For those of you who has a online store what hosting site do you use
By venshida
@venshida (4836)
United States
September 11, 2007 7:40am CST
I'd like to set up an online website - something that I could sell my items from. What's your advice? I can create a website myself, but there are so many hosts out there, I thought I'd ask around and see who sells their items and who is happy with their sites? Any and all advice would be welcome!
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@twilight021 (2059)
• United States
11 Sep 07
I think my boyfriend uses godaddy.com to host his website.
I sell my crafts online using Etsy.com
I currently sell on etsy as www.effulgentcrafts.etsy.com. .
I have been selling there for over and year an would say I'm doing "ok". Not great, but no awful either. My items are kind of seasonal, so while I did ok in the winter, summer is fairly slow for me.
Etsy is a great vehicle for me, because I am far too lazy to make my own website. They take care of everything for you! You just take pictures upload them and write your your listing. The fees are also very resaonable....MUCH more than ebay. On Etsy it's only 20 cents (US) to list an item. I put my mylot earnings towards my etsy fees in fact:-)
While etsy is a community, it's a very large community. Some people will likely find their way to your shop eventually, but it's really up to you to drive traffic there. I got some business cards printed up and I hand those out to friends and family and post them on community boards. I also do craft fairs and festivals in my area and hand the cards out there. This way people can continue to buy from me during the "off-season" for craft fairs.
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@venshida (4836)
• United States
11 Sep 07
I do have a Etsy store. I really did not do much with it until recently. I had one item listed, but I have added other items in the last two weeks. I am working on marketing it. I need info on the website because I was partnering with one of my children on another business venture. Godaddy keeps coming up so I am going to check them out.
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@twilight021 (2059)
• United States
12 Sep 07
I'd love to check out your etsy shop if you woulnd't mind posting it.
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@joannacortez (38)
• Philippines
16 Sep 07
If you need a web design company, visit our website at http://www.zetrocity.com and request-a-quote. I can give you an affordable price for web design and development with free 1 yr domain name registration and free 1 yr web hosting.
@jillbeth (2705)
• United States
29 Sep 07
I sell my crochet hats and other apparel on ebay. You can have your own store there which is easy to set up. I find it more convenient than trying to promote my own website because it has so much built-in traffic already! The fees are comparable to what you would pay for a decent website.
