Hi Michelle! I'm a vintage dealer of over nearly ten years and so excited to see another dealer over here on Substack!
I so relate and appreciate the time you put into this article. I think long form/slow content laying out the work that goes into being a curator is very important in actually grabbing people's attention long enough to think deeply about what is behind a piece of clothing in a local vintage shop.
Thank you Kari! I am really excited to be here and grow / expand my business beyond IG and have a long-term home on the internet to share my years of experience and wealth of knowledge. I am loving being here and reading long form content. It seems to be hard to find our niche over here, so I am glad you found me!! I hope there are more of us so we can grow a fun corner of info to share with re-sellers and consumers alike. Nice to meet you! xx M
I feel similarly, I've been posting here around a year, and within that time haven't really seen many more vintage dealers pop up on the platform. I think its the perfect space for us and I hope it grows!
I made the leap a couple months ago to ditch IG for good, and my newsletter has been my only social media for promoting the shop. Scary move, but my mental health has been so much better!
ah yes that is too why I came here! although I have had a hard time letting go of IG :( but in the meantime have created some better boundaries for myself. I hope to soon leave altogether.... it's so toxic, but then I also find a lot of joy too!
Hi Michelle! I'm a vintage dealer of over nearly ten years and so excited to see another dealer over here on Substack!
I so relate and appreciate the time you put into this article. I think long form/slow content laying out the work that goes into being a curator is very important in actually grabbing people's attention long enough to think deeply about what is behind a piece of clothing in a local vintage shop.
Thank you Kari! I am really excited to be here and grow / expand my business beyond IG and have a long-term home on the internet to share my years of experience and wealth of knowledge. I am loving being here and reading long form content. It seems to be hard to find our niche over here, so I am glad you found me!! I hope there are more of us so we can grow a fun corner of info to share with re-sellers and consumers alike. Nice to meet you! xx M
I feel similarly, I've been posting here around a year, and within that time haven't really seen many more vintage dealers pop up on the platform. I think its the perfect space for us and I hope it grows!
I made the leap a couple months ago to ditch IG for good, and my newsletter has been my only social media for promoting the shop. Scary move, but my mental health has been so much better!
ah yes that is too why I came here! although I have had a hard time letting go of IG :( but in the meantime have created some better boundaries for myself. I hope to soon leave altogether.... it's so toxic, but then I also find a lot of joy too!