New Look for IWAC.... Coming soon!

[TJR Stores]

Hi Kevin.

 Take your time. Look around, ask questions and then decide if you want to make the leap and join IWAC Stores.

 Go take a look around, there is no need register now as nothing is hidden away and all is visible to all. Even in the forum.

Regards
Rob

[2boysandtoys]

Kevin - I played last night and listed a few items here and there!  It is easy to use, fast to load and slick as a whistle!!  I got all 'hung up' on my past experience with similar scripting and started looking for the starting price - my bad....

Rob - so.....on the barter, if a potential buyer can't see the prices set, do they see that I accept offers?  (I guess I could go look without being signed in - eh?    )

I love thinking out loud ----- amazing the answers that come to the surface of my brain!! 

[TJR Stores]

Yes Erin you must remember there is NO starting price...
Yes Erin you must remember there is NO starting price...
Yes Erin you must remember there is NO starting price...

I hope by me repeating it you will read this and that bit will stick at the front of your mind.  It works for me. Never know. lol

 Thats right with the Barter feature. The 'Buyer' will see the Barter button and click it, they will then be directed to make an offer for the item. That offer is then emailed to the seller for review.

 During the whole process the buyer will not see the offer range and makes an offer they feel is a good one for the item or is probably the most the can pay.

Keep repeating this line...

Yes Erin you must remember there is NO starting price...
Yes Erin you must remember there is NO starting price...

 and hopefully we can cure you from auctions and get you concentrating on real sales. 

[The Tavern Wench]

Kevin - I played last night and listed a few items here and there!  It is easy to use, fast to load and slick as a whistle!! 

I have to agree 100% with you on that Erin!  I opened a Preferred Store late last night and I've managed to get 63 items up today.    I've never listed at any of the alternative sites other than two things at Plunderhere...so I had to learn the ropes.   

Now that I've gotten a better feel for it, I'm moving right along.

All I can say is....try it!  I think you'll like it! 

[2boysandtoys]

I got distracted 'today' with house cleaning.....and 'that stuff'!!  I'll be adding more tonight (hopefully) and thru-out the week!   

[The Bar Keep]

Just wanted to stop by to this thread and touch on a few points of interest about IWAC and tell a little story. First I would like to point out a few things that I talked to the IWAC owners about several months ago (June I believe). I asked myself what do I need from an alternative venue if I was planning on breaking away from auctions. See list below:

#1 The selling tools to promote myself (just check out the webstores section of the IWAC forum
#1 A site that promotes me to buyers for me
#1 A site that advertises to buyers and not to sellers
#1 A site that is constantly looking at new ways to adapt to the ever changing environment of online selling
#1 A site that would allow me to be in full control of my own business by allowing their customers to go directly to my website
#1 A site that would allow me to compete with estore type sellers so I can reach a market I would normally miss
#1 A site that has owners who will handle customer service issues directly and in a timely manner
#1 A site that has owners who will listen and learn from what their customers (the sellers) want and need
#1 A site that is basically at its infancy stage so my business will grow as the site grows (always get in early)
#1 A site that looks as good as my site and is appealing to buyers (just accomplished  )
#1 A site with owners like Rob & Julie  
#1 A site that sees what direction the online selling and buying markets is heading
#1 Did I mention all of the above and more?


Now how did all this come about in IWAC Stores? It's simple, Rob and Julie are the type of site owners that you can't begin to place a value on. Yes Deb & I had a hand in developing the IWAC Stores you see today (never exchanged any money or asked to be thanked either as someone else mentioned on another forum  ) but that is only because as seasoned online sellers we know what it will take to survive online in the years to come. Bringing independent websites into the mix at IWAC Stores is huge in terms of marketing capabilities.

What amazes me is that there is a place for online sellers where the playing field is level. You can be a preferred store or a webstore, you are getting the same exposure from IWAC. Now advertising, for those of you that don't know me I am an established independent website owner. Some have called me a marketing guru. I have been advising Rob & Julie on their advertising a bit but that will be stepped up even more by the end of this week.

My best advice to anyone thinking about joining IWAC is this, don't delay do it now!!! History in online selling proves the most successful always are in at the beginning.

I will also make it a point to attend the IWAC forum and start a marketing thread for your store by the end of this weekend as well as a more personalized marketing thread here at The Crabby Host.


Joe - The Bar Keep

[kevinatgrannys]

Okay, I have read and digested everything I can...Now I have a couple of really hard questions to ask about the site.  Should I ask them here or there or PM or???

[TJR Stores]

Okay, I have read and digested everything I can...Now I have a couple of really hard questions to ask about the site.  Should I ask them here or there or PM or???

Hi Kevin.  I think if you start your own little topic it would be best as it will not get lost in the board and will give other people a chance to see the answers aswell.

Look forward to your questions Kevin

Regards
Rob

[2boysandtoys]

I picked this thread ---- if this goes better in another, or a new one - tell me so and I'll move it or restart it!!!

Rob and Julie - I added a blurb to one of my 2 Squidoo Lens yakking about IWAC!  I didn't get super detailed yet - but will as time goes on and I find more time to share about IWAC.

BUT - wanted ya to know that you've made a place on my lens!!! 

http://www.squidoo.com/2boysandtoysonline/

[TJR Stores]

Erin..

We are highly honored to be on your Squidoo you did a great piece of work there.

Thank you very much.

[2boysandtoys]

You are welcome!  I did do a search over there yonder, and see that Julie has a lens in progress!  Tell her when she's got it up to yell and I'll link to it, or whatever the proper term is for the Squidoo world!