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

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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 october 23-31

Sales have been very slow on Depop and Mercari. It's time to invest more into Etsy! I've decided to source antique and vintage books for my Etsy store. To help improve sales on Depop, I've started to add hashtags to all my listings. Lot of 3 green antique books Sold on Etsy for $30. It cost $3.33 to ship. After fees, my profit was $24.46. Wildalone Got this book free so it was all profit. Sold on Mercari for $9. The selling fee was .90 cents. Since this was posted before Mercaris October Update I did not get charged a processing fee. Shipping was $3.33. I made $4.77. Apples This is my poetry chapbook available for download only on Etsy. I had another sale running for 15% off. This helped pay my etsy fees too. Vintage Halloween books I was sure I'd get more for these because they are so old and in great shape. I made offers on my Halloween books and this sold for $9. Mercari fee was .90 cents and .56 cents. Shipping ...

What Sold in my bookshop October 1 - 7

🎃👻This is the first week of October! Let's see how much I made. Sadly this was my slowest week in sales in 3 months - only 6 sales! Depop has made some changes to the app: added cropping to photos and a My DNA tab to find items you love. It's important not to give up. 3 out of 6 sales were from Mercari. I sold a total of 8 books (I spent $1.50) and made $24.49. Frontiers, Prarie Brides Sent an offer for $7 and they accepted. The Mercari fee was .70. Shipping cost was $3.33. I made $2.97. The Outsiders Someone sent me an offer for $7 and I said yes. The Mercari fee was .70. Shipping cost $2.80. I made $3.50 Demi Lovato, Staying Strong Sold for $8. The Mercari seller fee was .80 cents. Shipping cost was $2.80. I made $4.40. Harry the Dirty Dog This sold on Depop for $9.81. The Depop fee was .98 cents. The shipping fee was $2.80. The PayPal fee was .58 cents. I made $5.45. ...

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