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Story time for resale shops.

Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on January 31, 2013| 4 Comments »

So, what’s your story?

tell your consignment storyThat simple question is one that, if answered, will really (more…)

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Facebook can make your face red. Or your customers’.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , on January 30, 2013| 7 Comments »

Sometimes a shopkeeper has to think before "speaking" on FacebookSome consignment, thrift, and resale shop owners need to postpone their postings on Facebook…. until they get more common sense. Some actual posts by actual shopkeepers:

I’m so sick of (more…)

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Follow the TGtbT Family on Pinterest? If not, you’re missing a lot.

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on January 27, 2013|

A picture is worth a thousand words, right? We all love looking at pictures.Sometimes, though, the

images might need a few words of explanation

as to WHY someone wants you to look at them. And that’s what you get when you follow Too Good to be Threw on Pinterest, so I hope you do.  A few little extra tips, hints, and ideas which might be just the thing to make your business all you dream it can be.

And if you follow HowToConsign.com on Pinterest, you’ll see what HTC is saying to your future customers and suppliers. You can even repin those messages onto your shop Pinterest boards, which is a 2-second way to improve YOUR business with no effort, thanks to the Sponsor Shops on HTC!

Here’s a handful of examples of what you might be missing over on our Pinterest pages:

What do these clipboards have to do with running a consignment, resale or thrift shop? A lot, perhaps. Click to see what I suggested…

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An easy way to polish your teen-oriented business within your community is suggested at this Pin. Click to see if it might be a way to raise YOUR shop’s community profile and reputation.

Source: data.whicdn.com via Kate on Pinterest

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Click the photo to read why this home-decor magazine photo can be very useful to your shop, no matter what you sell. Then after you read that Pin, read this one. Similar but different.

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And over on HowToConsign.com’s Pinterest, this single Pin has been repinned almost 100 times. I’m betting 80 of those people checked out the Consignment & Resale Directory while they were there, and here’s hoping they found out about YOUR shop there!

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Follow Too Good HowToConsign.com uses Pinterestto be Threw on Pinterest

Follow HowToConsign.com on Pinterest

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Make Facebook work better for your consignment, resale, or thrift shop

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on January 17, 2013| 2 Comments »

Don't post every single pic from your consignment shop

Here’s a tip from Kate: Don’t post every picture you took to your FB albums. Select a few that show your items to the best advantage.

Interested in becoming better at Facebook?

There’s a LOT of info out there on the web, and you could be investing a lot of time (some consignment and resale shopkeepers tell me they spend more than 3 hours a DAY tweaking their Facebook pages!) without the return on investment you would like.

Here’s some time-wise help that (more…)

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Photo inspiration for resale shops

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on January 16, 2013| 6 Comments »

Is this a fun way to show some consignment or resale merchandise? Truly inspiration for your next merchandise shots!

How to photograph consignment shop goods

Now THAT’s the way to photograph your goods. (Don’t worry, you don’t have to have a yard with tropical greenery. Maple trees work. As do chain link fences. Or even a graffiti-scrawled wall. Depends on your merchandise and your store’s image!)

See how much more wonderful those dresses look rather than

NOT the way to photograph consignment clothes

Nuff said? What are YOUR tricks for quick shots you take to post on your blog or on Facebook? Comment below and earn yourself some brownie points!

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