Graph of sales for 2 years
I would like a graph of HipStamp's site-wide sales for 2 years. NOT showing dollars, but just a line showing the percentage of change of total sales month to month for the company.
When my sales go down for a period of time, I get to wondering if it is just me or is everyone experiencing the same thing. If it is just me, then I can hopefully figure out what I am doing wrong and change it.
When my sales go down for a period of time, I get to wondering if it is just me or is everyone experiencing the same thing. If it is just me, then I can hopefully figure out what I am doing wrong and change it.
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The way I look at it is that I am competition with not only myself to improve every month but I'm in competition with the rest of the stores here and those on other platforms. I would rather concern myself with what I can do and not so much what others are doing. Maybe it's just the way I see it but I have enough to worry about with my own store than to spend time worrying about what others are doing.
Seriously though, I am just trying to figure how to increase
my store's activity increase. I might branch out a bit to BC Carribean.
I know tracking "looks" doesn't prove anything, but it does at least give a feel for what is being viewed.
Seriously though, I have often thought about the pluses and minuses of a specialized store versus worldwide, continental, or even a bigger scope like British Commonwealth. One one hand a specialized store offering can be easier to manage while attracting a focused clientele. A good thing. But on the other hand a broader offering with constant listing of new material can, over time, keep folks coming back to see what is new and often pick up things they have seen before but didn't buy then. I was never really a worldwide collector myself but I decided to go the worldwide route with my store. I've found it be really rewarding personally as I get to see things I would have never otherwise seen. And I've learned a lot of things I would have never learned too.
Not saying you should "go global" but it may not hurt to expand some. But keep listing and grinding. It will pay off.
How in the heck do you decide what to buy if you aren't looking for specific countries? I see this as awful time consuming referring to catalogs and such. I am only now able to pretty quickly decide if I'm interested in a single stamp on Ebay, or a small collection at an auction house for Canada stamps. Obviously though, you are doing it.
Long story short, I find it helps a lot to decide what and why ones really wants to do in this business. Set rules and stick by them. Recognize that this is not a get rich quick scheme although some seem to think that way to their own detriment in my opinion. But what do I know eh?
BTW I need to thank you because I've been trying to come up with a topic for my next IPDA column and I think I just wrote most of it. Thanks Trout!
Long story short, I find it helps a lot to decide what and why ones really wants to do in this business. Set rules and stick by them. Recognize that this is not a get rich quick scheme although some seem to think that way to their own detriment in my opinion.
I should also thank you for giving me a topic for my (overdue) IPDA column. This might just work and it seems I already wrote most of it here.