The Digital Course Assistant Podcast

📌 HEADS UP! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED EPISODE OF SUBSCRIPTION BOX BASICS. SOME OF THE OFFERS & LINKS MAY NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE.

In this episode, Julie is joined by her friend Abby Ashley of The Virtual Savvy to talk about how a virtual assistant can help you grow your subscription box business.

Summary:

• What is a VA? (00:02:55)
• Why hire a VA? (00:04:51)
• Tips on how to go about bringing in a VA to your business (00:08:19)
• General range date for VAs (00:18:28)
• What to look for in a VA? (00:20:53)

Links:

https://www.thevirtualsavvy.com
https://www.thevirtualsavvy.com/hire
https://www.facebook.com/groups/vasavvies
https://www.facebook.com/TheVirtualSavvy
https://www.instagram.com/TheVirtualSavvy

You’re listening to an archived episode from my Subscription Box Basics days. While these tips are still gold for subscription box owners, things have evolved! I’m now helping course creators launch faster, market better, and stress less with my new show, the Digital Course Assistant Podcast. So if you have a course or may launch one in the future, stay subscribed for binge-worthy seasons full of practical, AI-powered strategies to grow your course business smarter and simpler.

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#063 - In this episode, Julie is joined by Amy and Renae to introduce a unique one-on-one coaching program that the team is offering. It's called the virtual VIB(Very Important Box) Day.

Tune in to know the details on how Julie, Amy, or Renae can help you strategize, problem-solve and inspire you to take action and move your business forward.

If the virtual VIB days program sounds like something you'll be interested in, you can head on over to https://www.subscriptionboxbootcamp.com/VIB.

Links:

https://www.subscriptionboxbootcamp.com/VIB
https://www.instagram.com/subscriptionboxbootcamp/

If you are looking for your people, an amazing support systems and you want to grow your business while having fun, you need to take a look at our new small group coaching program.  Get all the details and join at BoxBesties.com. 

#062 - In this episode, Julie chats with Krysta of My Christmas Snowflake. 

Krysta is a star student by way of the podcast. She literally binged the podcast, took the information, applied it, and started her own subscription box business.

Tune in to hear Krysta shares her journey of launching My Christmas Snowflake, the challenges along the way, how she overcame them, and some actionable advice for those who want to launch their own subscription box.

Links:

https://www.mychristmassnowflake.com -- Use the code FIRSTTIME50 to get 50% off
https://www.instagram.com/mychristmassnowflake
https://flodesk.com/c/BOOTCAMP
https://www.instagram.com/subscriptionboxbootcamp
 

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#061 - So many of you have met Julie through the subscription box industry, but there's so much more to know about her than just running a subscription box and coaching others to do the same. So in this episode, we're going to talk about ten things that you might not know about Coach Julie.

Are ready to start my subscription box business? Then you are in luck because Subscription Box Bootcamp opens at a discounted rate at the end of this week. Mark your calendar February 19th through the 22nd 2021. So make sure you are on the list. If you're not on the list to get those details, head on over to SubscriptionBoxBootcamp.com right now.

Links:
https://www.subscriptionboxbootcamp.com
https://www.sparklehustlegrow.com

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#060 - Julie chats with one of her start students in Subscription Box Bootcamp, Becky Launder from the Modern Direct Seller box. Tune in to hear Becky shares her journey of launching her own subscription box business, the little hiccups and challenges along the way, and how she overcomes them.

Summary:

• Introduction (00:01:14)
• What's inside the Modern Direct Seller box (00:05:50)
• Deciding between custom box or plain box (00:09:00)
• Working with a fulfillment center (00:11:15)
• Managing shipping cost (00:18:39)
• Favorite thing about the subscription box business (00:22:56)
• One piece of advice for aspiring subscription box owners: Pre-sale (00:26:07)

Links:

https://moderndirectsellerbox.com
https://www.myconsultanttraining.com
https://www.instagram.com/moderndirectseller

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#059 - In this episode, Julie is talking about publicity. Publicity is something that could really move the needle for your business especially for a product-based business like a subscription box. Tune in for some tips on how she got and leveraged publicity for Sparkle Hustle Grow. 

