I've touched on this before, but I need to go back to it. MAKE PAYING EASY. Whether you only accept money orders or you can process credit cards online (best), make it pain free for your buyer to pay you.
Nobody wants to go through any hassle to GIVE someone else there money. So what I would say is simplify the process and accept credit cards online. You may be charged a fee, but it's worth it in the long run. You will get money faster, safer and people will be more likely to come back to you.
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Now, it may seem that I have been doubling up on my advise. Advertise, shamelessly plugg, and now this; but I promise, all of these help in the long run and they all have slightly different results. Now there are tons of way to generate traffic (eyes) on the internet... the more eyes you can direct towards your classified ads, the more likely you will sell the item in the shortest amount of time possible. Thank you all for hanging in there with me while I missed the last week. The Shot Show was great, but I did need some recovery after Vegas for the week (and some extra time off while I was there). Sorry everyone for the missed posting days. I managed to get out to the Vegas SHOT Show and have been in a haze since then. More is....well, MORE. On some of the most popular sites, you have the opportunity to link from one item to a list of all of your items. That right there is your opportunity for exposure. As with all internet inquiries, online ecommerce sites use Keywords to browse their own website. And that's what it all comes down to, keywords. Do not be afraid to push yourself on other people when selling firearms or anything else online. If people do not know you are selling items, how can they buy from you? Well, yesterday I made my decision on whom I would be using to process my credit card payments, and if you have read all of my blogs then this may not come across as a surprise. Well, now the time where you are actually handed, or hand over cash. How are you supposed to process all of this? |