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Pheebay_No_Moore
Joined: 22 Aug 2006
Posts: 43
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:24 am Post subject: eBay doesn;t find you buyers now - so who will? |
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This isn’t a piece to focus negatively on the rights and wrongs of eBays recent policy changes toward store owners. Rather I want to discuss what I believe will be the most serious issue most remaining store owners now face.
The problem? How to drive potential buyers to your store listings now eBay’s own search engine is focused elsewhere.
I will assume for the purposes of this piece that we are talking about an eBay Store that will remain open despite the new fee structure in place. I will also try to avoid specific product categories.
Let’s agree a fundamental fact at the outset. If eBay isn’t going to send you customers very often then who is? The answer, however you look at it, is you. Directly, or indirectly, it is down to you the store owner to go and get those customers.
more.. link to news article |
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eeedoggies
Joined: 20 Jul 2006
Posts: 623
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:28 am Post subject: |
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wow five pages and the answer is 1 word "you"
LOL
i had to bookmark this one to come back to later, otherwise i'll never get any work done today! |
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Patty00
Joined: 13 Dec 2005
Posts: 1018
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| Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks eeedoggies - now I don't have to read the whole thing.
I think this is a perfect time to try other venues. I'm in luck that my items are handmade and so I've started a store on Etsy that is selling as well as my Ebay store and I just started there. The store is free and items cost 10 cents to list for 6 months! As for getting buyers, put links to your ebay store wherever you can and also don't forget to put them at the bottom of your emails and promote them in any blogs you have going. I have my website on on my email too and its surprising how many people find my website that way. |
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