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Holiday weekends for entrepreneurs

July 3, 2014 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

If you have a resale, thrift or consignment shop, chances are that your business might be a mite slow over any holiday weekend, as your customers enjoy family gatherings, community events, or just kicking back.

Not that we wish slow sales upon you, but…

Consign to Design is a past consultee, and current Sponsor of our consumer-oriented site, HowToConsign.com

Consign to Design’s “front door” to their site. Find their live links on the Resale Shop Directory at HowToConsign

for an entrepreneur, this slow sales time could be a boon. It gives you time to research, try out, do some of those pesky details inherent in running your social media.

Maybe this series on Auntie Kate the Blog might be your weekend task:

Optimizing your Web Site for Resale Shoppers

Start here with Day One and follow the “next post” to see all four in the series

 

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Aw, that’s so cute! Displaying home goods….

June 29, 2014 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Of all the challenges consignment, resale and thrift shopkeepers face with merchandising their one-of-a-kind assortment of goods,

the absolute hardest thing to display Continue Reading »

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Ask for what you want.

June 25, 2014 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Don’t be shy. If you want them to “share” a Facebook post or “forward this email to a friend”, you have to ask for it.

Same goes for Continue Reading »

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For my consignment & resale peers…

June 24, 2014 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

… who are on their way to NARTS Conference 2014, a big hug and this wish for you:

 

Have a wonderful time, and come back and tell us all about it!

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Happy First Day of Summer!

June 21, 2014 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

What more can I say? Except I wish I had Continue Reading »

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