Advice on Sales!!
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Amaranthim Talon
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02-16-2009 13:42
From: Prawnyloks Parker Just thought I'd quote something that a wise person once told me when I was asking about how best to promote my store...
Pretty sound advice this! Definitely something to bear in mind when you're putting together your ads for the new "BO-Xchange". /me goes off to reshoot her 'Banner' 
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eku Zhong
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02-16-2009 15:02
i have no idea how to code the sig.. i bet some great mess just pops up below this 
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Rhaorth Antonelli
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02-16-2009 15:07
From: eku Zhong i have no idea how to code the sig.. i bet some great mess just pops up below this  nice stuff in the sig love the red bed
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Madeline Chariot
Forever Charmed
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02-16-2009 15:10
From: Prawnyloks Parker Just thought I'd quote something that a wise person once told me when I was asking about how best to promote my store...
Pretty sound advice this! Definitely something to bear in mind when you're putting together your ads for the new "BO-Xchange". great advice I will work on my ad, when do you think you will want them all by, do you have a date you had in mind?
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eku Zhong
Apocalips = low prims
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02-16-2009 15:15
From: Rhaorth Antonelli nice stuff in the sig love the red bed haha i got the sig right the 2nd time.. the first WAS a terrible jumble and thankies =^^= about the bed.
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Prawnyloks Parker
"Prim Fiddler"
Join date: 6 Oct 2006
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02-17-2009 08:49
From: Madeline Chariot when do you think you will want them all by, do you have a date you had in mind? I hadn't really got a specific date in mind, but I suppose we could try and aim for sometime next week for the 1st version to be ready? Shall I say Friday 27th Feb for version 1? I could then try and put out any updates once a week for the 1st couple of weeks. That should give everyone a chance to make any changes that they want. Or for any stragglers to get in on it  Edited to add: I think updates from then on should be no more than once every 2 weeks or a month, depending upon demand. I am also thinking of making it no mod. This is only so that I can keep up with what needs updating and not have loads of different versions kicking around the grid. To get round this I will make 3 different sized versions, hopefully to cater for everyone's need. This is unless there are any objections. I'll try drop something to the group asap so you can all see where we're at.
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Eclectic Wingtips
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02-18-2009 05:19
I have started creating my own clothes. I really wish i was better at making the seams look good for sleeveless items though... i can match up the other seams but for some reason the ones on the shoulders bug me sooo much I thought you all might like to see a picture of the top I made (I only made the little vest over the top... not the shirt... thats a Last Call one) 
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Amaranthim Talon
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02-18-2009 08:17
Ditto on the gorgeous red bed- need to shoot over the weekend for the banner and Ecclectic- good going-
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Prawnyloks Parker
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02-18-2009 11:01
For those who don't have notices enable for the group I thought I'd mention that I just sent out a copy of the BO-Xchange v1.1 so you can see how it will work. For those not in the group send me and IM and I'll pass you a copy if you want one.
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Blot Brickworks
The end of days
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02-18-2009 11:16
From: Prawnyloks Parker For those who don't have notices enable for the group I thought I'd mention that I just sent out a copy of the BO-Xchange v1.1 so you can see how it will work. For those not in the group send me and IM and I'll pass you a copy if you want one. Hi .Up and running and impressive .Does exactly what it say's on the tin.
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Amaranthim Talon
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02-18-2009 11:40
Not sure if I had shared ths before- but take a peek at this page: https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal
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Jojogirl Bailey
jojo's Folly owner
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02-18-2009 16:17
Can you make sure any to do's for the LM thingy are sent in group notices? I dont always catch them here...Thanks!
As owner of the group, I just want to say i LOVE LOVE LOVE it when we all work to support each other! Thanks to all of you !
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Prawnyloks Parker
"Prim Fiddler"
Join date: 6 Oct 2006
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02-19-2009 09:28
Handy looking tool. I'll be bookmarking that!
