Is my shipping too high? Posted by Jayda's Boutique on February 19, 2012 at 7:04pm in Site Help / Questions View Discussions I charge $4.00 for shipping and $0.00 if anything else if purchased with it im just trying to figure out why im not making any sales or maybe I just need to give it more time ? Tags:Share Twitter Facebook
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Permalink Reply by Portable Graffiti Graphics on February 23, 2012 at 4:27am Janine
I think your shipping charge is just fine.
I agree you need to give it more time.
You joined Zibbet just this month.
If you can, try to add more to your shop.
And welcome again,
Judy
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Permalink Reply by Artsy Treats on March 16, 2012 at 6:22am I also wondered if my shipping is too high at $3.00. I seem to have alot of viewers but no sales, I even lowered prices. Am I doing something wrong? I haven't loaded any other photos recently. I did remove a few because of one of a kind I sold them at craft show. ANy ideas?
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Permalink Reply by Jayda's Boutique on March 16, 2012 at 12:45pm i wish i had some advice for you but im wondering whats going on too i have lowered my shipping to $3.00 also lot of views also but no sales im doing the free one right now its been about a month !/2 so far and i add things often someone told me to just give it more time so maybe thats what we need to do
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Permalink Reply by MillicentRaven ( Dawn ) on March 17, 2012 at 2:22am Personally I think it is too high. All of your items are lightweight as far as I can see. They would be able to be shipped in a small padded envelope for less than $2. For all of the items I send out, I have a flat rate shipping of $2. It usually costs anywhere from $1.56 to $1.87 to ship my items and that includes the delivery confirmation number. The rest pays for the envelope if it is a new one. I don't believe anyone should try to make a profit off of shipping charges. Not that I think you are trying to do that, I just know some people do.
You can try lowering the cost and see how you do. I wish you much success!
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Permalink Reply by Artsy Treats on March 17, 2012 at 2:09pm Thanks for info, I do not want to make profit on mailing. I'm going to try lowering.
Noreen
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Permalink Reply by Sylvie on March 19, 2012 at 1:02pm I agree with this but you have to include your packaging and handling charges somewhere. There is a pricing formula that inlcudes the packaging and a certain percentage of the item price to cover your overhead. So you have the item price and then your shipping price that covers just your actual cost of shipping. Otherwise, you have your item price and then a shipping & handling price that includes your packaging costs. If you don't cover those costs, you are losing money.
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Permalink Reply by Giani (galleriadigiani) on March 17, 2012 at 9:27am Before asking "why am I not selling", ask yourself the following questions:
1) Are my photos top notch?
2) Does my shop have a cohesive overall look? Are all my photos the same style?
3) Have I learned SEO (search engine optimization) and have I maximized it in my shop, so that I can be found in google searches?
4) Am I doing my best to promote outside of Zibbet? Have I tried using a blog, or Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr, Wanelo, Squidoo, or any of the other promotional programs?
5) Have I identified specifically who is at the heart of my target market, so that I can maximize my ability to find ways to promote specifically to them?
6) Do I sell in person at craft fairs as a way to get my product seen?
7) Do I use pricing formulas to ensure that my pricing is accurate and consistent, and priced to retail?
These are all things you must do if you want to sell successfully online.
Permalink Reply by Artsy Treats on March 17, 2012 at 2:08pm Thanks Giani, info very helpful> I am very new at this and just about get my pictures up. It takes so long. I admit that I have not done many of the things you mentioned. Dumb ?, how do I find out about SEO? I just did a craft fair and did fantastic. It was only 5 hrs and I sold $600.00 and have gotten a few orders since. I'm trying small boutiques, had much success at holidays. Also, how can I save my descriptions so that I don't have to rewrite all the time?
Noreen
? ReplyPermalink Reply by Giani (galleriadigiani) on March 17, 2012 at 9:18pm 1) Rewriting descriptions. Your descriptions should always be different. You never want verbatim copy on multiple listings. Google hates duplicate content. You have to make them about 30% different so google will accept them both. If google finds duplicate content, it rejects it.
2) You can do a google search for "search engine optimization" and find all sorts of information.
There's a learning curve, but hang in there and keep at it. It's nothing you can't handle.
? ReplyPermalink Reply by Artsy Treats on March 19, 2012 at 8:35am Giani, you are most helpful. Thank you. I have not been on facebook or any other sites, and truthfully don't know how to do it. I know I sound like a simpleton, but I've come a long way with computers, so one step at a time. Maybe you can give me some info. My grown kids have no patience with me. Any info will help. I'm already taking your advise on some things. I guess I'm always afraid of giving out too much information about me that's why I hestitate.
In answer to your response, do you mean that I have to write every description over for wherever I post, such as facebook, etc.?
Noreen
? ReplyPermalink Reply by Giani (galleriadigiani) on March 19, 2012 at 1:01pm No, I meant your descriptions from one listing to the next, and from one site to the next.
If I list, for instance, three of the same necklace, only in different sizes, I should not use the exact same product description in all three listings, because it might confuse google and register as duplicate content, when it isn't.
I can't help you with facebook. I don't use it.
Zibbet has a team for almost every type of social media. Perhaps you could join some of those teams (like a facebook team, a twitter team, a tumblr team, a pinterest team, etc) and learn from the pros of each one how best to use them.
? ReplyPermalink Reply by Artsy Treats on March 19, 2012 at 1:21pm OK. thanks will check into it.
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