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Title: Sales through my e-commerce site are growing
Post by: Millionstock.com on March 02, 2013, 18:12: In the last months sales through my e-commerce site are growing, and in February sales have overtaken the ones made through all the Middle Tier site. Do you have the same experience?
Do you think is possible to reach sales made through the Top Tiers sites?

My e-commerce site URL is http://alessandro0770.altervista.org/ (http://alessandro0770.altervista.org/)

Thanks for the feedback :-)
Title: Re: Sales through my e-commerce site are growing
Post by: m-studio on March 02, 2013, 18:25: How do you market the site?
Title: Re: Sales through my e-commerce site are growing
Post by: Pinocchio on March 02, 2013, 18:33: .
Title: Re: Sales through my e-commerce site are growing
Post by: shiyali on March 02, 2013, 19:48: I don't know how you do it. It seems you have less than 80 images on your site. How do you get sales? Plus, there is no immediate download option after payment. Do you send the files manually to the buyer?
Title: Re: Sales through my e-commerce site are growing
Post by: ShadySue on March 02, 2013, 20:01: I don't understand what the 49c is for. There is a big price of $0.49 on each file page, then you have to add on a price for sm, m l or extended.
What's the $0.49?
Also, you charge $3 for a small jpg, but only $20 for a full size RAW file? I think the RAW is grossly under-priced.
Title: Re: Sales through my e-commerce site are growing
Post by: luissantos84 on March 02, 2013, 20:19: seriously? I don't even know where to start, first what kind of numbers (revenue) we talking about, second are buyers your close friends or family or they coming directly from google? ::)

don't tell you are just pimping it here? :P
Title: Re: Sales through my e-commerce site are growing
Post by: Pixart on March 02, 2013, 21:58: Wow, that's great that you can make sales with those teeny tiny thumbs. I couldn't find a way to preview a larger size other than an inch high. Why do all the thumbnails say Shutterstock?
Title: Re: Sales through my e-commerce site are growing
Post by: luissantos84 on March 02, 2013, 22:12: Quote from: Pixart on March 02, 2013, 21:58
Wow, that's great that you can make sales with those teeny tiny thumbs. I couldn't find a way to preview a larger size other than an inch high. Why do all the thumbnails say Shutterstock?

it is kind of obvious ;D buyers need to know they can purchase them a lot cheaper if they wish ;D
Title: Re: Sales through my e-commerce site are growing
Post by: Microbius on March 03, 2013, 01:23: I'm also confused by what the .49c mans, what do I get for 49c?
Title: Re: Sales through my e-commerce site are growing
Post by: Millionstock.com on March 03, 2013, 07:19: For now I send manually the files bought from the site. In the future I'll upgrade the site to let people download files directly. I'm still searching the right technical platform to do it.

Yes, for now I have 80 photos. I'll add other files soon.

The pricing structure is simple:
- 0,49$ base + 3,00$ for small JPEG
- 0,49$ base + 5,00$ for mid JPEG
- 0,49$ base + 10,00$ for big JPEG
- 0,49$ base + 20,00$ for RAW

For sure pricing could be improved.

The main question is...do you have the same trend in sales from your site?
Title: Re: Sales through my e-commerce site are growing
Post by: ShadySue on March 03, 2013, 07:23: The 49c 'base' makes no sense at all. Looks dodgy.
Title: Re: Sales through my e-commerce site are growing
Post by: luissantos84 on March 03, 2013, 09:28: Quote from: Alessandro0770 on March 03, 2013, 07:19
The main question is...do you have the same trend in sales from your site?

the main question really is how are buyers finding your website and why buying from you instead of SS once you promote it all around with thumbnails, sure they will check SS prices no? drop the thumbnails and of course the 20$ raw

they contact you saying I want the XXXXXXXX and you send them? how about license terms? you just give your paypal address to each buyer?
Title: Re: Sales through my e-commerce site are growing
Post by: enstoker on March 03, 2013, 11:30: Sales are growing, you said.
Numbers please.
Portfolio 80: sales in last 6 month?

:o
Title: Re: Sales through my e-commerce site are growing
Post by: cthoman on March 03, 2013, 12:29: Quote from: Alessandro0770 on March 02, 2013, 18:12
In the last months sales through my e-commerce site are growing, and in February sales have overtaken the ones made through all the Middle Tier site. Do you have the same experience?
Do you think is possible to reach sales made through the Top Tiers sites?

My e-commerce site URL is [url]http://alessandro0770.altervista.org/[/url] ([url]http://alessandro0770.altervista.org/[/url])

Thanks for the feedback :-)

I've had similar success with my own site, but I've also seen very talented people that weren't doing well with their own sites. So, I can't say it's a fool proof "build it and they will come" scenario.