This week’s spotlight is on our yummy ‘Crazy for Cheesecake’ Sweet Selection.

Wrapper Fun:
1 Bag Topper
1 Bubbles Wrapper
1 Lifesavers Wrapper
1 Hershey’s Mini Wrapper
1 Mintbook
1 Seed Packet
1 Lollipop Cover
1 Teabag Cover
1 Hershey’s Wraparound Cover
1 Hershey Bar 1.55 Wrappers

Perfectly Printables:
1 Note Card
1 Thank You Card
1 Menu Planner
1 Weekly Planner Page
2 Shopping List Sheets
2 Stationary Sheets
5 Recipe Page Keepers
4 Notepad Sheets
3 (3 x 5) Recipe Cards

This set normally sells for $7.97 Grab it while it’s just $3.00

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In today’s economy, one of, if not THE most important thing we can do as business owners is let our customers know how much we appreciate their business.

Happy Customers Tell Their Friends

It’s true, happy customers tell their friends and people they know about great service and products.

Unhappy customers do, too. Which would you rather have talking about your business?

So, on Thankful Thursday, we’ll be sharing our customer appreciation tips and ideas to building a strong referral based candy wrapper business.

Start with a Plan

The first place to start is with a customer appreciation plan. Don’t have one in place? No worries, we’ll guide you along the way to creating one that is perfect for a candy wrapper business.

Be sure you’re subscribed to our “Sweet Shoppe News”, too!

Let us help you celebrate your birthday! Join the Candy Wrapper Shoppe Birthday Club.

We’ll send you a very special birthday card from the Candy Wrapper Shoppe team, a coupon (just for you!) to shop in our store on your birthday.

We’ll also feature you on Facebook, Twitter and our website! We just may send you some other really fun goodies, too.

It’s free, it’s fun and it’s simple to join.

Click on the link below now:

Candy Wrapper Shoppe Birthday Club

These beautiful sunflowers are our featured wrapper set this week.

Sunny Sunflowers

Imagine having a garden full of these beautiful sunflowers. This is the next best thing.

Here’s what’s inside this week’s featured set:

* Bag Topper
* Bubbles
* Lifesavers
* Hershey’s Mini
* Mintbook
* Seed Packet
* Lollipop Cover
* Teabag
* Wraparound
* Hershey Bar

How to get this sunny set? You can get the full Sunflowers set when purchase our Signature Candy Wrapper Shoppe kit, which includes 300 wrappers for one low price.

Check out all the details: Candy Wrapper Kit

This week’s Money Making Monday, we’re talking about using a portfolio made from photo books to present to prospective clients.

Many professions do this and candy wrapper / gift professionals are in the perfect business to use a portfolio.

Why a Portfolio?

Very simply, your portfolio is a collection of high-quality photographs taken of all your past work. It’s the best way for your prospective clients to see the work you do.

I have a website with pictures on it, why do I need a portfolio?

Great question! Even with a website, you may find yourself at a prospective client’s home or office without immediate internet access. For whatever reason, they may in a rush, maybe have a slow internet connection or may not be open to having you sit at their computer.

Whatever the reason, they are still going to want to see the work you do, and having a portfolio in a photo book on hand just may be the deal-breaker as to whether or not they hire you!

Shutterfly Photo Books are Simple to Create

Our personal experience is with Shutterfly. They are affordable, simple to use and give you a lot of options.

It’s really simple to create a professional photo book for your candy wrapper business using Shutterfly.

Step 1. Sign up for a free Shutterfly account
Step 2. Choose from a simple photo book or customize each page.
Step 3. Upload your digital photos from your computer, design each page and that’s it!
Step 4. Choose your cover from a variety of colors and styles

You can preview your photo book to see exactly how it’s going to be created. Tell Shutterfly where to send it and it will be delivered to you in several days.

That’s all there is to it!

Shutterfly has a special offer right now for you to save 30% AND get 50 free prints (perfect for your personal photos)

Click here to check it out: Shutterfly Photo Books

It’s August and you know what that means.

Pretty soon it will be back to school!

Summer sure goes by fast, but that doesn’t mean we still can’t enjoy the sweet treats of ice cream.

From sundaes and cones to banana splits, this ice cream candy wrapper set is sure to make your mouth water. Yum!