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Prawnyloks Parker
"Prim Fiddler"
Join date: 6 Oct 2006
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02-19-2009 09:34
From: Jojogirl Bailey Can you make sure any to do's for the LM thingy are sent in group notices? I dont always catch them here...Thanks! Don't worry Jojo, I have been making sure any important updates have been sent via group notices as well as in here. Want to make sure I'm letting as many people as possible know. We still need more participants though... come on guys, send me your LMs and ads, lol 
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Amaranthim Talon
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02-19-2009 09:35
I'll be working on this over the weekend- I got the LM thingie- but haven't been in long enough to even rez it yet!
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Ralektra Breda
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02-19-2009 13:24
Hey all Listen I know we had talked before about Fashcon so I don't think that I would be overstepping too many boundaries to tell you all about another group I found. It's called Fashion-R-Us, and I have sent out 2 notices there so far, both with amazing response! It costs 400L to sign on as a designer but it is worth it (which is what I heard about the 1K for Fashcon but meh, I think most people have their notices turned off). Anyway, if you are interested they have a website with lots of info http://www.fashion-r-us.com/ check it out 
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Eclectic Wingtips
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Join date: 21 Dec 2007
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02-24-2009 07:03
Hey guys  I just wanted to write some thoughts about shop ads. Some stuff that has occured to me over the past few days. I have been re doing my whole store from the ground up. A new build, new shop ads, new style I guess to suit how much I have changed and evolved wince i started. As part of this I made the decision to pay soemone to re do all my ads becuase I didnt want to put in that amount of time and to be hoenst Ihave been disappointed with the quality of my ads up until now. I know I do nice stuff and people usually quite like what I do, but the ads I had been using really didnt reflect that I dont think. I long before thought that well my items are good no one will pay attention to whether my ads have a pretty background ot whether they all match etc. I meanit is the product which is important right?? Well in doing this I have had friends stop by more store to chat and hang out with me while I dothe veryboring task of vendor adds and adding the the vendor scripts, editing notecards etc. The reaction has been AMAZING. These are friends, people who have been to mytore before, might have a few items i have given them or purchased one or two things. But almost every one of them has gone around the store and purchased several things. And i only have like 15 of my 70 or so items out!! Now im thinking if I am getting this kind of reaction from people who have been to my store many ties before and are just now buying things i have been selling for months and the only thing that has changed it how nice the ads look??? Well it is saying a lot to me. Maybe this is something for some of you think think about?? How you present your items. How are other people seeing those items? Illput one set of my old ads comared to new to give you an idea. (The work of the new ads is AMAZING... i cant blieve how good they look) OLD:  NEW: 
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3Ring Binder
always smile
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02-24-2009 07:04
From: Prawnyloks Parker We still need more participants though... come on guys, send me your LMs and ads, lol  do i have to scroll back and figure this out, or can you PM me info and i'll see if i want to participate. pretty please, let me be lazy? 
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3Ring Binder
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02-24-2009 07:05
LOVE the belts, E.
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Eclectic Wingtips
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02-24-2009 07:14
From: 3Ring Binder LOVE the belts, E. thanks  the second ad shot actually hows them off well. Who would have known good ad shots ith lighting and things would make them look way better hahaha. I never really thouht about it til this week. I hired someoen to do the ads cos i was lazy, but now im starting to think it was a good investment forother reasons
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Amaranthim Talon
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02-24-2009 08:10
I know my adverts have change from the beginning of this Thread to today. And now that I have the Home Decor stuff- I have been doing those on a dark background - it just seems more 'sophisticated' to me? I do need to redo my Home Decor store- it is sort of mish-mash right now. TF Main needs a good going over as well.
