Sunday 15 February 2015

Selling Fast On Trading Stuff Sites

By Katina Brady


Online trading is the in thing nowadays. Given the high internet access and the low cost of putting up products for sale, online trading outdoes the traditional brick and motor stores. Since it may be quite expensive to set up your e-commerce website, selling stuff through online trading stuff sites is always a great idea. It is cheap to set up your store and start selling stuff from the word go. Since there a hundred or even thousands of products that are listed on these sites, you need to have a strategy in order to sell first.

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.

Where the site allows, try making a video of the products you are selling. The video, should be short, funny and informative. Videos increase engagement with the site visitors and are likely to convert a site visitors to customers easier than pictures and captions.

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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