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Posted on 08/24/2005 9:50:25 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
You can have the threes.
All to work in a place not known to be a great workplace. Heck... Maybe they start shooting people when they realize they spent 3 years trying to get a job they really hate. ;~D
Push...
From what I can tell, they used to have a very basic web page with just their name and address and a list of what they carried - I remember seeing it and being frustrated by it years ago, as they're one of just a handful of shops that carry certain high end brands. Other places have inventory and photos on-line, which is a much, much better way of doing business. It means people are more likely to stop in, as they know more or less what you have in stock, *plus* people will actually order hard-to-get instruments no matter how far away they are. My guitar came from a smallish shop in Tennessee - I knew more or less what model I wanted, the shop had a good reputation, I was able to talk to them about it over the phone and even hear it that way (some can even do MP3s), which isn't as good as hands-on...but for rural folks, it may be the best they can do.
Now...some places don't want to deal outside the local area, and I can understand that. But you also increase just local traffic if people know what you've got. And we've got a HUGH rural state above us, plus a lot of land around us. People come from a long way away to shop in Fort Collins. A website could well be a draw for many. Ya never know.
They don't even have the basic website anymore. Dunno what happened. There are references to it in some places on-line, so I know I'm not imagining things!
*snerk*
Yep. That'd stink.
Annnnnnd...off to Kinko's.
There was a comic book store here in Austin some time ago, the owner of which we had occasion to speak with about his very basic website. Turned out he was purchasing the service from a provider who was charging him $1000/month for the (not very good) website. If something like that was going on with the guitar store, then perhaps they would be surprised to learn how inexpensively a website can be done, nowadays.
They do so much more with computers these days, that you could have some skills they need! So many people go into the stores and are clueless about how the machines work, and even if you DO know how to work a computer, you have to follow the recipe for THEIR computers, and it can be a bit intimidating for folks.
That guitar shop is a good idea, too! After all, you ARE familiar with the instrument, and the idea of pushing the website for them, and letting them know how important a good website has been for YOU and others you know in searching for intstruments might be a foot in the door, so to speak, especially if they carry the higher end instruments. Do they sell Martins?
mmmmm....martinis...
What???
Oh...never mind...
*sigh*
Mission failure. The folks at Kinkos here are sooooooooo clueless. And as usual, the line was incredibly long and full of irritated people and there wasn't really any way to talk to a human being without standing in said line. I finally gave up. I guess I'll try again at a different time of day.
Heh...they don't sell Martins. They should, probably
Mostly they carry kinda "boutique" brands - high end stuff made by small shops or individual luthiers. A few others - but I think the majority is the really fancy stuff.
What an interesting word!
Too bad about Kinkos. As far as the guitar shop goes, it DOES sound like they could really use a good website!!
Good afternoon folkses! [sip]
Ahh... at the airport again. Yip. Pee. :-)
Going out to run errands shortly...
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