So this next blog entry is going to consist of an email I wrote to my amazing mother whilst having my mini breakdown. Stay tuned and enjoy! 24th January | 7.56am | Don’t know what to do. Hey Mum, Hope your week is going well! I’ve had a big think about WildCrate and if I’m honest with myself, I’m just not putting in the amount of time, work and energy that it needs right now. I would like to focus on my Operations Role (my main hustle/not WildCrate for you blog readers) because I do enjoy it there and feel like I could get a lot of good skills and experience working there, but WildCrate is always at the...
So I haven’t touched this space for a while! Almost every week since October I’ve been meaning to write something to update you all. Well, a lot has happened since Feb 2018. First off, almost a year has gone past. Secondly, two seasonal Crates have been released, Spring and Summer! Spring went well, really well. We sold out in two weeks and I had a lot of support from family and friends - who I think actually made up most of our sales, but hey :p Summer has been a little slower, however we did increase our supply by 100%. I believe there are many reasons for the slower season including everyone being away on holiday, my lack of marketing...
We’re getting close to launch. Very close. Too close. So close in fact, we may have to postpone by just a little bit. I didn’t realise how much the Christmas and New Years break would affect our business timeline. During this time of year, it’s busy, but not in a way that supports our To Do list. I find myself waiting A LOT. Waiting for an email, for a quote, for the right time to post, for products to arrive, an idea to come, it never ends! I’ll tell you something else that never ends, changes. Changes have been something I didn’t expect a couple of months ago. Knowing what I know now, that was a very naive perspective. Lately,...
I can confirm, starting your first business is like beginning a whole new career except you are your own boss. There’s no one to tell you what to do or how to do it, you’ll use google like you’ve never done before. One of the biggest struggles I’ve been having in the next step of this entrepreneurial life is, what to do next? I’ll complete my to do list and ponder, well what now? The feeling I am trying to explain is when you know what your end goal is but have no clue how to get there. There are times when I’m completely overwhelmed with the amount of things I need to do but also feeling so lost that...
The WildCrate Journey is only just beginning, yet I have so much to share. WildCrate was born over a semester of long daydreams. At first it was simply an idea, one of the many we (Flo and I) would throw around while cooking, cleaning, or just driving round town. However this idea was different. It really connected with me, it was something I became passionate for and couldn’t stop thinking about. I’ve always loved gifts, whether that’s giving them or receiving them, and the thought of sharing this creative side of myself with so many more people, was eye opening and exciting! As full-time students and part-time workers we had a full plate, so WildCrate was a brewing idea for...
