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One more parcel on its way to our customers.
Typically, we will offload multiple parcels - Ninja Packs to one of the dropoff points, SPH Buzz located at MRT stations or nearby mini-mart.
We have never tried the automated Ninja Van locker before. That is why we decided to try one of these Ninja Van locker located at Seletar Mall, B3.
The locker (being 24 hours open) allows people to send parcels, receive or return items from their online shopping.
We got an immediate email notification on our email account and you can use Ninja Van app to track this parcel status: Drop off at Locker / drop off point, pickup by Ninja Van Team, delivery and processing at Ninja Van Warehouse, and finally delivery to our customer.
What is cool: If items are not received by recipient, it will be returned to sender. Alternatively, both sender and recipient will receive an email to update address and contact details. That means items can still be re-routed even after it is sent out.
What can be improved: We encountered staff at drop off points refusing to scan the parcels. If they are not scanned, Ninja Van system will not record the parcel is being dropped off. They will not send anyone to pick up these parcels for delivery, and it may be lost / damaged without tracking. So just give Ninja Van call centre a call if you do not receive any immediate email of parcel being dropped off at Ninja Van Drop off Point.
It cost us $3.90 for 1 Ninja Pack (Jan 2020) - they sell in packs of 20 online and you can purchase single pack at SPH Buzz outlet at a higher price. Just wait for their promo for lower prices and purchase these packs when you need. Do note the expiry date (typically 1 year).
Alternatively, if you want small number of these packs instead of the 20 packs through Ninja Van website, check out Carousell.
For more details, just go to https://www.ninjavan.co/en-sg/
Typically, we will offload multiple parcels - Ninja Packs to one of the dropoff points, SPH Buzz located at MRT stations or nearby mini-mart.
We have never tried the automated Ninja Van locker before. That is why we decided to try one of these Ninja Van locker located at Seletar Mall, B3.
The locker (being 24 hours open) allows people to send parcels, receive or return items from their online shopping.
We got an immediate email notification on our email account and you can use Ninja Van app to track this parcel status: Drop off at Locker / drop off point, pickup by Ninja Van Team, delivery and processing at Ninja Van Warehouse, and finally delivery to our customer.
What is cool: If items are not received by recipient, it will be returned to sender. Alternatively, both sender and recipient will receive an email to update address and contact details. That means items can still be re-routed even after it is sent out.
What can be improved: We encountered staff at drop off points refusing to scan the parcels. If they are not scanned, Ninja Van system will not record the parcel is being dropped off. They will not send anyone to pick up these parcels for delivery, and it may be lost / damaged without tracking. So just give Ninja Van call centre a call if you do not receive any immediate email of parcel being dropped off at Ninja Van Drop off Point.
It cost us $3.90 for 1 Ninja Pack (Jan 2020) - they sell in packs of 20 online and you can purchase single pack at SPH Buzz outlet at a higher price. Just wait for their promo for lower prices and purchase these packs when you need. Do note the expiry date (typically 1 year).
Alternatively, if you want small number of these packs instead of the 20 packs through Ninja Van website, check out Carousell.
For more details, just go to https://www.ninjavan.co/en-sg/
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Facebook, Instagram, Carousell, Qoo10, Lazada, Shopee and other platforms - which do you use to do your online shopping?
The reason we sell through our website at www.ilovemasonjar.com is simple.
It is easier for us to control the content on our own platform as we own the website.
Policy changes on Facebook / Instagram / Carousell / Qoo10 / Lazada / Shopee and more from time to time.
We may get traffic organically - that is for free. After a while, the platform may start to charge for ads or listings. They may even cease to exist. Remember we stopped using Friendster and very few people use eBay / Gum Tree in Singapore. These platforms may change over time as the people who use them changes.
Generally, we notice users on Instagram are younger than Facebook.
So do take note about the products you are selling. If you are selling items to retirees (Aged 60 and above), maybe its better to focus more on selling through Facebook.
We are selling personalized gifts (Aged 20 to 45) - so our profile tend to spend more time on Instagram than Facebook.
Whatever you are promoting, look at the demographic of the likely customers and the platform they prefer. Spend more time and effort on that. That is the essence.
After that, we bring them back to the website for more details and carting out. And one more tip: Follow the "Leaders" of the market you are in and learn from them.
Connect with us and watch our Insta Stories at https://www.instagram.com/ilovemasonjar/
Image: Wikemedia Commons
The reason we sell through our website at www.ilovemasonjar.com is simple.
It is easier for us to control the content on our own platform as we own the website.
Policy changes on Facebook / Instagram / Carousell / Qoo10 / Lazada / Shopee and more from time to time.
We may get traffic organically - that is for free. After a while, the platform may start to charge for ads or listings. They may even cease to exist. Remember we stopped using Friendster and very few people use eBay / Gum Tree in Singapore. These platforms may change over time as the people who use them changes.
Generally, we notice users on Instagram are younger than Facebook.
So do take note about the products you are selling. If you are selling items to retirees (Aged 60 and above), maybe its better to focus more on selling through Facebook.
We are selling personalized gifts (Aged 20 to 45) - so our profile tend to spend more time on Instagram than Facebook.
Whatever you are promoting, look at the demographic of the likely customers and the platform they prefer. Spend more time and effort on that. That is the essence.
After that, we bring them back to the website for more details and carting out. And one more tip: Follow the "Leaders" of the market you are in and learn from them.
