There are at least 7… no, make that 20… places on the Internet where you can list your business for free.
In fact, your business is probably there already
but in “skeleton” form. Flesh out Continue Reading »
I could really harmonize with this advise from a savvy singer and marketeer. She says
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I’ve learned that online blogging is a great way to deliver your message to fans in a clear and concise manner. But with the ease of posting social network updates with a click of a button from our Smartphones, I think it’s easy for a lot of independent artists and businesses to get lazy and neglect two of the most important cornerstones of a company’s online promotional strategy: their official website and mailing list.
Her reasoning:
So keep posting regularly on your social networks, but be sure to step up your online presence with keeping your website and mailing list active. Your consistency with these two major tools will assuredly push your professional image and business brand up to new heights.
See Katie’s site and listen to her music.
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There are so many things we’d like to do to improve our resale or consignment or thrift shop, aren’t there.
Sometimes it can be overwhelming.
Overwhelming to the point of causing Continue Reading »
Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk | Tagged daily operations, resale shopkeeping, starting a consignment shop, success | 9 Comments »
You’ve read the news. “X.com has garnered $Ymill for start up costs on online consignment shop.” “Venture capitalists drawn to online resale sites.”
And the GOOD part of all this for us, the B&M/ and maybe a bit online shop? They’re Continue Reading »
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, Used Stuff in the News | Tagged merchandising, resale shopkeeping, small business, web | 2 Comments »
Consignment and resale and thrift shops love discounting… or rather, we are smart enough to know our customers love “outsmarting” us by “finding the deals” in our shops.
And using coupons is one more way we can help our customers feel smart. An X-dollar-off or a percentage off
coupon is a great way to let your shopper feel empowered
Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk | Tagged coupons, customers, Halloween, holidays, promotions, resale shopkeeping | 4 Comments »
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