Scaling for Success with Automated Book Fulfillment Solutions

Manual fulfillment works…until it doesn’t. In this episode, Matt & Lauren break down the risks and realities of manually packing and shipping orders, signs it’s time to update your existing solutions, and the backend automations that can help you successfully scale with your growing sales.

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Dive Deeper

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• Learn More About Lulu’s Sales & Fulfillment Options

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• Ep #106 | Building Your Book Business Using Lulu’s Print APIs

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• POD Solutions for Growing Businesses
• Direct Sales Basics for Selling Your Book with Lulu

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• Distributing Your Book With Lulu: What You Need to Know
  
  

Sound Bites From This Episode

🎙️ [9:00] “You also want to be prepared for those one-off situations, I can handle this as is right now, but if there's any unexpected spike or roadblock that's going to throw off the whole system, you need to have a plan in place for how to manage that and how to handle that.”

🎙️ [31:20] “Small problems become big problems if you let them.”

🎙️ [44:01] “Being able to open up over 150 new markets, you know, overnight with virtually no money up front and just a little bit of your time? Like, that is – there's no faster way to scale a business like that.”

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