Originally Posted by
ojleap
Hi all.
Maybe, I'm missing the point here.
Why, as consumers of the Ebid product, should we promote Ebid? We are using their product, why should we try to promote the brand seriously, when, in my eyes, Ebid themselves are not doing a very serious job of it themselves?
When I sell on Ebay, I don't promote Ebay anywhere. Yet, my Ebay business is on the increase.
Yet, when I asked last week whether it was just me that was not making any sales on Ebid, I started getting emails saying how to promote Ebid.
Surely, I can't be missing the point of these remarks?
The Ebid team must be generating money from advertising, subscriptions and auction sales. So where is that money going? Oh, to generate a load of business in the US? Why? Its the UK that Ebid set up to trade in, the money they generated originally was from the UK, and suddenly, money is diverted to try to break the States, when Ebay have that even more wrapped up then the UK.
Urmmmm... I'm not a marketing expert, but I do run my own business. The saying, "throwing good money after bad" is the thought that springs to mind?
Now, at the end of the day, Ebid are probably 2nd biggest in the UK (no so sure about QXL, they seem to be dying a death). But if it continues like this where there seems to be a massive balance of sellers over buyers, then I for one won't be spending hours on a Sunday getting all my auctions setup, only to see limited viewers and no bidders. And neither will I try to promote Ebid whilst I feel that they are not doing a proper job of it themselves.
Also, lose the Ads by Goooooogle. I wouldn't want to see Ebay on my own auction site. And also, all the adverts for setting your own business, internet dating yadda, yadda. It makes the site look cheap. Take a leaf out of the big boys book and DON'T ADVERTISE RUBBISH!
Make the site look a little more professional, increase the brand awareness, and try to entice the buyers in to help out us sellers. Its not that difficult. Overture, Google Adwords,
Product placement, Advertising......
Because, if not, a lot of sellers will just get bored, however, loyal, and Ebid will lose their bread and butter people.
No doubt gonna get flammed by the loyal Ebidders, but surely, there can't be a lot of people who disagree with me?
ATB
OJ