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Prawnyloks Parker
"Prim Fiddler"
Join date: 6 Oct 2006
Posts: 420
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02-24-2009 09:30
From: 3Ring Binder do i have to scroll back and figure this out, or can you PM me info and i'll see if i want to participate. pretty please, let me be lazy?  Go on... I'll let you be lazy and do the scrolling for you  From: Prawnyloks Parker This is my basic idea... I'm thinking that we could have a 2 prim display, like a vendor. The Biz Owner network logo on one prim and then the other prims face would rotate all the Biz Owners ads every 10 seconds or so. The idea being that someone clicks the ad and gets the relevant LM. Everyone taking part would put this out in their store, so we'd all be promoting each other, even better, it'd be free
Still need to hear from anyone who'd like to be in it if it ever gets made. Just drop me a notecard with your name and if you've got an ad already (512x512 square) send that too along with an LM. I'd image full perms for both items would work best. The more members we could get involved the better.
I'll put another notice together to say this in-world too. Might even make a mock-up to send out too From: Prawnyloks Parker Just thought I'd ask anyone passing me LMs and textures to now put them individually in a folder (not a notecard) and name the folder "LM Exchange - Your Name Here", with the obvious part changed . I'm having a little bother getting the LMs out of the notecards so think this'd work best, plus it'll be easier for me to find stuff you sent when I log in. Remember the textures will work best at 512x512 (square). From: Prawnyloks Parker Just thought I'd quote something that a wise person once told me when I was asking about how best to promote my store... From: Isablan Neva Use a banner ad on the forums that shows your products -- a logo is no substitute for product pictures. Ever.
Make sure your store picture where you are listed in Search shows pictures of items, not just your logo. People don't shop for logo's, they shop for products.
Pretty sound advice this! Definitely something to bear in mind when you're putting together your ads for the new "BO-Xchange". From: Prawnyloks Parker I hadn't really got a specific date in mind, but I suppose we could try and aim for sometime next week for the 1st version to be ready? Shall I say Friday 27th Feb for version 1? I could then try and put out any updates once a week for the 1st couple of weeks. That should give everyone a chance to make any changes that they want. Or for any stragglers to get in on it
Edited to add: I think updates from then on should be no more than once every 2 weeks or a month, depending upon demand.
I am also thinking of making it no mod. This is only so that I can keep up with what needs updating and not have loads of different versions kicking around the grid. To get round this I will make 3 different sized versions, hopefully to cater for everyone's need. This is unless there are any objections.
I'll try drop something to the group asap so you can all see where we're at. From: Prawnyloks Parker For those who don't have notices enable for the group I thought I'd mention that I just sent out a copy of the BO-Xchange v1.1 so you can see how it will work. For those not in the group send me and IM and I'll pass you a copy if you want one. Hopefully that's the main of it covered. There's various notices to be read in the Biz Owner network too. If you're not already a member I'll send you an invite 
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Ralektra Breda
Template Painter
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02-24-2009 09:38
I had just done a rebuild and changed out my displays. The formal wear especially underwent a big change, and the response has been great. I actually had someone I know message me about one or the other gown (don't remember which) and I was like, oh I've had that a long time...they had been in the shop several times and never noticed it.
I don't sell a huge number of gowns, but on average sales in that dept have doubled since I redid the displays. Instead of just glancing over old boards, people are looking at the displays.
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Prawnyloks Parker
"Prim Fiddler"
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02-24-2009 09:40
From: Prawnyloks Parker If you're not already a member I'll send you an invite  Sent!
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Eclectic Wingtips
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02-24-2009 09:49
From: Ralektra Breda I had just done a rebuild and changed out my displays. The formal wear especially underwent a big change, and the response has been great. I actually had someone I know message me about one or the other gown (don't remember which) and I was like, oh I've had that a long time...they had been in the shop several times and never noticed it.
I don't sell a huge number of gowns, but on average sales in that dept have doubled since I redid the displays. Instead of just glancing over old boards, people are looking at the displays. Yeah I cant wait to unveil my new shop. It will be a week or two with like 50 ads left to do and all the vendors left to put together before it is ready... but i am loving it and I cant wait. I have also been upgrading my pics on SLX and have been getting better responses on there too. A few sales a day which is nice
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