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Handy-Dandy Resolution List for Resale Shopkeepers

January 3, 2010 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

More traffic in your consignment shop means more business!Been too busy so far to choose some business-improving  New Year’s Resolutions? Well, Auntie Kate is here to help.

FIVE TO THRIVE: Resolved. Build traffic in my consignment or resale shop, starting today.

1- Get a plan. Make up your Public Relations Plan and take advantage of REAL social networking…the kind that happens in your community.

2- Learn how to put your Press Kit together. While you may not want to pay $80 to put a single press release on this site, their PDFs are helpful and applicable to other venues.

3 – Use your mailing list to its max. Broadcast email and snail mail.

4 – Collect and use customer testimonials. Aim for getting a good one every week.

5 – Learn to fully use Facebook to its full potential to better your business.

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  1. on January 1, 2014 at 11:44 am Unknown's avatar The tools for consignment & resale success in 2014 | Auntie Kate The Resale Expert

    […] here’s a little recycled New Year’s Day gift from me to you: a recap of some resources you might use to refresh your consignment, thrift or resale business in the New […]


  2. on November 5, 2012 at 12:32 pm Unknown's avatar You can learn a lot at Facebook. And then finetune it here. « Auntie Kate The Resale Expert

    […] out all those wonderful compliments for the real-life message board in your entryway. And note Resolution #4 here, from 2010… you can fulfill that for the whole year in one short time […]


  3. on July 30, 2010 at 9:35 am Unknown's avatar Weekend Warrior « Auntie Kate The Resale Expert

    […] these attract previously-unmotivated people into your shop? Or maybe some previously-passed by New Year’s Resolutions might now fill the bill of filling your shop with thrilled new […]


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