me and a friend have been selling jewelry for about 8mths, and business is considerably better than before. however, i feel like it's a one man show, cause my partner's not as committed or driven as me, and i've to do everything on my own.
also, i'm having trouble using blogger to sell my things, cause it's really inconvenient and slow (uploading of pics/updating of items left). also, i need a new template! a mailing list!
any kind soul willing to help me out?! =(
2006-06-17 04:32:50 · 5 answers · asked by sheaux 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Hi. I know others have already suggested places like Ebay to get started, and this might be a good way to begin. You can even create your own Ebay store, and for a modest fee per month you can maintain your own little fixed price store, plus it will show any regular auction style listings you put up as well. It's a good start for a small business that doesn't want to hassle with setting up their own site. Blogger is really clunky and you won't sell as well using them.
If you do want a site of your own, don't waste time with the "freebie" sites; basically all you'll get for free is one or two pages, no capabilities to buy or checkout online, and visitors will be bombarded with pop up ads. If you want a good site, you'll have to invest some money.
I recommend a site like iBuilder...the prices are competitive, you can start out small, and they have different levels of service that you can upgrade as your business grows. You can add functionalities like a shopping cart, credit card payments, etc. if desired, or you can set it up your own way. They have a lot of templates that are ready to go also. I manage a small collectibles related business and set up our site through them. You can buy a domain name of your own if you wish, as well (we did), though you don't have to. You can go to their site and check it out yourself at ibuilder.com. Our site right now is mostly informational for the time being, but I'm going to do some mods to it soon. If you want to see it, just to get an idea of what an ibuider template looks like, check out westlakerarecoins.com .
As far as mailing lists, you can go to a search engine and see what comes up...a problem with the free or low cost lists is that you get what you pay for; most of the addresses are bad or dead. Again, if you want good quality lists you'll have to spend a few bucks. I'd do some research online and see what's out there.
Hope some of this info helped a little.
2006-06-17 05:11:11 · answer #1 · answered by answerman63 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
there are many places to sell your jewellery. some of the ones mentioned below (etsy etc. ) are great ideas, as they are cost effective. However, do note if you set up a PayPal account you will have to pay a small nominal fee and they will take a small percetage of the sales you make although, if you will be doing quite well sales wise that should not be an issue. another thing you can try is setting up a blog, and blogging about the new pieces you are making and have available for selling and go from there. if you wan more information on how you can start selling your jewelery in today's economy I have included some links below that I find very helpful.
2016-05-19 22:43:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
iOffer is a trading community based on negotiation. No bids, reserve pricing, auction end times, and last minute sniping.
Negotiation allows the buyer to make an offer on one or more items. Sellers can accept, counter, or decline the offer. Buyers get a good price. Sellers get the price they want.
Plus-they offer a free service/tool:
"Mr. Grabber 2.0: is a powerful tool that allows you to bring over your feedback rating from eBay™, Yahoo!™ auctions, Bidville™, Overstock™ and Sell.com™.
Your reputation is important, transfer your hard earned rating.
Your auctions or feedback rating will not be affected in any way.
New and Improved Mr.Grabber 2.0:
- Now supports most major auction sites.
- Is stable, steady, and error-free.
- Can bring over items you are selling from other sites
Plus there is yahoo shops/eBay as you know/amazon...just go for it !
2006-06-17 04:51:51 · answer #3 · answered by aegis_handyservices 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HAVE YOU TRIED E-BAY.COM. IT'S EASY TO JOIN AND IT,S FREE, THEY ONLY CHARGE YOU A SMALL FEE FOR SELLING AND THE BUYER PAYS THE SHIPPING. ALSO YOU SELL ALL OVER THE WORLD.
2006-06-17 04:38:53 · answer #4 · answered by toottybug 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ebay.com can help you with that.
2006-06-29 10:13:30 · answer #5 · answered by cafe_blue_note 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