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April 22, 2024 Thanks to Wayne for Being a Client for 23 Years
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Thanks to Wayne for Being a Client for 23 Years
April 22, 2024
In October of 2001, I walked into William-Wayne & Co. in New York City with no appointment.  I asked for the owner, was introduced to the co-owner, and suggested he build a website.  The two owners, William and Wayne, agreed to discuss it further with me and we scheduled a meeting.  Nine months later, William-wayne.com was born.  

We’ve updated the website since then, but the fundamentals have stayed the same.  

It all started with William & Wayne &...
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April 21, 2024 How I Start My Day: The Write Stuff
Starting the day with a business book helps the mind awaken and perform during the day.
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How I Start My Day: The Write Stuff
Starting the day with a business book helps the mind awaken and perform during the day.
April 21, 2024
I start each workday looking at notes I took when I read $100m Offers by Alex Hormozi. I read the notes, then assess how I can put them into action on our platform. I may add additional notes on top of the existing notes. I may grab a cafe napkin and doodle a feature on it. 

These notes have directly benefited our platform: We have used them to launch new features, more clearly explain our services, and overall ensure we're performing our duties for clients. 

P.S. ~ Thanks to ...
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April 20, 2024 17 Wedding Registry Features That Are Unique to Shop Local
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17 Wedding Registry Features That Are Unique to Shop Local
April 20, 2024
When we compared our registry service to other registry software, we found 17 unique ways that our registry service helps gift givers, registrants, & merchants. Many other registry services don’t offer these 17 features below.

6 Ways Our Service Helps Gift Givers in Ways That Other Services Do Not

Gift Giver’s Experience (E.g. Friend or family member giving a gift)
  1. The gift giver can easily find the registrant’s gift list because the service helps merchants rank
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April 18, 2024 Shop Local Helps Indie Merchants in Tennessee Get Google Sales Leads 🔍
How Shop Local helps 4 retailers rank on page 1 of Google in Tennessee
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Shop Local Helps Indie Merchants in Tennessee Get Google Sales Leads 🔍
How Shop Local helps 4 retailers rank on page 1 of Google in Tennessee
April 18, 2024
Indie stores have the best chance of ranking highly in Google when they use Shop Local. Merchants know this because of their page 1 rankings and how they beat big-box stores in search tests, such as for Tennessee results. 

These Shop Local retailers located in Tennessee appear on page one of Google due to their Shop Local Store: 
  1. Glass Bazaar in Knoxville
  2. Babcock Gifts in Memphis
  3. Two Doors Down in Germantown
  4. Vineyard's Gifts in Jackson

How we conducted this study:
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April 18, 2024 Beatriz Ball Derby Day Ready!
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Beatriz Ball Derby Day Ready!
April 18, 2024

Off to the races! Be ready for fun derby parties with your Beatriz Ball equestrian pieces.
 
Distinguished by authentic snaffle-bit inspired handles, our compactly proportioned Beatriz Ball WESTERN Equestrian metal ice bucket allows you to serve icy-cold bottles of wine that your guests will enjoy from a serving piece they will love.
A perfect present for the rider, and a unique wedding gift for a couple living in horse country.
Decorative metal with the look of silver is a popular ...
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April 17, 2024 Shopping Local reduces returns and garbage created
Shopping Local reduces returns and garbage created
April 17, 2024
Carol Schroeder recently shared how local shops help our communities and their environment. I liked the excerpt below from her post:

”Returns are one example of something local shopkeepers do better than Amazon and other giant web retailers.  The e-commerce return rate is estimated to be two to three times that of brick & mortar stores – averaging a shocking 20%-30%.  According to The Guardian, a returns platform “recently calculated that only 50% of ...
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April 15, 2024 Exponentially Better: The Math Behind Our Shopping Platform 🔢
How a drawing on a bar napkin led to a software platform that processes trillions of calculations
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Exponentially Better: The Math Behind Our Shopping Platform 🔢
How a drawing on a bar napkin led to a software platform that processes trillions of calculations
April 15, 2024
In 2007, while sitting at the pub Moran’s with a beer, I drew a sketch on a napkin that would change our business. I drew a software model that would allow an indie store to instantly show (and sell) thousands of products online—without any labor. (The secret sauce: The respective brand would do the product update work for the merchants.) The immediate goal was to help my two retailers more efficiently load products onto their websites (and save me the boredom of doing it). 

