5 myths of online selling that continue to keep local bike shops from real sales growth - busted!

About this episode

The episode discusses common myths that hinder local bike shops from achieving sales growth and how they can leverage online sales and technology.

We're not saying it doesn't take a focused effort or real work. What we are saying is that many of the barriers that local, independent bike shops continue to believe rule them out of meaningful sales growth are no longer valid. Workstand has the tools and expertise to help every bike shop, from the local, owner-operated store to the multi-location, high-revenue operation, leverage online sales and technology to grow in a space all of their customers already inhabit. Don't let these misconce...

Topics covered

• online selling
• local bike shops
• sales growth
• entrepreneurship
• technology

Keywords

• online sales
• bike shops
• sales growth
• technology
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Workstand

Places: local bike shops

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