Make you website user friendly and easy to navigate.
Constantly promote your website on everything.
OTHER PLACES TO SELL
Post all new bears on the following sites
http://www.teddy-talk.com
http://www.bid4bears.com
You can also list your bears on the following sites.
http://www.bearpile.com
Bear fairs
Local craft fairs
Local markets
School fetes
ADVERTISEMENTS
Bear magazines
Local magazines
Local papers
Church newsletters
Local groups newsletters
Professionally made posters
Professionally made leaftlets.
EDITORIALS
Contact all local newspapers, and magazines telling them about yourself and your new business.
Contact all teddy bear related magazines and publications sending photographs and telling them about yourself.
BUSINESS CARDS
Proffessionally made business cards are a brillient way to advertise, they can present details like your name, telephone number, details of your bears, your website and email address.
Get free business cards at;
http://www.vistaprint.co.uk
http://www.vistaprint.com
WEBSITE LINKS AND BANNERS
List yourself on as many other teddy bear related websites as you can. see some good links below.
http://www.northcountryteddybears.com
http://www.teddy-talk.com
Exchange links with other bear artists who have thier own websites.
Bear Artists selling your bears at auction...
The beauty of web auction sites is that they let you get into e-commerce without having to go through the trouble and expense of setting up an e-commerce site of your own.
The following selling tips will help you get started selling successfully.
Do your auction research. When selling by auction , before you list a particular product, spend some time researching other similar products on eBay and following the bidding process.
Focus on getting positive feedback first. Feedback really matters when you're selling by auction. If you have a consistent record of positive feedback, prospective buyers will both bid more often and be willing to pay higher prices. So you may want to hold back on placing higher priced products until you have a successful track record as an eBay seller established.
Learn all about shipping. Shipping is under the control of the auction seller, but some methods of shipping are better than others when you're selling by auction such as recorded delivery. You want to find the best method of shipping for your product in terms of expense and reliability and then specify that shipping method in your auction listing. (And don’t forget to include the shipping cost in your shipping information for potential buyers.)
A picture IS worth 1000 words. It’s old-fashioned, but people still like to see things before they buy them. For successful auctionselling, make sure any products you list on eBay are accompanied by professional quality photographs.
Pay as much attention to the writing of your auction listing as to your picture. For selling by auction, you need a powerful auction listing. And the trick to writing a strong auction listing is to combine search engine friendly phrasing with concrete details about the product in a way that will entice people to bid on your product. Take the time to craft your auction listing just as you would any ad.
Offer a full slate of payment options, including credit cards. The more payment options you, as an auction seller offer prospective bidders, the more bidders your product will attract and the more successful your selling on eBay will be.
Be business-like. Act professionally, provide the kind of customer service that will build your reputation, and make sure that you’re following all the business rules that apply, such as registering you business and properly accounting and paying tax. Selling by auction is just like any other business; to become an auctioneer success, you need to follow the rules and provide the kind of customer satisfaction that will translate into increased auction sales.
Bear Artists how to show your bears...
Coming soon.