/vr/ - Retro Games

I can't be fucked to go through 300+ posts so here's my 2 cents.

1: Location is absolutely ESSENTIAL. This is the most important thing you have to worry about. You can have all of the best arcade cabinets with free prices, but a poor location would make you fail.

2: More on location. It's more about the area than the exact address. Find an area with a lot of the younger crowd. College, late high school age. They would be the most likely to go to it.

3: Events. Have events out the ass. Say, every day, different genres are half off, or something of the like. Fight Club Monday, where all the fighting games are half off. Pinball Tuesday, where all the pinball machines are half off. Shit like that. Also, tournaments would be a selling idea.

4: Get involved in the community. Don't just be a random shop there. Get in contact with the local city hall, post up events there, in the newspapers, host fundraisers and the like. Be active as shit with the community.

5: Find a place where the power company offers one flat rate. I'm not sure if this is possible in your area, but if it is, do it. My friend used to own a game store, and he only paid a flat rate of 50 bucks a month, while easily using 200+ a month.

Always willing to help out a fellow entrepreneur.