8 Things You Should Do Before Starting a Tea Business
Starting a tea business is an exciting yet scary endeavor. Here are 8 things that will help set you up for success. Having passion for it is the most important!
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Intellectual Property and Tea
I've noticed a concerning increase in copy cats in the tea world. These are some dos and don'ts for sharing content and respecting the work of others.
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The Trouble with Tech Startups and Tea
Last year I wrote a bit of a rant about crowdfunding and the issues that it presents the tea world. Not much has changed since then but the recent demise of tech startup Teforia got...
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5 Things Tea Companies Need to Stop Doing on Instagram
Instagram is probably the social media platform that I use the most. There’s an awesome sense of community there and I love being able to connect with other tea fanatics around the world. It’s also a...
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Guide to Tea Blogging: Ethics, Reviews, and Sampling
I kicked off a series called Guide to Tea Blogging back in December but haven’t had a chance to revisit it. New bloggers often reach out to me asking for advice so it will helpful to...
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4 Simple Ways Restaurants Can Improve Their Tea Service
I think almost every tea drinker I know has bemoaned the sad state of tea in American restaurants at one time or another. Even high-end establishments disappoint with tepid water and poor quality tea bags,...
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Guide to Tea Blogging: The Importance of Accurate Analytics
I get a lot of questions about the ins and outs of tea blogging, especially from those who are very new to this crazy thing we do. This post is the first of what will...
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5 Things to Do When Contacting a Tea Blogger
Last week I wrote a post called 5 Things to Avoid Doing When Contacting a Tea Blogger. The response was surprisingly awesome (big thank you to everyone who shared it on social media!). It was...
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5 Things to Avoid When Contacting a Tea Blogger
+Tea for Me Please turned the ripe old age of 8 this year. As far as tea blogs go, you could say that I’ve been around the block a time or two. In that time I’ve...
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Crowd Funding and Tea
Lately, I’ve been inundated with requests to write about and share Kickstarter campaigns on my social media channels. Although this is a seemingly innocuous question, there are some issues that I think need to be...
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What I Look for When Buying Tea
Buying tea is a bit of a crap shoot, especially over the internet. It’s hard to know what you are getting until you drink it for the first time and by then it’s too late....
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Why Microwaving Tea is a Bad Idea
A lot of people ask me about microwaving tea. It is never something that I would recommend and these are all of the reasons why.
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5 Buzz Words Tea Companies Should Stop Using
After drinking tea for so many years there are some buzz words used by tea companies that really get my goat. Time and time again they are used in a way that deceives or misleads...
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Socially Speaking: Joseph Wesley Black Tea’s Facebook Page
A number of my readers are in the “industry” and I often get asked for advice about social media so I thought that now would be a good time to start a little series on...
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Twitter for the Tea Set
I’ve been tweeting about tea almost as long as I’ve been blogging (which was 3 years to the date last Thursday!). It’s been a great way to connect with the companies I love, fellow bloggers...
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