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RECENT NEWS, RESOURCES & STUDIES, September 2019

Welcome to my latest summary of recent news, resources & studies including search, analytics, content marketing, social media & ecommerce! This covers articles I came across in the past 5 weeks, although some may be older than that.

I am still working on scheduling enough time to post these every 10 days or so, but lately luck is just not on my side. Writing this elsewhere then cutting & pasting it here is creating some significant formatting issues, so if you find any errors or broken links, please let me know.

Are there types of news you would like to see here? Leave a comment below, email me through my website, or send me a message on Twitter.

TOP NEWS & ARTICLES

Etsy introduced Etsy Ads at the end of August; I covered it on my blog. Some people are seeing decent returns, but many are not. I started a forum thread here for continuing discussion.

A day later, Amazon announced it has waived their $40 a month shop fee for Handmade by Amazon shops. See the pinned post on their Facebook page.

A large study of click-through-rates (CTR) on Google reveals that the top link gets over 30% of the clicks, titles with questions get 14% more clicks than those without, and moving up one slot in the results leads to more clicks, unless you move from 10th to 9th. They cite Etsy’s study of titles & CTR (which showed that shorter titles get more clicks, something that this study also found).

Trend watch: a suggestion that Americans can avoid most of the tariff pain in the pocketbook by buying used clothing & other items. “Secondhand and vintage is no longer synonymous with a dusty pile of outdated sweaters in the corner of a church basement, or a yearly rummage sale. Online resale, including high-end designer items, is booming, thanks to start-ups like The RealReal, Depop, Poshmark, eBay, and Etsy. It’s possible to fill your entire closet this way”. Pre-owned & rented clothing also makes fans of sustainability happy.

Also, “grandmillennials” are a thing.

ETSY NEWS

Etsy US searches often now have a full first page of items that ship free or have the $35 free shipping guarantee, as of September 6 (although they were testing it earlier than that.) I was seeing the rare exception, beyond searches that have fewer than 48 items shipping free, but it wasn’t clear if these are tests or personalization. Then on September 21, we started seeing many items with shipping charges on the first page of even very large results, & most smaller results didn’t give much if any priority to free shipping at all. There has been no statement from Etsy, so your guess is as good as mine ...

In the meantime, they’ve begun promoting free shipping to buyers, which has led to some media coverage. Some note that the timing is good, since most US holiday purchases online in the past several years have included free shipping.

There is a new chapter in the Ultimate Guide To Etsy Search, involving attributes. The accompanying podcast with Etsy’s head taxonomist [transcript with links to the podcast] is quite interesting. She says that one of the reasons that some attributes haven’t shown up yet as search filters is that not enough sellers have applied them to listings. “If we have 100,000 items in the search results and a buyer uses a filter, and that filter causes the results to return just 20 items, that makes it seem broken. The buyer no longer trusts the results. If only 20% of sellers fill out an attribute, showing a filter based on that attribute to buyers isn’t going to be helpful because such a drastic reduction in results makes them lose confidence in those search results. We have to wait until a large number of sellers fill out that data to show it to buyers as a filter. When we do, sellers who have filled out that attribute show in those filtered search results. Sellers who haven’t, don’t.” Also, “[w]e know that shoppers who interact with these filters tend to buy more expensive items.” And, there aren’t separate jewellery attributes for “gold”, “gold-filled” & “gold-plated” because “[m]any jewelry buyers don’t have your experience and don’t know the huge difference between these things.”

The new commercials were launched earlier this month; you can check them all out here, and here is some media coverage. Some analysts think this is a good thing for the stock.

Vox published a review of Etsy’s latest free shipping push, in contrast with its history. [I am sure most of you have seen that, but if not, it is a good read!] “Silverman doesn’t like the words “handmade” or “craft” because they “don’t communicate anything to buyers about when to think of Etsy.” he says now. Nobody wakes up thinking, “Gosh, I need to buy something handmade today,” he tells me, which may be true but I rarely wake up thinking I need to buy anything at all, and more commonly wake up in horror because I’ve already bought way too much. “You need to furnish your apartment. You need to prepare for a party. You need to find a gift for a friend. You need a dress. Handmade is not the value proposition — unique, personalized, expresses your sense of identity, those are things that speak to buyers.” [emphasis added] Also, apparently Etsy founder Rob Kalin “didn’t know what seed funding was when he took it” 😮

The new tool for creating country-specific sales is finally out. You still can’t create the equivalent of the $35 free shipping guarantee for countries other than the US, however, which makes this pretty useless for people wanting to offer free shipping in the US and to their own country. The only way to come close is to set a 30 day free shipping sale to your own country, but it won’t show up in search (unless people filter for free shipping) or get the Canadian search boost for items that ship free, and you still need to renew it every 30 days. In short, Etsy is telling us to overcharge our customers in other countries with no way to offer them the same deals Americans are getting.

Sellers can now use Etsy Labels for USPS First Class letters & flats.