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April 11, 2024 Shop Local Helps Indie Merchants in Louisiana Get Google Sales Leads 🔍
How Shop Local helps 3 retailers rank on page 1 of Google in Louisiana
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Shop Local Helps Indie Merchants in Louisiana Get Google Sales Leads 🔍
How Shop Local helps 3 retailers rank on page 1 of Google in Louisiana
April 11, 2024
Indie stores have the best chance of ranking highly in Google when they use Shop Local. Merchants know this because of their page 1 rankings and how they beat big-box stores in search tests, such as for Louisiana results. 

These Shop Local retailers located in Louisiana appear on page one of Google due to their Shop Local Store: 
  1. The Kitchenary in Lafayette
  2. John Ward Interiors & Gifts in Alexandria
  3. Pieces of Eight Gifts in Lafayette

How we conducted this study:
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April 11, 2024 Upgrade Your Dessert Game
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Upgrade Your Dessert Game
April 11, 2024
Want to step up your dessert game for you next gathering? We're loving these sweet and simple dough-bows! After prepping your pie according to your favorite recipe, decorate the top with simple bows created from long, thin scraps of dough. Scrunch the crust with your thumbs to give it a frilly, golden-brown border, then bake! 🥧🎀 View Post
April 10, 2024 New Feature: More Easily Access Shared Files
How retailers can quickly view all files shared by a brand
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New Feature: More Easily Access Shared Files
How retailers can quickly view all files shared by a brand
April 10, 2024
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: You can now view all files shared by a brand on one page. The new "Files" link on a brand's Home (Collections) page leads to all of the brand's files in the File Sharing Library. 

In the example shown, we see a retailer Synced with William Yeoward.
  • On William Yeoward's Home page, the retailer can see a "Files" link.
  • When the retailer clicks the "Files" link, they are taken to the files shared by William
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April 8, 2024 Registry & Checkout Review: Gift Reggie
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Registry & Checkout Review: Gift Reggie
April 8, 2024
At Shop Local, it's our job to help find ways to grow your online business. Part of that job is researching different registry software to see if it could be a good fit for your store.

If you have a Shopify website and offer a gift registry service, you may have heard of Gift Reggie. Gift Reggie is a third-party Shopify app that seemingly integrates with your current website, making it easier to manage your registry offering and boost your online sales.

However, we have determined that ...
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April 4, 2024 Shop Local Helps Indie Merchants in Delaware Get Google Sales Leads 🔍
How Shop Local helps 2 retailers rank on page 1 of Google in Delaware
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Shop Local Helps Indie Merchants in Delaware Get Google Sales Leads 🔍
How Shop Local helps 2 retailers rank on page 1 of Google in Delaware
April 4, 2024
Indie stores have the best chance of ranking highly in Google when they use Shop Local. Merchants know this because of their page 1 rankings and how they beat big-box stores in search tests, such as for Delaware results. 

These Shop Local retailers located in Delaware appear on page one of Google due to their Shop Local Store: 
  1. Wooden Indian in Rehoboth Beach
  2. Mod Cottage in Rehoboth Beach

How we conducted this study:
We Googled "wedding registry Delaware."

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April 4, 2024 Recipes for Brunch – Easy Baked Burrito Casserole
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Recipes for Brunch – Easy Baked Burrito Casserole
April 4, 2024
Enjoy a memorable feast on National Burrito Day with your favorite burritos and all the fixings. This simple-to-make beef burrito dish is going to become a family favorite in no time! Use a 2 Qt Pyrex glass baking dish and this robust, exotic vine-based, heat-resistant handwoven serving tray for serving this beefy casserole. Your meal will have an extra special touch when you add this inventive serving dish. Furthermore, available in 3QT & 4QT.


