running wolf Posted April 30, 2006 Posted April 30, 2006 I don't know if this board talks about it but I would really like to know how business is going. Mine is pretty close to zero, it's not the lack of visitors, it's a lack of buyers. I do get many emails telling me how much visitors like my store, my items, etc what is kinda nice. Nothing has changed on my side, same prices etc, I'm running specials, give-aways, etc and when I go to ebay chats it's the same, sales way down. So, who is bold enough to talk about it? Kristine Running Wolf
RelentlessSkateshop Posted April 30, 2006 Posted April 30, 2006 My e commerce site has been up for a month, I have froogle-listed about 65% of my items and promoted on myspace.com and I haven't had one single purchase. I am SUPER disappointed. In addition, I have some freak visiting every day, putting different stuff into his shopping cart and then leaving. I am suspicious. If you say you can't do it, you're only fooling yourself.
running wolf Posted April 30, 2006 Author Posted April 30, 2006 In addition, I have some freak visiting every day, putting different stuff into his shopping cart and then leaving. I am suspicious. Those can be robots/spiders, had the same until I set 'prevent spider sessions' to 'true'. I like to think it's still the aftermath of Kathrina and the fuel prices, but sure is frustrating. Anyway, thanks for your response and GOOD LUCK. -I mean it- Kristine Running Wolf
Guest Posted May 1, 2006 Posted May 1, 2006 My e commerce site has been up for a month, I have froogle-listed about 65% of my items and promoted on myspace.com and I haven't had one single purchase. I am SUPER disappointed. In addition, I have some freak visiting every day, putting different stuff into his shopping cart and then leaving. I am suspicious. Jefferey, It is definately spiders/bots. Set Prevent Spider Sessions as Kristine suggested. ed
♥peterpil19 Posted May 1, 2006 Posted May 1, 2006 It took me around about a month before anyone made any purchases. it's been about 5 months now, and business has only really started picking up in last couple of months. Marketing and getting your site out there for people to see takes time. It doesn't happen overnight. Think about Amazon.com. --Peter CE PHOENIX SUPPORTER Support the Project, go PRO and get access to certified add ons Full-time I am a C-suite executive of a large retail company in Australia. In my spare time, I enjoying learning about web-design. Download the latest version of CE Phoenix from gitHub here
Mediajuggle Posted May 1, 2006 Posted May 1, 2006 My e commerce site has been up for a month, I have froogle-listed about 65% of my items and promoted on myspace.com and I haven't had one single purchase. I am SUPER disappointed.leaving. I am suspicious. Everytime I read a post like this or the ones that state, "I've had 600 unique visits this month and no purchases", I wonder if the person running the store actually took the time to learn about not only their market, but ecommerce in general. No offense, but a month is definitely not a lot of time to begin to generate sales especially when your marketing campaign has consisted of myspace and froogle. There are a million and one ways to get the word out about your store and to promote it both online and offline without spending a fortune. Heck, I know, I run my store from paycheck to paycheck so I'm forced to find creative ways to get the word out and to generate sales It won't happen overnight, but if your dilligent... and you know your market.... it will pay off in the end. My Contribution Music Download Store Template http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,4275
Mediajuggle Posted May 1, 2006 Posted May 1, 2006 Since my last post about not studying your market.. I found an article that illustrates this point perfectly... It seems even Donald Trump Makes Mistakes... Donald Trump recently launched a travel site located at www.gotrump.com. Trump, like many new website owners, built a site without first considering the unique nature of online marketing and promotion. So where did Trump go wrong? From an SEO standpoint, little of the site is optimized, including title tags and pages. The tags currently in place are too long and don't conform to search engine standards. The site is geared toward those looking for a deal on airline tickets, car rental, last minute flights, hotels and more. Online travel industry sites such as these are highly competitive and require both an initial optimization effort and a PPC campaign. Since the site is new, PPC advertising is crucial. Organic listings garnered from proper SEO techniques take time to produce. Still, organic listings are preferred over PPC by the majority of web surfers, so it's a bit of a surprise that the site is littered with subpar optimization efforts such as bolded keywords and other SEO strategies that haven't been valid since Mr. Trump woke up next to Ivana. Over time, organic rankings earned through proper SEO implementations will bring in more quality leads and lessen the reliance on paid listings. Every business should have a plan for effective marketing from the outset, and whoever drew up this plan should be the next one to hear the words, "You're fired". A search for airline tickets yielded no PPC results for www.gotrump.com. Perhaps Mr Trump is relying on the popularity of "The Apprentice" or other forms of advertising to make the site a success. Still, considering the comparison shopping nature of most web surfers, one needs to advertise on the net to be a valid contender. Most people rely solely on PPC ads and organic listings to find the products or services they will purchase when shopping online. Suppose Mr Trump placed an ad for the site in each episode of "The Apprentice", which has an average weekly viewership of around 20 million. The last time I checked, that leaves well over 230 million Americans alone who would have no direct knowledge of the site even existing. The purpose of this article is to teach people that anyone, even Donald Trump, can benefit from the use of SEO. This is why future web entrepreneurs need to be aware of the marketing avenues that are pertinent to the world wide web. All the money in the world won't help if you don't put it to good use. Avoid the aforementioned mistakes by incorporating an effective SEO strategy into your web based business. If you do so at the time the site is created, you will not only have a solid marketing plan but also save money by not having to implement SEO after the fact. Remember, just as in real estate, stocks, bonds and all business venues, the internet has an exclusive set of rules by which success and failure are governed. For a guy who has been successful in almost every type of business venture there is, there is little excuse for being ill prepared. reprinted from Site-Reference.com My Contribution Music Download Store Template http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,4275
RelentlessSkateshop Posted May 1, 2006 Posted May 1, 2006 I can't take offense to sincere and constructive criticisms or suggestions. I am just grateful that I got a reply! If you say you can't do it, you're only fooling yourself.
