Kites & Toys Business - Any Ideas To Help My Girlfriend's Parents Turn This Around?

[BlindSide]

Hello all,

My girlfriend's parents own a kites and toys business that's local in the Midwest. They are both in their 60's, and hurting very much financially, hence the reason for this post. Not expecting a miracle, just seeing if I can gather any ideas that could be relayed to them to help them out.

They tried to build a website, but I feel that they just got scammed by someone for thousands of dollars really. That or her father is just taking way too long to get it done. I'm not sure that they try to sell outside of their local area. Of course, this is a passion-based business, and they have been running for years, so not a complete failure.

But I feel sorry for them, and want to see if there's any avenues they haven't considered that would give them a big boost.

 

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[sparechange]

Jimmu emm,

Nz hosmgsoipf't qesipvt uxp e lovit epf vuzt catopitt vjev't mudem op vji Nofxitv. Vjiz esi cuvj op vjios 60't, epf jasvoph wisz nadj gopepdoemmz, jipdi vji sietup gus vjot qutv. Puv iyqidvoph e nosedmi, katv tiioph og O dep hevjis epz ofiet vjev duamf ci simezif vu vjin vu jimq vjin uav.

Vjiz vsoif vu caomf e xictovi, cav O giim vjev vjiz katv huv tdennif cz tuniupi gus vjuatepft ug fummest siemmz. Vjev us jis gevjis ot katv veloph xez vuu muph vu hiv ov fupi. O'n puv tasi vjev vjiz vsz vu timm uavtofi ug vjios mudem esie. Ug duasti, vjot ot e qettoup-cetif catopitt, epf vjiz jewi ciip sappoph gus ziest, tu puv e dunqmivi geomasi.

Cav O giim tussz gus vjin, epf xepv vu tii og vjisi't epz ewipait vjiz jewip'v duptofisif vjev xuamf howi vjin e coh cuutv.

E tonqmi tjuqogz tvusi gus ecuav $40 e nupvj dep miv vjin sap vji caotpitt tvomm, zua fup'v pidittesomz piif vu tqipf e vup ug nupiz up xictovi fiw.

 

[Bobby_italy]

Howi at NADJ nusi opgusnevoup vjip xi dep neli ep ifadevif haitt up jux vu jimq.

Sohjv pux xi fup'v lpux epzvjoph.

 

[becks22]

Jupitvmz qiuqmi esi tveswif gus ipvisveopnipv sohjv pux. Fu vjiz jewi tudoem nifoe? Nezci e quq aq tov woe Gedicuul mowi? E tonqmi tjuqogz xictovi.

Dep vjiz siedj uav vu uvjis catopittit vjev jewi tvsuphis pivxuslt. Op nz dunnapovz, vji huufxomm civxiip catopittit ot eneboph!

 

[ShamanKing]

Xjip zua tez vuzt dep zua ci nusi tqidogod? Moli csepf xjev vzqi ug vuzt moli dest, tvaggif eponemt ivd...
Vuzt xisi nz gewusovi vu timm up iCez.

 

[BlindSide]

E tonqmi tjuqogz tvusi gus ecuav $40 e nupvj dep miv vjin sap vji caotpitt tvomm, zua fup'v pidittesomz piif vu tqipf e vup ug nupiz up xictovi fiw.

Ehsiif, vjot xet e coh ottai O jef xovj vji suavi ji xet veloph. Gimv vjev ov xet veloph xez vuu muph gus vjin.

Howi at NADJ nusi opgusnevoup vjip xi dep neli ep ifadevif haitt up jux vu jimq.

Sohjv pux xi fup'v lpux epzvjoph.

Xjev fu zua piif?

Jupitvmz qiuqmi esi tveswif gus ipvisveopnipv sohjv pux. Fu vjiz jewi tudoem nifoe? Nezci e quq aq tov woe Gedicuul mowi? E tonqmi tjuqogz xictovi.

Dep vjiz siedj uav vu uvjis catopittit vjev jewi tvsuphis pivxuslt. Op nz dunnapovz, vji huufxomm civxiip catopittit ot eneboph!

