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Another opportunity to tell your story!

March 1, 2018 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Make your Facebook cover photo… be a video! Here’s a consignment/ resale example or two:

https://www.facebook.com/SarahCyrusHome/

https://www.facebook.com/SimpleConsign

This one’s not of our industry… but imagine the fast-forward technique of you dressing a mannequin or accessorizing a bookcase!

Here’s a how-to article and more info plus great ideas and examples!

Free videos? Of course. If you’re too busy/ distracted/ unclear on the concept, try a freebie.
Maker Moon has some great ones. Take a look at their “Accordion Slider” which to me is SO perfect for resale. 5 captions, 5 models… 5 reasons to choose your shop, whether it’s resale, consignment or thrift, and whether you sell women’s fashion, kidswear, home furnishings or… anything!

Makermoon does other formats too, as in Instagram, Facebook… or blog 🙂 Here’s one I made in a few moments.

Other free sites, other free info, check out Google.

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Kudos: Your Local Resale Shops Brochure

February 26, 2018 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

If your area doesn’t have a brochure of local resale shops to offer customers, and if you’ve tried to rally your peers to create one without success, Continue Reading »

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Bet YOU have some great advocates too!

February 24, 2018 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Azalea had SUCH a great idea: Invite fashion-savvy, outgoing, customers to create a look out of your merchandise in stock and model it for you… wow! Now this is a Kudos idea!

Kudos because:

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You don’t gotta be an Einstein

February 21, 2018 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Too Good to be Threw's Motivating quoteYou don’t gotta be an Einstein to make your consignment, resale or thrift shop operate smoother, make more money, or simply be more fun and less work to run.

But it doesn’t hurt.

We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.

So, if you were thinking Continue Reading »

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Brand your photos in one easy step.

February 16, 2018 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Okay, you’ve heard me rant preach discuss putting your shop’s name, tag, URL, whatever, in all your

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