When people put “Find us on Facebook” 
in their ads, on their web sites or business cards
they don’t really mean that!
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URL it, DARN it!
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Teeny Tips, tagged advertising, Facebook, resale shopkeeping, starting a consignment shop, web on August 1, 2016| 7 Comments »
It’s Not as Simple as Marking Down
Posted in Functional Friday, Mailbox: 1-on-1 Advice, Shopkeeping talk, tagged markdowns, resale shopkeeping, selling, success on July 29, 2016|
A shopkeeper asked, the other day, the best way to have a successful end of season sale. I think she was looking for some ideas on what others had done along the lines of bag sales, BOGO events, or dollar racks, but I was struck by (more…)
You Can Learn a Lot by Looking: Promoting Gift Cards
Posted in Really good ideas, Shopkeeping talk, tagged customers, gift certificates, learn a lot, resale shopkeeping, success on July 27, 2016| 4 Comments »
So I was in Jim’s Small Batch Bakery the other day and saw this for you. I also (more…)
Go to a flea market this weekend.
Posted in Functional Friday, Shopkeeping talk, tagged learn a lot, perceived value, resale shopkeeping, selling, small business, starting a consignment shop on July 22, 2016| 1 Comment »
If you’re less than confident about the look and appeal of your shop, get out and about.
You can learn a lot from some flea market vendors.
Shut UP, Facebook!
Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged profit, resale shopkeeping, success, web on July 20, 2016|
Do you resent the time Facebook gobbles up out of your life? You go to Facebook just to do specific things (post, check messages, participate in a group) and all of a sudden, it’s a half-hour (or an hour!) later and your life has not been enriched in any way?
There’s a solution.
Kill the newsfeed. Yup, there’s an app for that (actually, it’s a Chrome browser extension), and that’s what it’s called. Here’s what they say about themselves:
Saves you time by getting rid of Facebook news feed.
Kills the news feed and replaces it with a message reminding you not to get distracted. That’s it. You can still check your messages and notifications, post status updates, and do everything you could do before. You just won’t get distracting news feed posts anymore.
No more wasting time on Facebook. No more getting distracted when you log on to send a message. It’s that simple.
And yes, if you miss peering in on others’ lives, you can turn it off. You do need to use the Chrome browser for this to work. But that might be a small price to pay for getting all that wasted time back.
Thanks to Donna Moritz of Socially Sorted for this head’s-up.
UPDATE: Read this article too.
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