We’ve got an exciting batch of new updates in store for this month. Below, we’ve highlighted some of the most impactful & useful ones for you. Brew a cup of coffee & spend 5 minutes giving this a read. It’s worth it!
Marketplace Pre-launch Program Pilot UPDATE 9/23: APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED, THANKS FOR YOUR SUBMISSIONS! We will be contacting applicants directly for next steps! Hey guys, We’ve written many times about the importance of launching your subscription properly. Launch starts with a great pre-launch. You can read more about that here: Setting up a pre-launch for your
Starting a new business always involves some amount of risk, but that doesn’t mean it needs to be a complete jump into the unknown. Smart founders generally validate their business idea with data before pursuing it and subscription box businesses are no different. If you have a brilliant idea, why not test it before doing the
Starting a subscription box is like any other entrepreneurial endeavor – it takes hard work, commitment, and follow-through. And just like opening a brick & mortar shop or launching an ecommerce empire, subscription boxes have their own set of challenges. Here’s some tips for getting started.
Cratejoy is the primary software platform for subscription commerce the world over. One of the most exciting aspects of being an industry leader in an emerging industry, especially one that gives such freedom and power to small businesses, is being able to use the data, experiences, and insights we’ve collected over the last two years.
Cratejoy Case Study: The Planner Addict Box “My initial launch, May 2014, had 150 subscribers. Today, in February 2016, we have 1,700… And I can’t wait to see where it grows!” Planner Addict Box founder Vienna Ortiz is being humble. For both her boxes – a second, sticker-centric collection debuted later on – it’s more like 2,000. But who’s counting?
Something we don’t talk enough about is the fact that subscription crates and services in their current form are only possible because of the way technology and communications have developed over the past few years. Logistics, shipping, transactions and even simple customer service have all been revolutionized in the very recent past. As a software
May 2016 will mark the one-year anniversary of The Book(ish) Box, a subscription crate spinoff of the Appraising Pages Shop that launched last spring, packaging exclusive T-shirts with fandom- and literary-inspired, useful and beautiful handcrafted objects sourced from other artisans and small shops. That first box sold less than 100 subscriptions, against the owner Justine’s