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Category: Operations

This category includes everything relating to the mechanics of running a store.

Meta/Operations

Things I’d Have Done Differently

Posted on May 8, 2023 by lloydbrown

Occasionally on discussion fora, somebody asks existing store owners “What mistakes did you make when you started”, or “What would you have done differently”? T...

Featured Articles/Operations

The Flea Market Way

Posted on September 24, 2012 by lloydbrown

I’ve recently created a truncated form of business plan describing a low-budget way to start a game store. Get inventory, get some fixtures, and focus on ...

Marketing & Advertising/Operations

Making Money at Cons

Posted on September 14, 2011 by lloydbrown

My new article at rpg.net is up. It talks about finding, planning, and handling your sales at conventions. Cons give you an opportunity to reach those customers...

Featured Articles/Marketing & Advertising/Operations

Free Games

Posted on July 10, 2011 by lloydbrown

In this week’s upcoming article on The Business of Gaming Retail, I talk about how to get free games–to the tune of over $2,000 a year.  

Human Resources/Operations

Brian’s Fate

Posted on July 2, 2011 by lloydbrown

In A Cautionary Tale on RPG.net, I described the business of a person not named Brian. Here’s an update   Brian managed to hold on for a while, parti...

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