It's so hard to get sales

[Delta]

For the business owners here, how do you get sales to your ecommerce store?

Facebook ads is expensive and the results are varied
Tiktok ads is expensive
Google Ads don't work.
TikTok organic (viral videos) is unreliable

Do you have any tips?

Thanks

[Gamby]

Originalmente postado por mai72:

Originalmente postado por Gamby:

Nah lol, I started at like 16, but started making good money in my early 20's. Since I'm 24 now, it's not an absurd amount of experience, but I've been in the game, I've truly been.

Eight years is a very decent amount of time.

Eh, I was a moron back then, sending ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sales videos to businesses looking all greasy and stuff, also got banned from facebook for making a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ad 😂

I don't want to return to those times. It's more like 4 years of true experience to be fair. But like some people don't get any wiser no matter how old they get, there's also people that lived 5 lifetimes in a few short years.

[Stakanov]

Why do i see so many answers when mine was good enough already... The OP clearly ask "For the business owners"...

[Gamby]

Originalmente postado por Stakanov:

Why do i see so many answers when mine was good enough already... The OP clearly ask "For the business owners"...

What industry are you in, mr. business owner

[Delta]

Originalmente postado por WarHeRo:

what do u sell?

I'm selling a heated eyelash curler. I'm using Shopify as my ecommerce platform and I'm dropshipping using AutoDs.

The heated eyelash curler has very little competition on TikTok organic, according to Dropship.io.

I got a few sales from Facebook ads but my cost per sale rose to the point where it's unprofitable to sell. I target broad audiences on Facebook (basically, no interest targeting). My cost per click started at $.89 but rose to $4.72.

For me, Google ads just doesn't convert well. I target warm traffic keywords like "heated eyelash curler" and I haven't got sales.

[Moogal™]

Google Ads don't work? What do they live off then? Shouldn't they be bankrupt?

[Gamby]

Originalmente postado por Moogal™:

Google Ads don't work? What do they live off then? Shouldn't they be bankrupt?

They work, but not for the specific product or specific ads campaign, there's so many variables to paid ads. The best advice is to literally keep grinding, testing products and testing different ad campaigns.

[Stakanov]

Originalmente postado por Gamby:

Originalmente postado por Stakanov:

Why do i see so many answers when mine was good enough already... The OP clearly ask "For the business owners"...

What industry are you in, mr. business owner

I used to work in the automotive industry, selling parts. Now that I'm retired, I own several properties and earn my income primarily from tenants who rent my residences...

[Gamby]

Originalmente postado por Stakanov:

Originalmente postado por Gamby:

What industry are you in, mr. business owner

I used to work in the automotive industry, selling parts. Now that I'm retired, I own several properties and earn my income primarily from tenants who rent my residences...

Bruh so you own property yapping about how to run a business and acting like you're the hottest mf on the block 😂

Paid ads do work btw, you just gotta put in the work.

[Stakanov]

Originalmente postado por Gamby:

Originalmente postado por Stakanov:

I used to work in the automotive industry, selling parts. Now that I'm retired, I own several properties and earn my income primarily from tenants who rent my residences...

Bruh so you own property yapping about how to run a business and acting like you're the hottest mf on the block 😂

Paid ads do work btw, you just gotta put in the work.

You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. Advertising is practically useless when you're just starting out. It's only truly effective once you've already achieved some level of success, it amplifies results, not creates them out of thin air...

[Gamby]

Originalmente postado por Stakanov:

Originalmente postado por Gamby:

Bruh so you own property yapping about how to run a business and acting like you're the hottest mf on the block 😂

Paid ads do work btw, you just gotta put in the work.

You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. Advertising is practically useless when you're just starting out. It's only truly effective once you've already achieved some level of success, it amplifies results, not creates them out of thin air...

He's in ecommerce, a business vehicle I've personally mastered and used to run successfully in the past, advertising is not useless 😂

You test products and campaigns, find the ones that's performing well, and scale the living ♥♥♥♥ out of them. That's how you make bank with ecommerce. Lots of patience, money and effort.

But I guess there's no point, you're just a delusional boomer that's going to think he knows better than a guy that actually done the thing.

[Refurbished Cream Cheese]

go live in forest, chop wood with bare hands & build shelter, hunt and kill and cook pig, fight bear and cook it's meat and wear it's skin, rest, wake up, repeat...

[mai72]

Are you an Amazon seller?

Here is the issue. I do most or all of my purchases on Amazon. And so, if I saw your product on an ad and I was interested in your product I'll do my research and buy the item that you are selling and go to Amazon to purchase it. Why? because Amazon is a trusted site. They also have my credit card stored and its a guaranteed 2 day shipping.

I'm not going to give my credit card to a random on the internet unless its something that I can't find on Amazon. Now put yourself in the shoes of potential consumers. Think about yourself. What would you do? You aren't selling anything that I couldn't purchase on Amazon, or any other big chain site like Walmart.

The thing is most people will look over the product 6-7 time before they purchase that item. Especially if its online, because there are just way to many scams.

[Stakanov]

Originalmente postado por Gamby:

Originalmente postado por Stakanov:

You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. Advertising is practically useless when you're just starting out. It's only truly effective once you've already achieved some level of success, it amplifies results, not creates them out of thin air...

He's in ecommerce, a business vehicle I've personally mastered and used to run successfully in the past, advertising is not useless 😂

You test products and campaigns, find the ones that's performing well, and scale the living ♥♥♥♥ out of them. That's how you make bank with ecommerce. Lots of patience, money and effort.

But I guess there's no point, you're just a delusional boomer that's going to think he knows better than a guy that actually done the thing.

Your response proves my point about not knowing what you're talking about. Success in advertising comes from scaling proven results, not throwing money blindly when you're starting out. Testing and scaling work when there's already traction, which is why I said advertising is most effective after you've achieved some level of success...

Also, calling me a 'delusional boomer' just shows you ran out of arguments. Stick to facts, not insults.

[Gamby]

Originalmente postado por mai72:

Are you an Amazon seller?

Here is the issue. I do most or all of my purchases on Amazon. And so, if I saw your product on an ad and I was interested in your product I'll do my research and buy the item that you are selling on Amazon. Why? because Amazon is a trusted site. They also have my credit card stored and its a guaranteed 2 day shipping.

I'm not going to give my credit card to a random on the internet unless its something that I can't find on Amazon. Now put yourself in the shoes of potential consumers. Think about yourself. What would you do? You aren't selling anything that I couldn't purchase on Amazon.

This angle has always existed, "I can buy it cheaper from the wholesaler directly" or "why would I trust your site"

But you're not your customer. There's insane amount of money to be made, because the world is so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ big. And lots and lots of people will actually buy from a random ass store. Been there done that.

[Gamby]

Originalmente postado por Stakanov:

Originalmente postado por Gamby:

He's in ecommerce, a business vehicle I've personally mastered and used to run successfully in the past, advertising is not useless 😂

You test products and campaigns, find the ones that's performing well, and scale the living ♥♥♥♥ out of them. That's how you make bank with ecommerce. Lots of patience, money and effort.

But I guess there's no point, you're just a delusional boomer that's going to think he knows better than a guy that actually done the thing.

Your response proves my point about not knowing what you're talking about. Success in advertising comes from scaling proven results, not throwing money blindly when you're starting out. Testing and scaling work when there's already traction, which is why I said advertising is most effective after you've achieved some level of success...

Also, calling me a 'delusional boomer' just shows you ran out of arguments. Stick to facts, not insults. :mhwgood:

Wait, so have you run a successful ecommerce store with paid ads? I'm missing something here. If we're to stick to the facts, you don't know jack lol.