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Originally Posted by Verificationguy every year in april my sales drop spring break i guess who knows |
Have to agree here - a google search will show you other sellers noticing a lull in their transactions late first quarter and into second quarter. Speculation is people are outdoors more, tend to spend less time on the computer, take more vacations, etc. They'll start picking back up come Halloween and boom again pre- and post- christmas.
Also to share some data (note, I should clarify the by-day totals are in terms of # of transactions and not $$ amounts.)
By day, over 8 months i.e. 32x total Mondays, 32x total Tuesdays, etc
Monday - 1143 sales - 14.275% of total sales - 35.719 avg # of sales on Monday
Tuesday - 1156 sales - 14.437% of total sales - 36.125 avg # of sales on Tuesday
Wednesday - 1083 sales - 13.525% of total sales - 33.844 avg # of sales on Wednesday
Thursday - 1151 sales - 14.375% of total sales - 35.969 avg # of sales on Thursday
Friday - 1181 sales - 14.75% of total sales - 36.906 avg # of sales on Friday
Saturday - 1110 sales - 13.863% of total sales - 34.69 avg # of sales on Saturday
Sunday - 1183 sales - 14.775% of total sales - 36.97 avg # of sales on Sunday
Conclusion? The averages are strikingly similar in number but there are no distinct day(s) (on avg) where I got more sales. For a very long time I always thought my Mondays and Thursdays were the busiest days, but then I had lots of average Mondays/Thursdays, so it all broke even in the end. For a fair number of listings I'm front and center on the search results, I check periodically and the listings never leave the first page.
Google shopping however I can't seem to figure out. One day I'll be first page, the next on the third, without any real drastic changes in # of sales for that product.
Also actually, OP, if what you sell you have multiples of, put all your listings to a quantity of 1. Buyers are a LOT more inclined to buy from you if you're on the cheaper end of the selling price and there's only one left. Ebay will slap on that 'Last One' tag to all your listings. People put themselves under a lot more pressure to buy because they might miss out. Great way to get your listings ranked. Tested and verified!