Holiday tips continue to roll out: here are some ideas for running holiday sales and promotions on Etsy.

Advanced content on machine learning: Etsy is employing its data on styles to serve up personalized recommendations, including the “Our Picks for You” section on the home page. The purchase and favouriting rates are part of what gets shown. They’ve discovered that some styles are more popular are different times of the year.

For those of you who think Etsy doesn’t spend enough on advertising, they are actually buying spots on tv shows now, including this Las Vegas morning show. [video]

SEO: GOOGLE & OTHER SEARCH ENGINES

Sad to report that Keywords Everywhere is becoming a paid tool starting October 1st (although it may take longer to roll out to your account). https://keywordseverywhere.com/news.html They need to do this because they were being scraped by bots, which was affecting user experience & costing them a lot of time and money. Fortunately, it is still going to be very cheap - 10,000 keywords for $1 USD, purchased ahead of time as credits. They say that the average user will spend less than $2 a month, & I suspect that the average Etsy user will spend less. Once your account moves to a paid one, you will no longer see the search volume, cost per click & competition numbers under search terms until you buy credits, although the "related keywords" & "people also search" sections will still show up on the right side of Google search. I usually do not recommend any paid tools, but I do think this will still be worth every penny, especially if you remember to turn it off when shopping instead of researching! Every comparable paid tool costs way more than this. And despite the rush of attention since their announcement, I still received a personal reply to my email within 24 hours.

You know how I always talk about nofollow links? They still exist, but Google has expanded their link attribution codes to include “sponsored” & "ugc" (user generated content), and all might be crawled at any point after March 1, 2020. Moz did a top level explanation, and here is Google’s (shorter) summary. But it may not really matter much to the average site.

Want to rank well on Google and other search engines? Create “complete content.”

A followup on last edition’s discussion of canonical URLs - Google gets the final say. [video]

Google is now releasing monthly videos of their search news; first one is here.

Some of you will remember Moz’s Whiteboard Friday series on learning SEO in one hour. They’ve now compiled all 6 videos in one place.

And if you want to learn the basics of link building quickly, Moz has a short version of that chapter from their Beginner’s Guide to SEO.

If you are afraid you are missing some SEO rules on your top pages, check out this complete checklist for on-page SEO.

There are tons of SEO tools for Wordpress; here are 15 of the best.

Many people will find your blog through search engines, so make sure you use keywords in your blog posts.

If you have a website, check out 16 things that can harm your search engine rankings [semi-advanced in part, some points are discussing coding]

Success on YouTube involves SEO, something I find many users forget.

Mostly advanced: reminder that as of September 1, you can’t use robots.txt to tell Google not to index pages or sites.

Advanced content for website developers: you need to make sure the site is ready for SEO work.

There are always more Google updates; this one is still rolling out, and was confirmed by Google, but very few details were given. Sistrix did the first comprehensive analysis, although it is still early, and health and media sites seem to be the most dramatically affected.

CONTENT MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA (includes blogging & emails)

Marketing emails need to be carefully designed for success. Everything from the layout to the “preheader” matters.

If you have content on one medium that is doing well for you, it’s time to “repurpose” it for different platforms.

Infographics are very popular in content marketing; here’s how to make one, with 15 free templates.

Some Instagram posts do better than others; here’s why. Among other study findings, “smaller profiles which use more hashtags actually do see better engagement rates per post.”

If you aren’t getting much interaction on Instagram, you could be “shadowbanned.” There are ways to avoid that happening, and ways to fix it when it does.

“Content factories” are a big part of Instagram traffic. Maybe Facebook should crack down on this?

Pinterest is combining image recognition visual search with Shoppable Pins.

Facebook is considering hiding the like counts on News Feed posts, as Instagram is testing in 7 countries right now. “The idea is to prevent users from destructively comparing themselves to others and possibly feeling inadequate if their posts don’t get as many Likes. It could also stop users from deleting posts they think aren’t getting enough Likes or not sharing in the first place.”

Video app TikTok can be confusing, so here is a step-by-step guide for beginners. And here’s a podcast [with text] on the basics.

Twitter chats are a great way to attract interest in your business.

ONLINE ADVERTISING (SEARCH ENGINES, SOCIAL MEDIA, & OTHERS)

Facebook is testing new shopping ads, but they are only available to small groups at the moment: checkout from the Facebook app, and turning Instagram shopping posts into ads. Here’s more on the latter.

Snapchat now has longer ads and different formats.

I see a lot of questions on what you can advertise on various platforms; here’s a good summary of items/topics prohibited on major sites.

Since so many sellers are interested in other types of advertising right now, here are a few primers, most of which I have posted here before: Setting up Google Shopping for your website Instagram Sponsored Posts How to beat Facebook’s ad algorithm Setting up Pinterest ads

STATS, DATA, OTHER TRACKING

Have Google Analytics set up on your website but don’t know how to use it? Here are some common features [text and video] you may want to take advantage of. Note that the part about setting it up doesn’t apply to most marketplaces and many website builders, which have a more simplified set up, as Etsy does.

