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i've set it up before. what questions did you have?
Was it an easy, intuitive process? What if we "just" wanted to accept PayPal. Is that possible?
Also this an excellent tool to use to figure out the fees eBay & Paypal is going to charge you.
http://ebcalc.com/
Thanks!
Note, these won't be auctioned items. There will be a set price for each of them. I suppose why we were leaning towards eBay "stores". Is that the right way to go in your opinion?
I use auctions as a method of drawing potential customers into your store. Auctions are always listed on top of searches so I'd recommend having at least one per week just to draw more traffic to your eBay store.
Check your PM's in a minute, ABM. If I were you, I wouldn't waste my time with Ebay.
Yeah, I actually do have an Amazon store for our software, and it's better because it's not such a price-sensitive environment. Basically, I think people shop ebay for a good deal. People shop Amazon for good variety. If you want to sell art prints, you probably want to find people in the latter mindset.
But even the Amazon store sucks. They take about 20% of your sale! Yuck! And do you really want to spend any amount of time driving traffic to a place that can jerk you around with higher commissions at a moment's notice? No thanks. I hate the idea of giving up control of my business to monoliths like Amazon or ebay.
Amazon does one thing really well: It gives seller legitimacy. A 5 star ranking on Amazon is gold. That's the only reason we still use it. So sure, start up an Amazon store too because some good reviews there give you legitimacy. But for goodness sakes, don't make that the cornerstone of your business.
My advice to him boiled down to just starting your own basic site where you can feature the artwork as big as you want, and then stick a couple of Google or PayPal "Buy it Now" buttons on it. Fees are only 2.5%, and you'll make better profits in the long run.
Take the money you would've given up through Ebay and invest that in advertising your own site.
My advice to him boiled down to just starting your own basic site where you can feature the artwork as big as you want, and then stick a couple of Google or PayPal "Buy it Now" buttons on it. Fees are only 2.5%, and you'll make better profits in the long run.
Really good stuff!
So, if I'm understanding all of this correctly, get the website up and running early. Go ahead and use Amazon, but more as a marketing vehicle as opposed to anything else?
I'm also looking into how to get higher up the totem pole in regards to Google searches.
You are awesome!
tim
If you're selling prints you might want to consider marketing them for free on sites like Flickr, Picasso etc. I'm pretty sure they offer watermarking to protect the images from being stolen.
It will take about 6 months before you start seeing real traffic to your website on the google search engines.
To get listed on all major search engines it's going to set you back about $2500 per month.
If you're selling prints you might want to consider marketing them for free on sites like Flickr, Picasso etc. I'm pretty sure they offer watermarking to protect the images from being stolen.
Really good stuff!
So, if I'm understanding all of this correctly, get the website up and running early. Go ahead and use Amazon, but more as a marketing vehicle as opposed to anything else?
I'm also looking into how to get higher up the totem pole in regards to Google searches.
You are awesome!
tim
I'm also in the process of looking into an Ebay store. I manufacture dry suits for water skiing, kayaking, rafting. I want to start selling directly to the public instead of to dealers. Gotta compete with the Chinese Manufacturers some how. Does Ebay charge a fee or collect a percentage of sale?
Have any of you done Network Solutions for a E-commerce site? Prices seem reasonable. About 99.00 per month.
Any input would be great.
But even the Amazon store sucks. They take about 20% of your sale!
Yeah, I think that makes sense..........
...................you need that legitimacy and visibility.