SBM Office Hours 2024
2024 SBM Office Hour Calls
Below are the 2024 SBM Program Office Hour Calls available for your viewing! These recordings expand a great deal on the teachings that were presented in class and will vastly add to your sacred business knowledge.
You should start by downloading the materials from this page (then you’ll have them forever and you can view them offline). Downloading the video and watching it offline is often a good solution for those with slower internet speeds as it allows you to play the video without any playback interruptions caused by a slow connection.
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Note: To watch any of the videos in Closed Caption, click the cc icon.
January Office Hours Call
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Topics, Comments, and Questions:
- Ashley’s Daily Planner
- Book Recommendation: Dow One Thing Every Day to Change the World
- Tracking daily sales pen to paper
- Rocket book fusion is a reusable notebook, you can upload pages with your phone to your drive and can get colored pens and markers.
- I’ve been working away on creating PDFs to sell online; I’ve just finished creating one for self-love. I was wondering if you could look through it and let me know what you think?
- I know I need help and direction on creating a disclaimer and copy writing page.
- Valentines Day Advent Calendar overview
February Office Hours Call
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Topics, Comments, and Questions:
- Trends at the Tuscon Gem Show
- Two types of Customers
- Towers & Generators
- Focus on unique mineral specimens
- Raw and rare pieces
- Best Selling Trends
- Specialty Items
- Difference from last year in Moldavite
- Collectible prices
- Stretchy bracelets
- Increase in lab grown quartz and man made versions
- Packing and shipping vs. packing and flying
- Upcoming Blog Post
March Office Hours Call
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Topics, Comments, and Questions:
- Can we review how to import email list into MailChimp?
- Are reels a good way to show a practice, product use, or how to video? Thinking mainly for Facebook platform.
- Since I don’t have much exposure to IG, if there’s anything you do for the business side for posting and such that would be helpful as well.
- Want to know good wholesale company for crystal rings and pendants?
- What are your thoughts on starting a healing practice without having an LLC in place? I’ve done some work as a part-time practitioner, but as a sole proprietor (with liability insurance). I am restarting my business after having a break. Do you think it’s totally necessary to establish an LLC at the beginning, or could I wait until I have made a certain amount of income?
- Where do you find the SBM Assignments from the Challenge last year on the student portal?
- Are you going to be doing another European trip/retreat?
April Office Hours Call
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No links this month
Topics, Comments, and Questions:
- Wondering if anyone uses AI and if so, in what form. So much buzz, but I’ve found inaccurate information in a number of products by coaches in their courses and downloadable products.
- AI seems to be on a lot of platforms know, Mailchimp and Shopify for example.
- AI generated course content
- Ashley’s recommendation for how to generate ideas for a new course or course content.
- I’m trying to get back in the swing of things and I feel as I’ve really been disconnected from my crystals and study, especially over the last year. Good news is I have now closed the shop as my lease was up so I have time to figure out what I’m doing.
- I want to retake CCH and ACP and start back at SBM lesson 1.
- I have just been making time for listening to your podcasts, listening to the new and going back to the beginning to catch them all.
- I mourned all my crystals that were stolen in 2020 when my RV we live in were found, the crystals were missing. Just now ready to work with crystals again.
- I’m very slow paced, I think a spiritual business shouldn’t be busy, but intentional and personal.
May Office Hours Call
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No links this month
Topics, Comments, and Questions:
- I just sold an item via my eBay store last night. It’s a lapis chip bracelet for $5 AUD. But now I’m concerned the lapis bracelet is Dyed and I don’t mention it in the add. What is the best way to handle the matter? Do I refund the customer, explain its dyed and then offer 10% off the other items? I’m so new and it’s the first eBay item to sell.
- What is a WIX store?
- How to handle if an item is broken during shipment to ensure your cost is covered?
- Is there anything I can refer to price my products well as I am unsure how to mark up from wholesale?
- I have had the thought to create customized/personalized items for clients I’m working with, like a grid, and so I’d love to connect with wholesalers but wasn’t sure if I’m not selling if that’s okay to do.
- I’m currently going through the CCH course right now, so was waiting to start SBM. Should I go ahead and start now so I can start planning my business?
- Starting a social media page vs. a website.
- Do you need special documentation (business license) when you purchase in person out of state, like from vendors or at gem shows? Do they all tend to offer wholesale pricing?
- If you sell your own personal collection of crystals, do you have to pay taxes on the sale?
June Office Hours Call
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Topics, Comments, and Questions:
- I would like your input on what copy content to change on my website and on the rock properties for the crystal rollers I sell. I don’t know much about the metaphysical property benefits.
- It’s hard finding quality suppliers, do you have recommendations?
July Office Hours Call
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Topics, Comments, and Questions:
- Looking at changes in the economic environment
- Changes made to Mimosa; re-envisioning the concept to create a desired change
- Can you walk through your process for crystal live sales? ie. how many crystals you would do per sale, selecting what to sell, giveaways, etc.
- If they don’t pay for their items do they still get the door prize?
- Is there a special shipping app you prefer?