Home Business Help

Been a while since I made a business at all. From what I remember offhand for a home business, Make sure you lock the doors into the house for household only. Nothing like having customers coming in and start using your stuff. :D Another is to fence off the back yard, and lock the gate for household only. Those little simmies sure do enjoy your pool or swingset, or anything else you have back there! I think I had some steal from my garden a couple times too... If you have a door from the business into the house make sure to lock that also. Basically barricade everything except the entrance into the business! :joy:

Make sure it is somewhat spacious, really small places don't tend to fair well. You might want to think of adding a bathroom as well. You can have a separate area in the shop locked away from customers so your sim can use the restroom, or just grab a snack quick without having to go through the actual house. Don't forget the sign for open and closing the shop, and don't forget to turn it around when you need to.

Other then that, I think it is the same as any other business off lot.

@JULES1111
Thanks for the answer!
Oh that with the simmies trying to use my stuff sounds really annoying. Oh well, I can lock the door. Don't have a garden yet, but plan to make one in spring. Also, my business is rather small, I don't have that much space on my lot - hopefully noone will complain. :D

Do you know how I can close my business again (in case I ever want to)? And if that is safe to do?

Make sure the business is closed if you want to invite over any friend etc. Sometimes, it glitches and they may show up but leave anyway if you are closed. Don't use move objects to place any items for sale, those will wind up somewhere else on the lot (some things) if you try to restock etc. You can build a separate building and usually they won't go use your stuff if you do that, but may have to use a bathroom. SimWardrobe had a mod to make them shop then leave without hanging out. Vanilla game, they are more likely to hang out and use your stuff if you are out of stock with something they wanted to look at and buy.

@Cinebar
Thank you for that information! I was afraid of glitches like that, but as long as it is nothing game breaking I guess it is okay.

"Nindl;c-16258215" wrote:
@JULES1111
Thanks for the answer!
Oh that with the simmies trying to use my stuff sounds really annoying. Oh well, I can lock the door. Don't have a garden yet, but plan to make one in spring. Also, my business is rather small, I don't have that much space on my lot - hopefully noone will complain. :D

Do you know how I can close my business again (in case I ever want to)? And if that is safe to do?

Close it down totally? Just use the phone to do it, just like you did to start it.

@JULES1111
Yes, close down totally. Oh okay thanks!

If your sim can afford it, hire someone to man the cash register OR help with sales. It will help your business get going faster as more patrons will be happy.

Totally agree with the space issue. Some of my home shops are too small. My customers get in the way of each other and I have a hard time getting to them sometimes. So make it wide enough and long enough to accommodate, especially when people are checking out and they are in line.

Most Importantly, have fun!

@Rhiannon58
Thank you! And thanks for the tips. I do hope my shop will be big enough - I don't really have space to enlarge it.

Also, avoid selling urns. scroll down a bit here and it will talk on that subject.
sims.wikia.com/wiki/Game_guide%3AAvoiding_corruption#Avoiding_neighborhood_corruption

@theFella
Thanks for that info! But lol I would have never done that.