The old Google Search Console (formerly Google Webmaster Tools) is now almost entirely converted to the new version. Expect all of the old reports to be moved to the new version soon.

ECOMMERCE NEWS, IDEAS, TRENDS

There’s new evidence that Amazon has skewed its search algorithm to favour its own products & third-party products that make Amazon the most money. ”Executives from Amazon’s retail divisions have frequently pressured the engineers at A9 to surface their products higher in search results, people familiar with the discussions said.” In case that WSJ article goes back behind a paywall, here is some news coverage of it. “Instead of adding profitability into the algorithm itself, Amazon changed the algorithm to prioritize factors that correlate with profitability, the article said.” Amazon denies this, of course.

Despite the legal agreement in Germany, Amazon is still suspending accounts without 30 days notice.

Want to use cash to pay for online purchases? Amazon is now offering that option in the US.

eBay listings now default to 1-day handling; if you ship slower than that, make sure to remember to change the default on each new listing you make.

eBay managed payments (the equivalent of Etsy Payments) are now available in Germany.

A review of major shipping trends in ecommerce notes that “[t]he accelerated supply chain is putting small sellers at a crossroads regarding if they can afford to take a hit on margins” when discussing Etsy’s free shipping push.

BUSINESS & CONSUMER STUDIES, STATS & REPORTS; SOCIOLOGY & PSYCHOLOGY, CUSTOMER SERVICE

Over ⅓ of US adults have bought something on social media, over 50% of 18-34 year olds are in that group. Far fewer had used visual search or virtual reality.

More people are shopping online late at night; women are more likely to do it, but men spend more when they do. [I’ve noticed this trend on my site and Etsy shop for a few years now,compared to when I first started selling in 2008.]

The majority of shoppers worldwide who are online use videos to make some purchase decisions, as shopping lists, how-to research, and to check reviews.

Gen Z (the generation after millennials) is more concerned about their health than the the previous 2 generations, and sometimes avoid the stresses of social media by shopping in brick & mortar stores. “About two-thirds (67%) of Gen Z prefer products made with ingredients they can understand, and tend to buy products in health and wellness categories more frequently than other generations. On environmental issues, 65% said they prefer simple packaging and 58% said they want eco-friendly packaging. Half of the group seeks products that are locally sourced or made, and 57% are seeking products that are environmentally sustainable, but fewer are willing to pay a premium price for them.”

For the 2019 holiday season, “65% of holiday shoppers will use a mobile device to shop, and 65% will make an online purchase via mobile.”

How do different industries get their online traffic? Google sends sites 8 times more traffic than all social media sites combined, and Facebook drives nearly ⅔ of all visits from social media. Instagram is responsible for less than 1%, while Twitter tops 10%. The author notes that “faster-growing social networks like Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok are designed from the ground up in a way that makes it difficult to drive traffic to external sites.”

MISCELLANEOUS (including humour)

Google is working on letting you search your Google Photos for text; it seems to be using AI to identify & store the text in your screenshots and other images. It’s interesting technology that will likely be used in many ways, including search engines, if it works well.

If you like convo snippets on Etsy, here’s a tool that will make them possible in many more places.

Need a photo editor that works on mobile? Here’s a list of 12, most of which are free or cost only $1 USD.

This one simple trick makes everything faster and easier.

Stuff that probably shouldn’t taste like pumpkin spice. [humour]

#seo #search engine optimization #search engine marketing #etsynews #analytics #stats #social media #contentmarketing #content marketing #Ecommerce #smallbiz #CindyLouWho2NewsUpdates

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welldresseddadblog · 6 years ago

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Today’s post about buying a tweed jacket is by Garmsman Shaun. You can follow him on Instagram as @these_rough_notes

Tweed jacket – How to buy vintage and secondhand

If you are reading this Blog regularly you will know about Tweed, its versatility, its longevity, its warmth, its ability to transcend fashion in the world of Menswear.

You’ll probably understand the fact it’s a good idea to have some, especially now the winter months are fast approaching. I’m not going to go over its History or the Makers Process, Nick covers that with aplomb elsewhere. A number of traditional men’s retailers still sell Tweed, or more specifically Harris Tweed Jackets. But they are expensive, which is completely understandable. The fabric is handmade, they are made to last a lifetime and a lot of effort and care has been put into their construction. Some modern Fashion brands such as Margaret Howell, Beams Plus and famously Ralph Lauren produce jackets in Tweed. You are looking at paying between £250 and £900 off the shelf.

But there is another way, and that’s second hand. It’s not for everyone, I understand that some people just don’t feel comfortable wearing someone else’s clothes. But bear with me, if you want a Tweed Jacket, in my opinion, looking at secondhand is the best option. If you choose wisely, with care and follow some simple advice you can buy one that will be with you for years, have all the benefits of Tweed, but without the cost.

