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by Dukin Donuts » Mon Apr 13, 2020 4:59 pm
by Valkea » Mon Apr 13, 2020 9:57 pm
by Mzeusia » Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:01 pm
by Maltropia » Thu Apr 30, 2020 9:49 am
by Mzeusia » Fri May 01, 2020 1:38 pm
by Xaojie » Sat May 09, 2020 7:29 am
by Neu Engollon » Sat May 09, 2020 12:54 pm
Xaojie wrote:Could I get feedback on my thread (viewtopic.php?f=6&t=485057)? I have not finished it as of now but I would like to know how other think of the current way the storefront looks!
by Tupeia » Fri May 22, 2020 3:26 pm
United Gordonopia wrote:6. Expanding Your Storefront
Another type of expansion is buying out. Once your company gets large, you may want to think about buying competitors. You may notice that there are large companies that go around to each new storefront in their industry and offer to buy them out. If you grow large enough, that may be you some day. That way, you can be safe knowing that the competition is yours.
by ViZion » Sat May 23, 2020 12:38 pm
by ViZion » Sat May 23, 2020 12:42 pm
Xaojie wrote:Could I get feedback on my thread (viewtopic.php?f=6&t=485057)? I have not finished it as of now but I would like to know how other think of the current way the storefront looks!
by ViZion » Sat May 23, 2020 12:43 pm
Chricoma wrote:GE&T seems so slow now, is this just a natural drop in activity due to school or is GE&T dying?
by Neu Engollon » Sat May 23, 2020 2:15 pm
by Maltropia » Sat May 23, 2020 2:50 pm
Tupeia wrote:My question is how this is performed. Another question is whether there is an example in the form of an IC post or further information on how to do this properly.
by ViZion » Sat May 23, 2020 5:31 pm
Maltropia wrote:Tupeia wrote:My question is how this is performed. Another question is whether there is an example in the form of an IC post or further information on how to do this properly.
There are a few possible approaches and results. Most involve approaching a storefront / storefront owner with the offer to buy, but sometimes the storefront will be put up for auction. It's important to distinguish between in-character and out-of-character transfers of ownership. In a solely IC takeover, the guy who made the storefront might continue to run the thread but acknowledge that it's now 'owned' by your company. In an OOC takeover, the company might still be based in its home country with little in-character change of management and ownership, but now, OOC, you manage the business and the thread (probably a newly created thread, because that's easier). It might also be both IC and OOC: the company is bought out by your company, you now run the storefront, it's a subsidiary of your holding company and so on.
So, how to conduct a takeover? Let's assume it's a friendly operation. You could lead with a telegram to the storefront owner, expressing interest in acquiring his company, whether it's IC, OOC or both. It would be important to provide your rationale and what, if any, benefits the current owner can expect from the purchase. If he's interested, conversation should continue from there to establish what you and he want retained or changed in the new incarnation of the business.
I don't have any examples off the top of my head of an in-character offer of acquisition or expression of interest. There are certain basics, however, which should definitely be covered, and a letter is almost certainly the best way to package those up. Introduce your business, explaining who they are and what they do; praise the other guy's company and storefront and outline why you think it would be the perfect jewel in your crown; make an initial offer for the business; invite their consideration and their reply.
Alternatively, if you don't have a target in mind, you could make a general 'looking to buy' announcement thread which would invite other GE&Ters to offer their businesses to you. Look at Vizion's United Mailing Service expansion thread from 2013 for an example, or his more recent "Kingston MCE Seeks to Purchase ..." thread. An advantage of this approach is that you're more likely to get a positive answer, since the companies being sold might not even have storefronts and so less (or no) sentimental attachment from the seller that would impede the sale; but companies summoned from the void just to be sold don't carry the same prestige when you buy them, so there's a trade-off.
by Liberimarcat » Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:17 pm
by Neu Engollon » Tue Jun 09, 2020 7:38 pm
Liberimarcat wrote:My defense storefront has some views but no replies and isn't particularly flashy. What I can do to make people buy stuff?
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=486810
by Liberimarcat » Tue Jun 09, 2020 7:48 pm
Neu Engollon wrote:Liberimarcat wrote:My defense storefront has some views but no replies and isn't particularly flashy. What I can do to make people buy stuff?
