Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Bringing Your Business To The Next Level By Selling Apparel

By Jane Adams


Online businesses are a great way to sell all your amazing apparel. Before you start your online clothing business, it is a good idea to look through this guide in order to find the information that you need to make a profit with your amazing apparel product.

Your website should be nice to look at and easy to navigate. Apparel Product images should be eye catching and have a zoom feature so that customers can see the clothing they like in a larger view. Your competition most likely will be using this tool as it is widely used. In an effort to stay ahead of them you should use it as well.

Customer service is more than just making a customer happy, it is going the extra mile to impress them. A happy customer, and more importantly, and impressed customer will want to come back to your website to get the same service that they were happy with.

Using a name, that is not the name of the business, on websites or social networking sites can be confusing and misleading. By using the businesses name to display your business online, people will have an easier time finding your apparel online.

Who do you want to sell to? This is important when you are in sales because you want to address your customer base personally. Cater towards your intended demographic. If you know them to be able to handle certain skills, or are interested in certain things, use that in your sales pitch.

You can earn additional revenue by using your website to sell apparel for others. You can charge a percentage of each sale since you are providing the space to make sales possible. This will save you money as you will not have to pay for inventory or storage space. Apparel sold should ship directly from the seller to the buyer with you in control of the money.

Do not neglect your customers, especially international ones. Reply their emails in a matter of hours. Do not isolate them; even in the frequently asked questions section, have it translated into their different languages so as to be more accommodative.

One of the most cost-effective ways to increase sales is to offer a guarantee. The 100% Satisfaction guarantee says, "If you don't absolutely love it, get a full refund!" Another guarantee is for "Safe Shopping" you don't share any personal information with any other website. And last but certainly not least is, "Fast Shipment. " After all if you don't have happy customers you don't have profits.

Social Media is an absolute must within your online marketing strategy. Embracing social media will cost time, but your time is well worth investing. There is no limit to how far you can take social media. It is the perfect way to engage with your audience, fans or customers.




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