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April 20, 2011 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

You know I think consignment, thrift, resale shops underutilize photos. I think every shop could use a lot more of them. On their sites, on their blogs, in Facebook (hey, whatever happened to flickr and twitpic?)

And you know I am a fan of words too. Captions add to the appeal…and usefulness…of pictures.

Are you ready to let your merchandise speak for itself? Here’s 3 quick examples I made with free programs like Picmonkey or Ribbet. Perhaps they’ll spark your imagination? Or more importantly, your potential customers’!

Another fun way to add words to your photos.

Adding captions to photos already in your FB albums.

Real tags…and virtual ones.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk | Tagged advertising, web | 14 Comments

14 Responses

on September 1, 2013 at 8:44 pm Cheapest advertising ever. | Auntie Kate The Resale Expert

[…] find the words, and paper dolls are great activity sheets you can create inexpensively, by simply adding your shop’s info to a free printable found on the Internet. If your budget allows for color printing or crayons for […]
on March 8, 2013 at 12:58 pm Are you branding your web images? | Auntie Kate The Resale Expert

[…] A whimsical way to add words to your photos. […]
on February 10, 2013 at 7:46 pm Great shop. Wish I could remember the name. « Auntie Kate The Resale Expert

[…] Lesson learned: Leave nothing to chance. Or, they aren’t paying attention. (And there’s a Part 2 to this blog topic, ’cause it’s Important.) Or Let your merchandise speak for itself. […]
on November 18, 2012 at 8:09 pm Spend the next 4 days convincing your shoppers. « Auntie Kate The Resale Expert

[…] Blog. You even watched as, step-by-step, I put a shop name on a real consignment shop. You can even make your gift ideas “speak” for themselves. Or fix a photo that didn’t turn out so great. Don’t like fiddling with […]
on September 15, 2011 at 1:41 pm 5 Minute Fix: Tweetin’ your little heart out « Auntie Kate The Resale Expert

[…] Letting your graphics speak for themselves. […]
on July 20, 2011 at 12:38 pm Afraid of blogs? Here’s a little tip. « Auntie Kate The Resale Expert

[…] Another way to enhance your photos. […]
on June 14, 2011 at 12:50 pm Get out those scissors and the glue sticks… | Auntie Kate goes to NARTS Conference

[…] Don’t forget captions. You know how I feel about captions. Like this and this and even this. […]
on June 13, 2011 at 9:40 am What’s goes around… is round. « Auntie Kate The Resale Expert

[…] In fact, I can TOTALLY see the center being left blank, then some nice wording fitted in the circle formed there, with all the photo phun places I’ve mentioned before like here. […]
on June 8, 2011 at 10:51 am 5-Minute Fix: Fix your Location in their minds « Auntie Kate The Resale Expert

[…] And don’t forget, you can add text to photos and put them together in a collage with Picnik. We talked about that a while back. […]
on April 22, 2011 at 8:54 am Julie@repeatstreet.com

I’m a very visual person. I love seeing pictures of everything. My problem is, I feel like the pictures I take in my shop never do the shop or the items justice. I’ve been trying to do more pics on my facebook page, but I have a hard time posting a picture I don’t love.
on April 20, 2011 at 10:55 pm Patty

This is an awesome idea. Now if I can just figure out how to do it….
- on April 21, 2011 at 6:28 am Auntie Kate
  
  Easy-peasy. Using picnik.com, upload a photo, then play 😉 I have the paid version which allows more fonts, etc, but try the freebie for a while. The chair photo, for example, first got its thought balloon, then the text within the balloon. Picnik’s also the place to correct photos you’ve taken: crop, color correct, lighten, and so on.
on April 20, 2011 at 7:11 pm Lourdes Gutierre

Thanks for the idea. Never thought of adding whimsical captions!
on April 20, 2011 at 5:35 pm Katie Cautela

Great idea, thank you!!!

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