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As an online creative business, you pour your heart into every product you make, package you ship, and social post you share. And when a customer makes a purchase\u2014especially their first\u2014it\u2019s a thrill. But what if that purchase wasn\u2019t just a transaction? What if it was the beginning of a lasting relationship? 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