Where?

Charity Shops do occasionally throw up a bargain, depending on your luck and location. But the two places where you have the greatest choice are eBay and Etsy. An eBay search alone throws up nearly 11,000 items under Mens Tweed Jackets, Etsy about 2,000. These vast numbers shouldn’t intimidate, they should encourage. There’s bound to be something out there that’s perfect, but you need to put in the work. eBay may have more absolute bargains, but there are many Vintage dealers on Etsy that have great stock.

Styles?

Tweed Jackets generally fall into two main categories, a Traditional, boxy style that tends to date from the 50s or 60s, or a slimmer two button style that will date from the 70s. The earlier style will tend to have smaller lapels and one rear vent. The later 70s style will usually have a larger lapel, a more pinched waist, and will sometimes have two vents at the back. As far as pockets go, the only variations would be a ticket pocket and that some 70s jackets will have patch pockets which are rarely seen on the sixties Jackets. It really depends on your preference.

Size?

One of the objections that people have about buying online is sizing. Often items are described merely as Large, Medium and Small. Even the slightly more helpful 40″, 42″ etc isn’t ideal when buying. Okay, you can use your local tailor but, because of the choice, it’s best to get it as right as you can before buying. All the bigger Vintage Clothing Suppliers will give accurate dimensions. The need to know is Pit To Pit size, Overall Length, and Sleeve Length. Because of the variations in sizing over the decades, if you can’t get these sizes from the seller, then don’t bother, just look elsewhere. As a basic rule, generally, a vintage size will be a bit bigger than modern sizes, however in my experience sleeve lengths are a common adjustment on Vintage Jackets, as people bought these items as a lifetime purchase you may find that they will have been adjusted at some point in their past. If you’re tall and lanky, you don’t want the jacket from a short and stout gent, even if your chest measures the same, there could be many inches difference in arm length. Labels for sizing are rare and will tend to have been removed or worn away. If in doubt, or if sizing isn’t listed, then ask, a decent seller, and most are, will do it for you.

Condition?

There are a surprising amount of nearly new or unused jackets out there. And one brand stands out in this respect. Dunn &Co. went to the receivers over 20 years ago now. They were if you don’t remember, a very traditional menswear shop that just couldn’t keep up with the times. However this meant that they had a lot of unused stock left over that was bought up, predominantly by Ciro Citterio that had plans to relaunch the brand, but then they too went bust. So all this stock has filtered its way through various sellers and now often pops up on eBay and Etsy, its excellent value, always UK-made and nearly always Harris Tweed. The main wear and tear points tend to be lining, buttons missing and Moth damage. All these things are fixable, but its whether you want to, there are plenty of jackets out there that won’t need any repairs or will have had repairs done already that are usually invisible. Bear in mind most of these jackets would have been the owners main after work wear and will have been worn a lot, but also taken care of. Smell, that musty odour that makes it seem as if it has been stored in a Horse Box, can be a problem. Again most of the larger or more experienced suppliers will have had had the item dry cleaned or aired and will say if there is a residual smell. Nick covers how to sort this elsewhere on the blog as you’ll probably know. A picture of the maker’s mark or Harris Tweed label can be a good indicator or condition.

Brands?

I’ve already mentioned Dunn &Co, price-wise £30 is about average for a decent quality one that’s had little use or is in great condition, 70s Style ones will be a bit cheaper. Another brand I would always look out for is London Institution Daks Simpson, They are beautifully made, use high-quality fabric and are available in a range of styles and fabric They can be more expensive, to the £50 -£100 price range but still represent excellent value. But really Tweed jackets will mainly have either no label bar the Harris Tweed Label or the label of the shop it has been sold through that can range from obscure German retailers to a local town emporium that has been dressing the great and the good as far as anyone can remember. The key thing is if it has the Harris Tweed Label, then you know at least the material will be long-lasting.

Fabric?

We all know that Harris Tweed is the daddy of them all, famous throughout the world for its origin and quality. And it would generally be my go-to fabric for a tweed jacket. I sort of know before buying that it’s going to be a fairly heavyweight, warm and slightly rough to the touch. But lighter weight materials, using Pure New Wool are also well worth a look. Tweed isn’t always the easiest fabric to photograph, because of the mix of colours and shades it can look completely different in sunlight than dull light. So if the seller hasn’t taken a close up picture of the cloth then ask for one. It’ll give you a far better idea of the makeup of the cloth. Bladen does a beautiful material called Supersax which is a very closely woven fine fabric that’s very warm and is the first choice of gentlemen farmers. There are lots of Tweed jackets listed that wouldn’t look out of place on a 1970s US Sports Broadcaster or News Anchor, unless you are going to a fancy dress party, perhaps best avoided. Buttons are almost universally those leather football types, some like them, I usually replace with a decent Horn Button as it I think it improves the overall look.