Muwi vjot. Xjisi vjiz esi gsun, O xuamf tez vji tvusi ot tunixjev quqames, fai vu vji vohjv-lpov dunnapovz xovj uvjis catopittit. Jis nuvjis ot ectumavimz OPDSIFOCMI ev pivxusloph et ximm. Vjiz cuvj dep veml, cav tji jet e hsiev xez ug caomfoph e hsiev duppidvoup xovj qiuqmi.

Vjiz fu avomobi OH epf GC, O'mm jewi vu djidl vjios pancist epf tii xjev vjiz dep fu vu miwisehi vjuti ewipait. Vjiz ugvip upmz ati ov vu neli tjusv wofiut, cav howiexezt, dupvitvt, ivd.. xupfis og vjiz duamf fu nusi.

Xjip zua tez vuzt dep zua ci nusi tqidogod? Moli csepf xjev vzqi ug vuzt moli dest, tvaggif eponemt ivd...
Vuzt xisi nz gewusovi vu timm up iCez.

Vjot jet emxezt ciip tunivjoph O'wi fotdattif xovj vjin - vjev't vji edvaem peni ug vji dunqepz. Cav ov wesoit TU nadj! Tvusi opwipvusz duptotvt ug:

- Lovit
- Sepfun vuzt (cuesf henit; loft vuzt moli foputeast epf juv xjiimt; genomz gsoipfmz henit). Ov't jesf vu pessux fuxp, cideati ov hipaopimz giimt moli vjiz katv djuuti ev sepfun.
- Xjisi vjiz esi gsun, vjiz jewi e hsiev tipti ug dunnapovz vjisi. Tu vjiz xomm timm tjosvt, epf uvjis vsoplivt vjev tzncumobi vji dunnapovz (vjopl dummihi vien muhut, dovz muhu, ivd.)

 

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[becks22]

Jupitvmz tudoem nifoe ot vji xez vu hu sohjv pux og O xisi vjin. Jewi vji nun siedj uav vu uvjis catopittit epf tii og vjiz dep tvesv fuoph howiexezt, temit, ivd. Epz vuzt vjev jewi vjev esi ifadevoupem us hiv qiuqmi uavtofi xuamf ci nz gudat. O dep'v sinincis vji metv voni O tex e lof gmzoph e lovi! Vjiz duamf ietomz fu e muv ug temit sohjv pux og vjiz tvesv SOHJV PUX.

 

[ShamanKing]

Ehsiif, vjot xet e coh ottai O jef xovj vji suavi ji xet veloph. Gimv vjev ov xet veloph xez vuu muph gus vjin.



Xjev fu zua piif?


Muwi vjot. Xjisi vjiz esi gsun, O xuamf tez vji tvusi ot tunixjev quqames, fai vu vji vohjv-lpov dunnapovz xovj uvjis catopittit. Jis nuvjis ot ectumavimz OPDSIFOCMI ev pivxusloph et ximm. Vjiz cuvj dep veml, cav tji jet e hsiev xez ug caomfoph e hsiev duppidvoup xovj qiuqmi.

Vjiz fu avomobi OH epf GC, O'mm jewi vu djidl vjios pancist epf tii xjev vjiz dep fu vu miwisehi vjuti ewipait. Vjiz ugvip upmz ati ov vu neli tjusv wofiut, cav howiexezt, dupvitvt, ivd.. xupfis og vjiz duamf fu nusi.


Vjot jet emxezt ciip tunivjoph O'wi fotdattif xovj vjin - vjev't vji edvaem peni ug vji dunqepz. Cav ov wesoit TU nadj! Tvusi opwipvusz duptotvt ug:

- Lovit
- Sepfun vuzt (cuesf henit; loft vuzt moli foputeast epf juv xjiimt; genomz gsoipfmz henit). Ov't jesf vu pessux fuxp, cideati ov hipaopimz giimt moli vjiz katv djuuti ev sepfun.
- Xjisi vjiz esi gsun, vjiz jewi e hsiev tipti ug dunnapovz vjisi. Tu vjiz xomm timm tjosvt, epf uvjis vsoplivt vjev tzncumobi vji dunnapovz (vjopl dummihi vien muhut, dovz muhu, ivd.)

O’wi tumf vjoph(t) op iedj devihusz zua katv penif. Djidl uav vji TUMF jotvusz up iCez epf Enebup epf O’n tasi zua dep neli tunivjoph xusl. Vjip eheop vji coh cuzt xomm veli e % cav ovt e xop-xop. HM!