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What does it mean to have a Sales Plan?
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If Leadership asked to see your plan for a territory and you had no notice to prepare what would you want on there that you’d feel confident they would be pleased?
Top Comment: For example: ChatGPT- role description, number of accounts, territory, vertical, etc looking for 90 day sales plan. Refine and repeat- put it on pp, and talk through it like you’ve been there before. Or talk to your manager about expectations
U.S. Steel Warns of Plant Closings if Sale Collapses : pittsburgh
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Plant sale side hustle?
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I'm looking for your thoughts on creating a small side hustle. I would be raising, propagating, and selling plants. Goals: 1) pocket cash, 2) networking, 3) gaining familiarity with different types of plants, and 4) learning a bit about marketing. This wouldn't be a full-time job.
What are some possible ways to advertise?
Is this doable/worthwhile, in your opinion? Asking because, as everybody here knows, raising plants requires an investment of both time and money.
Edit: Thank you very much to everyone who shared their thoughts! Lots to consider, but now I'm at a more realistic starting place. I think I'll go the rare plant route.
Top Comment: Facebook, Etsy, eBay, reddit, YouTube. There are other methods but they require money. It's doable, can't tell you if it's worthwhile since we don't know a number of factors. What will you be growing? What are your inputs? Can it be finished quickly? What's your ROI look like? For something like this to be profitable, you need to find a crop you can grow quickly and relatively easily. As a general rule, the more time a plant sits on the ground, the more money it costs you to produce it. As you said, these side hustles take time and money, you want to try and keep the amount of time and money you invest to a minimum to make it worth your while.
Has anyone started a small business selling houseplants? Is it profitable? Was it easy to find buyers?
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Hi all,
I currently work in the nursery industry, and also got me degree in horticulture. I wanted to buy a greenhouse for my backyard, with the intention of taking cuttings of various houseplants, and selling them.
At my current job, we throw away a loooot of plants. Anything that isn't near perfect. Consequently, I take home a lot of plants. I figured a lot of these I could toss in the greenhouse until they look nicer, and eventually have mother plants to take cuttings from.
I don't plan on having a huge business. Just a small hobby I can make a little extra money from. Has anyone done this? Were you successful?
Also, any recommendations on greenhouses? I am considering buying a polycarbonate 6x6 greenhouse for around $500. But may just test the waters with one of the plastic ones of similar proportion that are $100. Please let k me know if you've tried either and have any thoughts.
Also note: my backyard only gets about 3-4 hours of direct sunlight due to surrounding apparently complexes. So I'm looking for a high light transmission greenhouse!
Top Comment: Your form of propagation and the plant's immediate proliferation will control your profitability. The level of sunlight will slow things down but lower light levels are ok for establishing new stock, I would be worried more for the Donor stock receiving enough light to sustain long run. But most timelines will revolve around propagation (months vs years), and everyone of those plants is a different timeline. Now the question: Can I sell them and where? Yes, your highest sell points will be on niche plants at Urban & Suburban Farmer Markets. People go crazy for the seasonal/yearly fads or one off hybrids and crosses. If you can establish light breeding and create new cultivars, this is where the $ is.
I sell plants and have some questions for buyers of houseplants!
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I have been into plants for a while, selling locally and shipping. I'm trying to build my brand and get my name out there more. I'm wondering if you'd mind sharing some things that make you pick a certain seller over others (assuming you don't know one better than another), or things you appreciate/look for when getting your plants. Thank you!
Top Comment: Buying exact plants pictured. On etsy theres ones that have a group photo and the drop down option lets you choose specific ones. It's a huge gamble buying variegated plants online without knowing which one specifically youre getting. Photo shows the most perfect variegation. Irl you get one with zero stem striping and little speckle of variegation on one leaf. Reviews. If youre new you cant help that immediately, but i would be skeptical buying from one with no reviews. I always check all the 1-2 star reviews to see what happened as well. Customer service. Issues happen when shipping. I refuse to buy from people that say "its not my responsibility once i drop it off at shipping". Like.... okay i just paid you $100 and if it got delayed and dried out or damaged from shipping and youre not going to help at all? Nope. But to protect yourself as a seller, set something like "must send me photo within 6 hrs of delivery for assistance".
How to sell plants?
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I recently moved away to college and left a LOT of plants back home. A lot of expensive and well established plants are getting neglected and I’d rather they have a nice home to be appreciated and taken care of. How can I sell them or get rid of them any other way (other than throwing them out)?
Top Comment: Facebook marketplace is the easiest way, but the market is way down. I'm struggling to sell rare philodendrons and anthuriums for $10.
People who sell house plants
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I’ve recently been searching for some philodendrons on my wish list and have noticed quite a few people on Facebook selling plants. All kinds of plants. Some cheap and some expensive. So my question to the people who sell plants. Is it just a way to support your hobby or addiction? Or are you actually making money from it?
Top Comment: I don't sell as much as I used to, but during the pandemic I had a collection of over 300 plants, which I propagated and sold cuttings from. I also imported plants, rehabbed them, then sold for a profit. I also bought, acclimated, and grew TC seedlings and sold them for a profit. Overall, I made enough money to support my hobby and then a tidy profit on top. It was a lot of work though, basically a part time job making less than minimum wage when you factored in all my time. I sold off most of my plants from that time and got out before the market crashed. Anyways, I think if you have a lot of plants you always have the opportunity to propagate them and sell the cuttings. And why not? If you need to prune and the cuttings are otherwise going in the trash you may as well sell them.
Why has selling plants become nearly impossible unless ...
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What is the best platform to sell my plants?
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Hi, I was wondering where I should sell my plants - established and some cuttings.
I live in Denmark for you information.
Do you have any recommendations for an non-corporation seller?
Thanks in advance
Top Comment: Facebook. Etsy is another good option .