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Welcome to the Indie Business Forum
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Radio show guests, new forum benefits, Indie Beauty Network news -- get it all here straight from the source.
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Here is a post with links to all of the websites in the Indie Business network.
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Tell us all about your business here -- one time only please. Link to it, share your story and what makes your products and services special. Shameless promotion is an absolute must, but only in this forum and just this once.
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Please read and respect the important policies before joining the discussion.
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What do you like? What can we improve? How may we serve you better?
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Donna Maria's Indie Business Experts Forums
Network with experts who will help you maximize your success as an Indie Business owner. Enjoy their weekly tips and informative suggestions and answers to your most pressing questions.
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Dan Wickare of Wick's Wares, offers tips and informative suggestions to help you make and sell as many fantastic candles as possible.
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Join Marie every week for tips and resources to help you properly label your soap and cosmetics products.
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Enjoy my weekly tips and informative suggestions to inspire you in life and in business.
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Jamila White, the E-Commerce Diva, offers tips and informative suggestions to help your website generate more sales.
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JoAnn Hines, the Packaging Diva, offers tips and informative suggestions and trends on the all-important issue of packaging.
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Certified aromatherapist and cosmetics formulator Kayla Fioravanti offers tips and informative suggestions to help you incorporate pure essential oils into your products.
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Free Group Coaching
Would you like to work with me and other Indie Business owners to make progress in specific areas of your business? Would you like to have a team of people rooting for you? Would you like to cheer for others? Would you like to get free input and suggestions about how to make your business more successful?
If the answer to these question is yes, and you can invest an hour a week on the phone making progress toward your goals, then here's your chance!
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How using email newsletters to stay in touch with your customers can boost sales through the roof.
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Blogging For Business & Bucks, March 2008
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How to use a business blog to make sales boom and promote you as a "go to" expert in your field.
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How honing in on a specific niche and hitting its "sweet spot" is the key to making your business fun and profitable.
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Join me and other Indies as we discover the importance of the media to the success of your business, and how you can develop the media relationships that will help your business grow beyond your wildest dreams.
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Share your questions and comments on dM's systems for gearing up to boost your sales during the holiday season and get maximum online publicity for special holiday products.
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Starting Your Indie Business
Assessing your talents, gifts and passions and how to turn them into profit.
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Get feedback from other Indies about whether your idea may or may not translate into a profitable business.
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Discuss funding ideas, including investors, small business loans, business plan competitions, credit cards and bootstrapping.
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Share thoughts, ideas and experiences for including spoues and significant others in "You, Inc."
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Questions, tips and ideas for choosing a name that sets your business apart.
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Sole proprietorship? Corporation? LLC? Post your questions, tips and comments here.
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Share excerpts from your business plan and practice your elevator speeches here.
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Managing and Growing Your Indie Business
The nuts and bolts. The nitty gritty. The low down. The real deal. The rubber meets the road in this forum. Let's get ready to Indieeeeeeeeeeee!
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Learn and discuss how to generate the "buzz" on a budget.
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This forum is for discussion of ways to drive traffic to your website, what works and doesn't work in SEO and how to avoid the scams.
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If you use a blog to support your business platform, or you wish to, join the discuss here for tips and to share your own experiences.
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MySpace, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn. Social networking is here to stay and this is the place to exchange information about what works and doesn't .
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Do you have a newsletter? Would you like to? Exchange ideas and experiences on the topic here and learn what has worked (or not) for others.
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Once you get traffic, what next? Discuss how to turn site visitors from "just looking" to "adding to cart."
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Trademarks, copyrights and patents are valuable business assets. This forum discusses how to obtain, protect and profit from them.
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Want some feedback about your new website or web page? Post your requests here.
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Do you have a valuable product or service that you would be interested in trading for another product or service? If so, share it here.
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Got ideas, questions, challenges about marketing and selling your products? Post them here.
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Are you going global? Have you already done so? Share tips, hints, questions and concerns here.
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Manufacturing Your Products
Issues, tips and questions about making products: candles, soap, emulsions, powders, scrubs, hair products, mineral make-up.
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Discussion of the art and craft for purists and by purists. 100% pure essentials oils and how they are used to promote health and beauty.
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This is the place to talk about ingredients, just ingredients. There are other places where ingredients come up, but this particular section is specifically to ask questions and share information about the ingredients used to make products.
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If you want to join with others to share the cost of bulk supplies, plan and announce them here.
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Wicks, molds, colors, fragrances, wax, jars, warnings -- all the chat about how to make candles.
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Did you see something in a magazine or the news that other Indie Beauty business owners should know about? Post it here!
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Learn and discuss the FDA's rules and regulations for cosmetics manufacture.
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Creams, lotions and other potions where the water meets the oil.
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Shampoo, conditioner, butter, henna color .
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Using minerals to make eye shadow, foundation, lip balm, body shimmer and other color cosmetics.
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Blisters, vials, cans, tins, tubes, droppers, pumps, shrink bands, bottles, jars, foil, glassine, ribbons, bows, brushed aluminum, cello, shrink wrap, atomizers, pumps, boxes, hinge tops -- if you have a packaging question or experience, share it here.
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What it is and how the program offered through IBN by Stratus Insurance Services works, what types of products are covered, how much it costs, how to increase coverage and add additional insureds.
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Oooooh, how to keep the nasties out of your products. Natural, synthetic -- it's all here.
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All the stuff we love in the bath and shower.
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Handling lye, saponification tips, swirling, curing -mixing, storing - all the fun stuff.
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The lye and the heat. Saponification tips, swirling, curing -mixing, storing - all the fun stuff.
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The colors, the fun, the creativity -- all the other fun stuff.
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Doing Business In Canada
Post your tips, questions and comments here if you are a Canadian business owner.
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Connect with others seeking to find supplies and expand in Canada.
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Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2008
Join the discussion, share your insights and opinion on this draft legislation.
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Are you in favor of or against the legislation, and why?
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Miscellaneous
Stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else.
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Stuff you want to give away. This is not a forum to sell things so charging for the items is not permitted. A reasonable shipping and handling fee is OK for this forum.
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If you have gently used, manufacturing equipment (not manual cutters or counter top blenders) to sell, or are looking for some, post information here.
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Currently Active Users: 5 (0 members and 5 guests)
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Most users ever online was 42, 06-05-2008 at 09:11 PM.
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Indie Business Forum Statistics
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Threads: 258,
Posts: 923,
Members: 326,
Active Members: 51
Welcome to our newest member, naturalgirl1228
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