 Subscription Box Bootcamp is going to be open for enrollment later this month, February 19th through the 22nd. You'll have an opportunity to save $300 on your enrollment. So make sure you get on the waitlist at SubscriptionBoxBootcamp.com and we are running a giveaway to give away one seat in Subscription Box Bootcamp. It is $1,500 value.

 Summary:

• What is publicity? (00:01:43)
• Why do you need publicity? (00:02:25)
• How to get publicity? (00:06:54)
• How to leverage publicity (00:12:57)

 Links:

https://www.impactingmillions.com/JulieBCalendar
https://www.sparklehustlegrow.com
https://www.subscriptionboxbootcamp.com

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#058 - In this episode, Julie chats with one of her students from Subscription Box Bootcamp, LaTonya Williams of Renew Box. LaTonya tells us all about her box and her experience in launching it.

Summary:

• A little bit about LaTonya Williams (00:02:04)
• What is Renew Box (00:03:41)
• How the idea of Renew Box started (00:09:24)
• Challenges during ideation and how she overcame them (00:13:54)
• Launching Renew Box (00:19:22)
• LaTonya's favorite thing about the subscription box industry (00:25:07)
• Advice to new and aspiring subscription box business owners (00:31:90)

Links:
https://www.sparklehustlegrow.com
https://myrenewbox.com
https://facebook.com/myrenewbox
https://www.instagram.com/myrenewbox

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#057 - There's a lot of fear surrounding starting a subscription box business particularly with regards to the legal aspect. So in this episode, Julie chats with Jamie Lieberman of Hashtag Legal to talk about the basics of business formation and what you need to know about intellectual property.

Summary:

• Business formation - Limited Liability Company (LLC)  (00:05:50)
• Typical cost of forming an LLC (00:09:56)
• Intellectual property - Trademark (00:18:27)
• When should you register for trademark? (00:21:28)
• Researching for business name (00:23:22)
• Difference between 'R' and 'TM' beside a business name (00:27:16)

Links:
https://www.sparklehustlegrow.com
http://hashtag-legal.com
https://www.instagram.com/hashtag_legal
https://fearlessbusinesspodcast.com

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#056 - A well-designed informative packing list can improve the perceived value of your box. It can help increase the likelihood that someone has a good experience and that then they're going to leave a good review. So in this episode, we are talking about packing list best practices. 

Summary:

• Packing list popular sizes  (00:02:19)
• What to include in your packing list: 
  1. Monthly identifier (00:04:33) 
  2. List of items and description (00:05:21) 
  3. Retail value (00:06:00) 
  4. Social media handle or hashtags (00:07:03) 
  5. Announcements (00:08:09) 
• When and how to create your packing list (00:09:44)

https://www.sparklehustlegrow.com
https://www.subscriptionboxbootcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/subscriptionboxbootcamp

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#055 - Welcome 2021! New year, new set of goals and starting a subscription box could be one of those goals. You've been sitting on that moneymaker idea and you're excited but at the same time scared and still doubtful whether you should do it or not.

 In this episode, we are talking about five signs you should start a subscription box business. Hopefully this will motivate and inspire you to take action and finally start carving out your subscription box concept.

 Summary:

• Your brick and mortar shop is either closed or it doesn't get much traffic and you have lots of inventory  (00:02:34)
• You have a passion hobby or interest and there's other super fans who love it too (00:04:10)
• You're tired of finding new customers every single month (00:04:52)
• You are so over the feast and famine of product launches (00:05:26)
• You have an existing audience or follower base (00:07:05)

https://www.sparklehustlegrow.com
https://www.subscriptionboxbootcamp.com

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