The Customer's Board - A New Kind Of Bella's BNS Board

Here at Bellas BNS we have two functions.  First, we are here to support each other.  Second, we are here to help each shop succeed.  We take both responsibilites very seriously and make every team decision with those two things in mind.  It is no secret that we love BNS and BNR boards, which is why we run a BNS board six days a week and a BNR board every Thursday.  We also do a team challenge that includes a Weekend BNS Bash the first weekend of every month.  We love running these boards and they will always be a part of Bellas.  We are a BNS team, after all.

However, BNS and BNR boards are aimed at other Etsy shops.  We love other Etsy shops and welcome them on every board we put up, including this new board, but we feel like we are ignoring a very important group of people on Etsy...  the customers, duh!!  There is a substantial community of customers on Etsy that don't have a shop and don't have items to list on a board.  While the BNS and BNR boards are fabulous for Etsy shops, they do little to serve customers.  Because we love customers, we are going to start running a new kind of board (in addition the BNR and BNS boards).  One that the average Etsy customer can purchase from.

Why would a customer want to buy from a board like this?  First, there will be 16 fabulous shops that will be just one click away and all located in one easy to shop from place.  Second, each purchase will buy that customer a raffle ticket for prizes.  Each board will run for an entire month and 4 prizes will be given away at the end of each month.  There will be a blog post announcing a new board and detailing the prizes on the 1st of each month, including pictures.  And an album on our Facebook page for the prizes and links to the shops that donated the prize.  Not only will the customer get to purchase a wonderful handmade or vintage item, but they will get the chance to win another wonderful handmade or vintage item!

We hope that the customers and other Etsy shops will have as much fun with this board as we have had planning it.  We are all very excited about it and look forward to making some new customers and friends.

Love and Peace,

Luci

Congratulations Francesca from The Shop at Pooh Corner!!

Francesca from The Shop at Pooh Corner is our semi-finalist winner this week in our treasury competition.  Find her treasury under the Treasury Competition Semi-Finalists above ( bellasbns.blogspot.com/p/treasury-competition-semi-finalists.html).  Each week our semi-finalists boards will be listed there for all to admire.

Congratulations Francesca on a beautiful treasury!

What is our treasury competition?  Well, each week team members submit treasuries in a defined format to be chosen as that week's semi-finalist winner.  They get the board posted on the team blog and are entered to win the monthly drawing.  If they win the monthly drawing I will feature their board on the Bellas Weekend BNS Bash.  Our first Bash is July 7-8.  Once a board fills we will start another and the fun continues!

Want to enter the treasury contest?  It is very easy.  First, you must be a member of BellasBNS.  You can join from that link.  The thread for this week's competition is here.  Build your treasury according to the rules on there and post the link.  You are then entered!

Love and Peace,

Luci