by | Nov 28, 2025 | Blog
So, the thing is, I’ve been messing around with retail tech for a while now, not just coding, but the actual stuff that makes a shop run better. This whole experiment started because my cousin opened a small clothing spot downtown, and after three months, he was...
by | Nov 27, 2025 | Blog
Man, let me tell you, I was absolutely sick of hearing my buddy Bill complain. He owns this small vintage records shop, and he was convinced his ancient IR beam counter was stealing his foot traffic numbers. Sales were down, and he kept saying, “More people walk...
by | Nov 27, 2025 | Blog
Man, setting up a reliable visitor counter has always been a pain. We tried standard single-lens setups before, right? Just plain background subtraction and tracking. It was garbage. Shadows messed it up, two people standing close together looked like one person, and...
by | Nov 26, 2025 | Blog
I swear, this whole mess started about six months ago when I was looking at the numbers from my little vintage hardware shop. Weekends felt completely insane, right? Like wall-to-wall people trying to look at old tools and dusty parts. But when I checked the register...
by | Nov 26, 2025 | Blog
Man, I have to tell you, for the longest time, I just looked at my analytics once a day. You know, the big dashboard telling me how many people showed up yesterday. But what I really wanted? I wanted to see someone on the site right now. That instant gratification. It...
by | Nov 25, 2025 | Blog
Man, let me tell you about the rabbit hole I went down trying to solve a problem that sounds super simple but almost drove my buddy nuts: counting people who walk into his little coffee shop/antique store hybrid. He’s got this small place, maybe 800 square feet, and...