Part of my job is to review registry software. I ensure it works well for retailers, registrants, and gift-givers (family and friends). I also assess whether it offers good value (price vs. results).
When looking for registry software, some retailers consider MyRegistry.com for their registry service. I reviewed a retailer's site using MyRegistry.com and assessed how a customer would make a registry purchase. For privacy purposes, I blurred the store's name in the screenshots shown.
You can now easily place a wholesale order on your Bridge from participating Smart Brands.
Bridge's wholesale service reduces the number of typical steps a retailer must take from seven to just three steps. As such, Bridge's system is 2x as fast as traditional wholesale ordering systems.
In the screenshot, we see a retailer logged in on its Bridge Store. The retailer can click the link "Place Wholesale Order for this Product" to place a wholesale order. ...
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Imagine if a mob of people came into your store with no intention of buying and blocked real users from entering. That is what Microsoft and Amazon are doing to our digital storefronts.
This is a screenshot of my inbox with error alerts on Friday morning. Microsoft (to power its MSN search engine) was hitting our sites hundreds of times per minute. This scraping takes up bandwidth from real users and customers. It stops customers from being able to make purchases at indie stores ...
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Part of my job is to review registry software. I ensure that it works well for retailers, registrants, and gift-givers (family and friends). I also assess whether it offers good value (price vs results).
A retailer recently shared with me that it uses the service MyRegistry.com. I reviewed the retailer's site and how a customer would make a registry purchase via MyRegistry.com. For privacy purposes, I changed the name of the store in the screenshots shown.
Customers are more likely to click blue hyperlinks. Due to this, Bridge is updating accounts to use more blue links. If your account has a gray horizontal navigation bar, we're updating this bar to instead have a white background with blue links.
In the example shown, we can see before and after screenshots for the gift shop Barbara Stewart Interiors. On the left, we see a dark gray horizontal bar with white text links. On the right, we see the new white bar with blue text links.
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A store owner named Alice from South Carolina called me this AM:
She owns a jewelry store started more than 50 years ago.
Like most retailers, she has an older website with little product on it and no online registry.
While the economy was good, Alice kept putting off investing in a new website.
When the Coronavirus outbreak happened last week, she faced the reality of having to spend $5k on a new website that would take two months to setup. Alice feels that is too much
According to Google, Bridge is helping indie stores beat big box stores in the gift registry SEO race. In a study of searches by state, Bridge ranked above Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Dillards in Google's results.
Bridge conducted this study by using Google 'Incognito Mode' to search for: South Carolina Gift Registry Alabama Gift Registry Georgia Gift Registry
In the attached Google results screenshot, I’ve highlighted Bridge's stores in green, Target in orange, Dillard's in purple, and Bed ...
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February 24, 2018
February 24, 2018
Happy Birthday to our lovely clients born in February! There is still time to come receive a discount for your birthday!
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October 7, 2017
October 7, 2017
Treat yourself today if you were born in October! Screenshot this and bring it to the store to get 25% off your entire order one time this month!
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October 3, 2017
October 3, 2017
Wedding Wednesday just started! We will now offer family & friends 15% off a gift for a bride registered at Persnickety on a certain Wednesday. Screenshot this post today and head to the store tomorrow!
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September 12, 2017
September 12, 2017
If you were born in September, you should come treat yourself and get yourself a gift today! Screenshot this post for an extra 5% off!
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September 6, 2017
September 6, 2017
Wedding Wednesday just started! We will now offer family & friends 15% off a gift for a bride registered at Persnickety on a certain Wednesday. Screenshot this post today and head to the store!
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April 8, 2009
April 8, 2009
Ticketmaster: master of extra fees?
This blog's purpose is to help the home good industry better market and conduct business online. We can often learn from other industries. Please see attached screenshots. I was buying tickets to a concert, and Ticketmaster is charging fee upon fee, and even wants to charge you extra for printing your tickets. They charge a convenience fee AND a processing fee. Aren't those the same? I hope the artist Neko Case whom I bought tickets to see will pick a new ...
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