Guest Posted May 2, 2006 Posted May 2, 2006 RelentlessSkateshop, dont get disapointed. It took untill near the end of my second month to get my first sale. I then had only 3 sales in my third month. Now in my fourth month its geting close to 1 per day. The increase in my fourth month is I think due to having a much larger range and some of the SEO starting to pay off. When I started researching my shop lots of people said it can take upto a year to get sales through an ecomerce shop. So I'm happy with the progress of my site so far.
smurk75 Posted May 2, 2006 Posted May 2, 2006 Don't get frustrated too soon. It took me 2 weeks to get my first sale, and that was the pace for 8 weeks. My 3rd month increased to 2.5 sales per week, and last month, which was my 4 month sales doubled. Ever since I launched my site I've been doing SEO. Get creative, research the Marketing forum, and dedicate time every day, or week to do it. SEO is an ongoing comitment, and it does pay off. Hope this helps, Sam
Guest Posted May 2, 2006 Posted May 2, 2006 Nice looking site there smurk. The extra content you have in the tea guides, etc is it helping with SEO? I have just added some similar pages to my site with details about the manufacturers I sell. Google hasnt indexed them yet but I'm hoping that they will help increase my search result ranking once there indexed. Peppermint Tea! That stuff great for indigestion and I find it cures heart burn too. Nice taste too!
RelentlessSkateshop Posted May 2, 2006 Posted May 2, 2006 Nice looking site there smurk. Yeah, that is PRO. When I see an OSC site like that, it makes me think I need to make some changes. If you say you can't do it, you're only fooling yourself.
Guest Posted May 2, 2006 Posted May 2, 2006 Cool stuff, I used to skate myself back when the ban this was the latest skate video. White text on black background is a no no. I had it on all the first designs I did of my shop and it looked okay to me. But when other said it didnt work I looked at it differently and had to agree. Its too hard on the eye which makes it hard to read. How much to ship those Vans Wally II Brown to the UK? 9.5 US size yeah? That makes them 8.5 UK? lol I may be your first sale! lol
RelentlessSkateshop Posted May 2, 2006 Posted May 2, 2006 Cool stuff, I used to skate myself back when the ban this was the latest skate video. White text on black background is a no no. I had it on all the first designs I did of my shop and it looked okay to me. But when other said it didnt work I looked at it differently and had to agree. Its too hard on the eye which makes it hard to read. My friend, that is when I started, too. I have learned all the street tricks I could off that video, and now I've moved to the vert sections, and it really makes you appreciate how much more practice it takes. There is no skateboarder that can stand up to Tony Hawk on a vert ramp. It's been proven time after time. SEO=Search Engine Optimization. It's obvious that making my own e-commerce website and making it work takes a lot of thought and time. When I started out, I was dreaming of going to the skatepark, coming home for a few hours to get the shipments out, and getting back to the park to skate under the lights. Well, maybe that day will come, but not as soon as I thought. If anyone wants a photo-op with me and their T-shirt on a ramp, let me know. :) If you say you can't do it, you're only fooling yourself.
smurk75 Posted May 2, 2006 Posted May 2, 2006 Nice looking site there smurk. The extra content you have in the tea guides, etc is it helping with SEO? I have just added some similar pages to my site with details about the manufacturers I sell. Google hasnt indexed them yet but I'm hoping that they will help increase my search result ranking once there indexed. Peppermint Tea! That stuff great for indigestion and I find it cures heart burn too. Nice taste too! Thanks for your kind comments. As far as I see it, search engine bots, spiders, etc love text, especialy informative text. So I made that section specificaly for text content. As for helping with SEO, I belive the inbound linking strategy has helped the most. But I have SEO urls, meta-tags contrib, and optimized images on most pages. I also try to optimize my product pages with keywords selected from overture based on my market. Google sitemap as well. I also cross-market with Ebay. I make a pretty detailed HTML page full of images and anchor text that links back to my site. It works well. Sam
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