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Are your regulars, well, not as regular as you’d like?
Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged merchandising, resale shopkeeping, starting a consignment shop on February 1, 2017| 1 Comment »
Kudos: Quick Merchandise Shots
Posted in Kudos: Ideas to inspire!, Shopkeeping talk, tagged display, merchandising, resale shopkeeping, social networking on January 30, 2017|
What makes a good, quick, no-fuss merchandise shot for your social media?
Take a look.
Lighting, focus, and here from Back by Popular Demand, a perfectly angled mirror shot and a bright, appealing piece of merchandise.
(What would make it even better? Branding the photo so your shop name is seen!)
Slow Day at Work?
Posted in Functional Friday, Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, resale shopkeeping, web on January 27, 2017| 2 Comments »
No customers? You’ve vacuumed and waxed the rods and are bored silly? Feel like you’re in a ghost town?
Here’s a suggestion: Learn how to claim your on-line listings. Take your time and do it right.
One thing they forgot, for us entrepreneurs: Make sure that your profile page on Facebook shows your business page. (And make sure that that link actually GOES there.)
Extra credit. For more ideas of what to do when, seemingly, there’s nothing to do:
Rather than stare out the window and worry that everyone’s forgotten you….
Learn to link to get more traffic. (And if you’re embarrassed that you aren’t QUITE sure how to find your own URLs, read this.)
Learn A Lot: Taking a Second Look
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged learn a lot, merchandising, resale shopkeeping, starting a consignment shop on January 23, 2017|
I love snapping quick photos to share with you in my Learn a Lot series. There’s so much imagination out there to inspire us all… but sometimes, even The Resale Guru needs to
take a second look.
I saw this wonderful little swing shop armoire in a vintage market and loved the signage, the tulle on the top of the (really, an old TV armoire….) and the lace and beads to emphasize the merchandise…
More on swing shops and other sizzling ways to enhance your shop: just click or tap!
but it took a closer look at my photos before I noticed the really, really, really good idea for consignment, resale, and thrift shoppers to use:
Did you catch it? Look again!
No need to rig up some sort of clothing rod inside the armoire… just plop a 2-way within and you’re good to go… that is, go nuts with your select little selection any time you want to fluff up the sales floor a bit!
(Tip: Now might be the right time to try this, and if you love the look so much you could line your shop in armoires, well take a look at my Pin here. )
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