Connect with us and watch our Insta Stories at https://www.instagram.com/ilovemasonjar/
Image: Wikemedia Commons
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We start to explore writing more about the tumblers we sell.
Our value proposition is having the desired name / motto / slogan on the Tumbler and it makes you and your family / friends happy to see it daily.
It is unique too, we may have nicknames that we love to call ourselves and our friends. It can be a fun and heartwarming gift if we add these onto the tumblers and give to our loved ones.
"DO MORE OF WHAT MAKES US HAPPY!" can be a good slogan to add on the tumbler.
If it makes you Happy, it makes us Happy too!
Thank you so much for all the support we have received at ilovemasonjar.com
Our value proposition is having the desired name / motto / slogan on the Tumbler and it makes you and your family / friends happy to see it daily.
It is unique too, we may have nicknames that we love to call ourselves and our friends. It can be a fun and heartwarming gift if we add these onto the tumblers and give to our loved ones.
"DO MORE OF WHAT MAKES US HAPPY!" can be a good slogan to add on the tumbler.
If it makes you Happy, it makes us Happy too!
Thank you so much for all the support we have received at ilovemasonjar.com
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Kids and Adults are looking forward to the upcoming Year End Holiday Season!
If there is something you wish to do, start by taking action.
If there is someone you love, give them something! :D
Write a blog, create a new Facebook page or record a Youtube Video! Do more of what makes us HAPPY ya! Have Fun! Happy Giving!
Image: Pexels (freestocks.org)
If there is something you wish to do, start by taking action.
If there is someone you love, give them something! :D
Write a blog, create a new Facebook page or record a Youtube Video! Do more of what makes us HAPPY ya! Have Fun! Happy Giving!
Image: Pexels (freestocks.org)
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Here is what we discovered after hiring a new staff rather than do-it-all by ourselves.
We have more time to plan, to assign daily tasks and more get done.
We cannot control when customers want to buy and how much. But we can control what we show to the world we are doing.
Content creation on a daily or regular basis is helpful to draw customers to make purchases.
We are doing it on a daily basis on Instagram @ilovemasonjar
Image: Pexels
We have more time to plan, to assign daily tasks and more get done.
We cannot control when customers want to buy and how much. But we can control what we show to the world we are doing.
Content creation on a daily or regular basis is helpful to draw customers to make purchases.
We are doing it on a daily basis on Instagram @ilovemasonjar
Image: Pexels
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Running any business require effort. Hiring can be difficult and picking a suitable person requires luck.
There are portals like Fiverr, Upwork and Freelancer where you can pay some money for help on website, graphics on Facebook and Search Engine Optimization.
Check out http://www.fiverr.com/s2/a562f86d95
Thanks for using our referral codes over here. If you have questions, you can drop us a message on our contact form at https://www.ilovemasonjar.com/contact-us.html
A good resource to learn these is Youtube. Watch, Learn and Have Fun!
(Image from Wikimedia Commons)
There are portals like Fiverr, Upwork and Freelancer where you can pay some money for help on website, graphics on Facebook and Search Engine Optimization.
Check out http://www.fiverr.com/s2/a562f86d95
Thanks for using our referral codes over here. If you have questions, you can drop us a message on our contact form at https://www.ilovemasonjar.com/contact-us.html
A good resource to learn these is Youtube. Watch, Learn and Have Fun!
(Image from Wikimedia Commons)
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Yes, it has been a long while since our last blog post.
We have been travelling and attending some courses - online marketing and creating art products.
Do try new things and see what works!
Have Fun & Have Faith!
To keep ourselves motivated, you can get yourself "Adventure Fund" Coin Mason Jar!
https://www.ilovemasonjar.com/store/p17/Customised_Coin_Jar.html
We have been travelling and attending some courses - online marketing and creating art products.
Do try new things and see what works!
Have Fun & Have Faith!
To keep ourselves motivated, you can get yourself "Adventure Fund" Coin Mason Jar!
https://www.ilovemasonjar.com/store/p17/Customised_Coin_Jar.html
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In a business, there are tons of things we deal with everyday.
It can include emails to reply, accounts to take care, bills to pay, salaries to submit to staff and more... Sometimes, there are unexpected things we take care of.
Such as New Businesses! Yup, we have a big customer whose orders from China were spoilt, so they called us up on Wednesday to do an event for Friday!
So what do we do, on our hands we have tasks. We have to look at the profits and whether we can complete the orders on hand. Focus on the big things!
Write on a piece of paper, it helps us to see clearly what are the tasks to do. And we tick that off. Maybe, we feel a sense of achievement too.
Sometimes, it is taking care of our loved ones too. And ourselves.
Have Fun & Great Day to you! :D
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When we offer solutions, we are in Business!
Sometimes, it is solving our own issues that we discover that it can help others too.
We discover that certain gifts like teddy bears, dolls and mugs are timeless. You can probably be in business for the next fifty years or more.
The tough part is for potential customers to discover you. Referral, Social Media & Website marketing becomes important. And we need to take ads - it is like paying for shop rental on an online space.
Well, first discover how you can help others! Have Fun!
Image: Pexels
Sometimes, it is solving our own issues that we discover that it can help others too.
We discover that certain gifts like teddy bears, dolls and mugs are timeless. You can probably be in business for the next fifty years or more.
The tough part is for potential customers to discover you. Referral, Social Media & Website marketing becomes important. And we need to take ads - it is like paying for shop rental on an online space.
Well, first discover how you can help others! Have Fun!
Image: Pexels
