Friday, December 28, 2007

Do you have a website?

This is my most FAQ, if you don't count all the guys who come in with their ladies and ask "do you have any thing in my size?" expecting it to be the funniest thing I've ever heard. It is not.
I don't have a website for a lot of reasons. For starters, I have to admit that I'm intimidated by technology. The world has changed a lot in the last 15 years in that respect & I've been busy. Also there is the very real problem of lingerie being so tactile, so 3D. The picture does not tell the story. It doesn't matter if your looking for a great fitting bra to make you look like you lost 10 lbs, that fantastic nightie to help make tonite the night or the thinnest swiss cotton camisole to put between you and your cashmere, the best plan is to experience Bella. Walk up the stairs, check out the options, get advise from someone who spends all day exploring the best fit options with other girls looking for the same solution as you. After that, get into the dressing room and experiment. What you think will work often doesn't and what you would never try without coaxing is sometimes the thing that changes your life (We really do have a camisole that will change your life!) All this bricks and mortar talk would be great except that Bella is located in Colonial Williamsburg & I see a lot of girls who are only in town for a couple of days. So I get asked all the time: Do you have a website? Yes, I have no website but I now I have a blog-- thanks Katie. Ask me anything. I'll help you & if you like I'll even ship you UPS. Who knows I may even get a website someday.

1 comment:

Kevin Devine said...

The only reason I ask about a website for different companies is so I can visually see a location, see what inventory is carried and see hours and maybe an email contact.

For example, you carry lingerie... Having a bunch of pictures won't help a web browser, but saying you carry Wacaol, Bali, etc. is helpful (otherwise, I could just go to Macy's).

Having hours of operation and a map is helpful to new customers.

I understand your trepidation, I have dealt with it for other businesses, but a simple advertisement or a little marketing information can go a long way to helping those of us who browse the internet instead of the yellow pages.