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possiblely closing store

Due to lack of sales  I beleive closing my ebay store and just going back to stirctly auctions might be more profitable.  So at the end of the month it will probably close. It seemed  like a good idea but when I'm not making enough to cover the cost of a basic store there is a problem.

Comments or advice to  to increase profit  or sales  are apreciated.

chris

baby-to-be
I'm sorry you have to close your store. I do not recommand the way I do my sales. I start everything at a penny and no shipping. I can't keep up.
Feb-05-08 04:30:07 PST Report this comment
auctionbumpllc
Try free advertising of your store and auctions at AuctionBump.com and Bidmyspace.com
Feb-05-08 04:31:06 PST Report this comment
dawntiff090785
Sales are REALLY slow this month - I would say wait it out a couple months if you can and see. Then if things don't pick up - Close it :)
I am hurting right now but hopeful things will pick back up in the next month or so
Feb-05-08 04:39:38 PST Report this comment
rooster613
Well, if it will be open till the end of the month, try these tips:

Did you activate your listing feeds yet???? What are they? A free store perk to send all your listings to search engines. Read my free Guide. To find it, click my ID, scroll down to the right sidebar for the link to all my Guides. (If you find it helpful, please give me a YES vote.) Good luck!

Create some custom pages with good content -- my #1 page for hits is NOT the storefront, it's my "About Our Cruelty-free feathers" page. Search engines LIKE text with good content!

Write a good store description with lots of keywords for what you sell -- this section is what ebay uses to generate the Meta Tags which are what the search engines read first. It is also what the search engines pull up as the description of your store. Good keywords = your store shows up early in Google, etc. To invite people to your mailing list, use a promotion box instead, NOT the store description.

These and other good hints are in my "ebay Store Success" ebook... 50 pages for only $1.99. or get the COMBO (2 Selling Tips books in 1) -- over 100 pages good info for $2.99, immeditate digital download, FAST feedback, too! Step-by-step directions for how to maximize your store on the Net, little-known tricks of the trade, etc. Check out my Using Effective Keywords ebook, too -- Money back guarantee on all 3, and I leave FAST feedback, too!
Feb-05-08 04:56:04 PST Report this comment
frankg06
IS A BASIC STORE LIKE 15 DOLLARS?
Feb-05-08 05:19:35 PST Report this comment
frankg06
The basic store is like 15 $$, I seem to be haveing the same problem but vice versa! i am paying alot of fees and relisting fees and find that if I open a stor it would be benificial. Well i wish you luck and maybe you should hit some flea markets and get right back into making some $$$---its liek the lotto when you go to those places...HEY YOU NEVER KNOW!!
GOOD LUCK
Feb-05-08 05:21:29 PST Report this comment
frankg06
HEY, I JUST TOOK A LOOK AT YOUR STORE and I think i see the problem! SHIPPING COSTS! BEFORE CLOSING THE STORE, TRY TO LOWER THE SHPPING COST AND KEEP THE SAME PRICES FOR THE ITEMS, MAYBE LOWER IF YOU WANT TO GET RID OF THEM....IF YOU DECIDE TO DO SO...EMAIL ME AND LET ME KNOW HOW THINGS WORK OUT FOR YOU!
Feb-05-08 05:28:33 PST Report this comment

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