I have sold only 2 items since I became a member of bonanza in October. This is really disheartening. I just knew things would be better here. I did good with e-Bay, but they have gone nuts over there. Always changing the rules. Any advice? Yes I have advertised reached out to social media and etc.
Thanks! And by the way HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL.
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canchl Reputation: 15 See canchl's booth |
I really wish there was something more to say. Your items are in google shopping, your booth comes up in google searches….but unfortunately people will have to use google shopping or google organic to find your items and personally, I think that those looking for patterns and such will probably go to ebay or etsy, without bothering to use google shopping
Though I know of a few sellers here who do pretty well with patterns, I know they struggled for a while to get established. And things are hard for booths that have less than 100+ items
The only thing I can say, is if you have a facebook business page, use the FB app to put your items there..which will link directly back to the listing here, and if you have a twitter account, tweet heavily to get strong links back to your booth. Another option is ….send emails to some previous customers from ebay and give them an incentive to buy here and not there… (I am sure you can go to your paypal account and check your previous transactions for emails)
Good Luck
Cindy
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ccmom Reputation: 12648 See ccmom's booth |
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You could share links in your listings to Youtube videos on how to use patterns, for those who would buy a pattern, but don’t know how to use them. If you know how to sew, you could share sewing tips, with links to your sewing products, in social media/blogs. In doing this you are offering some related value to your products and drawing attention to yourself. These are long-term promotional activities that build your reputation.
If you’re in it for the long-haul, then you have to consistently change things, add and delete, upgrade and re-design, alter and adapt your business practices.
Good luck!
Sandi
EmbellishMart
“Embellishments for your crafting, your space & you!”
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EmbellishMart Reputation: 1450 See EmbellishMart's booth |
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Yes, ccmom is correct. Unfortunately, the first stop for almost anything someone will make is ebay, etsy or amazon. Our bonanza items will be found if they cannot find the item they are looking for on those sites, so they will google the item, and fingers crossed, our items here on bonanza will show up, OR if they want to do a price comparison and one of our items come up…One reason i always list my items a bit lower here on bonanza, so if someone is doing a price comparison, mine will show up lower than the other sites and hopefully the buyer will purchase my item. Hope you had a beautiful Mothers Day also.
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misskeech Reputation: 1958 See misskeech's booth |
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If you think ebay has gone nuts then add some bananas to that if you are on your way to etsy. If you like roller coaster rides you will be happy there. If you like constant change with no explanation then etsy is the right place for you. If you like being a lab rat then you will love it there.
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StarletVintageJewels Reputation: 158 See StarletVintageJewels' booth |
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Here’s my rant.
I am also at the same place. I do pay for silver membership, however, my selling rate here on Bonanza is 1 to 60 or even 100 comparing to eBay. Here I get a sale once in a month or two, rarely several sales a month. I really want this place to pick up, but no matter what I do nothing picks it up.
Other thing is almost all of my clients are new one-time users, which means they don’t even bother to leave feedbacks. Reaching out doesn’t work, since they never check in again…
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abagrizzli Reputation: 51 See abagrizzli's booth |
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