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Japanese writing system basics
Explains how the Japanese writing system works by comparing it to expanding the English alphabet.
Candy Japan
Japanese candy boxes shipped to you worldwide up to twice a month, starting from just $12.95.
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What I Learned Burning $14k on YouTube Ads for Candy Japan
Explains how expensive it is to advertise on YouTube, what is involved in launching a campaign and finally tweaking it towards profitability.
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Nobody's Going to Steal Your Idea
Should you tell everyone your business ideas, or keep them as your closely guarded secrets?
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Twice as happy customers means half the marketing spend
Halving your cancel rate doubles the number of customers your business has. Even if you run a subscription business forever, you will not have infinite customers. Instead you reach a steady-state number.
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Credit card fraud warning signs
Avoid accepting fraudulent credit card orders by paying attention to these warning signs.
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Candy Japan hit with credit card fraud
What is credit card fraud, how we noticed it and how it impacted our business.
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Candy Japan crosses $10K MRR
Japanese candy subscription box Candy Japan exceeded $10,000 per month in sales.
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How many lines of code is Candy Japan?
Guess how many lines of code you end up with when writing a subscription box site from scratch.
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How Candy Japan got credit card fraud somewhat under control
Credit card fraud can be a huge problem for subscription boxes. Here's how we got our situation under control.
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YouTube marketing horror story
Results from asking 180 YouTubers to make an unboxing video for a subscription box. Includes detailed breakdown of response rate, number of videos made, views and the sales results from them.
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Candy Japan 2017 Year in Review
This was another tough year for Candy Japan, with many factors combining to a sharp decline in subscriber numbers. Contains revenue numbers, site statistics and learnings from 2017.
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Candy Japan 2015 Year in Review
2015 was a nerve-wrecking year for Candy Japan, with some dramatic ups and downs.
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Candy Japan 2014 Year in Review
Looking back on what happened in 2014 for the Japanese candy subscription box Candy Japan.
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A/B testing original design vs. random template bought from ThemeForest
When creating your landing page, should you customize a ready-made template or create one from scratch? Results of A/B testing a ThemeForest template against a homebrewed one.
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Results from Candy Japan box design A/B test
How the physical box design for a subscription box affects retention.
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Algorithmic fitting of Japanese candy
Introduction to bin packing through a simple example of fitting boxes of candy inside a parcel.
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Sales results from getting 3M views on YouTube
How getting your subscription box covered on a popular YouTube channel is not necessarily a shortcut to riches.
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Candy Japan April Income Report
How much money can you make by sending surprise candy to people around the world?