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Floral Designer Q&A

What questions are florists asking lately?

I received some great questions from florists in my Facebook group this month, and I’m going to address them in a LIVE Q&A Session on Wednesday, May 31st, at 11am Eastern/ 8am Pacific and I would LOVE to see you there!

Click here for a link to join the live conversation!

From how I leveraged local restaurant accounts and built my business on bud vases, to tips for pricing something you’ve never made before, to those the renewed requests for lily of the valley bouquets–I have a few questions on my list already–but I will address your questions live as well so make sure to tune in and ask me anything!

We’ll be talking about what’s on your mind right now! Don’t forget to click that link above to join the conversation and I’ll see you there.

With love from me to you,

Alison Ellis

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May 26, 2023 — 3:00 pm

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Pricing Questions Answered Bonus 1

Did you tune into the Pricing Chat for Florists on Tuesday? If you missed it, grab it NOW before the limited time replay goes away!

Free Pricing Chat Sign Up!

I received MORE questions than I could get to in the Pricing Chat on March 7th, so I’m hosting 2 Bonus Q&A Sessions on Instagram for you. You’ll find Bonus Session 1 below–check it out and let me know if you have any questions before the Bonus on Monday, March 13th!

By the way, the Flower Math Spring Sale Ends on March 13th. These are the final days to get into the course for the lowest price! Click Here to Learn More!

 

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March 10, 2023 — 4:58 pm

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Should Florists Use Artificial Intelligence In Marketing?

Everyone’s talking about using AI to automate, but what role should automation play in your floral design business?

It’s tempting to lean into automating your business–and I get it, it’s enticing to take the “thinking” out of your work and let someone else handle it!

But there’s truly no replacing the human-to-human interaction and connection that your brand can create with your customers!

(By the way, that’s why the intern that’s assigned to “handle your social media” may not be getting the results you’d hoped for!…because they don’t have the client-focus that’s required to really connect with your ideal customers.)

Click to watch this short take on using AI in your business.

The Moral Of The Story

People buy from people. And good brands aren’t built on auto-pilot.

It’s wise to streamline your business processes whenever possible–as long as you’re not missing the customer connection! There’s a risk of over-automating and losing the special touch (and trust!) your customers are looking for.

I follow templates to help lead clients through the sales process with my email replies and proposals (which you can find here!), but I still take the time to craft customized communication for each client so they get the best experience with my brand.

Because personalized service is part of what I promise. And a computer can’t deliver that for me!

Keep doing beautiful work and keep showing up for your customers as ONLY you can!

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With love from me to you,

Alison Ellis

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January 3, 2023 — 5:27 pm

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How To Book A Wedding In 10 Days

A floralpreneur® asked: Do you offer any courses or advice on how you do your consultations and booking process?

She went on to say, “I have seen you post that you have a phone conversation with a client for weddings and then you usually don’t really have much contact until delivery/setup day of wedding. Just wondering how you go about doing this, so that you are not in constant back and forth with the client? Thanks!”

I spent many years perfecting my consultation and booking process, and I offer a ton of resources for florists to help book weddings and write proposals quickly, inside my Wedding Templates which include my Proposal, Contract, Wedding Workflow and Email Templates,

but questions on “the steps to actually book weddings” keep coming up–so I put together 5 Steps to Book A Wedding in 10 Days, and I’ll walk you though them here!

I’m going to lay out the timeline for how I book a wedding in 10 days below… [Read more…]

May 1, 2022 — 6:17 pm

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Do Florists Have To Go To Floristry School?

If you want to be a florist, do you have to go to Floristry School? It’s a question I see a lot and I know there can be some strong opinions on the subject. Click to see my answer to the question and let me know what you think!

The truth is, there isn’t just 1 right way to become a florist!

There are so many things to learn that you can’t learn “everything you need to know in just one place”. Whether you go to floristry school, or take an accredited floral design certification program, or you teach yourself through trial and error, there will always be something more for you to learn.

For example, I’ve heard from floristry students in Australia and England who enrolled in my Flower Math course and say that they got a much more thorough and clear explanation from my online course than they did in school! Even longtime florists have told me that they understand the design aspect of their work, but they’ve been kept mostly in the dark on the business-stuff.

And still, some floral designers manage to build a “busy” floral design business, but they struggle with attracting higher paying clients or creating systems to close sales (without a dozen meetings that drain their time and energy).

Let’s face it, there’s so much more to know as a florist than “just flowers”!

The secret to success in the floral industry is to keep learning and growing. Just going to floristry school isn’t enough.

And just learning from YouTube videos isn’t enough.

And letting 20 years pass between your last in-person learning experience isn’t enough either.

Never stop learning in your business and your life–and keep doing beautiful work!

With love from me to you,

Alison


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