JANET.
I ALSO TIE PROFESSIONALLY.PROBLEM IS FEW BUYERS IN KENYA AFRICA WHERE AM
BASED.WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH MARKETING TO SHOPS?
PAUL
I've never really
had to do much marketing. When I started in the late 70's there weren't
so many import flies around, demand was high, and there were very few people
tying commercially. I made sure to keep my quality high and my
prices low, and word of mouth pretty much took care of advertising. I
still tie for some shops I started with over 25 years ago. Much of my
business is in local (regional Northwest) patterns that the shops can't
get from the big catalog suppliers.
I don't know what to tell you
about your situation there in Kenya. But I do almost all my business by
mail order, as I live "out in the boondocks", and the nearest fly shops are
about 40 miles away---most further.
Good
luck. Don't give up!
Janet