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April 3, 2024 Whimsical Wildflowers
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Whimsical Wildflowers
April 3, 2024
Our whimsical Wildflowers vases are statement makers. Add one to your tablescape or kitchen island this Spring.⁠ View Post
April 3, 2024 Loss > Gain
What your business can learn from the celebrated economist Daniel Kahneman
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Loss > Gain
What your business can learn from the celebrated economist Daniel Kahneman
April 3, 2024
Daniel Kahneman, the celebrated economist, passed away last month. The Nobel Prize and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner gave us insights into the economics of the mind, such as people fearing loss more than gain, making short sighted decisions, and overly relying on feelings. 

We can often use Mr. Kahneman's insights in our business's daily operations.

Risk Assessment
Jason Zweig’s The Wall St. Journal profile on him shares an insight about calculating risk.  ...
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April 3, 2024 Software Review: Gift Reggie
21 ways Gift Reggie is making it difficult for gift givers, registrants, and merchants
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Software Review: Gift Reggie
21 ways Gift Reggie is making it difficult for gift givers, registrants, and merchants
April 3, 2024
Our registry service handles 80,000 gift and wedding registries. We often come across other registry software and can see how it's affecting  the merchant that is using it. 

While eating breakfast and browsing the web via my phone, I recently came across RFD, a merchant in Albany, NY, that uses Gift Reggie (an app that is added to a Shopify Store).

I observed 21 problems while reviewing the merchant's registry service.  I initially wrote the issues down on a paper tablecloth...
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April 3, 2024 Creamed Onion Gratin Serving for Entertaining
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Creamed Onion Gratin Serving for Entertaining
April 3, 2024
The ideal side for any meal is this creamed onion gratin! It's quite tasty and simple to prepare. The onions are roasted until they are sizzling and golden brown after being sautéed in a creamy sauce. This meal will impress everyone at the table, especially when it's presented exquisitely in Calaisio's white oval stoneware dish and served in a complementary heat-resistant woven basket made from exotic vines. Offered in 4 and 3 Qt.


CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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April 3, 2024 Creamed Onion Gratin Serving for Entertaining
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Creamed Onion Gratin Serving for Entertaining
April 3, 2024
The ideal side for any meal is this creamed onion gratin! It's quite tasty and simple to prepare. The onions are roasted until they are sizzling and golden brown after being sautéed in a creamy sauce. This meal will impress everyone at the table, especially when it's presented exquisitely in Calaisio's white oval stoneware dish and served in a complementary heat-resistant woven basket made from exotic vines. Offered in 4 and 3 Qt.


CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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April 1, 2024 Alternatives to MyRegistry.com
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Alternatives to MyRegistry.com
April 1, 2024
As a store owner, you know how important it is to choose a registry service that works well for you, your employees, your registrants, and gift-givers (family and friends). In addition to working well, the registry service should offer your store good value (price vs. results).

When looking for registry software, some retailers consider MyRegistry.com for their registry service. MyRegistry.com offers gift registry creation and management features that integrate with a retailer's Shopify ...
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March 29, 2024 Shop Local Helps Indie Merchants in Pennsylvania Get Google Sales Leads 🔍
How Shop Local helps 4 retailers rank on page 1 of Google in Pennsylvania
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Shop Local Helps Indie Merchants in Pennsylvania Get Google Sales Leads 🔍
How Shop Local helps 4 retailers rank on page 1 of Google in Pennsylvania
March 29, 2024
Indie stores have the best chance of ranking highly in Google when they use Shop Local. Merchants know this because of their page 1 rankings and how they beat big-box stores in search tests, such as for Pennsylvania results. 

These Shop Local retailers located in Pennsylvania appear on page one of Google due to their Shop Local Store: 
  1. Contemporary Concepts in Pittsburgh
  2. Glassworks and Feathers and Cheeks in Pittsburgh
  3. Live With It by Lora Hobbs in Peckville
  4. Over the Moon
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