by Thomas Traplin | Sep 16, 2022 | Podcasts
Hey, welcome back to the Manaverse Podcast! I'm your host Tom Traplin and this is the podcast where we explore what it takes to build a successful friendly local game store. Before we jump into things, Q4 is coming and I'm looking for more game store owners to feature... 
by Thomas Traplin | Mar 4, 2022 | Marketing, Podcasts
Jake Tanner is the owner Unplugged Gaming in Manlius New York. Jake came into the tabletop gaming business from a different angle than most of the game store owners that have been featured on the podcast. Before launching Unplugged Gaming, Jake, along with his... 
by Thomas Traplin | Feb 21, 2022 | Marketing, Podcasts, Tech
For most game store owners, SEO is techno jargon. Something that only the biggest ecommerce businesses need to think about. I've also heard variations of the sentiment that it’s impossible to compete with the big players like BGG and Amazon in the search engines.... 
by Thomas Traplin | Feb 16, 2022 | Articles, Marketing
Of all the different things you can be doing online with your game store, building your email list is one of the most important. Posting on Facebook and Instagram and TikTok are great, creating graphics, writing content, they’re are all excellent moves in the... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jan 28, 2022 | Articles, Marketing
Gamers are not your customers. Okay, technically speaking that’s not true. People who spend money at your game store are usually gamers but if that’s all you focus on, you’re ignoring 80-90% of the people who could be your customers. So let’s... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jan 14, 2022 | Podcasts
The Future of BGE Tabletop Dustin is the owner and founder of Board Gaming with Education and BGE Tabletop. He has experience teaching English as a second language to a variety of age levels – from kindergarten to university. He also works in the field of education in... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jan 8, 2022 | Podcasts
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you had a great time celebrating the arrival of 2022. One of the things I like to do at the beginning of the year is to look back a bit and see what happened over the past 12 months and establish a bit of a theme for the coming year. So... 
by Thomas Traplin | Dec 31, 2021 | Marketing, Podcasts
This is the second podcast in a series that I'm calling Launch Lessons, where I'll be breaking down the Six Pillars of Digital Marketing and show you just how powerful and important they are to your business's growth. If you haven't listened to the last episode on how... 
by Thomas Traplin | Dec 29, 2021 | Marketing, Podcasts
In the spirit of giving value up front, this is the first podcast in a series that I'm calling Launch Lessons, where I'll be breaking down the Six Pillars of Digital Marketing and show you just how powerful and important they are to your business's growth. First up,... 
by Thomas Traplin | Dec 22, 2021 | Articles, General Business, Mindset
I’m going to make a bold statement here: You need fun in your life. You’re probably thinking “That’s a bold statement?” It is. When you’re an entrepreneur, it can feel like climbing an infinitely high mountain. It’s like that...