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How To Monitor Mentions of You and Your Business Online

Keeping tabs on mentions in the media used to be a fairly expensive proposition for businesses. They paid people across the country to monitor their local papers, TV, etc. and report mentions back to the company. It’s a little easier for Indiepreneurs these days to use the Internet – specifically using Google Alerts, to be [...]

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Selling in an Antique Mall: Rule #1

The operative word in the title of this post is SELLING. What that means is that absolutely positively everything in your booth or space should be for sale – even that cool vintage display case and your antique French mannequin. It’s not unusual for antique dealers – especially new dealers – to want to horde [...]

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Selling in an Antique Mall: Display 101

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Do you see anything wrong with this photo? See that floor lamp in the back right corner? The one with the milk glass shade that has a pretty scalloped edge? Yeah. I wanted to take a closer look at it, but I wasn’t about to climb over the blockade to get to it or move [...]

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Democratized Fashion: Customers Decide Designs To Manufacture

This guest post by Rachel Meis of UsTrendy explains her very unique business that, I think,  exudes the philosophy that capitalism can be supportive of Indiepreneurs. I love the idea and the site. Please visit UsTrendy — and always buy Indie! by Rachel Meis For a start-up company, UsTrendy is already proving to be a [...]

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