I've been holding back, mainly because of Facebook's recent practice of throttling the reach of FB business pages, which would also affect any store you set up.
I happen to know Shopify because my website is built on their platform. Overall I'm happy with it but I have noticed (this is common these days for companies like this) that the level of customer support is starting to erode. Also, despite promises to the contrary, you get virtually no help with marketing and search engine optimization, other than pointing you to a series of videos that tell you things you probably already know. So I'm sceptical and see it as another grab for fees by both companies. Doesn't mean I might not try it, though, at least as an experiment. Any additional presence online is a good thing if it builds your relationships with your customers and brings you sales. Multi-platform is the way to go, obviously. Besides the website and Facebook, I have a presence on eBay, Amazon and Etsy, as well as accounts on Tumblr, Flickr, Pinterest and Twitter. It can suck up a lot of your time when you're a one-man band like me, but there really is no other choice in this day and age if you have limited resources and want to reach people. Dave Posteropolis Vintage Movie Posters http://www.posteropolis.com/ _____ From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Hershenson Sent: June-12-14 9:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MOPO] Have you signed up for a Facebook store yet? Have you signed up for a Facebook store yet? http://www.shopify.com/facebook?utm_source=facebook <http://www.shopify.com/facebook?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpm&utm_cont ent=4&utm_campaign=facebook+> &utm_medium=cpm&utm_content=4&utm_campaign=facebook+ -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site <http://www.emovieposter.com/> our <http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html> auctions <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/unparalled_customer_servic e.png> Complete Buyer Protection <http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/20120625ad_emovieposter_no_buyer_beware_ buyer_warranty.jpg> - No time limit on our guarantees & NO buyer beware Hershenson Help Hotline <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/20120906_mcw_ad_hershenson _help_hotline_forsite.jpg> - Direct line to Bruce (our owner!) for urgent problems Also, please read the following three pages of in-depth Customer Reviews of our company - Page 1 <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page1.jpg> , Page 2 <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page2.jpg> , Page 3 <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/buyerreviews_page3.jpg> , which shows you in our customers' own words exactly what makes our company and our auctions so very different from all others! <http://www.emovieposter.com/images/announcements/bruce01.jpg> _____ To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L <https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1> &A=1 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.