It is possible to discern the age of a Harris Tweed between before or after 1994. The Harris Tweed authority was established in 1994 and the text on the labels changed to reflect this. Apart from this there has been a huge number of labels in use over the years, seemingly without much control.

Summary

So, you’ve decided, seen the one that ticks all the boxes and you are sitting waiting for it to be delivered. You try it on, and it’s nearly right, because you’ve done your homework, but it’s not quite there, not quite perfect. But that’s fine, Do not panic. Think about any minor adjustments, and hopefully, it will just be minor if you’ve followed the sizing advice, then contact your local friendly tailor and tell them exactly what you want to be done. Then just enjoy it, it’ll be with you a long time, hopefully!

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orbemnews · 4 years ago

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Walmart's online store isn't profitable. Now it's borrowing from Amazon's playbook Under the category on the site, you’ll see a number of options shipped and sold by Walmart itself. Then, there are others. You can get a Ford Mustang tee from a third-party seller named Wild Bobby, or one boasting Disney’s Stitch character from the seller Open and Clothing. Basically, there’s no shortage of t-shirts to choose from. And that goes for other categories like toys and kitchenware, too. That’s because Walmart (WMT) has been rapidly expanding the number of third-party sellers on its site. Over the past year, it’s been adding to its network of merchants. It recently opened up its platform to sellers outside the United States for the first time and is trying to lure even more through incentives like zero commission fees for 30 days. Walmart’s marketplace has been around since 2009, but only in recent years did it become a key priority for the company as it battles Amazon (AMZN) online. E-commerce makes up less than 10% of sales at Walmart, but it’s growing rapidly as Walmart shifts from its brick-and-mortar roots to reach customers online. Walmart says it’s aiming to grow its marketplace to give customers a wider selection of product choices online than the company itself can offer directly. “Our customers are looking for us to provide them as much breadth and depth as they can find,” Jeff Clementz, vice president of Walmart Marketplace, said in an interview. Marketplace sellers “round out” Walmart’s online offering, he said. Also, Walmart’s online business isn’t profitable, and it can make more money from third-party sales than from selling its own merchandise online. Not only does the company collect commission fees from sellers, it can then upsell merchants on even more products: ads, delivery services or even lines of credit through a partnership with Goldman Sachs. Walmart has a long way to go to catch up to Amazon, which has more than 1.9 million active third-party sellers. Walmart won’t disclose figures, but according to e-commerce data firm Marketplace Pulse, it had fewer than 7,000 sellers at the beginning of 2017. Since then, Walmart has added around 80,000 merchants. Going after more sellers could come with risks. In particular, the move to open its platform to sellers outside the US could expose Walmart to more fake and poor-quality items, Juozas Kaziukenas, the founder of Marketplace Pulse, said. The US Government Accountability Office said in a 2018 report that 88% of counterfeit goods in 2016 arriving in the United States came from China and Hong Kong. Clementz defended the move, saying Walmart had been testing a pilot for overseas sellers that has been well-received with customers and gave Walmart confidence to open it up more widely. “You’re going to go through the same vetting process that has a very high bar,” he said. ‘A lot of eyeballs’ Sellers say they joined Walmart.com for a simple reason: to help them reach more customers. Katie Melissa has been selling home goods and kitchenware like Crock-Pots, toasters, and microwaves on Walmart’s marketplace for a year. She had previously sold her products on Amazon and Etsy but wanted to join Walmart to reach a new audience that didn’t shop on those sites. Walmart boasts that 120 million customers visit its site every week. “I knew it was going to generate a lot of eyeballs on my products,” she said. “It’s a high potential marketplace.” The two companies have different vetting processes for sellers. On Amazon, they have to go through a registration process where Amazon reviews sellers’ information and identity to weed out sellers hawking counterfeit products. With Walmart, sellers are subjected to a process that includes a review of the products they sell, their sales history and previous product and seller reviews. Melissa said it was difficult to gain approval to begin selling on the marketplace. She had to provide a compelling reason why she would be a good fit to sell on Walmart’s marketplace — something she never experienced at Amazon — and had a longer application process than she did on Amazon. She said selling on the platform “has been smooth so far.” She quickly hit six-figures in monthly revenue and says there is less competition on Walmart.com than Amazon because there are fewer sellers. One seller says Walmart.com comes with challenges, though. Jonathan Hedden is the owner of Flyclothing.com, which sells Rock & Roll and retro clothing like ACDC and Led Zeppelin t-shirts, leather jackets and belt buckles, and motorcycle bags. Hedden started selling on Walmart more than two years ago. He had been growing frustrated with selling on Amazon. He was dealing with stiffened competition on Amazon from foreign sellers who offered similar clothing to his licensed goods for lower prices. Hedden stopped selling on Amazon in January and says he’s making 40% of the sales through Walmart’s marketplace that he did on Amazon. He is concerned the addition of foreign sellers on Walmart will lead to some of the same problems he faced with Amazon. He’s also having trouble uploading inventory, shipping information and listing products on the site. “There are tools that don’t work properly,” he said. “I don’t feel that they completely understand the e-commerce sphere.” In response to Hedden’s concerns, a Walmart spokesperson said in an email that its marketplace “contains predominantly US sellers” and “that is not changing.” Walmart is “moving fast to build out a seamless seller experience,” the spokesperson said. “While we have work to do, we are grateful for their collaboration and feedback as we improve and scale our support capabilities.” Source link Orbem News #Amazons #borrowing #Business #isnt #Online #Playbook #Profitable #store #Walmart'sonlinestoreisn'tprofitable.Nowit'sborrowingfromAmazon'splaybook-CNN #Walmarts

