— HERE’S THE GOOD STUFF —
Hello there my associates,
How are you doing proper now? Truthfully, I’m a bit pressured and unsure as to what’s going to occur on the earth. Not solely am I a part of the weak inhabitants, however I additionally am a small enterprise proprietor that depends on tourism.
For these of you that don’t know me or it’s been awhile, I’ve a sticker and coloring e-book firm in Anchorage referred to as Alaska Wild & Free. I’ve taken my journey images and made illustrations out of them, then coloured them in to make stickers. I launched simply 1.5 years in the past and it had been going so nice! I liked my life!
— AND THE NOT SO GOOD STUFF —
Effectively, till final week. Earlier than we knew that the world was going to close down, I had printed over 10k stickers for orders that had been going to shops throughout Alaska and the Decrease 48. All these unpaid orders canceled.
I hit backside, rapidly. I’m struggling.
Transferring Ahead
I’ll proceed creating designs and coloring books. My plan is to present away free coloring printables each week, have contests without spending a dime books + stickers, and provides as a lot again to my neighborhood as I presumably can. We’re on this collectively and we’d like one another greater than ever.
In 2019, 70% of my enterprise got here from in-person retail reveals, 20% had been wholesale orders to shops. Solely 10% of my gross sales final yr had been from on-line orders. I’m going to need to get much more inventive round right here to get the phrase out.
The longer term appears unsure proper now, and I do know that I might want to depend on my on-line gross sales to outlive this. That is the place you are available.
I’ve created Alaska Wild & Free Care Packages to assist these of us at residence that want a enjoyable distraction and perhaps study just a little too.
It’s easy: Select a theme, a greenback quantity, and depart a be aware when you have any preferences like stickers + magnets, coloring books, postcards + notecards, pins + buttons, and even tumblers and attire.
Out there Themes
* Land Animals
* Aquatic Animals
* Unique Animals
* Birds & Issues That Fly
* Flowers & Vegetation – Gardening
* Humorous & Barely Inappropriate
* Solely in Alaska
Thanks for supporting my small enterprise and I hope you like what I put collectively for you! These Care Packages begin at $25 and particular person stickers begin at $5. ALL Wild & Free Care Packages will include FREE Coloring Sheets already printed and prepared so that you can coloration in. Plus a pair further goodies from me to you.
What Else to Count on
Count on to see extra newsletters, gross sales, and free instruments so that you can use proper now to keep up your sanity {and mine!}
Presently, I’ve 14 Coloring Books obtainable in my retailer on AlaskaWildandFree.com and on Amazon. I even have a coloring contest occurring to win free coloring books and just one individual has entered!
Please assist your favourite artists and writers proper now. We respect YOU! We want YOU!
Thanks a lot for supporting me and I can’t wait to paint with you!
PS – I’ve quite a lot of nice content material on this weblog on KristiTrimmer.com from Alaska, tenting, touring solo, natural gardening, and tips on how to dwell a life rather less peculiar. Thanks for studying an article or two, it means the world to me!
xo, Kristi