It’s been a month now…
Since I listed the same two items on the same day on five different selling venues… Artfire, eBay, Etsy, ShopHandmade and here on WinkElf.
After a full 30 days, here are the results.  Where possible I have included snap shots of the stats… where available.
On Artfire…
Item #1 – 7 views
Item #2 – [...]

With today’s economy, I thought I would expand my wings into some other markets.  And so I ventured off to list my goodies on some other venues.  Out of curiosity, I listed the same item on the same day to compare the results.
Here’s my experience…
Artfire
Listing Fee – $0.00 (Maximum 10 listings)
Fee If Sold – $0.00
After [...]

I was browsing around some of the “other” marketplaces this weekend and found this interesting.  According to a ShopHandmade comparison…

Cost: 35¢ per month per item plus 12% of sales
eBay’s 12% commission is the highest anywhere, making it an expensive place to sell.
Because this venue sells everything from televisions to handmade items to [...]

By popular request, sellers can now import their current feedback rating from both Etsy and DaWanda… in addition to eBay, Yahoo, Amazon and a bunch of others.
How does it work?
How many times have you seen or added “I have a feedback rating of XXX at…” in listings to establish a sellers “global” merchant reputation?  This [...]

Marketing Your Store – Part I
No matter where you choose to sell, marketing your store is a must… Whether it’s a venue marketplace like eBay, Etsy, WinkElf or your own website.
If you promote one store and not the other, well… the [...]