How do I sell more with my business?

[AntPain]

Hey everyone, Ive recently started my own small business which I really want to take further and make into my full time career after finishing sixth form called 'Abomination Clothing'. At the moment it is only on Facebook however I have been out on the streets promoting it, posted links on Craigslist and got it onto sites such as Freeindex. As far as spreading the word about it goes I think i know what I'm doing however I do also have a problem.

How do I get people to actually buy products?

Ive had a lot of interest in the business so far with people liking what they see and commending the work however I've not sold a great deal as of yet. Does anyone have any tips on how to push for sales more than marketing?

I am trying to get on to Ebay as soon as I have 10 pieces of feedback to open a shop on there nd also plan to up open my eshop as soon as I have enough traffic.

Any tips or strategies would be great thanks.

[trt]

Send the link on here to your website AntPain, if its a bargain I will look and consider if its any good to buy!

And good luck!

[AntPain]

www.facebook.com/AbominationClothing

Alternative Clothing and Band Merchandise!

[Buenchico]

For Trt:
http://www.facebook.com/AbominationClothing

Try contacting your local newspaper, AntPain, to see if they would be interested in running a feature about your new business in return for one of your shirts to be offered as a competition prize. (That's often a good way to get cheap advertising).

Also look into the costs of taking a trade stand at some of the smaller music festivals, where you might encounter potential customers.

Chris

[Twenty20]

Perhaps have a look at your pricing?

Have you looked at the prices of your competitors? £45 is perhaps on the high side for a hoodie - ok for a 'name' but when you're starting out and unknown maybe the pricing needs to be a bit keener?

I'm guessing that you don't hold stock of these so I think you'd have to invest in this if you were going to take Chris' advice and sell these at festivals.

Also, why ask for a deposit when taking orders? It would come across as more professional to simply take the money in advance as most other online companies do. It would also save any problems of purchasers not paying the final £15.

[cassa333]

Well I'm not young and trendy so can't comment on your probucts but having just had a very quick squiz can't see how you would buy one anyway!

I am not a techno person so could easily have missed it.......

I also agree with twenty20 they do seem a bit pricey for a not known brand but agian I am not in the age range for these clothes.


All your peers may be on facebook but an awful lot of people still like to have a proper (shop for me lol) web site to view and buy securely. Was there a link to yours? Again if there were I missed it.

[daffy654]

Contact other companies who sell similar products (Disturbia Clothing) and ask for their advice, you never know they may offer to sell/stock a few of your designs for you.

[daffy654]

Disturbia hoodies are £45 but they are a well established brand, you should definitely consider lowering your prices as others have said.

http://www.disturbia....oducts/mens-outerwear

[bednobs]

wouldn't you be better off paying for a domain name, rather than people contacting you by hotmail - it doesn't look all that professional, Also spelling and grammar mistakes make you look shoddy, sorry :)

[daffy654]

Calling everyone 'kids' seems a bit condescending too.

[woofgang]

Okay, even at 6.36 am your website is slow and it takes too many clicks to get to actually see the garment. I too think that you need to go for keener prices and a less cluttered look to your website, also consider the text. Are people who are looking for that look REALLY going to be interested in washing instructions. If you mean that your tee shirts will fade and shrink if not washed on cool temps, maybe look for better quality printing and fabric.
You actually get people to buy product by having what they want at a price they will pay.....simples.

[squarebear]

Your contact page consists of a hotmail account, a mobile phone and no address. I doubt you will get many people trusting this.

If you have the domain abominationclothing.co.uk, you should be able to set up addresses such as info or sales @abominationclothing.co.uk. Also, a landline and a full postal address would get people a little more trusting in your brand.

[sheetal3]

as you mentioned that you have just started your business and want it to grow further. Assuming that you have not considered promoting your business on facebook, nowadays we have social media platforms in our life to make our world more easy and creative. Not just we can hangout on these platforms we can make use out of it by sharing things on it, making friends online and exploring the world etc. Promoting your business there is one the major benefits of these social networking sites. talking about these sites, we have a name coming on the top of our heads is 'Facebook'. Since facebook is the most accessed social networking site in the whole world, it has many users with it by this I mean it has users of every gender and every age group and people have different preferences. People are also using facebook for their promotion, called facebook promotion, of the website by targeting audience and that too active audience which helps them a lot to increase their brand awareness, increasing their traffic and somehow generating their leads. The Facebook promotion provides us with many benefits and moreover provides us instant traffic. So, if you haven't, go online and make use of these social networking sites.

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[nikohansen]

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