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dipulb3 · 4 years ago

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Walmart's online store isn't profitable. Now it's borrowing from Amazon's playbook

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Walmart's online store isn't profitable. Now it's borrowing from Amazon's playbook

Under the category on the site, you’ll see a number of options shipped and sold by Walmart itself. Then, there are others. You can get a Ford Mustang tee from a third-party seller named Wild Bobby, or one boasting Disney’s Stitch character from the seller Open and Clothing. Basically, there’s no shortage of t-shirts to choose from. And that goes for other categories like toys and kitchenware, too.

That’s because Walmart (WMT) has been rapidly expanding the number of third-party sellers on its site.

Over the past year, it’s been adding to its network of merchants. It recently opened up its platform to sellers outside the United States for the first time and is trying to lure even more through incentives like zero commission fees for 30 days.

Walmart’s marketplace has been around since 2009, but only in recent years did it become a key priority for the company as it battles Amazon (AMZN) online. E-commerce makes up less than 10% of sales at Walmart, but it’s growing rapidly as Walmart shifts from its brick-and-mortar roots to reach customers online.

Walmart says it’s aiming to grow its marketplace to give customers a wider selection of product choices online than the company itself can offer directly.

“Our customers are looking for us to provide them as much breadth and depth as they can find,” Jeff Clementz, vice president of Walmart Marketplace, said in an interview. Marketplace sellers “round out” Walmart’s online offering, he said.

Also, Walmart’s online business isn’t profitable, and it can make more money from third-party sales than from selling its own merchandise online. Not only does the company collect commission fees from sellers, it can then upsell merchants on even more products: ads, delivery services or even lines of credit through a partnership with Goldman Sachs.

Walmart has a long way to go to catch up to Amazon, which has more than 1.9 million active third-party sellers. Walmart won’t disclose figures, but according to e-commerce data firm Marketplace Pulse, it had fewer than 7,000 sellers at the beginning of 2017. Since then, Walmart has added around 80,000 merchants.

Going after more sellers could come with risks. In particular, the move to open its platform to sellers outside the US could expose Walmart to more fake and poor-quality items, Juozas Kaziukenas, the founder of Marketplace Pulse, said. The US Government Accountability Office said in a 2018 report that 88% of counterfeit goods in 2016 arriving in the United States came from China and Hong Kong.

Clementz defended the move, saying Walmart had been testing a pilot for overseas sellers that has been well-received with customers and gave Walmart confidence to open it up more widely.

“You’re going to go through the same vetting process that has a very high bar,” he said.

‘A lot of eyeballs’

Sellers say they joined Walmart.com for a simple reason: to help them reach more customers.

Katie Melissa has been selling home goods and kitchenware like Crock-Pots, toasters, and microwaves on Walmart’s marketplace for a year. She had previously sold her products on Amazon and Etsy but wanted to join Walmart to reach a new audience that didn’t shop on those sites. Walmart boasts that 120 million customers visit its site every week.

“I knew it was going to generate a lot of eyeballs on my products,” she said. “It’s a high potential marketplace.”

The two companies have different vetting processes for sellers. On Amazon, they have to go through a registration process where Amazon reviews sellers’ information and identity to weed out sellers hawking counterfeit products. With Walmart, sellers are subjected to a process that includes a review of the products they sell, their sales history and previous product and seller reviews.

Melissa said it was difficult to gain approval to begin selling on the marketplace. She had to provide a compelling reason why she would be a good fit to sell on Walmart’s marketplace — something she never experienced at Amazon — and had a longer application process than she did on Amazon.

She said selling on the platform “has been smooth so far.” She quickly hit six-figures in monthly revenue and says there is less competition on Walmart.com than Amazon because there are fewer sellers.

One seller says Walmart.com comes with challenges, though. Jonathan Hedden is the owner of Flyclothing.com, which sells Rock & Roll and retro clothing like ACDC and Led Zeppelin t-shirts, leather jackets and belt buckles, and motorcycle bags. Hedden started selling on Walmart more than two years ago.

He had been growing frustrated with selling on Amazon. He was dealing with stiffened competition on Amazon from foreign sellers who offered similar clothing to his licensed goods for lower prices.

