jeffweico | 07-14-2014 07:30 AM | Re: Are There Other Viable Selling Sites? I've always been a big advocate for building your own website, in addition to using the other sales venues. The rewards are not immediate, it takes time to build a profitable site. But it will eventually pay off if you promote your site and refer your own customers to it.
I lost money on my website for at least 6 months. But the losses were SMALL losses. I looked at it as a future investment. It is now over 3 years old and the profits are good. Not to mention, eBay can't decide to shut it down.
But it CAN be discouraging at first. Everyone wants to see results for their efforts, and the results of a website are not usually immediate, so people forget about it. And that MIGHT be the right decision, if you are only planning on selling online for a short time, like to help fund your college education or something like that. But if you are planning on doing this for the long haul as a career, then a website should DEFINITELY be a part of your plans. |