The first weekend of October we {myself and a fellow Wedding Professional, Sara #shoutout} hosted a massive Launch Party for the 2017 Engaged couples. At the Launch Party, I hosted a Workshop that Brides attended, where I guided them through a PowerPoint presentation of my ECourse and EBook. We raffled off free books and organizers and had sponsors, yaddah, yaddah. I immediately had a bunch of people signing up for my ECourse. In fact, they got a free checklist if they did it right there before they left.
Here is the awesome part about the launch party too… as part of their registration for a swag bag we collected their email addresses. We built a list that we could follow up with after the Launch Party. This way, those who missed the Workshop could still get the information {about my ECourse and EBook} as well as their free coupons and other promotions deals. We also hosted a giveaway which helped us all build up our Instagram followings.
The Launch Party was crucial in setting up successful newsletter lists but also for me to explain my digital products to real brides in real life, not just on the Interwebs. As soon as I could talk to a person about my System and they could ask me questions, it was very easy to sell…
If you’re just joining in on this monthly income report series, my goal for 2016 is to expand this blog into a financial contributor so that I can stay home more and learn with my Hooligans.
I write 2 blogs, this mom blog {You’re here! Thanks!} and another blog for my career as a Wedding & Event Coordinator, which you can find HERE. This report is a combination of the two blogs. Truth be told, it IS wedding season right now, so I am busy with my in-person clients {really busy} so blogging is taking a backseat for the next few months. I’m actually heading out the door for a rehearsal right now! #ALLSummerFridays
Please join me by subscribing below as this Newbie Blogger fumbles her way through each Ah-Ha moment and forehead slap…perhaps I’ll save you a month or two on your own blog!
To get the full rundown on my 2016 Game Plan visit my original Mommy Money on the Internet Post HERE.
The punch line for the year is to:
Build the Internet into a bigger financial contributor
October enters…
The Launch Party
As a bride, you’re pretty lost when you start out. I happen to have a product that helps them, immensely. The problem is getting that product in front of them so that it presents itself as a solution and not just another cyber wedding things, which ultimately makes their life more confusing.
The Launch Party was also a great way for me to make sales on items I have in my Tradesy Shop and The Reusable Wedding Program {used wedding items, linens, etc that I sell online.} This segment of the Launch Party was our Wedding Resale Event and we invited other former brides, now wives to bring their items too as part of a consignment sale. All of the items I sold on this day, in person I am not counting as income in this report since it is not actually “Online Money” but, I did put my Tradesy Store on vacation mode so I could take all of the items there to the sale. So if you’ve been following along all year, you know that the Tradesy income has been a huge Sales Report figure, which it won’t be this month.
You can see all of the details for the Launch Party on my other Wedding Blog HERE
Sales Goals
Tradesy: October Report: $36.40 This is where I sell my wedding supplies. You can sell your clothing and maternity clothes too. Not to mention buy pre-loved items at great costs! Join and start selling your stuff too. Here’s a $20 credit off your first purchase just for you!
Etsy: The Vintage Event– October Report: $562 I sell my vintage and digital downloads here. LOTS of the EBooks sold here!
Etsy: Cotton N Kandi– October Report: $267.99 … This is the Brand for the Mom Blog where I sell my homeschool ideas, downloads and crochet. We’re slowly creeping into the holiday season which is awesome for me since I mostly make baby hats!
Blogging Goals
A Cotton Kandi Life: Income Report
As stated in my original post I believe in order to accomplish a larger blog income I must continually work at increasing my Internet presence and “impact” which is calculated by the Klout App. Klout measures your internet REACH and how many people you’re influencing.
My current Klout Stats:
Klout Score 77 or higher- Currently at 56
In Closing
I’ll be posting a monthly progress report so do check back in!
Original Goals: 2016 Making Mommy Money Online Goals
January Report $354.00- I Have No Idea What I’m Doing
February Report $324.17- The Funnel and Affiliates
March Report $716.48- Monetizing Myself
April Report $830.68- Narrowing my Niche
May Report $714.12- Under Construction
June Report $862.46- SEO Remix
July Report $795.38- The Great Migration
August Report $752.34- On Cruise Control
September Report $860.35- The ECourses
October Report $932.17- The Launch Party
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