Hedden stopped selling on Amazon in January and says he’s making 40% of the sales through Walmart’s marketplace that he did on Amazon. He is concerned the addition of foreign sellers on Walmart will lead to some of the same problems he faced with Amazon.

He’s also having trouble uploading inventory, shipping information and listing products on the site.

“There are tools that don’t work properly,” he said. “I don’t feel that they completely understand the e-commerce sphere.”

In response to Hedden’s concerns, a Walmart spokesperson said in an email that its marketplace “contains predominantly US sellers” and “that is not changing.”

Walmart is “moving fast to build out a seamless seller experience,” the spokesperson said. “While we have work to do, we are grateful for their collaboration and feedback as we improve and scale our support capabilities.”

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RECENT NEWS, RESOURCES & STUDIES, April 6, 2021

Welcome to my latest summary of recent ecommerce news, resources & studies including search, analytics, content marketing, social media & Etsy! This covers articles, podcasts, videos and infographics I came across since the early March report, although some may be older than that.

I am hoping to launch a new ecommerce resource page on my website in May, although that is looking a bit ambitious with everything else I have on the go. (I've released the latest version of my Etsy search ebook, and am working on updating the keyword research ebook this week as well as still drafting a few new blog posts on Etsy search.)

If you have any questions, please drop me a line here on Tumblr, reply to this post, email me, or contact me on Twitter.

Categories

Antiques

Appliances

Arts and crafts

Cars and trucks

Auto parts

Baby and kids

Beauty and health

CDs and DVDs

Cell phones

Clothing and shoes

Farming

Games and toys

Household

Basically if you have something for sale, you can sell it on OfferUp within minutes. I sold an old gas grill within 5 minutes on OfferUp (which means maybe I sold it too cheap)!

2. Etsy

Etsy probably isn’t the first place I’d go to sell used furniture but you do have options for selling your used furniture there under two conditions;

If it’s vintage (which according to Etsy is at least 20 years old)

If it’s handmade

So, that old handmade table you made in shop class counts. As does grandma’s side table that no longer fits in with your home’s decor.

Although Etsy does allow for furniture sales in certain situations, their parameters for used furniture selling are pretty limited. Etsy is great for selling and buying handmade and other items. In fact, I love browsing Etsy especially when shopping for gift items. But when it comes to selling furniture your options are limited.

3. eBay

We all know eBay has a massive viewing audience, which is why it might be a great place to sell your used furniture.

When you sell your furniture on eBay you have a choice of offering shipping or stating that the item is for pick-up only.

If you are selling higher end items, you could also bump up the price to include shipping charges and offer free shipping, which is also very attractive for many eBay buyers.

Selling your furniture on eBay can be a good idea if you’re looking for a larger viewing audience, but be sure to clearly state in your listing description that your furniture is for pickup only. If you’re having to lug around furniture all over town, then this defeats the purpose of using eBay a tool for selling used furniture.

Also, keep in mind eBay does charge listing fees of varying amounts for items listed (even if they don’t sell) and they also charge selling fees as well. Be certain you know what those fees are before listing your furniture on eBay so you can work them into your asking price.

4. LetGo

LetGo is a lot like Craigslist. You can list your furniture for free in your local area and they won’t charge you any fees for listing or selling.

I like the LetGo site better than Craigslist simply because it’s a bit more attractive. Also, it’s easier to search on LetGo; you simply go to the home page and type in “sofa” or whatever other item you’re looking for and the sofa listings are immediately populated on your screen.

This, I believe, also makes the site more attractive for potential buyers, which means you have a better chance at getting more eyes on your listing using LetGo.

However, you may just want to do yourself a solid and list on both LetGo and Craigslist. I would imagine some shoppers prefer one over the other so you could be expanding your viewing audience by listing on both sites.

Bonus: The site also has some shortcuts that makes it easier for buyers to communicate with sellers, such as chat boxes with pre-determined questions like “Is it still available?”, “Is the price negotiable?” and “What condition is it in?”.

5. Facebook Buy and Sell Groups

Many communities these days have local Facebook buy and sell groups. These groups are often member-only based, so you have an idea of who you’re dealing with when you buy or sell stuff.

And they’re often targeted to a local city or neighborhood, or other type of group. This increases the likelihood that you will know – or at least know of – the people you sell to or buy from.

With Facebook groups there are no listing or selling fees, so all of your profit stays in your pocket.

To find groups near you, just sign onto your Facebook account and search “buy and sell groups near me” in the Facebook search bar.

As with any site, when you list on a Facebook buy and sell group be sure to take good pictures, write a thorough (but not overly-wordy description), point out any important flaws and price your furniture pieces attractively.

6. Trove Marketplace

Trove is another place you can sell your used furniture. Although it is free to list items with Trove, they will take a fee in certain circumstances. For instance, if your buyer pays to buy your furniture with a credit card, Trove will take a 10% commission to cover credit card processing fees.

