Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, email on October 26, 2012|
If you’ve ever received an email from me, you’ve probably noticed my signature block:
In that block I provide, every time, (more…)
Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged display on October 24, 2012|
This shopkeeper needed a backdrop in her open display windows. So she had a framework built to hold… a shower curtain! Easily changed, and the availability of different designs and colors meant she could give her windows a different look whenever she wanted. (Thanks KateB, for sending this to TGtbT.com years ago.)
Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Functional Friday, Shopkeeping talk on September 14, 2012|
Misplace your cell phone? Easy enough to find, if you have someone with another phone who’ll call yours, so you can locate it somewhere in your shop (what the heck is it doing in in the pocket of those jeans?)
But what if (more…)
Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, blogging, resale shopkeeping, web on September 12, 2012| 3 Comments »
I am a real NUT when it comes to using your website to get customers in your shop.
Choose one color. And one color only. Ah, the good old days.
Maybe it’s because I opened my shop WAYbackWHEN when (more…)
Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged perceived value, selling, web on July 26, 2012| 8 Comments »
Consignment, resale, and thrift shops are addicted to using Facebook to keep their names in the forefront of their loyal customers’ shopping minds. But not all of them do it well. For example, albums. They can be a virtual catalog, a on-screen showroom, and a big part of your business branding. The right photos, with the right captions, add so much perceived value to your merchandise! Here’s a shop which has done it well:
Too Good to be Threw is the flagship site of the TGtbT Family of Sites for the Professional Resalers
Auntie Kate The Resale Expert 