Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged success on February 4, 2010| 2 Comments »
Click the book cover for Resale Success Secrets.
…advice can make you lots of money, if you know the success secret: You actually (more…)
Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged small business, starting a consignment shop, thought for the day on January 24, 2010| 1 Comment »
All the glory and none of the work? I don't think so.
And even more especially in resale, where (more…)
Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged customers, HowToConsign.com, sea of sameness on January 22, 2010| 1 Comment »
Is it time in your consignment or resale or thrift shop to Think Outside the Box?
Is it time to figure out what would be some good tasks to tackle in a Slow Month?
Is it time to add YOUR shop to the Resale Shop Directory at the #1 Google site, HowToConsign.com?
Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, word of mouth on December 6, 2009|
This is a beer coaster. Really. From Colonial Jewelers in Frederick MD.
After all, guys aren’t gonna bring up the subject of buying an engagement ring with their buddies without a little prompting. This gets a conversation started, in a place where potential customers congregate.
Consider it
Sometimes, ya gotta (more…)
Posted in I've been meaning to tell you, Slices of (my) life on October 31, 2009| 4 Comments »
No, IT doesn’t, in this case, stand for Internet Technology. It’s that little word, “it,” that we all know by its cute little appearance. See? Isn’t IT cute? <<<<<
And then, there’s its.
Use an apostrophe with the word “it” when you want a contraction for “it is” or “it has”. Otherwise, its indicates possession. For example, “The dog is eating its bone.” This may seem confusing, but it follows the same pattern as other possessive pronouns: his, hers, its, yours, ours, theirs.
It’s simple. It IS simple. Remember this phrase to keep it right:
Now there’s (oohh look there I go!) dozens (note, no apostrophe) of other uses for apostrophes. You can visit the National Punctuation Day site, Catastrophe‘s site about catastrophes, and many more. At least I don’t devote my entire blog to apostrophes.
We’ll discuss sale (the NOUN) versus sell (the VERB) another day.
And then there’s (ooops!) who, who’s and whose. And their and there, not to mention thier. (And I sent out an email the other day with “your” when I meant “you’re”…sorry Erin!)
‘Til then (oohh, and what’s THAT APOSTROPHE DOING THERE?) toodle-oo.
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