by Thomas Traplin | Oct 24, 2022 | Podcasts
Today we're talking with Rob Gruber, aka The Elf King. Rob is the owner of Good Times Games in Prince Rupert, British Columbia and he's built an incredible business by becoming somewhat of a local celebrity and personality. Rob plays the game store game a little bit... 
by Thomas Traplin | Oct 15, 2022 | Podcasts
Here's what we know If you've been active in the game store owner groups on Facebook you've probably seen the posts recently about game stores and publishers being targeted by a law firm in New York and being sued for lack of ADA compliance. Digital accessibility... 
by Thomas Traplin | Oct 7, 2022 | Podcasts
New round table episode! Wizard's new $999 Beta booster pack product, The future of the friendly local game store, Are game cafes the natural evolution of the FLGS? What separates good retail from bad, And more. Matthew Vercant and Pat Fuge join me to discuss the... 
by Thomas Traplin | Sep 20, 2022 | Podcasts
Today we're talking with Jason Garvin. Jason is the manager of Total Escape Games, a premium retailer of tabletop games, carrying a vast array of role-playing games, card games, miniatures games, board games, and more in Broomfield Colorado. Jason is going to give us... 
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...