need help in getting sales

[Dreamwaver]

Have you ever joined some affiliate program with reputable affiliate program supplier ? For example , Commission junction ,ShareASale or Linkshare ?
I think ShareASale is good .

 

[Dreamwaver]

And google base, good adwords is also OK.

 

[smallwonderlingerie]

What a shame that the OP has apparently gone AWOL. .

Andy, I would like to let u know i have not gone awol but have been very ill the last week and have spent alot of time in bed. I have been gettin someone to check and reply to messages for me. now that i am well again, i have got back online and i am able to have a look at the comments

 

[smallwonderlingerie]

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My suggestion is then that you dump most of that stock in the wheelie bin and spend not just £50 quid on new but at least £1,000 ."

I spent well over £1,000 on that stock! i think its the crap pictures but im trying to save for a photographer

 

[crossdaz]

Neither did Amazon for, what was it, 11 years? Strategically, and I would add that I am no financial expert by any means, there is a strong argument to not make profit.... whilst building the value into the site. Maybe there is an exit strategy in place.

Don't compare figleaves and amazon on any planet

 

[crossdaz]

So you don't think it's a good idea to look at the pretty much top position website for "underwear" to take some inspiration?

Yeah, I get your point.
I just meant that you don't have to have the flashiest site to make a living.

 

[AndyP]

Andy, I would like to let u know i have not gone awol but have been very ill the last week and have spent alot of time in bed. I have been gettin someone to check and reply to messages for me. now that i am well again, i have got back online and i am able to have a look at the comments

Then my apologies OP...nice to see you back in the land of the living ....much work for you to do I think.

 

[Shopping365Group]

You site looks good on the whole. I would fill out the left hand side abit more though. You could possibly put the categories in your header on the left hand side to start with. Images are important so could be improved upon and try to find other suppliers to expand your range.

The lingerie market is very competitive so customers have lots of choice but keep at it and don't give up. Good luck with everything anyway.

 

[mud-stx]

I would agree, fill out the left hand side - insert categories there
At the mo the site is too basic and as we discussed earlier the images definitely need to improved. I would also recommend some basic seo on the site as well.

Keep your chin up, don't take anything anybody says on the forum personally, we are all here to help and this constructive criticism will be good for your business and site.

 

[PayVector]

Apart from what has already been mentioned I would say that the biggest barrier that you have is lack of trust to be honest with you. I am not saying its not there but try as I might I can find no physical address whatsoever so where do I go if you run off with my money? Your contact us page is a simple anonymous form that could go anywhere....central London, Malaysia, or the trash bin...who knows? I want to phone you....oops, I can't ....NO phone number! An about us page that is sadly lacking in content, no business registration details at all and images that are massively too high in resolution for website use so that your pages all load incredibly slowly....ask yourself the question....would you buy from you? It's all easily addressed but, for me, trust is the key, without it you're a dead duck!

100% spot on Andy. Also your terms and conditions, refund policies, customer care numbers. First time I buy off of a site I always phone.

 

[The Wedding Inbox]

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Regards

 

[smallbusiness-uk]

register on our website, it just passed beta stage and allows you to advertise to sme's all over the uk, the more members we have the bigger the chance you'll get business from our traffic, it is 100% free to all businesses, and we provide special offers to other UK businesses meaning your offer can be viewed from around good old blighty. we are undergoing a revamp so the directory side has been removed at present but will be up and running again near end of june.

 

[smallbusiness-uk]

networking events are a crucial step, register with the local chamber of commerce as well.

 

[Fuzzy]

Apart from what has already been mentioned I would say that the biggest barrier that you have is lack of trust to be honest with you. I am not saying its not there but try as I might I can find no physical address whatsoever so where do I go if you run off with my money? Your contact us page is a simple anonymous form that could go anywhere....central London, Malaysia, or the trash bin...who knows? I want to phone you....oops, I can't ....NO phone number! An about us page that is sadly lacking in content, no business registration details at all and images that are massively too high in resolution for website use so that your pages all load incredibly slowly....ask yourself the question....would you buy from you? It's all easily addressed but, for me, trust is the key, without it you're a dead duck!

^^^^ dead right, took the words out of my mouth

 

[oldeagleeye]

The whole point of this is that as the OP openly admits that she paid a £1,000 for her stock. A more esperienced buyer however would have paid about £50 quid for ex catalogue returns.

Like it or not that is how much her stock is worth max. How can you expect to make living out of that sort of £50 quid investment and even then it is boring. She would be far better off getting good quality graphics from wholeaslers and getting into drop shipping. In other words have no stock on hand at all.

Rob

 

[smallwonderlingerie]

thing about drop shipping is that you cant always get the stock that customers request. suppliers make you buy a certain amount on stock upfront. I was advised against dropshipping.

 

[webworx]

Hi everyone,

my website has been going for a while as some of you will know but I am having alot of trouble getting sales online. I sell lingerie for women in smaller sizes.

I have done the following to increase traffic:

- Facebook page
- Twitter
- Bebo
- Flyers
- Gumtree ads
- Facebook ads
- Having stalls at fashion fairs
- newsletters
- press releases to lingerie blogs etc

I am getting hits but not any sales, I really need sales as I am badly struggling with money at the moment and need some help.

please can you suggest anything to help with getting sales

Thank you

You need to install Google analytics to find out more about where your traffic comes from and how long visitors are staying on the site for. This can tell you whether or not the traffic you are getting is the right kind of traffic - ie. potential customers looking to buy your product. Let me know your website details, I will have a look and then give you some advice on converting your website visitors. Just a few alterations to a website can make a huge difference!

 

[Dreamwaver]

I also think affilite program works. You could choose a reputable affilite program supplier, such as ShareASale, linkshare, Commission Junction , etc