How can i get more sales?

Hi everyone,

I opened up my store a few months ago and I am having a really hard time getting sales. Does anyone have any tips for beginners?

Thanks!

asked almost 10 years ago

6 Answers

Hi..and welcome to bonanza..

I am going to say a few things [URL removed]

First off, I do not see your items in google shopping (Google product search).
To get your items listed in GPS which now has to be paid for, so go to

Advertise Items
choose an option, for starters I would go with 6 or 9%. This means that if your item sells as a result of an advertisement click your final value fee can be as high as the percentage you chose.

If you have opted into the advertising and your items are not in google, then you should check your feed status (do a feed status review) to see what GPS errors you have in your feed…

There are many things that those at ebay or amazon do, that are not google compliant, but ebay doesn’t enforce and amazon does not submit to google shopping…but all of us others on smaller sites or stand alone stores have to do these things for any chance to compete.

Now as to your listings, you must make sure they are google optimized, ie, brand, upc, mpn isbn-13 (depending on the items)

Google is changing almost with every breath, _but there are a few things that has always been in their [URL removed]

and here is a link to google to help you [URL removed]

1. Google Shopping doesn’t allow product listings with titles or descriptions that use excessive or gimmicky capitalization. These guidelines also apply to promotional messages.

2. Google Shopping doesn’t allow text that uses gimmicky repetition of words or phrases. For example, we don’t allow products that say “book bestseller, bestselling book".

3. Google Shopping doesn’t allow text that contains inappropriate spacing between words or punctuation

4. Google Shopping doesn’t allow product listings with incorrect grammar or misspellings in title or description. These guidelines also apply to promotional message

There is more…and google now would like good quality item descriptions in sentence form.

Bonanza sends the first 250 characters or so for your short description to google..make sure these characters have item name, good short description and some keywords

No information about your policies or shipping should be in the title or first 250 characters (boiler plate information)…

I hope this helps..this is an ever changing ongoing process and everything always needs updating to compete with all the other online stores

I would also suggest that memberships should only be used as a tool to help, after, everything is properly set up and sales exist to support the membership.
I carried 2 memberships on 2 booths for 3-4 years, but illness last year and 2 surgeries meant that I could not keep with the updates, so I cancelled them until I can get things going again…

Good Luck

answered almost 10 years ago

ccmom
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CasesnCruisers says: July 14, 2014

Thank you so much for the advice!

Internet searches are very important. Good titles and descriptions with key words can help your items be found. You have free shipping in many of your titles, Google considers this boiler plate and is not allowed. This may be causing your items not to show up on searches and some internet sites may also think your items are duplicates.

answered almost 10 years ago

A2z4u2c
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Agree with above re titles. Take out the Free Shipping, you are wasting valuable characters. Also, make sure all items are authentic not replicas, as Google will cancel entire feeds with replica items.

You have some wonderful items. LOVE the Wall Art signs. Check these prices on other marketplaces like Etsy and eBay and if possible, make sure you have the lowest price.

Best of luck.

answered almost 10 years ago

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CasesnCruisers says: July 14, 2014

Thank you for responding!

Great information for everyone!!! Thank you!!

answered almost 10 years ago

Hello,you need to promote your shop on Facebook and Twitter. You can also have other people to promote your shop.
Feel free to visit my shop at [URL removed]

Have a Great Day!!!!

answered almost 10 years ago

Hi, I’d suggest buying a few things on Bonanza. So that you can build up some feedback. People will have better trust in you if there is at least some buying feedback there, something other than zero.

answered almost 10 years ago

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