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How to Ask for Payment Upfront (Scripts for Custom Orders)
The hardest message I ever sent as a flower farmer was not a quote. It was the one after the quote: the message that said, in effect, pay me before I start. I stared at it for t…
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How to Follow Up on an Unpaid Quote (Without Being Awkward)
Here is an uncomfortable truth from our farm's books: last season we had two custom quotes sitting open and unpaid, $25 and $50. Small money. Both of them were real orders from…
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Shopify Draft Orders: A Maker's Guide to Quotes and Invoices
"Just send them a draft order." Someone said that to me at a market two seasons ago, and I nodded like I knew what it meant. I did not. I went home, opened my Shopify admin, and…
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How to Track Custom Orders (When the Spreadsheet Stops Working)
I love a spreadsheet. Ours tracked every custom order the farm took: the festival marigold bookings, the tulip bunches, the wedding garlands. One tab, updated by me, usually lat…
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How to Take Custom Orders on Instagram DMs (Without Losing Track)
Picture the DM. It is Tuesday night and you are finally sitting down when your phone buzzes: "omg your ranunculus 😍 can i order a dozen for pickup saturday??" You heart it. You…
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