Today's guest is Annette Vaughn who lives in Bella Vista, AR.  She made this card for the convention swaps.  Isn't it gorgeous!!!  I love the details in this card and to think she made about 100 of these cards for convention!  Please visit her Stampin' Up! blog for more beautiful projects and ideas! Did you…

If you've ever been delighted by the professionalism of a retail salesperson, or perhaps frustrated by an inattentive waiter, then you'll agree that customer service can make or break any consumer experience. And just as you have certain expectations when you shop, your customers will also expect a high level of service from you. You…

By Ann Clemmer Here is a cost analysis sheet I did in Excel for my downline for catalog items & demo items like forms, bags, etc.  The TAX/SHIP column is the catalog price + tax & shipping (tax is computed on shipping in the CostList2010-11.xls sheet and only on the product in the CostList2010-11-TaxNet.xls sheet)  …

Hi everyone Check out Valerie's website – Stamping by Valerie.   Leave a comment on her website to show her that's you've visited. On another note:  I am thinking of changing the name of the team from The Golden Girls to The Golden Stampers.  I have a possible male recruit – something I didn't even think…

Good Morning Stampers!   I'm starting something new this month.  I've had a lot of requests for several months about the possibility of using my big shot and dies.  So I thought I'd would schedule a day (once a month) where anyone can come over to use any of my stamps, ink pads, dies, Big…

By John Sanpietro, Certified Business Coach Founder, Stamping Is My Business In my decade-plus years Coaching stamping business owners, I've often noticed they, and their businesses, suffer from a Vitamin C Deficiency.  They have a shortage of:     *** Cash ***     *** Customers ***     *** Confidence *** Lacking just one of the 3…