Advice on Sales!!

This applies to many situations.

As a result of Honeybear's thread (something about "honest alternatives", her mall is now fully rented out. All the shop are occupied and many, probably most, of the renters are from this forum. However, it's one thing to take a shop in a mall, but quite another to sell from it and, if the mall itself isn't generating a lot of traffic, then it's up to the seller to do something about it.

In Honey's mall, each shop is on its own parcel - a decision that was made following another recent thread here - so sellers can be proactive in bringing people to their mall shops by promoting them in search. I have 2 shops in Honey's mall, and that's what I've done with them both. They each specialise in a small part of what I sell in the main store and, even then, they only show a small part of the small parts, if you see what I mean. In the few days that I've had the shops, one of them has had sales the exceed the 4 weeks rental and the 4 weeks in search combined. And remember that it takes a few days for a new parcel to show in the All search.

So this post is really an encouragement to be proactive with mall shops, rather than just displaying the products and hoping for the best. It doesn't take much time and it can be beneficial.

Excellent point phil. It takes the entire group working together to promote their own stores and drive traffic to the location. With the efforts of everyone doing their part, things will hum along and benefit everyone. Good work guys!

Yep - it benefits everyone. People are generally likely to have a look round a shopping center even when they TP into one of the shops in it from finding it in search, so everyone assists each other by promoting the individual shops in search.

And Babybear, modesty prevents me from saying how Blot came by that prime location

Honeybear, had a nosey around your mall today. Don't know if you have a waitng list or not, but if you do you can add me to it. That'll teach me for not paying attention

Yep - it benefits everyone. People are generally likely to have a look round a shopping center even when they TP into one of the shops in it from finding it in search, so everyone assists each other by promoting the individual shops in search.

And Babybear, modesty prevents me from saying how Blot came by that prime location

I do have a *short* waiting list, and I'll be happy to add you to it...thanks

Gratz, Honeybear!!!!

Gosh...I've got a lot to go see once I get back in world on a halfway regular basis.

Hello! I'm the team captain for the All-Stars and our team is the one putting the Home, Garden and Patio Expo together. This is our second year and like last year, the expo is set up to benefit The American Cancer society and Relay for Life, but also it is set up to be a service and give recognition to SL's great builders.

Last Expo turned out fantastic.. and we've added a couple new things this year. We'd love to have more builders, (prefab and furniture), gardeners, landscapers.. and patio-ers.. -grin- join us.. We are renting four sims for the event and won't get the landmark until shortly before our set up days.

Thank you Araranthim, for the invite to come post in this thread. My IMs have been crazy with builders eager to jump in and collectively show their wares. We are excited to bring back the expo.. and happy that our builders get a turn at having a big expo, like we so often see in the SL Fashion world... this is your time to shine.

Please feel free to IM me for information about the Expo or to make a reservation.

Have a GREAT day! Nikki Mathieson

So... As I stated in the Thread, my landlord at Lost Heaven carved me out the TF Decor space and I updated it to show in search... question now is- WHEN? I searched in search secondlife and got this page when I include the word Decor: http://search.secondlife.com/search.php?s=All_Web&q=talon+faire+decor&submit=Go

With out I do get five pages worth: http://search.secondlife.com/search.php?s=All_Web&q=talon+faire
And Lost Heaven : http://search.secondlife.com/search.php?s=All_Web&q=lost+heaven
only three of which on ifrst page are pertinent but none mention TF directly.... does it take longer (i did it last night)? What else do I need to do? And yes, I have an advert and I did use appropriate KW..

ETA- http://world.secondlife.com/region/48315ab1-c24d-4bf5-8e48-30bf4902ed67 I did find sort of a link but only if I search for Lost Heaven then look at places in the region- not exactly what i am looking for...

Quoting myself 'cause i still need answers- off to bed now - night peeps

It's going to be old home week then! I hope we all land close to each other

I was talking to Marcel earlier today about the search thing - I think it's pretty much what I have done to the best of my abilities for now. Let's see what exposure we garner at the show -

/me wants one of those gorgeous red bridges you made for Marcel's plant store......even went over there specially to see if maybe he was selling them too, but no......I have a new beach. need a red bridge.

Oh thank you Treasure- they are in my stores as a whole build with a little lake and swimming koi and such- if you want the bridge alone, I will pack one separate for you. I will be inworld this evening. . There is a slurl to the store in my siggy i believe.

Ok, maybe was SL problem, but I couldn't find the SLurl in your Picks, I did check, but great, will be over this evening. Thanks! Might want the whole thing, so don't pack up seperate yet......

Would windchimes qualify me, you think?