Update: this feature is now only available on the Storefront plan, but we are hoping to bring prelaunch functionality to Cratejoy.com soon. At Cratejoy, we’ve always encouraged sellers to run a prelaunch campaign before their store goes live. A prelaunch campaign has many purposes, but the main goal is to build buzz about the product
Cratejoy Updates: August Edition
Over the past few weeks, we’ve made some major updates to your Cratejoy dashboard. Here are some of the biggest updates that came this August.
Cratejoy is an all in one subscription commerce platform that includes everything you need to start your own subscription box business online.
50 Ideas for a Subscription Box Business You Could Start Today
Subscription commerce has been growing rapidly and there’s now interesting subscription boxes for all sorts of products and lifestyles. If you’re having trouble coming up with a great subscription box idea, here’s 50 suggestions to get you started.
Subscription Services: The Game-Changing Business Model for Artisans and Makers
For indie creators, the internet is the Wild West of commerce. The hard and fast rules of brick and mortar selling, traditional advertising, and customer relationships go completely out the window when it comes to the World-Wide Web. And though platforms like Etsy, Society6, and Tindie allow artists and makers to get their foot in
The Billion Dollar Acquisition of Dollar Shave Club and What it Means for Subscription Box Entrepreneurs
Just how much can a subscription product company be worth? Try $1 billion. Although exact financials were not disclosed, the New York Times and other news outlets report that Unilever acquired the razor upstart Dollar Shave Club for roughly $1 billion cash. Founded in 2011, Dollar Shave Club was one of the early innovators in
Paper Street Books and Comics: Not Your Mother’s Book Club
Jennifer and Marty are the founders and owners of Paper Street Books and Comics. They got their start in March 2016 under the name Sci-Squad, a box primarily focused on sci-fi and fantasy graphic novels, and then rebranded to “Paper Street Books and Comics” to offer more genres and books to the mix. “Paper Street
3 Tips for Starting Your Own Beauty or Soap Subscription Box Business
There’s no getting around it, the beauty business is booming. In the last 5 years alone, the industry has grown from $106.2 billion to $124.3 billion, with projected yearly gains of 2-3% through 2020. Though big-name retail store and online portals are still the primary means of distribution for beauty products, subscription services like Birchbox
Cratejoy Product Update: July 2016
Happy July! This past month was primarily dedicated to fixing bugs and making incremental performance improvements, but we still managed to push out a couple new and noteworthy features to help you get the information you need faster and improve your subscription business. Here’s what we rolled out: New Feature: Product Feedback Collecting feedback