Episode 171TOPIC: Holiday Prep the set up your shop for success.Our Holiday Prep List:Plan aheadSet clear goals and prioritiesNotify friends and family and plan around eventsDEADLINES - set deadlines and boundaries DON’T FORGET Halloween, thanksgivingStock up on materials Figure out your shipping and fulfillment  - shipping and packagingResearch trends and popular items for the holidays - erank, tiktok, pintrest, etc.Set up processes / efficiency / Plan out batching of itemsLeverage social media / online marketing Abandoned cart / thank you discountsPersonalization / holiday wrappingStock up on items where possible for those last minute shoppersSelf care / Don’t burn out!Evaluate performance and take notes for next year!What’s on our bench ? Dan is swimming in scraps and cutoffs, offering some to the community and using some for holiday makes, helping Braden with a vendor event, helped a friend with some old barn wood that was not cooperating with his tools.Pete is tired of labor day BBQs, still dealing with the pile of logs on his property, working on the ice climbing tools, made some janky bungie router hanger, worked with Keith on some custom medallions, set up his Shopify finally, and along with that got his TikTok shop working.Sign up for Patreon for Early access, and special Patreon-only content:https://www.patreon.com/anotherwoodshoppodcastQuestions:Jacob GreeneHappy to become a patron, I have been enjoying the show. My question is for Dan. I know you’re busy with Etsy orders, but do you plan on doing more on YouTube? I watched some of your videos and thought they were good. You can send in your question to get answered on the podcast! Record your question or comment on your phones voice memo app and email it to anotherwoodshoppodcast@gmail.comYou can follow us all and the podcast on Instagram and YouTube!Podcast:https://www.instagram.com/anotherwoodshoppodcast/https://www.youtube.com/anotherwoodshoppodcast https://www.etsy.com/shop/awpstore Pete:https://www.instagram.com/ptreesworkshop/ https://www.youtube.com/ptreesworkshophttps://www.etsy.com/shop/pTreesWorkShop Dan:https://www.instagram.com/danieldunlap.woodworks/ https://www.youtube.com/danieldunlap  https://www.etsy.com/shop/ddwwstore Support the show