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Last week Melissa from Tanglebloom Flowers emailed with some questions about her website. After checking out her beautiful site she designed I asked if I could answer her in a video with a few suggestions so we all could benefit! (Thanks, Melissa!!) Websites that bloom… First of all, you flower farmers are so lucky because you can create such spectacular,
What happens when you and your spouse quit your jobs, buy a farm, move into the old farmhouse and then realize you need an income pretty darn quick?! Start a B & B, of course! That was Lisa’s introduction to farm life 20 years ago. That’s not the only option, but it did offer her an income right away so
Last week in Part 1 I reviewed the common Facebook misconceptions and this week I’d like to offer some recommendations for your Facebook marketing. If you didn’t read part 1 yet – please start here. The RIGHT way to use Facebook (to build your email list) Last week you learned Facebook is not the place to sell your products and
Facebook. Instagram. Pinterest. Snapchat… new social media sites are popping up all the time! How do you choose where to spend your time? Is it even worth it? Have you ever sat down to work and then an hour later you realized you were sucked into Facebook and you haven’t gotten one thing done? Been there! If I were making
300 farmers go out of business every week in America. Every week. I was shocked to hear that statistic. I know 80% of farmers don’t make it past the 2 year mark and only 2% make it to the 5 year mark, but knowing we lose 300 per week is really heart wrenching! While speaking at a conference at
This has been a loooong time coming! (jump to the free training here or read on to get the full scoop!) I LOVE farming. I LOVE animals. Customers. Dirt. Farm smells. LOVE it all!! And I also love teaching other farmers how to sell and get their farm thriving instead of just sucking up cash (or building up debt :/
This question often shows up in my inbox! Among others about sanitizing raw milk equipment — what to use, why what they’re using isn’t working, how much sanitizer, etc. I’m a firm believer in that if you’re producing raw milk then you’d better have some food grade bleach flying in your barn sanitizing that equipment. Bleach Worries Unfounded Over the years
Ever hear yourself saying any of the following? “I can only sell my eggs for XX amount because in my area that’s all the market will bear.” “The going rate for pork in my area is XX per lb. so I hate to charge much more than that.” “I am competing with farms who have sprung up as tax write
If you’ve spent any time here on the blog you know how firmly I believe in relationship centered online marketing as the key to your success on your farm. In this post, I walk you through how to make 2 easy tweaks to your website to make more profit so you can start making your farm sustainable, not to mention have
Frequently I get asked, “Where should I advertise my farm products?” The q’ comes in many versions: How do I convince people that my products are worth the price? How do I get people to respond to my ad? How do I get my name out there? Do you see a trend here – everyone asking these questions is looking outside
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