What does the term, customer service, mean to you?
Is it just another cost to be deducted from the bottom line?  You can look at it that way or you can consider it a valuable traffic- building tool. Done right, it’s something that keeps the customer satisfied while also making your store a happier place to [...]

Whenever you go into a supermarket or drug store and begin looking over that tub full of DVD’s on sale, you can see that these are generally movie titles that had already done the circuit of theaters, followed by becoming the video rental titles from stores and online. What you may not know is [...]

With so many options for starting an online retail or sales site, the best way to get your bearings is simply to examine a few. There are some very small, limited options for a new site. If you just want to accept Paypal or Google Checkout, for example, you could simply dump www.fatfreecart.com into your [...]

We barely finished celebrating 4th of July Independence Day events when, in mid-July, major chain store retailers and discount shoe chains started flighting broadcast ads to prepare for going back to school and college. Many school systems had finished up their academic year only a month before. Those who track the retail merchandise industry thought [...]

 
So you’ve got a website? Be it blog, retail, wholesale, or landingpage, you need to get people to it! Organic search traffic is bothfree, and well targeted. These people are out looking for a sitelike yours! It’s imperative that they find you.
But what are search engine looking for?
If you shop around with SEO consultants, [...]

Shopping with the wife this weekend we found ourselves at Walmart pushing a cart aisle by aisle. While many people are opposed to Walmart’s market share I do find it fascinating that in the face of roughly forty years Walmart has become the worlds largest retailer. I highly recommend reading Sam Walton’s [...]

If you have been following my posts here on the WholesaleU Blog and ToptTenWholesale you probably know by now that buying wholesale liquidation merchandise in the form of pallets and truckloads can be very profitable for your retail or auction business.  Buying liquidation merchandise is a great way to source top name brands from some [...]

Never underestimate the fashion buzz and eye-grabbing power of a celebrity’s fashion, accessories and footwear designs.
Famous faces of films, TV and music don’t always have what it takes to design women’s strappy sandals, sundresses, casual dresses good enough for work or weekend knock-around capri pants and T-shirts. But they sure do attract attention, copycat clothes [...]

 
Everyone can relate to the seeing a movie and walking away either ready to cry or put on a cape and save the world. Those of you that are old enough to remember the movie “Rocky” with Sylvester Stallone will understand what I am talking about.
Spending money can be a real emotional experience for many people.  [...]

Are you Investing in the stock market or buying a new home? Chances are you will use a Broker to complete either one of the transactions. Maybe your scheduling a much needed vacation or getting a new auto insurance policy…you might use the services of a Broker here as well.
Being a professional Broker is a [...]