by Thomas Traplin | Apr 12, 2020 | Podcasts
If you're in the planning stages of your future game store or were about to launch, you should put everything on hiatus right now. Hold off on opening your doors or making any major purchases in the near future because the circumstances in which you would be operating... 
by Thomas Traplin | Apr 3, 2020 | Community, Fundamentals, Mindset, Podcasts, Tools
The situation is changing day by day and for many game store owners, business is anything but the usual. Social distancing and isolation have made the traditional model for local game stores unfeasible if not impossible. Hosting events is no longer an option and... 
by Thomas Traplin | Mar 29, 2020 | Marketing, Podcasts, Tech
Joe Masilotti is on the show to talk about how WeTabletop can help game store owners get in front of more customers and fill up their events more consistently. WeTabletop allows players looking for games to connect with store owners hosting those games, and they're... 
by Thomas Traplin | Mar 21, 2020 | Articles, Community, Marketing, Mindset
Covid-19 is the new reality game stores are going to have to deal with for the next 6-12 months, maybe longer, hopefully less. That means no events, no organized play, restrictions on the number of people allowed in a building at once, or being completely closed down... 
by Thomas Traplin | Mar 12, 2020 | Community, Fundamentals, Podcasts
Do you think the coronavirus isn’t as bad as the flu? I disagree, and maybe at the end of this podcast you might think differently. But at this point it doesn’t matter, the panic and fear is real. Governments are taking this seriously. Coronavirus is going...