No secrets here.
Bring your own buyers.
Have ridiculously low prices.
Oh, and lots of patience.
No secrets here.
Bring your own buyers.
Have ridiculously low prices.
Oh, and lots of patience.
Last edited by adruml; 31st January 2014 at 11:44 AM.
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I put the keywords in, but eBid uploads them to Google Shopping as part of the platform. The reason eBay was mentioned is to highlight the fact that despite my prices being lower than many I still sell in order to make a profit and not at ridiculously low prices just to get a sale. I believe in sales for vanity profits for sanity.
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http://kreative-health-beauty.ebid.net/
http://kreative-home.ebid.net/
http://kreative-baby.ebid.net/
http://uk.ebid.net/users/kreativebargains
Best prices on designer and branded goods in all five stores.
Without proper keywords it's rare occasion the internal search will bring the buyer to your listing. Several have stated the importance of bringing in buyers via Google shopping through proper keywords. Yes eBid loads them but it's the sellers who develop the proper keywords.
The OP asked the question and I responded according to what I have read from" successful" sellers here in the forums along with what I have observed.
Posted this to another thread, but it might be helpful here as well.
Some suggestions, if you haven't already tried them:
1) Add a signature link to your posts, so members can click to view your listings.
2) List as many items as you can; it's free to list and relist and the more items you list, the more potential sales.
3) Use 7-10 day listings with auto repost to ensure your items move up searches.
4) Let former customers from other sites know you're selling here.
5) Use social networking (Twitter, Facebook, personal blog) to promote your listings.
6) Use Plug Your Auctions on the forum (1x per 24 hours - delete old plug before adding new one) to promote your listings.
7) Offer international shipping whenever possible to widen your potential customer base.
8) Tell everyone you know and meet about eBid.
9) Buy a few inexpensive items to increase your feedback and support the site.
10) Get involved in eBid activities, as the monthly YDC charity auctions, if you're so inclined; it's a great way to raise monies for good causes and it helps raise your profile in the eBid community.
11) Check out the Help videos and read Astral's FAQs page, lots of good info. in both places.
http://www.mootango.webspace.virginmedia.com/ebidkb.htm
Oh and have fun.
Best wishes for many sales to all,
How would one prove such a reason? I do not even think Google Analytics could prove that.
Libelous........hmmm, how about just MHO.
Much truth here. Although I have not reached a conclusion fully on the management piece. Similar to most issues, I would think the issue of lack of sales on eBid involves multiple factors. As was stated else where, anyone who comes up with the definitive answer (all factors in their proper percentage representation), could probably successfully sell the answer to eBid.
There's no secret OP. Internet selling has changed. We all have to work harder to make our listings sell no matter what site we are on with exception to eBay. eBid has low fees, fewer buyers and fewer sales depending on what you are selling. eBay have many buyers and sellers because everyone has known about eBay for nearly 20 years.
Yes, eBay does have the upper hand but they were here first and got ALL internet buyers interested in the online business of buying and/or selling and people are scared of change from something they know to something they are unsure of (a little like me. I don't like social networks and I don't think I ever will). Since then, times have changed and, IMO, unless you are into social networks the 'old' way of selling has gone.
Also IMO, social networks will die eventually and the old way of selling/buying will return. How long this will take, if ever, is indeterminable.
A lot has happened in the 3 years between these two auction sites.
I refuse to give up with eBid but I think my time selling online is very limited as I'm not into social networks.
Last edited by Gill; 1st February 2014 at 12:05 AM. Reason: Grammar
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