One of the best ways to get your business noticed on social media is to ride the wave of popularity… to talk about what everyone’s talking about. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘resale shopkeeping’
Don’t be a Facebook Live Video DropOut!
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, Facebook, resale shopkeeping, success, web on October 24, 2017| 2 Comments »

Are your FB Live videos blurry? Pixelated? Is your sound fuzzy or out of synch? Learn why (and how to cure it!)
While this (more…)
Kudos: La Casa Fina, Santa Fe NM
Posted in Kudos: Ideas to inspire!, Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, display, resale shopkeeping, small business, starting a consignment shop, success, web on October 19, 2017|
What’s the most important thing people need to know about your B&M shop before they come visit?
That will help them come visit?
Where you are, of course. And what to look for when they get near… and what to look for is… what your shop looks like from the road/ sidewalk!
Bonus points if you show a bit of what’s inside, your phone number, and a nice welcoming OPEN sign, and open DOOR!
Like Seva’s photo here: (more…)
Learn a Lot: New Arrivals Rack Signage
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged learn a lot, merchandising, resale shopkeeping, selling, starting a consignment shop on October 16, 2017|
Fun idea for signage on your New Arrival rack, as seen in an outlet store near me. Remember, you can Learn A Lot when you’re out and about. (And it’s the perfect excuse to go shopping in stores other than your own!)
Don’t use a New Arrivals Rack (or area, if you deal in home decor) in your shop? Read about So many things in my life in consignment started out as a benefit to ME… and then I learned they were a BIGGER benefit to my customers.
And this reason why your loyal customers don’t stop in more often which I’m guessing has never occurred to you.
What’s another word for “you gotta be kidding”?
Posted in Mailbox: 1-on-1 Advice, tagged accepting, consignors, Products for the Professional Resaler, resale shopkeeping, starting a consignment shop on October 10, 2017| 2 Comments »
A shopkeeper asks:
Is there a polite way to tell our consignors or sellers that their clothes or decor items are out of date? It seems so rude and blunt.
Auntie Kate answers:
First, you have to delete (more…)


