ebcandles Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I've been working on my new website where you can order my products online at wholesale prices. Im using this new site so current as well as new wholesale customers will be able to place their orders online. This has been a big request from current customers.Please check out the site and let me know if there is anything that I missed or anything that doesnt make sense. TIA,CarmenHere is the site......www.wholesalesoylotion.comThanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindym Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Looks great where are the prices LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 it does look great. did you do it yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sockmonkey Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 The first thing I noticed was that the header says "wholesale soy lotion", but nowhere on the first page is there a photo of your lotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystical_angel1219 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I think it looks awesome. Didn't Shannon just do the same thing?But I will honestly tell you from a consumers view, I don't like the fact that you cannot see the pricing. Most people buy on impulse. If they have to login or create an account to see a price, or even wait for an email, chances are they will buy it from someone else and avoid the wait. I am not trying to be harsh, I am being honest. I know your stuff is wonderful, but if someone can get it quicker, faster and with less hassle and its similiar, you might lose a a sale. Just something to think about.I'll give u an example. I make B&B as well, however I was cruising The Dish one day and ran across Jennie's ad in on of her posts. (In Kristines Shower) which intrigued me to go look at her wholesale offerings. She lists every price on her website. I was tempted to give her an order, wholesale. Yes, I could formulate my own product without any issues. But if I wanted to add a product quickly without alot of rigorous testing, I would have bought it from her. Even knowing that I love the Olive Intensive that you make, I wouldn't buy any wholesale because there is no price. I would have given her a 200.00+ order just in bath bombs, for shower favors. And I make bath bombs! It would have been totally worth every penny just for the stress factor and the timeline I have going for this huge order I have. The good thing is I convinced the customer to get small guest sized soaps instead... LOL!! But the point I was making is I would have given her an order in a nanosecond cuz the pricing was readily available.I think the whole concept is fantastic. I hope you make a mint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebcandles Posted January 13, 2006 Author Share Posted January 13, 2006 I think it looks awesome. Didn't Shannon just do the same thing?But I will honestly tell you from a consumers view, I don't like the fact that you cannot see the pricing. Most people buy on impulse. If they have to login or create an account to see a price, or even wait for an email, chances are they will buy it from someone else and avoid the wait. I am not trying to be harsh, I am being honest. I know your stuff is wonderful, but if someone can get it quicker, faster and with less hassle and its similiar, you might lose a a sale. Just something to think about.There is no wait once you create an account. You will be able to see the pricing instantly once the account is created. But that is food for thought and thanks for bringing it up. I really appreciate all the wonderful feedback. Keep it coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Since you have to "log in for pricing" , is this site specifically for wholesale accounts only? Do different accounts have different pricing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebcandles Posted January 13, 2006 Author Share Posted January 13, 2006 it does look great. did you do it yourself?Most of it was done by me and for the hard parts, I hired a professional who understands the ins and outs of zencart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elle110 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Great job...your wholesale customers will love the special attention and ease of orderingElle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebcandles Posted January 13, 2006 Author Share Posted January 13, 2006 Since you have to "log in for pricing" , is this site specifically for wholesale accounts only? Do different accounts have different pricing?The site is designed so that you must order a minimum of 200.00 to qualify for wholesale pricing.Price is the same no matter who you are:wink2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmspath Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Carmen, good for you - I know how much hard work it is to do what your doing.. One of the first things that sticks out to me, is your pictures seem dark and need to be cleaned up - I can see where you tried to white out area, and it looks like a lot of scribbles. I am not sure yet about the creating an account to get wholesale pricing... and if you think about it, I dont know of any other companies that require that - not that I can think of anyway.. I dont know that I would take the time to create an account, just to see the prices and then determine if I want to place an order or not.. That of course is just MO... I am impressed with what you have done.. you go girl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebcandles Posted January 13, 2006 Author Share Posted January 13, 2006 Carmen, good for you - I know how much hard work it is to do what your doing.. One of the first things that sticks out to me, is your pictures seem dark and need to be cleaned up - I can see where you tried to white out area, and it looks like a lot of scribbles. I am not sure yet about the creating an account to get wholesale pricing... and if you think about it, I dont know of any other companies that require that - not that I can think of anyway.. I dont know that I would take the time to create an account, just to see the prices and then determine if I want to place an order or not.. That of course is just MO... I am impressed with what you have done.. you go girl!Thanks for the feedback girlie - its greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Looks good Carmen. No big complaints over here besides the pictures needing some cleaning. I think if the pictures were of better quality it would be pretty darn tight. Thumbs up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlesprite7 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Yep other than the pictures, it is great! Easy to Navigate and all the info is there..Good Job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clonefan80 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 do you sell your soaps retail as well? I've been using some Olive Oil soap that a friend sent me from Greece and my skin (face) is so much better, i love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystical_angel1219 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Here is her retail website, and she has a variety of lovely soaps. http://www.ebcandles.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairieannie Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Lookin good Carmen! I agree with everyone's assessment on the pictures, otherwise, I like the zen cart way..it's clean and easily navigated! I wish you tons of success with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebcandles Posted January 13, 2006 Author Share Posted January 13, 2006 Thanks everyone. I've been making the changes to the pictures. How does it look now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystical_angel1219 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I think the pictures look much more clear overall.You added the pricing- go girlie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebcandles Posted January 13, 2006 Author Share Posted January 13, 2006 I think the pictures look much more clear overall.You added the pricing- go girlie! Thanks girlie:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmspath Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 Carmen, I like it much better with the prices showing.. the pictures look alot better too.. Very nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudsnwicks Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 Very nice site, easy to use. One thing did confuse me though: under 'conditions of use' it said the products are not to be purchased for personal use or gift giving, yet in the testimonials page it sounds like the customers are using it for personal use, mentioning how their living room and kitchen smell nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsaycb Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 ooo, I love the way you coordinated the copper tones together. Very clean & warm, but still being upbeat if that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystical_angel1219 Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 Very nice site, easy to use. One thing did confuse me though: under 'conditions of use' it said the products are not to be purchased for personal use or gift giving, yet in the testimonials page it sounds like the customers are using it for personal use, mentioning how their living room and kitchen smell nice.The conditions of use clause is a very important feature. Why? Because you want legimate business people to purchase from you. Open an account and become a loyal and repeat customer. Perhaps go the private label route. Even grant them terms down the road. Once these things fall into place and you build relationships with these new customers~ its all good for you, and them. Its a total win win situation if you treat it like a business, and not something for people that just want to get things at lesser cost for gifts or personal use. Many people that offer wholesale will not even reveal pricing or terms of use until they can verify that you are a business, period. It protects them from the curious competition~ and in essence separates the men from the boys.Plus those testimonials could be from people that already purchase from her wholesale and resell her products. Or current customers that buy from her on retail level from her customer base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebcandles Posted January 14, 2006 Author Share Posted January 14, 2006 Plus those testimonials could be from people that already purchase from her wholesale and resell her products. Or current customers that buy from her on retail level from her customer base.Bingo. Those testimonials are from my retail website. I wanted to be able to have something there while the new site got exposure and its own testimonial/product review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.