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Tragedy or Travesty?

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Teeny Tips, tagged , , on November 12, 2012|

Is she holding the anchovies?November 12 is

National Pizza With Everything (Except Anchovies) Day

according to Punchbowl.com, which has a treasure trove of “National Day” celebration ideas.

Now, a pizza without anchovies is a travesty, not a tragedy in truth. I will eat pizza and gladly without anchovies. But when no one’s looking, I order it with. Anchovies. Little salty fish fillets. Call me weird. Just don’t call me late for pizza.

Serving pieces are popular at thrift, consignment, and resale shopsThanks to a consignment shop that led me to this site. The shop uses these “holidays” on their Facebook page… I was hoping for some merchandise connection, like if it’s National Pumpkin day, an outfit that’s pumpkin-colored or a decorative pie plate… wouldn’t that be a fun way to have some inspiration for your blog* or your fleeting Facebook status updates?

Bookmark Punchbowl, and start writing simple little blog* entries. Or put it on your Facebook. Or on a chalkboard in your shop’s entry. Or on name badges, so your staff has something to chat with shoppers about.

Just try to connect the chat to your merchandise!

* What, Me Blog?  Yes, you can, and should, blog for your resale, thrift, or consignment shop.

Pizza hat photo from http://tamsinsilver.blogspot.com, platter from surlatable.com

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Web-Cleaning Day!

Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on November 11, 2012|

Today’s a good day to slip into some high heels, Clean up your consignment, resale, or thrift shop web sitecinch your wasp waist into a frilly apron, and clean up the web.

 

Your web site, that is.

Here’s a series of posts here on Auntie Kate the Blog to give you some motivation.

After you’ve read the series, download our free PDF, Your Website Ranking Quiz, and see how well your consignment, resale, or thrift website is working to actually get paying customers and valuable suppliers into your store.

If you have, have had, or want to have a blog, skim over the handout from my NARTS workshop. More on blogging to get real live customers into your real live store. (Tip: Your web site is your brochure. Your blog is your magazine.)

Is your web site just too much to tackle this week (I feel the same way about my office)? Then take 5 minutes to learn how to use your email to better your business.

Or check out these Facebook-for-resale-shops tips and links.

Don’t do your own web housework? Make note of what you’d like to change, and pop it into an email to your site keeper.

What would YOU like to change about your web site? How have you been using email to boost business? What would you like to share with your fellow resalers? And just how many dust bunnies DID you slaughter?

The illustration’s from catholiclane.com but I don’t know where they got it from. She doesn’t look particularly Catholic to me.

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It’s official. Pinterest outdraws Facebook.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , , on November 9, 2012| 5 Comments »

I’ve watched for weeks, itching to tell my consignment, resale, and thrifts friends this little nugget.Pinterest is GOOD for resale, thrift and consignment shops

More people come to my site and my blog via referrals at my Pinterest boards than from my Facebook site (and site.)

Am I (more…)

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The perfect photo for your web site

Posted in Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on October 18, 2012|

This snapshot by a newspaper reporter is the ideal photo for any resale, consignment or thrift shop. In this case, it’s NFP thrift shop founder Janet Hamilton accepting a donation for Journey Home, her shop which benefits hospice care. But it works equally well for (more…)

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10 Minutes to Build your Traffic. In your jammies.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on October 14, 2012| 2 Comments »

Got 10 minutes, or half an hour today? Put it to good use. Use it to try a few (more…)

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