If you want



to sell your tea in other parts of the country, how can you make that happen?

You have several choices:

·         

Open Tastee

Tea stores around the country. Unless you've inherited jillions, you probably

can't afford this. You also have to ask yourself two burning questions:

1.      



Will people

come to a tea store? I don't know of any that just sell tea, do you? Even

coffeeshops are carrying more and more baked goods because coffee by itself

doesn't draw enough traffic.2.      



Is this

really the most efficient way to sell your tea? Making tea doesn't give you

expertise in running teashops.

·         

Sell Tastee

Tea through a mail order catalog. This will prove very costly unless your teas

are truly spectacular or you mail to the right list. Even in that case, you will

need deep pockets.

·         

Visit coffee

and tea stores around the country and persuade them to carry your Tastee Tea.

This is doable (and has been a successful paradigm for many products over the

years), but it takes time and pulls you away from tea-making, which is what

you're really good at and enjoy. While you're away making sales calls, who's

keeping an eye on the Boysenberry Blend?

·         

Contact

several key distributors and have them add Tastee Tea to their line. If you can

convince these distributors to carry Tastee Tea, this is the easiest and most

efficient way to get into the marketplace. If you select a distributor who

carries products that complement yours (coffees, coffee and cappuccino makers,

baked goods and so on), you can count on their help in lining up retailers.