MRSGROOMS Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 I have been considering setting up a web site for my products, but am just not sure if I could sell enough to support it. I have thought about both an information only and a site with shopping cart. Any opinions, suggestions or just general comments would be appreciated.Thanks:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoapInTheCity Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 I totally thought the same thing.......considering I just was making soap for family and friends for birthdays, Christmas and whatnot, but then I had others asking me what other scents I had, etc. and was frustrated with an email of scent choices.....I felt like it was so unorganized. I was told about http://wahmshoppes.com/ from another member of Candletech and decided to try it because it was only $7.00 a month and $10 a year for a domain name. You can't go wrong! I thought I would for sure sell $7.00 a month in product to make up for it!I must say, it was a little difficult to do the website only because I wanted exactly a certain way.....but the website offers free templates etc. It has a 'shopping cart' etc. Everything you really would need. You might want to look into it. Hope it goes well.....Let us know.......:highfive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudsnwicks Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 It is not difficult to sell enough for it to pay for itself. For example, selling $7 a month as in the previous example. What you would need to ask yourself is, do you have the time to update it regularly? While it is a good way to display your catalog (whether it be info only or w/ shopping cart), it isn't very useful if the information on your site is old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 There is a lot of upkeep involved even after the time it takes to get it up and running. It's been worth it for me, however. My website business did take a while to get up and going, but now it more than pays for itself in the costs related to it. I started off with a freewebs site before going with a paid host; that helped me decide about going ahead with the project.Good luck whatever you decide! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvcandleguy Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 I had a free site thru www.freewebs.com. It was ok for what it was... free..... and I used a shopping cart thru paypal... recently I upgraded to a store thru DIYeStores. It is a little bit of an upfront cost, but it is well worth it... only been open for a month now, but I seem to be generating some decent traffic. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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