Important things to help Newbies get started listing

A full description, with size, and dementions, color , material it is made of, etc.. will go a long way in gaining or losing a sale.

If you want to learn how to take better photos, please visit this discussion by Polzar on photography.

Photographic Tips !!!
http://www.bonanza.com/forums/1/topics/124837

Setting up Custom Categories:

Here are the complete instructions for anyone who needs them:

Step one:
Create you Custom categories.

Make a list of exactly how you want your categories to be listed. Before you insert any products, it is best to make sure they are set up to include a keyword that Buyers will search with. They should also be listed in Alphabetical Order.

Step Two
Once you have your list written down, you are ready to designate your custom categories in your advanced options. To access that,
click on sell
Click on Advanced Options
Scroll halfway down to where you see Custom Booth Categories

This is where you type in your categories, In the order you want them to appear to your buyers. (Special Note: any changes that you make to these categories will cause you to lose whatever you have inserted so it is important to make sure they are exactly as you want them BEFORE you add products to them, changes will cause all your products to filter out into “ALL STUFF”).

Choose Manually or automatic as preferred method of sort from the drop down box.

Step Three
Go to the top of the page and click Save All Options, then Sell, then update. This will save your changes.

Step Four
Now that you have your categories set up, you can use the batch editor to sort them manually.

Click on My Bonanzle
Click on Batch Edit Items in the left column.

When it opens, you will notice a list of options…you will be using the Basics option to sort these.

You will notice a green field and a blue field at the top.

Under those, there is a gray line that separates the sections from your products.

Below that gray line you will see all of your products. If and when you have more than 100 products, you will also see page numbers.

We will use Pendant for the example.

Step Five
Begin Sort set up
In the blue section…filter for Pendant. (it will also pick up the plural)

As an example
Enter “Pendant” in the field where it says Title Contains
Click on Filter

Once the page updates, you will see your pendants listed below the gray line. Go down the line and choose which ones you will be moving to your pendants category by clicking on the box next to each product.

Now, move back up to the green section.
You will see two lines with a drop down box next to each, one says Set main category, the other says Set Custom category

Click on Custom Category and use the drop down box to choose from one of the categories you created earlier. Choose Pendants
Now, click on Submit.

You will see a confirmation of the change come up at the top of the page once it refreshes if you did it correctly.

Now, all of your pendants have been moved to the correct category.

Repeat the steps for each set of products, as filtered by you until all of your products have been categorized.

This can also be done as you create the listing. You will notice both options also come up in the text editor, and this is where you can designate your categories as you list.

You can also set it up to automatically sort as well. The system will pick up on matching keywords and sort the listings automatically for you too. But you have to choose automatic sort in your advanced options, under sell.
Your keywords can be added to the bottom of the listing. I have noticed that the system will pick them up anywhere they appear in the listing.

Personally I use the manual method, and file them as I list.

These are great helpful ideas. I just joined Bonanza a couple of weeks ago and have listed a few items. Would you be kind enough to visit my booth & give me some pointers or feedback. I have not had anybody visit my booth.
Thank you.

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Well…It’s October and things are changing here at Bonanza! Lots of new users are joining this wonderful place and we want to IMPRESS them! Here are some tips for Newbies and Seasoned sellers!

1. Make sure that your listing thumbnails are clear and cropped properly (to crop an image, you upload one in the listing editor, then hover over it, and select crop/rotate)

2. Write your listings as if you were a buyer looking at the listing. Think…would this be appealing to a buyer and does it describe the item in full? Make sure to spell things correctly and try to articulate your words in an appropriate manner.

3. Make sure that your banner, avatar and panels are not blurry, cluttered or miss-spelled. (try to match the trends around you with clean and modern designs)

4. Be friendly and cordial with visitors. Welcome them and make them feel comfortable in your booth!

5. Have often sales and promotions in your booth. Mark down your items every month, that way people will save your booth and come back again!

6. Make sure to clear out your chat box every day, that way it doesn’t stay cluttered up, and believe me, it’s not appealing when a chat box is full!

And lastly, make sure that you have organized booth categories! The last thing you want a buyer to do is skip your booth and go to the next, so try and make your booth a HAVEN and an appealing place to shop

♥ If any of you have any other tips or comments, they are much appreciated! ♥

if your items are not showing in google search you need to check your settings in the edit item page.

Go to My Bonanza , click on Edit item, click on the Advanced Options tab at the top of the page, then look down the list to the 4th option down, it should say NO, if it doesn’t click on edit and change it to yes. Next click on the tab that says Add items for sale, and update booth. Allow up to 48 hrs for your items to show in google shopping.

Thanks so much. You provided so much information that I didnt know.

It’s EXCELLENT info for us all! STILL learning, and I’ve been here over a year Thank you very much for this valuable info!

There are some great information facts, and suggestions, which has been added by the old timers, to help others so they get the maximum benefit of this venue.
Just listing your products isn’t going to do it, you really need to take what information you learn, and put it to good use.

I would like to thank everyone who has contributed, and who will contribute to this discussion, to help others along their way to making the most out of their booths here.

Bump and welcome!

“Go to My Bonanza , click on Edit item, click on the Advanced Options tab at the top of the page, then look down the list to the 4th option down, it should say NO, if it doesn’t click on edit and change it to yes. Next click on the tab that says Add items for sale, and update booth. Allow up to 48 hrs for your items to show in google shopping.”

It seems the instructions state that changing it from no to yes will supress google search. So that I understand, yes will sumbit items to google and no will not?
thanks!

Bonanza has a feature the other venues may not have. It is the quick text. You will see in the bottom right corner of your screen, a small set of icons Like this.

If you do not see those icons, you can turn them on, by going into your account settings
Click on Account settings

Next click on the Other Options tab, to turn it on, or off which ever you need to do, then click update.

When you have received a quick text from someone it will pop up, and you will have the option to reply

If you have had a quick text and lost it, just click on that first icon that looks like a folder then you will see the box pop up again, click on view

If you look just above that you will see a red X, that is to close the quick text window

If you click view, then you will have the option to reply, delete or more options

Glad you like the information here

Here’s a really simple thing you can do to come up better on Google. Once you have decided what keyword(s) you will use in your item title, be sure to rename your photos to include the keywords. You can do this while you are posting your ad, just by highlighting the photo you want to upload, and click on “rename” in the options menu. So if your item title is say, ladies size 6x blue widget with long neck", you can put “ladies blue widget” as the photo title. Then just load it like always. Is it worth going back and changing all your photos? Probably not. But I learned to make it a habit, and do it for all new listings, and if I’m revamping an ad. Easy-peasy.