Makers Mean Business® with Damon Oates and Parker Stelly of DecoExchange®

Streamlining Your Shipping Process

In this final episode in our shipping mini series, Parker is sharing some final tips about improving efficiency and impact when it comes to shipping processes. ---------------------Join The Makers University:https://themakersuniversity.com/Learn more:http://makersmeanbusiness.comAre you following Damon & Parker on social media, too?Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/decoexchange Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decoexchange/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAN_9Npn3LIbe2klovUbUAPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Decoexchange/_shop/ Don't forget that you can text Damon directly at 504-553-3451

Handling Shipping Delays and Issues

This week is part 4 of our mini-series, Ship Smart: Navigating Shipping Challenges for Handmade Businesses. Today, we are talking all about issues that might come up when you're shipping in your business. You've probably heard of these issues or even experienced them as either the shipper or the customer, but Parker is showing us all a peek behind the curtain so we can see how these common shipping issues are handled at DecoExchange. ---------------------Join The Makers University:https://themakersuniversity.com/Learn more:http://makersmeanbusiness.comAre you following Damon & Parker on social media, too?Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/decoexchange Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decoexchange/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAN_9Npn3LIbe2klovUbUAPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Decoexchange/_shop/ Don't forget that you can text Damon directly at 504-553-3451

Cost-Effective Shipping Strategies

In Part 3 of Ship Smart: Navigating Shipping Challenges for Handmade Businesses, Parker is talking about cost strategies: saving money, planning for shipping costs, and so much more. ---------------------Join The Makers University:https://themakersuniversity.com/Learn more:http://makersmeanbusiness.comAre you following Damon & Parker on social media, too?Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/decoexchange Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decoexchange/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAN_9Npn3LIbe2klovUbUAPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Decoexchange/_shop/ Don't forget that you can text Damon directly at 504-553-3451

Packaging Solutions for Handmade Items

This is part 2 of Ship Smart: Navigating Shipping Challenges for Handmade Businesses. This week, Parker is talking about packaging solutions. From protecting products in transit, to enhancing the customer experience, figuring out your packaging solutions is a huge, important step to running your handmade business.---------------------Join The Makers University:https://themakersuniversity.com/Learn more:http://makersmeanbusiness.comAre you following Damon & Parker on social media, too?Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/decoexchange Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decoexchange/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAN_9Npn3LIbe2klovUbUAPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Decoexchange/_shop/ Don't forget that you can text Damon directly at 504-553-3451

Shipping Basics for Handmade Businesses

For the next few weeks, Parker is talking all about shipping. It's one of the most important parts of running a handmade business and there is a LOT that goes into it. In this episode, Parker is covering the basics: an introduction to the fundamental aspects of shipping logistics from packaging to delivery, choosing the right shipping carrier, and explaining shipping terminology. ---------------------Join The Makers University:https://themakersuniversity.com/Learn more:http://makersmeanbusiness.comAre you following Damon & Parker on social media, too?Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/decoexchange Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decoexchange/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAN_9Npn3LIbe2klovUbUAPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Decoexchange/_shop/ Don't forget that you can text Damon directly at 504-553-3451