The Step By Step Guide To Your Own Subscription Box Business

Name: The Step By Step Guide To Your Own Subscription Box Business
Rating: 3.8 (38 reviews)

Learn how to make a profitable subscription box business with real world examples and actionable tips

Last updated 10/2016

English

What you'll learn

At the end of my course students will be able to start and run their own subscription box business while avoiding typical pitfalls, because I have already done the hard work for you.

4 sections • 12 lectures • 58m total length

Starting Your Own Subscription Box Company3:50
Define clear goals for your subscription box business and carve a focused niche to tailor products, leveraging a recurring revenue model through curated boxes.
Market Research3:57
Explore market research by brainstorming ideas, testing profitability, and defining your perfect customer to validate your subscription box concept, assess competition, and guide pricing and niche positioning.
A Quick Intro to My Subscription Box Company3:33
Other Resources2:37

Getting Started3:22
Name your subscription box business, align its brand across Gmail, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and Mailchimp, and set up Strype payments for your first subscriber.
Box Design7:02
Explore box design, sizing, and supplier options to optimize packaging cost and space for subscription boxes. Learn how shipping choices, unboxing experience, and international considerations impact customer satisfaction and retention.
Suppliers and Procurement4:52
Build supplier relationships, negotiate volume discounts and samples, and leverage future orders to boost margins in your subscription box business.

The Commitment Phase6:16
Getting Your First Subscribers5:06
Learn to attract your first subscribers by building a simple landing page and using email marketing with MailChimp, scarcity, testimonials, and a basic sales funnel.
Getting sales on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter6:55
Boost sales on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest through posts, AB split testing ads, word of mouth, and influencers and subscription box directories.

Company Culture6:30
Develop authentic company culture for your subscription box by focusing on customer learning, transparent about us and FAQ pages, and clear billing and shipping calendars.
Continued Growth4:56
Manage growth by balancing lifetime value and churn, optimize product quality to keep churn under 10 percent, and consider outsourcing customer service and fulfillment to scale while protecting margins.

This course is perfect for anybody who:

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What you need to complete this course:

We suggest having around fifty dollars to pay for a prototype box, logo and other startup essentials
A desire to have a profitable business

How is the course structured?

There are four sections of the course, each designed around the timing of developing a subscription box business
Throughout the sections there will be tasks that you can carry out to smooth over the process of getting your company off the ground
By finishing this course you will have all the basic principles and essential systems needed to run your own business

This course is meant for people who have an entrepreneurial spirit and are looking for a comprehensive guide to getting a subscription box business off the ground.