Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Selling Fast On Trading Stuff Sites

By Katina Brady


Online trading has become popular nowadays. There is greater internet access among population and cost of setting up a selling site is cheaper compared to physical store. This makes trading stuff sites a better option. Setting up a personal ecommerce site is expensive. However, sellers can use established online trading platforms to sell their stuff. These sites allow you to set up your store easily and start selling. One will find many similar products. Thus, a strategy is needed to sell fast on the site.

The seller needs to determine what site to sell his or her stuff. There are tens of site one can choose from. Choosing popular sites is more likely to give better outcomes. One may consider using free sites or paying a small fee on paid sites. Furthermore, one should find out if the site ranks well on the search engine results, the number of sellers on the site and if it is easy to navigate through its pages before selecting one platform. One could also feature products across several platforms.

Start by using the key words that buyers could use when looking for such products. This makes it easier to get traffic to your online store through natural search results from search engines. Where the site provides keyword marketing tools, ensure you optimize your page for better visibility.

Argument your products with an offer or free added service. You could think of quantity discounts, free deliveries or shipping for overseas customers. Such offers attract customers as they give them more value. The added costs for the offer should be included in the final price so that they do not dent your profits. The prices should be within the range of similar good in the certain site and not overinflated due to added offering.

Take quality picture of particular product that you are selling. Since customers will be making decisions based on the images of particular product, they need to be clear. Moreover, pay attention to details. Take images from different angles if a single angle does not show all the details. Use a white background or just edit the background after taking the image.

The product caption should inspire buying. It should show how great the product is to buyers. One should condense information for it to be short. The main features could be highlighted by use of bullet points. The choice of the font is also vital. The list of features should also sell benefits to clients by showing them how the products enhance their lives.

A video on the products is also a great idea if allowed by the site. It should however be short, informative and funny. It enables a seller to engage better with the visitors and is likely to convert many of them to clients better than captions and images.

There are several payment platforms on these sites ranging from escrow to mobile and online payment options. The seller should pick options that are popular with his target population. Since most clients would review their experience with a seller and the product, quality service is paramount. Disputes should also be resolved promptly with necessarily involving a third party.




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