Hi, my sales have definitely decreased since the format has changed. I paid to have a Plus listing and it really hasnt been worth it so far. I have looked on my chart and sales have plummeted even though i have relisted items regularly. I wont pay to plus list next year and have been looking into other sites. I loved just looking for random items without anything specific in mind. Hey Ho All we can do is keep trying.
Well, I had a quiet September, but that was due to being closed for 3 weeks of it for a house move LOL! Had a nice flurry of sales n the past week, so things are back to nice and steady
I was really busy up till I went on holiday 2 weeks ago and now I think I am invisible! not complaining as I need to get my stock up
@Rosielee - Really, the plus account is more beneficial for listing/relisting large amounts of items than it is for generating more sales.
Hope they pick up for you soon!
Sarah x
one word answerā¦NOā¦sigh
No. I have had two sales (to the same customer who bought two items at the same time) in 7months. I do promote on FB, have a Pinterest board and Tweet. For me the hard nut to crack is reaching my ideal customers! Most of my items cost a reasonable amount (Ā£50+) so I didnāt expect lots of sales, such is the nature of the beast. But itās hard not to get a bit despondent although I do get positive feedback when people do see my items.
Itās just reaching my ideal customers thatās the tricky bit!
Most definitely not, had one sale since June and that was to a PA that I deal with during my day job. Up until June I was averaging at least 1 sale every 7-10 days. Things on the main competitors site from over the pond have got really quiet as well and everyone on that site is at a loss as to why things have suddenly died. Fingers crossed it is just a case of everyone saving to spend all their money on presents
Some of it is a bit seasonal - July and August are always quiet for me and normally thatās when I make a lot of stock. People are too busy with school activities/holidays and saving their pennies for hols too. Also we have had nice weather so people have not been online so much. Sept tends to be a slowish one too as people are paying off hols! However I am seeing Christmas spend coming through now albeit offline.
No, Iāve had a lull
Itās lovely to read so many positive reports of sales being good! I know that whether online or in B&M shops not everyone will be successful but I love to hear the success stories!
Online Noā¦have had orders from work colleagues and friends, not necessarily for my items and Iāve organised craft fairs at work in the lunch break and raised funds for charity. one order was to recover and ottoman and a stool and make matching cushions.
Thats what I have been doing. I have been a member for a few years and I renewed my plus account and then about a week later the format was changed , had I known this I wouldnt have paid Ā£45. I have had no sales for about three weeks where as last year I was doing well. I shop by what is infront of me and then get ideas not by looking for something specific. If I go into a gift shop it is what catches your eye, this is what the recently listed format did - well it did for me. I believe that this has effected my sales alot. Im just a bit disillusioned with it all and have packed away all my jewellery making things and have lost interest now the format has changed.
Unfortunately i have had my worst month so far since i started selling just over a year ago - itās never been this bad for me, I feel a bit dishearted like the bubble has burst - Facebook is going bad for me too, itās like im not coiming up on peoples feed anymore ! I have a big coffee morning my partners sister holds for me each year, so im putting all my energies into that. I should really put more into my folksy shop but I feel kind of unmotivated about it now
I feel a bit like that too
heh - iāve just seen you on the front page in the ābeing bought nowā slot @WashedandFound
iāve had a couple of rubbish months too - i havenāt been able to make for a while, so with nothing new to show i havenāt had much to social media about, apart from occasional half finished / works in progress things. i was feeling pretty despondant tooā¦
then, last week, i managed 4 whole days of sewing, and got loads of stuff finished.
iāve been listing new things this week, so had something to show & tell on facebook / instagram (at last!) - my views are up 440%, iāve had plenty sales, and snuck in near the top of the best sellers list.
so you never really know from one week to the next
(of course, iāve had to stop work again now so thatāll probably be āitā for me until next year.)
REALLY??!! now that is weird, just when I was losing hope, going to check my accoutn glad things picked up for you, maybe for me too !!
like a little sign of life. a heartbeat
itās still in the basket at this stage - at least someone is pondering - itās a flicker of a heartbeat , hee hee!
unfortunately the flicker of a heart beat flat lined , nevermind! maybe itās time for me to put a bit more back into trying to overcome this dry spell.
Compared to last year, we didnāt do well at all for Sept. Through Aug to Sept we sold tons of Flea Balms so perhaps fleas havenāt been as bad this year. And natural soap. Sales have picked up earlier in store but online Sept was awful. And we have new products such as Gentlemenās Club and a new ladies facial cleanser. Plus tea tree and geranium soap. Weāve had 46k visitors to our web blog and the stats record 119 visitors at least a week. Maybe people plan to buy skincare as gifts now the cooler weather is here and thoughts of Christmas are about. Well done everyone else!
Lesley Soap n Things & Grumpy Joeās Pet Emporium