The best way to sell the items you have knitted, crocheted or
sewn on the Internet is by joining an existing online marketplace.
Choose
the marketplace that has a decent number of registered users, a strong community
and a reasonably good customer support. You will want to make sure that the site
(together with your items on it) is promoted well. You will also want to make
sure that both the site's customer support staff and the site's forum can be
relied on to help you.
Once you are
satisfied with the site on which you intend to sell, search it thoroughly. That
will give you a good idea about what will sell, and what will not. Then browse
through other web sites that sell items similar to the ones you make. A very
good source of information and inspiration are magazines: sewing magazines,
fashion magazines,
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cheap, as well as home décor magazines. Every time you visit a shopping
mall, go out of your way to check out the merchandise that resembles the items
you make - or could make.
When you decide what to make for sale, take a
look at what your competition is doing. You may have,
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decided to sell knitted gloves and mittens. The next step is to check whether
similar items are selling well online - and at what price. If they are selling
well, note down the prices. Then make a sample of each and add up your costs and
time. People usually double their costs when they set a price. Compare your
pricing with the prices your competitors are selling at. If you think you can
make a true profit while remaining competitive,
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business plan.
You need to take into account some special considerations
when selling items of clothing online. Hand-make clothes for women might be your
speciality. However, you may be better off if you save the fitted skirts for
real life. Such items need to be tried on and observed in front of a three-way
mirror. As for your online offer, it might be wiser to specialise in wrap-round
skirts or draw string pants, items that practically guaranteed to fit without
having to be tried on.
A good piece of advice is to offer a money-back
guarantee to your buyers. Rarely anyone bothers to actually return an item
purchased on an online marketplace,
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since there are the shipping fees repercussions for the customer. However, the
very fact that the seller offers this guarantee goes a long way towards
reassuring the customers and noticeably increases the chances of your item being
bought.
Start with a small selection of items, and then keep adding new
ones, varying your design often. That is the best way to give the customers a
reason to purchase from you again and again.