I gotta tell you I'm nervous about this blog thing. I'm about to send out an e-mail pointing Jubilee Furniture customers to it and I'm not sure how it will be received. Should it simply be info about the store? Can I post personal stuff or not? Why do I feel like I'm about to be judged or graded like on an exam?
Went to the store yesterday to take photos of some of the furniture currently for sale - and compared to many of the blogs I follows - my photos are crap. I'm not fishing for a compliment, it's the truth. The lighting in the store is horrible and my camera is simply so-so. Which just adds to my nervousness. I know some super impressive - high tech - blogs and this blog is neither. Is there still value to my customers? I'm hoping you'll let me know - one way or the other!
Pickups were strong this week - which is always a good things. Lots of new stuff for when the store opens tomorrow. Unfortunately, the new stuff was still in the back all sort of heaped together and I was by myself and couldn't move it into even semi-good light, so instead of posting photos of the new stuff - the pictures are of items that have been in the store for a week or two. One is of the Henredon sofa that I posted about earlier - I did mark it down to $125. It's way cool and extremely comfortable and a quality piece of furniture.
2 comments:
Susan,
When we come into the store you are a capable, confident woman, that does her job extremely well. When on this blog, be the same person. Don't keep second guessing yourself. Do you want to put personal stuff on???..then do so. do you not want to...then don't.
People really like to see the prices and pictures of what are in the store. The photos are fine, really. They are not portraits to be kept in the archives forever. The one's you have posted are easy to see what you are offering and that is all that is needed.
Lots of pictures, prices we can all afford and your easy, sweet attitude. Simple.
Now take a deep breath, let it out s l o w l y, smile and do what you do best. Be yourself.
Best to you,
Joan Marion
Thanks for the excellent advise, Joan. I think I have - for the most part - found my blog "voice." Now if I could only get my photos to line up all neat and have captions under them!
Really appreciate your gracious and warm comments, thank you.
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