood art on etsy, I am willing to bet you’re likely reselling someon …

Usually this request is accompanied by some form of a sob story or excuse. The reason can range from “I don’t get paid until Friday” to “I’m waiting on my tax returns” to “My credit card numbers were stolen and the new card hasn’t arrived yet!”, regardless of the reason the potential buyer wants you to remove an item you have listed for sale and wait on them to remit payment. Heres what you need to know about this situation:First of all, keep in mind that someone asking you to hold something d …

I came across this phenomenal post on Reddit, written by an etsy seller who just surpassed 10,000 orders in 5 years time.  I was so impressed with the post that I immediately reached out to the etsy seller, PowerOfTheShow, who operates the etsy store ArtofBarbell to ask if I could repost this Reddit on our blog. I was absolutely stoked when the response was "Sure!".  To begin, Art of Barbell successfully sells pretty bad ass customized merchandise on etsy.  These it …

Yep, we have all been there. Every online seller, at some point, deals with not being able to locate something they sold. Here’s how to deal with the situation:First, there’s ways to help prevent this issue, but I know that preventative measures aren’t the help you need right this second, so let’s discuss “missing inventory drama” so you can deal with this specific order then we will discuss how to curve these issues in the future. Honesty is (almost) always the best policy! Let your buyer kn …