Green Oak Shop Talk: ...the WEB

Friday, October 23, 2009

...the WEB

USING THE WEB IS SO DIFFERENT FOR ME....UNHEARD OF JUST A FEW YEARS AGO....AND NOW IM all over the place.....

im not very tekky....but IM so thankful for the internet....now it is a part of our business and my day.... FOR ME ITS A WAY TO CONNECT, A PLACE TO GET INSPIRED, A GOOD PLACE FOR ARMCHAIR TRAVEL...AND SOMETIMES A GREAT PLACE FOR BUSINESS BRAINSTORMING...and info...

.........HERE WE ARE.....
http://www.magpiecottage.blogspot.com/
http://www.greenoakantiques.com/
http://www.gypsymarket.etsy.com/ our etsy
facebook!!! look under green oak antiques..or friend me.. http://www.facebook.com/people/Ann-Burton-Wootten-Furnivall/1421037692
http://www.vintagevillage.ning.com/ about etsy mainly
http://www.junkrevolution.com/ all about junk and the junky world
http://www.giftshopmag.com/ some good articles on here...and a forum
http://www.small-business-forum.net/ good informative posters on all things web related
http://www.giftbeat.com/ ....just joined and really like it....good active stores on there....good nuts and bolts store talk.....

here are some of my WEB issues right now....

how to use facebook as well as possible....and how to have it interact with our other web parts ....im considering an ad for the store on there....facebook can be so local....and altho i love being all over the place on the web...my MONEY comes from people who are here in indiana and can actually drive to my store inan hour or so......and i think they are on facebook....especially my new young homeowners.... any comments on this idea sure would be appreciated...hint hint...

how many times to email customers in a month

just figured out the link within widget!!!! its pretty wierd...i dont know how it works....but its on my magpie blog....it shows you 3 related posts within your blog.....how does it pick? who knows!!!!

how to sell my junk art on the web,....new website, etsy, facebook, ?????? and would it sell.

get a better camera...and the hard part...learn how to use it better...

and last but not least.....how to connect ....cyberley... with my local customers and not be a pest...

thats about it....

3 comments:

Mr. Flannery said...: Ann - A good camera is important but learning how to use your photo editing software effectively is more important. I need to find a good PhotoShop tutorial to enhance my editing capabilities.; October 23, 2009 at 9:27 AM
Sandy and Joe/rhubarb reign said...: Hi Annie! Ahh, the Internet. I love it. I hate it. It never ceases to amaze me. Will take a look at the Junk Revolution site. Does it explain what the forum is? Otherwise, you'll have to fill me in. xo; October 30, 2009 at 3:21 AM
ann at greenoak said...: dear mr flannery...i have trouble with directions...need a coach with patience and a whip....; November 2, 2009 at 4:22 AM

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#THE 80 /20 RULE.########......
..i never went to business school.i was a lit major....but im so glad someone told me about the 80/20 rule.....the way i understand it is that 80% of your good things comes from the top 20% of your thing....and visa versa......i use it to rate so many things...i make a list by value....from the best to the worst....i do it in inventory, colors, geography of the store, customer groups, companies, etc etc....it shows you right away what your best thing is.....and if you need to cut back it shows you what your weakest thing is.....
####JONS RULE####
my son jon has a theory that some of the hardest people to deal with turn out to be the best connections....this has been true a lot of times for us....like my import supplier, he has wonderful authentic primitives from all over the world and when i get to him i buy a lot!!! but he makes me pay just what a regular buyer would pay..so unfair!!..he doesnt have a catalog, hes very unreliable, if i ask him to bring something to our meeting place or anything specific i dont even expect it to happen.....but hes great to deal with, has the coolest stuff sometimes, and hardly any competition ..
##UNDER PROMISE OVER DELIVER..#######
this is about my favorite business rule...and i really believe in it....i figure people are used to great fast service, like from ll bean....well i cant give that so i never offer anything close...at our place we say no all the time to customer requests...no credit, no lay aways, NO delivery, no special colors, no custom work of any kind....it works out great..and lets us usually handle the workload at a level we can accomplish..we are basically a cash and carry operation.... i will hardly promise to call someone if i get something they want....i was always a terrible procrastinator and this rule has helped me a lot....and thankfully our customers are great with it....

Friday, October 23, 2009

...the WEB

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