Jaime May 23rd, 2009
Google Hot Trends says that there are a lot of people in Wisconsin Rapids, WI searching for “Furniture Wisconsin”. Wisconsin Rapids actually links the highest in this over all the other cities in the state of Wisconsin. I am very curious. Why would furniture Wisconsin together be something people in Rapids are searching for?
So here is the test. Can I put those words on a site enough to get Google’s attention? If you are reading this blog and you have searched furniture Wisconsin, what exactly are you hoping to find? At the time that I write this blog, Steinhafels and American TV are two of the websites that come up. What if you are looking for more options? Are you finding what you are looking for?
Furniture Wisconsin is the search. Not just Furniture. Not Home Furnishings. Not Furniture Wisconsin Rapids, but “Furniture Wisconsin”. If you lived in Wisconsin Rapids, wouldn’t you type “Furniture Wisconsin Rapids” if you thought there was any chance of finding a store in Wisconsin Rapids?
I spend over $40,000 a year trying to advertise Furniture Studio and we only get a few hundred customers each year. Many of them from Nekoosa, Wisconsin Rapids or from farther away like Racine, WI or Crystal Lake IL. Most of them come from our billboards and stumble in almost by accident. We really are a unique furniture shopping experience. Our customers from out of town say “there aren’t any furniture stores like this in the Milwaukee area”. That is a huge compliment! .. but I will admit, a website is expensive and difficult to maintain, so we probably won’t be a significant player in the “Furniture Wisconsin” online market place anytime soon.
The other problem… most people seem to shop for Furniture Wisconsin on Sundays. We are closed on Sunday. I know that you are probably reading this on a Sunday so I apologize. We take one day a week off for family & religion.
Well… happy furniture hunting. If I can help you at all please email me jaime@furniture-studio.com. Or if you have facebook. Search Furniture Studio. You can become a fan of our store!
Jaime May 22nd, 2009
Borders are Passe…
Paint will refresh a room, but please do not put a new border up where the last one came down since borders are truly passé. Instead, consider a way to add texture and color with a few key wall decor pieces. Our best selling accessories and pictures at Furniture Studio come from Uttermost. They have an amazing amount of great wall art! We can’t keep it in stock!!
Looking for something more personal? Try custom ‘deco’ boxes from Susan Cour (Simple Captivating) or removable wall text from Uppercase Living.
Faux finishes on a wall are not what they used to be either. I’ve seen paint that is made to look like metal, tile, glass, brick, etc… just incredible textures you want to reach out and touch. Mave Alft is one of the most talented people I have ever met and she lives right here in Central Wisconsin! You can see her work on display at local stores like Furniture Studio or Custom Kitchens in Wisconsin Rapids.
Wallpaper is not as common, but still looks good in the right places and the right pattern. Tom’s Paint & Decorating in Wisconsin Rapids has hundreds of books to look at with the ’small town’ personal service.
Last thought… I recommend Tom’s Paint for great Porter paint or Ace Hardware for Benjamin Moore paints. We enjoy working with both of them on customer projects!
Simple. Easy. Done. (right?)
Jaime May 14th, 2009
Our United Way tour of homes fundraiser was a wonderful success. Thanks to those that worked so hard. Well… at least one was working hard! (Maybe it was hard work just trying to look good).
We had almost 200 people attend the tour to view the beautiful homes in Wisconsin Rapids, Nekoosa, & Rome, Wisconsin. Is there a better way to view furniture in Wisconsin? The guys might be able to think of better things to do on a Friday night, but ladies seemed to enjoy it. Many are planning to make it an annual event. It will always be the Friday night before Mother’s day as long as there are generous people willing to open their beautiful homes to hundreds of people.
Three beautiful ladies enjoying each others company, the furniture, and the sexy booties!