Whether you're a new seller aiming for your first sale or an experienced seller dealing with a recent dip, don't get discouraged! Here are some exciting strategies to boost your sales.
We understand that whether you're a new seller aiming for your first sale or an experienced seller dealing with a recent dip. Here’s a tailored strategy to improve your sales/store performance:
- Invite Retailers
- Email Marketing: Use the dashboard’s 'Email Marketing' feature to invite existing and potential retailers. This not only increases sales with 0% commission but also enhances your store’s visibility on the platform.
- Social Media: Share your unique invite link on your social media pages to attract more retailers.
- Guidance article: How do I refer my current retailers?
- Enable Storewide Discounts
- High Conversion Offers: Activate storewide discounts (e.g., 10% off for orders over £200) to get featured with CREOATE's offer tag, which leads to a higher conversion rate.
- Steps to Activate: Go to Settings -> Store -> Enable storewide discount.
- Guidance article: Can I offer a discount?
- Use Best Seller Badges
- Highlight Popular Products: Tag your best-selling products with a "Best Seller" badge to help buyers easily identify and choose popular items.
- Steps to Tag: Navigate to Products -> Choose the product -> Edit Product -> Enable Best Seller product.
- Create Product Bundles
- Promote Quick Purchases: Enable product bundles to simplify the shopping experience and encourage larger purchases.
- Steps to Tag: Add a new product with a detailed bundle description -> Click on "enable it as a bundle" to feature it with a specific tag.
- Regularly Add New Products
- Engage Followers: Introduce new products or bundles periodically to keep your offerings fresh and notify your followers, prompting quick purchases (65% of buyers place an order within 72 hours of new product notifications).
- Guidance article: How do I upload products to my store?
Use our Resources:
- Seller Guides: Explore the CREOATE blog, especially guides like "What Makes a Page-Topping Brand on CREOATE?" and "11 Ongoing Checks & Changes to Make to Your CREOATE Store".
- Seller Academy: Join the CREOATE Seller Academy for a 6-week program of tutorials, expert advice, and workshops to further enhance your sales strategies.
Additional General Tips
- Customer Experience
- Ensure that you are replying to any messages within 24 hours, if not sooner!
- Optimize your product descriptions, images, and overall store aesthetics to enhance the shopping experience.
- Marketing and Promotions
- Leverage social media to increase visibility and engagement with potential buyers.
- Data and Analytics
- Regularly analyse sales data and customer behaviour to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
By integrating these specific strategies with general e-commerce best practices, you can effectively boost your store's traffic and sales!