im really not sure why they just leave. Maybe its looks too empty...
That's honestly enough for me to not try to sell or buy anything and for the merchant's side, the fees could be a reason too since it's high compared to others. Also try incorporating stuff that a typical e-commerce website has like a lineup of products on the homepage (products taking space the most) in which you'll curate, more information about your company and the website (FAQ, about us, fees, etc...), SNS and so on
Definitely, marketing has a huge part, what kind are you doing rn and planning to do (if that's alright). First vendors are hard, you may wanna consider using your connections and ask them if they wanna sell in your website, you can offer them a promo or something.
Hi Potato Chips,
Many thanks for your feedback
1. The producs are going to fill the homepage automatically when added by future vendors...The problem is that i dont have any. When the products will fill the main page, its going to look much nicer
May I ask what fees would you consider as acceptable? I dont think 8% for a free plan is high, considering that you get all the features in all plans ( i have to mention these features in details somewhere visible on site...damn) and there are no other hidden fees or expenses. For example Etsy takes 5% + some cents for every additional same product in cart. Im able to easily integrate this kind of model if people would be more happy with it. I really dont care that much. My main goal is not to becoma a millionaire, but there are expenses with this kind of site (support staff, devs,...).
2. You are talking about my company... Im a 3D generalist and this marketplace was my side project. So for now im representing it as an individual. But I was really surprised few days ago when I got a very interesting message about possible investors. So if everything goes fine, the company will be mentioned soon
Im also working on a lot of legal stuff for last two weeks and preparing pages like "Terms and conditions, Privacy policies, FAQs,... Its A LOT of work and writing besides my main work.
3. Preparing 2 large marketing campaigns on some mayor crypto marketing platforms, which will be launched soon. But you are definitely right about connections. Have thought about that before and its time to activate it.
4. Promo is coming very soon -in a day or two-...Its actually already there, but i have to make it official and visible on site.
Alex
