Wow, Richard! Great sties. I am so glad you linked me up - looking forward to taking a look at what you've built! Congratulations on what must have been a monumental effort. Thanks for pulling on this thread.
Alan On Dec 28, 2013, at 6:33 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: > Alan > > most of my website have nothing to do with selling anything, or I haven't had > time to deal with most of them due to MoviePosterBid.com > > for instance www.comic-art.com used to be my main gateway and was one of the > first 25,000 websites created in 1994. > I sold alot through it in the 90s but now it's mostly a learning site but it > is the reason my websites are high in the search engines > > www.graffixmultimedia.com is my images sale website > > if you scroll to the bottom of the main page on comic-art.com there is a list > of 39 domains I own, most of which have some kind of website or redirect > > to answer why long-term seed economics are not often taught today, it's > simple.. They realized they wanted it now and they expect to have it in hand > in 3 minutes flat. Then in 15 minutes they're going to forget whatever it was > and be on to the next Kardashian tweet > > > > At 06:22 PM 12/28/2013, Alan Adler wrote: >> Thanks for weighing in Richard - >> Your experience is invaluable in this area. >> >> Notes below - >> >> On Dec 28, 2013, at 4:35 PM, Richard Halegua Comic Art wrote: >> >>> 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. >> >> Interesting - I would have thought vice versa - but of course there will be >> unique visitors to the site. Are your site offerings the same or might >> something be found one place and not the other. >> What other kinds of multi-marketing has been successful for you? >> >>> 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. >> >> My wife and I planet a living Christmas tree in our yard 25 years ago - it >> is 60 feet high. Every time I look at it that lesson comes home to me. Why >> don't they teach more about such natural-style economics in school. The >> simplicity of compound interest is a beautiful thing! >>> >>> 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. >> >> Thanks for the supportive note - it is actually quite exciting to think >> about having my own space to play with posters and stuff on the web. >> >> Alan >> >>> >>> >>> 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 >>>>>> >>>>>> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >>>>>> ___________________________________________________________________ >>>>>> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >>>>>> >>>>>> Send a message addressed to: [email protected] >>>>>> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >>>>>> >>>>>> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >>>>> >>>>> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >>>>> ___________________________________________________________________ >>>>> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >>>>> Send a message addressed to: >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >>>>> The author of this message is solely >>>>> responsible for its content. >>>> >>>> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >>>> ___________________________________________________________________ >>>> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >>>> >>>> Send a message addressed to: [email protected] >>>> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >>>> >>>> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >>> >>> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >>> ___________________________________________________________________ >>> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >>> Send a message addressed to: >>> [email protected] >>> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >>> The author of this message is solely >>> responsible for its content. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> MUSEUM GIFT SHOP: >> >> http://stores.ebay.com/Museum-Store-Gifts >> >> >> ALAN J. 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