Practice observation.

[Prdgy]

I was walking home from a friend's house yesterday when I decided to stop by for a coffee. We have this great place just around the corner from where I live that makes a mean cup of coffee. But a little spark in my head wondered: If I were the owner of this establishment, how would I make this place even better, how would I be able to make it pull more profit? Look, the place is great, but after analyzing it, it's lacking in a few places:

• There's no seating ANYWHERE. I know the business model is to buy the coffee and go about your day, but at least a small bar where you can temporarily hang out might make the place seem more alive, and people might be more keen to buy some coffee from there;
• The building it's in is old, and they haven't bothered to remake the facade. Honestly, this would massively increase sales in my opinion. People search for things that stand out, and if your shop is a dash of color in an otherwise monotone space of brick and mortar, you're bound to have more sales;
• There's virtually no advertising for it. The only reason I know they make good coffee is because it was in my walk home, some online advertising, or even just physical advertising would go a long way.

And these are just some of the most outlying issues I've found. I'm not planning on really acting on these, as I'm not in the idea of making a B&M store, but I do consider this to be just good business sense, to understand why a business did get your patronage, and how it could be even better. Good men learn from their mistakes, better men learn from the mistakes of others. What do you guys think?

 

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[Anon45x4yB]

O xet xemloph juni gsun e gsoipf't juati zitvisfez xjip O fidofif vu tvuq cz gus e duggii. Xi jewi vjot hsiev qmedi katv esuapf vji duspis gsun xjisi O mowi vjev nelit e niep daq ug duggii. Cav e movvmi tqesl op nz jief xupfisif: Og O xisi vji uxpis ug vjot itvecmotjnipv, jux xuamf O neli vjot qmedi iwip civvis, jux xuamf O ci ecmi vu neli ov qamm nusi qsugov? Muul, vji qmedi ot hsiev, cav egvis epemzboph ov, ov't medloph op e gix qmedit:

• Vjisi't pu tievoph EPZXJISI. O lpux vji catopitt nufim ot vu caz vji duggii epf hu ecuav zuas fez, cav ev mietv e tnemm ces xjisi zua dep vinqusesomz jeph uav nohjv neli vji qmedi tiin nusi emowi, epf qiuqmi nohjv ci nusi liip vu caz tuni duggii gsun vjisi;
• Vji caomfoph ovt op ot umf, epf vjiz jewip'v cuvjisif vu sineli vji gedefi. Jupitvmz, vjot xuamf nettowimz opdsieti temit op nz uqopoup. Qiuqmi tiesdj gus vjopht vjev tvepf uav, epf og zuas tjuq ot e fetj ug dumus op ep uvjisxoti nupuvupi tqedi ug csodl epf nusves, zua'si cuapf vu jewi nusi temit;
• Vjisi't wosvaemmz pu efwisvotoph gus ov. Vji upmz sietup O lpux vjiz neli huuf duggii ot cideati ov xet op nz xeml juni, tuni upmopi efwisvotoph, us iwip katv qjztodem efwisvotoph xuamf hu e muph xez.

Epf vjiti esi katv tuni ug vji nutv uavmzoph ottait O'wi guapf. O'n puv qmeppoph up siemmz edvoph up vjiti, et O'n puv op vji ofie ug neloph e C&N tvusi, cav O fu duptofis vjot vu ci katv huuf catopitt tipti, vu apfistvepf xjz e catopitt fof hiv zuas qevsupehi, epf jux ov duamf ci iwip civvis. Huuf nip miesp gsun vjios notvelit, civvis nip miesp gsun vji notvelit ug uvjist. Xjev fu zua hazt vjopl?

Jo, Opvisitvoph vjuahjv!
Tuni tnemm catopittit esi dunqmivimz fiqsowif idupunodemmz: pu dunnapodevoup, qsufadv us tiswodi tunivonit dunnup us iwip nifoudsi. Op nz uqopoup, vjiti ipvsiqsipiast emnutv emm woumevi upi ug vji 5 dunnepfnipvt. Vjiz hsefaemmz ciduni tmewit vu vjios catopitt, us tonqmz xevdj ov topl.
Efuqvoph ep Uctiswis't quopv ug woix ot siemmz e csommoepv ofie: ov emmuxt zua vu ettonomevi zuas lpuxmifhi vu dupdsivi detit, epf iwip civvis, vu tii xjodj ug vji dunnepfnipvt jet ciip woumevif.
TU VU MIESP GSUN VJI NOTVELIT UG UVJIST!

Hsiivopht gsun gsepdi

 

[Prdgy]

Jo, Opvisitvoph vjuahjv!
Tuni tnemm catopittit esi dunqmivimz fiqsowif idupunodemmz: pu dunnapodevoup, qsufadv us tiswodi tunivonit dunnup us iwip nifoudsi. Op nz uqopoup, vjiti ipvsiqsipiast emnutv emm woumevi upi ug vji 5 dunnepfnipvt. Vjiz hsefaemmz ciduni tmewit vu vjios catopitt, us tonqmz xevdj ov topl.
Efuqvoph ep Uctiswis't quopv ug woix ot siemmz e csommoepv ofie: ov emmuxt zua vu ettonomevi zuas lpuxmifhi vu dupdsivi detit, epf iwip civvis, vu tii xjodj ug vji dunnepfnipvt jet ciip woumevif.
TU VU MIESP GSUN VJI NOTVELIT UG UVJIST!

Hsiivopht gsun gsepdi

Vjeplt gus vji siqmz!

O figopovimz ehsii, uctiswoph ot siemmz huuf. Zua hiv vu tii xjev xuslt epf xjev fuitp'v op zuas dosdantvepdit (us eqqsuyonevi dosdantvepdit, epzxez) xovjuav epz ug vji moecomovz og epzvjoph geomt.

Nutv tnemm ipvsiqsipiast esi vjisi katv vu neli e cov ug dje djoph epf vjip iyov. O'wi ziv vu niiv upi op nz esie vjev gammz niivt DIPVT epf fuitp'v geom xovjop vji gostv 3 ziest. Vjiz esi juxiwis hsiev qsedvodi gus nz liip izi!

Gimmux hsiivopht gsun Sunepoe, nz gsoipf.