In the first #FridayCoffeeBreak post we will be hearing from Helen White at
Burton Real Nappies. Please ask any questions in the comments section or
use the #FridayCoffeeBreak hashtag on Twitter.
Name:
Helen White
Business:
Burton Real Nappies
More about me:
I have an online store selling Cloth Nappies, mother & baby eco products, slings and accessories, and I run several Nappuccino events advising and selling direct to the public, I also work as a Real Nappy Advisor for Derbyshire and Staffordshire County Councils.
The types of Internet Marketing I use for my business are:
I regularly use Twitter, Facebook, email and my website as well as blogging on Blogspot and chatting in several forums. I post links to Delicious, I have a BT Tradespace presence and I have links from several local websites to mine.
I have a blog and write about:
I generally write about specific cloth nappies; their uses, pro’s and con’s etc but I do like to use real experience as all the products I sell I have used on my own children and I think experience counts for a lot.
I use forums such as:
I’m on several mother and baby forums such as Netmums, Mumsnet, WAHM as well as supplier forums.
My favourite form of Internet Marketing is:
At the moment I am having most success with Twitter.
My best performing Internet Marketing strategy:
Direct email / direct links from Twitter
My Internet Marketing plans for the future are:
I am currently spending time further optimising my SEO on my website and I plan to market the new website accross several mediums once this is done.
You can follow me on:
Facebook – www.facebook.com/BurtonRealNappy
Twitter – www.twitter.com/BurtonRealNappy
Did any of the answers to Helen’s questions surprise you? I, personally, was surpirsed about the success with Twitter sales. Just goes to show how many mums are running online businesses and utilising Twitter’s resources! 🙂
We have actually sold a load from facebook, offering discount codes for friends. Has been a real success, would be interesting to sell on Twitter…Well done!