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=486810
Flashy is good and it might help, but it's not everything. There's also a lot you can do with BBCode formatting - adding boxes, blocktexts, tables. You would definitely benefit from a logo with text on it instead of a basic star. Really everything you did is basic, down to the content which is just real life gear repackaged. You could expound on the bio of Carter Davidson, your CEO. You could also go more in depth into the development of the company, but again, you're left with a very basic catalog that everyone is doing. Anyone can claim their military uses an AK-47, AR-15, MP5 SMG, or M1911 .45 Pistol without shopping your storefront, but how many can say they own claim to the ZAMBooMaster 5000 Smash Gun without buying it from you? (assuming you pick such an awesome name. Go ahead, you can have that one.)
Bottom line is this - Defense industry/armaments storefronts are the number one most popular theme for a storefront in GE&T. If you don't stand out from the other lackluster storefronts with something different to offer, then your storefront will continue to get a quick glance and nothing more.
I think you need to come up with your own original products, or you're doomed to obscurity. if you can't do graphics or images, then throw some stats in for your rifles and arms (but do that anyway even if you do include graphics). Stats blocks can up that appeal because it gives a comparative tool for your shopper to compare to other equipment out there. Within reason, of course. You can't say your machine gun shoots 500,000 rounds per minute or something identically ridiculous.
The next step after that is cleaning it up and encouraging more IC RP instead of a two line application for purchasing your products. Not everyone is going to feel the need to tell you why they need the stuff, but if you offer training in a specialized product, it might encourage another player to think about what use they could put it towards and how you could work with them to integrate it into their force. Eventually, you could add a post that lists where and how the products were used. There's lots more you could do, but that's a start.
by Railroad Crossing » Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:29 am
by Mankind9w » Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:53 am
Flashy is good and it might help, but it's not everything. There's also a lot you can do with BBCode formatting - adding boxes, blocktexts, tables. You would definitely benefit from a logo with text on it instead of a basic star. Really everything you did is basic, down to the content which is just real life gear repackaged. You could expound on the bio of Carter Davidson, your CEO. You could also go more in depth into the development of the company, but again, you're left with a very basic catalog that everyone is doing. Anyone can claim their military uses an AK-47, AR-15, MP5 SMG, or M1911 .45 Pistol without shopping your storefront, but how many can say they own claim to the ZAMBooMaster 5000 Smash Gun without buying it from you? (assuming you pick such an awesome name. Go ahead, you can have that one.)
by Neu Engollon » Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:17 am
Railroad Crossing wrote:would like stonks
Mankind9w wrote:Well, it's actually a valid point.
by Danlina » Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:07 am
by Neu Engollon » Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:06 pm
Danlina wrote:Hello, I'm working on a new storefront that is still WIP, so some of the products don't have prices and images to accompany them and the "Associates" and "Ordering & Applications" sections are still empty. But I want to get feedback on the current selection I have and on the overall design and accessibility of the storefront.
Here's a link to it. Constructive criticism is highly welcome.
by Danlina » Fri Aug 28, 2020 1:49 am
Neu Engollon wrote:
I've said it before and I'll say it again, armaments storefronts are the most popular, by far...by miles...storefronts done on GE&T. So, keeping that in mind, you have to distinguish yourself from the heaping stack of other storefronts doing the same thing. You have to consider images of your products that will just make gun porn enthusiasts drool, or...
You have to know your stats backwards and forwards for your arms, vehicles, aircraft, etc., (although, really that's still not nearly enough most of the time) or...
You have to have way better graphics than banners looking like they were made on an Apple II, or...
You have to offer something that absolutely nobody else offers to make you different from every other new GE&T arms storefront done every other week.
I suggest the latter. I don't want to be totally negative. You put in some effort, you did your research and are obviously basing your arms on some RL arms and your stat sheets for them don't seem to be too off. However, if you can't make it 'sexy' for others, either through original descriptions or graphics, then you are only fulfilling a niche in your own canon, which is fine, but it's not going to get you random NS customers that you don't already know. Not a lot, anyway. If that's your goal, then you have to take either of two tacts - glam it up, or...
geek it up with the best descriptions of why your arms are leagues above their competitors.
by West Bromwich Holme » Mon Aug 31, 2020 2:02 pm
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