I just returned to try selling on Bonanza again after being away for several years. Since its inception, I never received many page views here. Please check out my store. I am trying to gauge if I should keep my booth open and list more (I’m downsizing my own items as well as those from parents who have passed away) or call it a day. Thank you.
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passionfuel Reputation: 22 See passionfuel's booth |
It does take some work..listing and waiting is really not going to work here..
You will need to use social media and any other marketing you can think of to help. Some of the suggestions here may help.
The best thing to do is work the listings, add listings, so something daily and update feed when things change. Make sure you do all you can to get listings into google shopping (use the 9% ad level).. etc
I do not know how long you have been away…but there have been a lot of changes in last few years
And if you have buyers elsewhere…send message to direct them to you booth here…
https://support.bonanza.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001350612-How-Can-I-Increase-My-Sales-on-Bonanza-
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ccmom Reputation: 12648 See ccmom's booth |
I’m on my way out of Bonanza. I have had very few sales here. I’ve done all the ‘linking’ to SM (including ones that aren’t iconed here on [URL removed] Tumblr, Instagram, TikTok, LinkdIn). I think I got some sales via Pinterest and a couple via FB.
It’s just not worth it to me. All the time I spend on here to get the few sales I get . . . .
It really hit home when something I had listed on here for over 1 year sold within24 hours when I listed it on the Bay.
Since, I’ve sold 3 lots of patterns patterns I had sitting on here for weeks for a higher price on that same platform.
No one knows of B. That’s the prob. We’re having to do all the advertising for this site.
I won’t put any money into the ad level upgrades and I’m not going to pay to track the views my product is getting (I don’t know what the Hades page views has to do with it. It’s the sales that matter).
I’ve heard on 2 separate TV programs that B is ‘up and coming’. I don’t see it happening.
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QuakerMaid_VooDoo Reputation: 700 See QuakerMaid_VooDoo's booth |
I agree with CCMom. I don’t use social media myself, and it’s likely reflected in my low sales volume here.
I think if you do your best to optimize your listings for Google Shopping, that will help. While you may still not get as many sales as you like, it will be a great additional site to another you may be using. For instance, it costs nothing to list here, so your item is always available. A listing on another site will expire, and maybe spend some time in that state, so at least the Bonanza listings are always on.
Although I’ve been closed for a year due to COVID, I plan to re-open very soon. One of the great things about Bonz is, you can list everything, whereas some other sites (such as Etsy) have limitations on what is allowable and you can’t list your whole inventory there.
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BookbinEtc Reputation: 1322 See BookbinEtc's booth |
Best advice I can give, take advantage of Google shopping and realize you will need to take some time to learn about it.
If u do not do your own social media, which I do not, and you do not understand how Google shopping’s requirements work…..then more than likely the items will just sit there. Once u get the hang of Google shopping it becomes second nature and I really do not find myself thinking hard about it while I list.
However, I did recently get a direct decent sale (2 listings) from someone making a site-wide Bonanza search. It’s rare but I was happy about that.
Of course….good photos, good prices, clear and informative descriptions go hand in hand.
Good luck.
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EmpressDepot Reputation: 7297 See EmpressDepot's booth |
I maintain an average of around 125-130 listings per month. Average ebay sales 35 per month in ebay (all are Buy-it-Now). All of my ebay listings are also here in Bonanza. I have had ONE (1) sale here in TWO YEARS. Please tell me again how great Bonanza is.
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eezee_az123 Reputation: 21 See eezee_az123's booth |
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