Try to google for your site. NIL! Read about search engines and optimize
your site or nobody will find you. Have a look at your meta-tags. Some state
'test' ... hmmm ... looks like you have to improve this ;o)
Andreas Toman
PCINET, LLC
Miva Development, Installation & Upgrade
"E-commerce is the next step in the evolution ..."
www.pcinet-llc.com
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anthony V
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 4:24 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [mru] online sales dillema (suggestions welcome!)
Hi All,
I've been a lurker on this list since 2000 when I opened my first Merchant
store. The store, www.BoulderingGear.com sells rock climbing equipment...
not exactly a broad market by any measure. The store saw limited success
but soon began to suffer as competition arose. Today it pretty much sits
there gathering a paucity of orders. Back when the store was successful, I
was working as a climbing photographer and the site was more or less
advertised by electronic word of mouth. Since then, my involvement in the
climbing community has waned and so have sales.
I recently opened www.stylepup.com, a site which sells dog clothes and
accessories. The site has as broad appeal as any, with potential customers
everywhere. (Even if you don't own a dog, you probably know someone who
does.) Pricing is on par or lower than most other sites out there (and
there are many other sites out there), but sales are nil. Admittedly,
wholesale sales (non-web) of the exact same products are huge, with spencer
gifts carying many of these products. In addition, at a local consumer pet
show we attended, our booth was flooded with people buying multiple
products.
I really want this site to flourish rather than tank, and would welcome any
and all remarks, comments, suggestions or even harasment over the fact that
dogs would be made to wear such things ;)
thanks in advance,
Anthony V