[Guest]

How is your shop doing in it's first weeks?

Saw you have a league starting up from your webpage, let us know how it goes.
Post of some pics of your turn out, I am really intersted in your success and wish you the best in your new venture.

 

[Doublelung]

sorry I missed this post

it's going great
pics, as requested

 

[Guest]

 

[semobow]

Glad to hear everything is working out for you.

 

[Guest]

Looks like a good turn out for the 3D shoot, was that the 1st league night you mentioned?

 

[Doublelung]

yes, it was the first week of the ten week partners league.
I had room for 15 teams and got 8 signed up.
I'm ok with that for my 1st attempt at getting a league going around here.
Hopefully, the people on this one will have a good time and tell/bring their friends for the next one.

 

[Guest]

Exactly, Once they start telling there partners and hunting buddies, more will come.
I think once the word gets out and more people see that newspaper article it will pick up for you

I may be able to get some army green netting next year, If you want I can send ya some to "Green" up the lane a little. I will see what I can do after Iraq.

 

[mosouthpaw]

FWIW, relying on word of mouth in the begining isnt a sound idea.

advertise.

Hope the new venture is going well id stop by but its probably 7 hrs away :grin:

 

[Doublelung]

That would be cool

 

[Guest]

you are 7 hours from me as well...............I like roadtrips

 

[Doublelung]

Mo,
You are right.
I have run several ads already.
I have had 4 newspaper articles in area papers.
Today at 2:00 is the official ribbon cutting ceremony with the chamber of commerce.

Word of mouth only works if lots of people know where you are and what you offer.

I am getting quite few customers that come in from the local Bowtech dealer badmouthing me I hope he keeps it up, it is great for my business!

I'm planning the "Grand Opening" right now and will advertise it as well in papers in a 40 mile radius.

 

[mosouthpaw]

that has to be the scariest part of your own retail. wrangling up customers. when i used to guide in colorado, we always brainstormed on advertisement. Both in Colorado and FL.
Knowing that 50% of your advertising works, and trying to figure out where that 50% was a game to my boss.

went to your website, thats a big shop. I cant figure out what it was in its past life. :???:

 

[Doublelung]

a hardware store