I've been a bit busy so I am late in responding
My site is getting swapped out with new software and I did query
David about having him create a new site for MoviePosterBid before I
went with another programmer.
However I have seen David's work and it is outstanding.
I highly recommend him. I also recommend Webmaster Pete at my new site
Back to Alan Adler's original question
personally I have had a website since 1994 and I always believed in
multi-level marketing. Once websites became ubiquitous I was always
rather surprised that more people did not use them. I think everyone
should have a website even if it's just to direct them to your ebay
sales. It takes time to work up through the search engines even when
you know what you're doing. I had a friend out here he was a poker
dealer. He was a Native American and always had some relevant advice
for people. My favorite was when someone would remark he wasn't
winning any money and was almost out of chips and he said "Many years
it takes, but from a small acorn a mighty oak grows"
the meaning of course being that you plant a seed.
You can create simple websites doing minor sales all by yourself or
from one of those companies that advertises on TV. Or you can make an
investment (plant a seed) and spend some real money to have a real
professional do it. Either one is well worth the money, but you have
to start somewhere and there is never any better time to start doing
something than right now, at this moment.
At 04:21 PM 12/28/2013, Dario Casadei wrote:
Yup! Dave's the man. He's taken my site and business to a whole new
level. Honestly I did not expect the kind of traffic. It's been terrific.
Dave is the complete package with Web design and web hosting and he
is super easy to deal with.
Cheers,
dario.
On 2013-12-28 1:44 PM, JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia wrote:
Hi Alan
I sell through my own website but also on eBay. Bruce is certainly
correct in saying that the most important thing about having your
own website is getting potential customers to actually look at your
site. It takes a lot of work to get your site to appear at the top
of search engines with a high page rank but direct marketing is
also very important. As an example, I have a very large mailing
list and I find that whenever I send out a Newsletter I get lots of
orders from my website.
One thing I really like about having my own site is that there are
no constantly changing rules to put up with eg photo sizes, item
specifics, postage polices, return policies, Vero issues etc etc
etc. This makes listing on my website much easier and listing on
ebay much more cumbersome. Another issue with ebay, of course, is
the fees which keep changing and the Free listings that are given
out in huge numbers to selected sellers which create an unfair
market place for sellers.
My website can certainly support itself on its own but there is a
great deal of work involved. If I stopped selling on ebay I would
be able to survive from website sales but you need to be constantly
updating the site and continually working on and tweaking SEO techniques.
Despite all of that I have actually increased my presence on ebay
and now have two ebay stores and sometimes use a third user id to
list other stuff occasionally. I still sell a heck of a lot on ebay
but they dont make it as easy as they could or should.
For anyone interested in setting up a website, I would recommend
David Rew (from this list) [email protected] but whoever you use
to set up a website, you must be prepared to do the work in SEO and
direct marketing.
Regards
John
JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA
Websites:
www.moviemem.com
www.OzeFilm.com
www.OzeAuction.com
www.BodyCorporateNews.com
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/moviemem
Mailing Address:
John Reid
PO Box 92
Elanora
Qld 4221
Australia
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Adler" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2013 3:49 AM
Subject: [MOPO] Dear Mopos with Websites!
Dear Mopos with Websites -
Have been thinking of following Bruce's advice and creating my own
off-Ebay website to sell (not auction) posters and goodies.
How do you mo-pros who sell on your own sites enjoy that digital
venue vs. the old Ebay paradigm?
Is it more difficult technically (man hours) to use your own site
or costly to keep running than you thought it would be?
How do you drive eyeballs - Is it tough getting visitors?
Do you sell on Ebay and your own site - or strictly your own site?
What do you suggest be included or avoided when building a site?
Any big surprises or epiphanies you've had in the process of
building and running your website that you'd be willing to share?
Hope some folks find this a stimulating thread.
Thanks in advance for your time.
Alan Adler
Museum of Mom and Pop Culture
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