Florist View of this Valentines Day.

Valentines Day is over and I went two days with no sleep, but we delivered almost 600 ORDERS!!! So I am very happy : ) all my florist did a very good job and the flower shop was busy for three days straight. I heard about many florist in the northwest that were not as lucky because of weather. I know that for most florist (me included) the extra income from Valentines Day is very important. We use this money to buy or replace equipment and make upgrades to the flower shop. I could not imagine what you all had to go through and my heart and prayers go out to all of the florist.

In a previous blog entry I had advised Florist to NOT buy codified items for Valentines Day and to concentrate on local flower shop traffic. I know that at both my shops we did not buy codified items and it made for a much smoother Valentines Day. Our florist could concentrate on doing more profitable and intresting flower arragements. I would like to hear what other florist think even though my mind is made up and we will NEVER buy codofied items for Valentines Day again. Maybe you have a diffrent option so let me know.

Also, http://www.findmylocalflorist.com is done!!! So now that Valentines Day is over I plan to take the next month off from the flower shop (and let my florist run the shop) so I can promote this new site!!! I am so proud that I have been able to create a directory for all florist can place a FREE AD for their flower shop!!! We are the only directory ran by actual retail florist and that offer FREE AD's to all Retail Flower Shops. So over the next month I will write more and keep you up to date..and as always if you have questions feel free to email me here. Thanks Again, Mitch the Real Florist

Florist Prepare for Valentines Day

Valentines Day is right around the corner and just like other florist my shops are busy. We have gotten in all our hard goods flower vases and we are already starting to green. Our Florist don't buy codified items from the big wire services because there is little money to be made with on their flower arrangements and every year we have so much business on Valentines Day we end up turning away local flower business in our flower shops (which is just wrong). When I started this florist blog I swore I would run my florist business different and I would find ways to increase my local flower business and not the business of other flower wire services. This is the first year my flower shops have not carried the Valentines Day Codified Items and I feel very good about it. I will let all the florist know how it goes after Valentines Day.

Good luck and remember to check out our new FREE Florist Directory

Find My Local Florist

It has been a while since I have written to my fellow florist. But I have very good news http://www.findmylocalflorist.com is almost complete. This Florist website is amazing! It shows the users exactly where the florist flower shop is located on Google Maps, has enough room for the florist to write about their flower shop, include pictures of their flower shop, links to the florist website and much more! I am so proud that I am able to provide such an amazing service to the florist and the best part is it is FREE! Thats right basic ad's for all florist are free!! The site is not complete yet but check it out at http://www.findmylocalflorist.com I would love to hear any feed back you have. The website should be complete by Valentines Day so I hope all the Florist are going to be ready to place their free Flower Shop Ad's right after Valentines Day. I want to wish all the florist good luck and cant wait to hear what you all say about the new Find My Local Florist website.