How To Increase Your Sales For Your Online Boutique

A day goes by with no sales. Then another. What can you do when you dont see any sales?

Here are 5 tips to increase your sales on Depop and Mercari

1. Get to listing

This sounds obvious but if you want more sales you have to start listing more items. Aim for 2, 4, 10, 15, or 20 listings every day. I have a ton of items that arent listed.

2. Bump / Promote

For Depop, I recommend "bumping" your items at least once a day, I aim for morning, noon, and night to catch people in different time zones.

For Mercari, you can promote 10 listings a day. I recommend pricing items higher on Mercari so you can promote over time. Also send interested people good deals.

3. Relist old listings

Any item I've had listed for 3 months I relist, that way it appears to all my new followers. This is also great exercise if you cant list new items, simply relist items that you expected would fly off the shelf.

4. Share On Social Media

I built a FB for Hyla Brook Books a year ago and I only have 577 followers, but the numbers dont matter. Engagement is key.

I also have 2 IG for my bookshop, one is my book art and the other is more candid thrifting and book selling.

I'm also have this blog and a blog dedicated to book store where I share links.

And I'm trying to get a camera to start a YT.

But you do not need a social media following to be successful on the apps.

5. Retake photos

I've had bad photos stay up and I'll retake them so they are lighter and better quality. This has helped in the past.

Dont give up. Remember why you started.

It can be nervewracking not to have any sales for a few days. Focus on products that will sell by looking at your past history. For example, classic books sell very well for me so I can relist my classic books. Vintage books do well for me too, so I need to make sure all my vintage books are in my Etsy shop.

I also have a post with 5 FB groups to help you sell in this post --

◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦ Sign up for Mercari and get up to $30. Here's my invitation link Visit my Etsy to view my antique books via Hyla Brook Books or every book available in my Depop shop

Comments

What Sold in my Bookshop October 8 - 14

This week I'm determined to list list list! I list new items every day. This week I sold a total of 20 books, 2 clothing items, and a photo album. I spent $11.48 and made $178.13. Lady Midnight, 13 Reasons Why Had a 15% off sale on my Depop. She paid $12.75. The PayPal fee was .67 cents. It cost $3.86 to ship. The Depop fee was 1.28. I made a total of $6.94. LuLa Roe Disney Alice in Wonderland leggings These sold 22 hours after listing them and since it was a repeat buyer I offered 10% off from $25. I really appreciate repeat buyers. This sold in the Facebook group Wonderlust Marketplace. Sold for $22.50, PayPal fee was .95, and the shipping label was $3.33. I made $18.22. Woman Who Runs w Wolves This sold for $20 which is a lot more than I imagined someone would pay for it. The Mercari fee was $2. Shipping was $3.33. I made $14.67. So far I've made $39.83. My goal is to make $300 per week. Frankenstein, The Drowne...

What Sold August 15-21 I turned .50 cents into $54.44!

This book sold within a month of listing, The Goldfinch. I recently relisted this week too, for $4.50 + $3.99 shipping. (Before I relisted this book, it was $9 shipped. This works out much much better, and it encourages my shoppers to bundle books). The Depop fee was .85. The Paypal fee was .80. Shipping costs was $3.45. My COG was .25. My profit $4.75 Cool so I had two sales on Depop in the same week, that's the most activity I've seen on that app in a while. This sold in a bundle - Pride and Predjuce ($10) and a book Shakespeare ($20) The Depop fee was $3. The payment fee was $1.24. Shipping cost was $3.45. My COG was .25. My profit was $22.06 I was very happy with this order! The buyer on Mercari asked for this book in particular - there were crazy comps everywhere, so my offer was $30 shipped. The selling fee was $3. The processing fee was $1.17. Shipping costs was $3.45. My COG was free. My profit 22.38. This next one was such a surprise! I started an ebay early July and ...

What Sold Oct 8-14 // I turned $4.25 into $75.57

Did I do better than the week before? I barely listed any items. Days went by where I didn't list. I had sales on all 3 platforms. My COG was free. adidas Boys track jacket, small child 7/8, outdoors winter workout =$3.91 AUTOGRAPHED America : Imagine a World Without Her, Dinesh D'Souza non fiction = $4.35 1970's football dolphins steelers nonfiction biography vintage NFL sports books = $1.31 colleen hoover books bundle paperback thriller bestseller = $8.09 Dorothy wizard of oz Halloween costume cosplay blue gingham dress = $12.42 Oathblood Mercedes Lackey paperback vintage used book fantasy =$1.99 A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas = $7.50 Y2k denim overbust shrug / bolero asymmetrical = $40.25 $79.82 - $4.25 COG = $75.57 These are the kind of weeks I like as a hobbiest/ side hustle. $80-$200 a week is preferable. But there's a LOT of work into reselling, you should set your goals higher. $100 a day.

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