RESALE
makes my HEART Race!
A theme for Sharers at
Conference...that also works great in your shop
You are invited to become
an official TGtbT Racy Resaler.
What does that mean? That
you are welcome to  reproduce
this design on staff T-shirts for your next sale, on
give-away totes in your shop, even use it for your donation
of water bottles to the next charity walk or run in your
town (for the Heart Association, perhaps?)
There's only
three things I ask of you, when you are using this
copyrighted art:
* You maintain the HowToConsign.com line in the art.
* You do not use it to create goods that you will sell. Fine
to use it for promotional items to polish the image of our
industry (since that helps all resale shops), not fine to
use it to bring bucks directly into your till (which helps
only you).
* You do not alter the artwork in any way. Use it complete
or not at all, please.
* If you violate these simple, agreeable rules, you will be
severely punished. I personally know ALL the customers from
Hell, and will send them, in unremitting streams, into your
business until you huddle, slobbering, under the racks. Be
fair and prosper!
 Will
you be at NARTS Conference 2008?
TGtbT
Sharers will be gathering in the hotel's lobby bar Thursday
evening at 6 PM. And you're invited! Wanna be SURE we recognize you? Go
ahead, dust off that old iron, and use any these graphics*
to make yourself a Racy Resaler Tshirt, or tote bag, or
nightie, or whatever....
*
(To copy any graphic, right click and choose "save
graphic". Depending on how you have your computer
set up, it'll save the graphic in one of your programs, where
you can change size, rotate, print it out on iron-on
transfer paper from an office-supply or craft store, and just generally have a ball.)
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Still deciding if Conference is you?
 We're reviving an old
tradition at Conference and I guarantee you'll love it! Too Good to be Threw offers WindowWalk at NARTS Conference 2008...free!
To get the maximum out of the Resalers' Bus Tour, print yourself out
a handful of Visiting
Other Resalers, a TGtbT Luncheonette Product.
If you haven't been making profitable use of Kate's 10
Simple Low- or No-Cost Ways to make $10,000 more a year in your
Resale Shop all year, start now! So okay, you
won't make $10,000 more between today and buying me a drink in the
hotel bar...but you'll be on your way!
Read Kate's
replies to your concerns about attending, tips on how to get the
most out of every minute of Conference. And here's NARTS
Testimonials Page, where you might recognize some names from our
industry discussion board, Sharing!
The Auction
at NARTS Conference is great fun! It takes place at Friday's
Gala Cocktail Party, which is a great time to wear that flashy dress
you love, but never wear because...
Kate's workshop will be Taking
It to the Next Level: If
you are ready, willing and able to stop being a cheapskate because
it's costing you money, then it is time to polish, promote and
fulfill your shop's promise! If you are at the point of upgrading
your store to enhance your reputation and set yourself apart from
ho-hum resale shops, resale icon Kate
Holmes—Too
Good to be Threw—will guide you through the ways your
investment can be returned in spades by spending reasonable amounts
to upgrade everything in the areas that are right for you.
Note from Kate: This
workshop is NOT for the faint of heart...it's ideas and information
for those who want to maximize their potential by
investing time, money, and energy in their shop.
Hey, I even found coupons for
you to use in Indy!
Speaking of spending
money, bring cash. Not only because it's more polite to not make
your resale peers pay credit-card fees on your purchase during the
Bus Tour, but also because only cash purchases qualify for the incredible
FREE GIFT with purchase at TGtbT's SourceMart booth!
You absolutely
positively must miss this year's Conference? Kate tells you how
to have your own, and save so much money, you'll be able to fill
your reference library with every Product for the Professional
Resaler there is!
Will you be speaking at Conference? 50
Top Tips To Not Trip Up a Speech (try saying THAT ten times
fast!)
While it's best, of course, to keep your shop open while you are at
Conference, don't let lack of staff/helpers keep you from attending!
Yes, it's true. I DO recommend that, if there's no other way, you
lock the doors and come to Conference! And here's what the sign on
your door and your after-hours message machine might say:
Sorry
we missed you!
We're attending
our industry's Annual Conference this weekend.
We are always striving to learn how to make
MyShop better for you!
Come visit again
starting Tuesday June Whatever
and see what we've changed to make
Shopping more fun and more rewarding!
(signature)
* Notes on the wording:
Notice there is NO word CLOSED on
this sign. Believe me, you use that word, you'll start rumors that
your shop is going out of business.
The line breaks are important
because people scan, they don't read. Ditto the larger,
bolder lines...those are the key points you want to get
across.
You can, if your shop has a sense of humor, add a line about a
secret word or phrase,
to "reward" those inconvenienced by the shop not being
open (notice how cleverly I just avoided the word
closed).
Something like: We'd like to say thanks for
understanding, so the next time you're in, tell us the secret
phrase Kate Holmes is the Guru of Resale and
we'll give you a gift! (For heaven's sake don't really
use that phrase!)
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