The Original Luna Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 I'm trying to get more people to my Neoshop- but, I'm not sure which things make people come to shops- So what makes you go in a shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torridity Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 I have a strategy that's worked great for me... First, find a neopets item that is in high demand. I use omelettes; because they are a cheap food, many users buy them every day to feed to their neopets. Then, buy a large amount of this item and stock your shop with some. I go for 10% of what my shop holds - if your shop can hold 100 items, than stock 10 omelettes. Make sure you price the item a decent amount below the SW average - the most common types of omelettes sell or around 10 NPs, so I sell them for 5 NPs. This will attract lots of people to your shop. While they're there buying omelettes (or whatever), they'll also take a look around at what else you have in stock. So for a cheap price, you get lots of traffic. ^_^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xepha Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Seriously.... nothing is making me go in a shop, unless I need to buy something or if I'm sniping items to restock my own shop. BUT, I visit my friends' shops, guild members' shops and occasionnaly TDN forumers' shops... and I buy one or two things to help out. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldsilver7238 Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Not having to scroll down through all of the advertisements would be nice. I'd rather get straight to buying and not have to browse two pages of advertisements first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awesome_Paul Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 I use torriditys method, Whenever i go shopping (not often) i normally go to buy omelette's, and whenever i go into one shop, i always look around for other items that may interest me. Like yesterday, when getting omelettes to feed my pet for the new DONII. i went into one shop just to buy omelettes, came out the shop with 5 omelettes, and managed to gfet a striped paint brush for 50k :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RukarioBomb Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Cheap prices, most definitely. *is cheapo* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruto Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Okay, keep all of your prices a few neopoints below shop wizard price. Secondly, don't crowd the shop with graphics and music. It takes a while for the shop to load, and people will get impatient and leave (especially those with dial-up x_x). Most of all, if you're over 13, advertise your shop on the shop boards. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephi Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I'd have to say that the biggest deterant in shops is the music and wierd colours. I don't care how low your prices are (unless they're REALLY low) if I'm looking for something and I go into your shop and your music is playing over my music and your background is blinding yellow/pink or really dark blue and I have to highlight things to see it.. I'm getting only what I need and I'm leaving... or I might just leave. The multiple personality quizzes and ads aren't too bad for me cuz I'll use the "find" to get the item I need. I also find, even though people like it sometimes, that shops with more than 160 or say 320 MAX items is a deterant. Usually I'm not browsing so I get the item and go, but if I feel like browsing I like to not have to search pages for something that might or might not be there. To attract people I do what torridity does, kind of. I get all my dailies for a few days and keep it all in my inventory then I'll send it all to my shop and price to sell... it's nice to get a few thousand instead of a few hundred too. Generally if I have something that's not a cheap item I'll go advertise... but that rarely happens. Also, if you're trying to sell something that you got from a daily or something and it hasn't sold in a few days, drop the price by a few NPs since it's probly gone down a bit since you last looked. You don't have to look through the shop wizard each time, just drop it by 2 or 3NPs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie_Penguin Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Cheap prices, isn't that why we all spend a whole amount of time refreshing shops? I hate music and backgrounds on shops. I don't mind if they have a simple background and a nice melody, but nowadays most shops are a huge mess! Sometimes I have to close my window because they have a lot of coding and useless stuff. In the end, the one who loses is the owner because, I can go somewhere else and get the item. So if you have a whole bunch of images and useless stuff for coding, take it down now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy ♥ Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 I go to shops with cheap prices. Its really as simple as that lol If I search on the SWW for whatever I need I'll just click on the first one to come up. Sometimes if its priced really cheaply then I'll check out what other stuff they have but usually I just buy what I need. I agree with what most people are saying though - music and lots of ads/pictures usually mean I won't buy from the shop even if their items are priced below SSW price. EDIT: I've just had a look at your shop and the stuff's a little expensive... try pricing by the shop wizard, and putting your stuff cheaper than the cheapest you find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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