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4 Stages of Competence and Game Stores

February 9, 2021 Matthew Vercant

Psychology includes an explanation of understanding referred to as the four stages of competence, formally summarized by Gordon Training International…

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Posted in: For gamers, For store owners, Running a game store

On the End of the Press Ganger Program

March 9, 2017 Matthew Vercant

Yesterday, Privateer Press announced the end of their Press Ganger (PG) program. Our local PGs are, understandably, upset. Many of…

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Posted in: For gamers, For store owners, Running a game store

Why your store should have a custom email address

January 9, 2017 Matthew Vercant

Like it or not, the game industry suffers from an image problem. It doesn’t take much to fix your email.…

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The most important 3% of your budget

December 3, 2016 Matthew Vercant

Marketing, real marketing, is the single most important part of your budget in a game store. I’m not talking “oops…

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Posted in: For store owners, Running a game store, Teaching

Opening a Game Store: Don’t

November 29, 2016 Matthew Vercant

Lots of blogs out there will tell you the cost of opening a good game store. I’m here to tell…

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The Competition: Working side by side

Matthew Vercant

I see a lot of store owners sweating their competitors. Mostly the ones who apparently operate without business sense or…

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The cost of a seat

Matthew Vercant

How much money a seat at an event in a game store should generate comes up frequently in game store…

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So you want to be a Game Store owner? PART 3

November 23, 2015 James Mathe

HOW TO SHOUT IT OUT? This is part of a series of articles written by James Mathe on his old…

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So you want to be a Game Store owner? PART 2

James Mathe

HOW TO DO IT? This is part of a series of articles written by James Mathe on his old website.…

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So you want to be a Game Store owner? PART 1

James Mathe

This is part of a series of articles written by James Mathe on his old website. I have brought select…

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Posted in: For store owners, Running a game store

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