The Spotlight is on Ice Cream Candy Wrappers

Here’s what’s inside this week’s featured set:

* Bag Topper
* Bubbles
* Lifesavers
* Hershey’s Mini
* Mintbook
* Seed Packet
* Lollipop Cover
* Teabag
* Wraparound
* Hershey Bar

How to get this tasty set? You can get the Ice Cream set when purchase our Signature Candy Wrapper Shoppe kit, which includes 300 wrappers for one low price.

Check out the details here: Candy Wrapper Shoppe Kit

Today is Wacky Wednesday!

In business, there are all kinds of crazy things that happen from time to time.

We’d bet you’ve even received some wacky requests for wrapper designs. I was recently visiting the Facebook profile of one of our fans, Audrey, and she posted that she received a request for divorce wrappers from someone.

Yes, someone was actually going to be celebrating their divorce with candy. Hey, these days, I’m not surprised at anything, so we are happy to help Audrey by creating a set of divorce candy wrappers.

What’s the wackiest thing that ever happened to you or the wackiest request you’ve ever received from a customer? We’d love to know and will post it on Wacky Wednesday.

Just fill in the form below, we’ll make sure there’s a link back to your website, too!

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Sometimes, the little techie stuff can be the most annoying!

Whether it be getting the cut just right on the wrappers or placing the text ‘just right’ on the wrappers.

We all have those little tips and tricks that we’ve either created ourselves, picked up from someone else or learned the hard way.

Get Yours Featured!

Do you have a tech tip that you’d like to share? If so, fill out the form below and we’ll feature it on Tech Tip Tuesday! We’ll post it on Tech Tip Tuesday with credit to you and a link back to your website.

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You’ll notice that this week begins a brand new series called “Making Money Monday.”

You are in business to make money after all.

This week, we begin with key elements to your success. Whether you are in a candy wrapper business or you’ve decided to add candy wrapping as a secondary source of income, there are still core foundations that you need.

Reward and Work

Let’s clear the air on one thing. While starting, growing and building a successful business is going to be the most rewarding thing you’ve ever done, it is also possibly going to be one of the hardest things you will ever take on.

However! It is probably the most exciting, challenging, personally satisfying and best decision you can ever make….at least in your professional life. Setting your own schedule, being your own boss, calling your own shots…there is nothing like it, yet it doesn’t happen overnight.

Ten Keys

Belief – To have belief in your services is essential. But most of all, your belief in yourself that makes all the difference. You will achieve only what you believe in.

Commitment – A commitment is your pledge to do whatever it takes to get the job done – no matter what.

Contribution – Always give more than you take. It will build your business strong with integrity and good will, which in turn rewards you with good profits.

Goals – Your goals are your objectives. They provide a direction for your efforts and a way to measure your progress. You must have clearly defined, written goals. It is imperative to your success.

Knowledge – Knowledge is power, or so it’s said. But really, knowledge is action is power. Continually gather knowledge in your endeavor and put that knowledge to good use.

Partnership – You may be in business for yourself, but rarely by yourself. Build strong relationships with those your partner with in your business. Never burn a bridge and always cultivate win-win relationships.

Personal Growth – Most successful business people will tell you that personal growth and development was essential to their success in their business endeavors. Personal growth is a lifelong learning process. Practice it every single day. No matter how much you think you know, there’s always more.

Take Action – Plan your work, work your plan. You must have a business plan that incorporates SDA’s – Single Daily Actions. You must put first things first, prioritize and follow through.

Treat it Like a Business – There is no substitute for treating your candy wrapper business like a business. Regardless of how much it cost you in time or money to get started, you must treat it like a million dollar business each and every day. Even if it’s a part time business, treat it with respect.

Vision – Vision is a mental picture of all the achievements you aspire to and have yet to bring into being. It’s the source of all of your beliefs, expectations, motivations and actions. It’s the key to your future. Design the movie (vision) of your life and watch it unfold.

While the old affiliate tracking was good, it didn’t give us room to grow.

We needed something that allowed us to offer you a variety of marketing tools to use, such as banners, buttons, email ads, text links and even articles.

We also wanted something that gave you better stats and reporting, so that you can see exactly how your marketing efforts are working.

We definitely have that in the new affiliate center. It’s up, it’s live and ready for you to participate! We are currently paying a 30% commission on all qualified sales, which can generate a nice passive income for you.

We have some really big plans coming up for the Candy Wrapper Shoppe and especially leading up to Wrapfest 2010.

If you’re not yet an affiliate, sign up here > > Candy Wrapper Shoppe Affiliates.

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