Items are listed by area and once you sign in with Trove using your Facebook or Google account, they’ll show you items you can buy in your area, and have your location stored so you can list your used furniture for sale.

Trove is obviously a very popular site right now. When I searched for items for sale in my smaller city there were several items that came up for me to choose from. The site is also very well-organized, attractive and easy-to-use.

When you list your items for sale, buyers do have the option to select “Make an offer” on your item, meaning they can offer you less than your listing price to see if you’ll take it.

However, you as a seller are under no obligation to take any price less than what you want to sell it for. I thought this was a nice feature, though, that made it easy for sellers and buyers to negotiate on a price.

Bonus: Trove also has share buttons at the bottom of each listing that allow you to share the items you are selling – or fun items you find – on your Facebook, Pinterest or other sites.

7. Craigslist

Craigslist is probably one of the most popular places to sell used furniture. It’s free, easy to use and highly popular. There’s always an abundant selection of furniture for sale on most local Craigslist sites.

The biggest note I’d add when selling used furniture on Craigslist (or any similar site) is to be sure you’re using safety precautions and meeting potential buyers in a way that is safe and secure.

Generally when you’re selling furniture the buyer or potential buyer is going to come to your home – you’re not going to be lugging a sofa up to the local Walmart to meet.

Put security practices in place when allowing buyers into your home. Try not to be there alone. Have your cell phone on hand. Inform neighbors or others that you’ll be having strangers over and ask them to keep an eye on you.

99% of the buyers on Craigslist are likely fine, but it’s always smart to be aware of the 1% that may not be.

Selling on Craigslist can be a super fast way to get cash for your used furniture and not have to pay any commissions or listing/selling fees.

You Make Like: 27+ Other Sites Just Like Craigslist

7 Other Sites Worth Mentioning

These next sites are worth mentioning and will only increase the exposure for you to sell your used furniture. Remember, the more eyes you can get on your items, the better the sale price will be for you.

8. 1st Dibs

1st Dibs sells both antique and modern jewelry, art, fashion, and yes – furniture. Selling your used furniture on this site isn’t for everyone; you’ll do better if you have higher end furniture that’s in great shape.

And not everyone is allowed to sell on 1st Dibs; you have to fill out an application and be approved as a dealer first. I’d say this site is best for those who have several pieces of furniture to sell; stuff that’s in great shape and can fetch a great price with the right audience.

1st Dibs helps you take care of shipping, etc. too if you end up with an out-of-town buyer. The site isn’t clear on what they charge for a commission on your sales but they do charge one.

9. Chairish

Chairish is simply an online consignment store. You can sell a number of items on Chairish including:

Furniture

Rugs

Mirrors

Art pieces

Lighting

Other types of decor

Outdoor furniture and other outdoor items.

Chairish makes it easy for you to list your items, and will charge you a flat rate of 20% of your sale price. They’ll also help you arrange for shipping if you would like them to.

This means that you can widen your viewing audience by offering to buyers who aren’t in close proximity to where you live if you’re okay with dealing with shipping.

Bonus: The site shares tips on how to better advertise your items for sale and has a 24/7 customer service line if you need help.

10. AptDeco

AptDeco allows sellers in the New York City and surrounding areas to sell their furniture online. I love the professional feel of this site. As a shopper, you can search via brand name and get great deals on brands such as Pottery Barn, Room & Board, Restoration Hardware, etc.

Selling your furniture on AptDeco allows you to reach a large audience (there’s over 8 million residents in New York City alone) and get some help conducting the transaction.

You’ll pay a fee of between 19% and 29% to sell on AptDeco, however they handle all of the shipping arrangements or coordination of pickup by the buyer.

Listing your item on AptDeco is easy: there’s a form you fill out that guides you through entering the brand name of the item you’re selling and even includes pricing suggestions to help you to price your item to sell quickly.

Once your item sells, AptDeco will make a direct deposit to your bank account or debit card within 2 to 5 business days.

11. Apartment Therapy Marketplace

Apartment Therapy Marketplace is an attractive and well-organized website that allows you to sell “pre-loved” furniture and storage items for home and office, decor and accessories, art, vintage and antique and even appliances.

They have an interesting set up for people who want to sell; you can list your items for free, or they will sell you credits to “promote” a listing. You can also use any leftover credits to purchase other items on their site.

What does it mean to “promote” a listing?

First it means that your listing will be moved to the top of all listings – that is until someone else pays with credits to promote a listing.

Second, promoted listings will be included in the company’s weekly digest, which is a weekly email sent out to all members sharing featured listings. Although they used to charge a transaction fee, there are now no transaction fees for when you sell your item on Apartment Therapy Marketplace.

This website doesn’t yet operate in every city like a Craigslist does, but they are in many major cities and invite you to add your city if it’s not already listed. Some of the cities they operate in include:

Phoenix

New York City

Los Angeles

Las Vegas

Charlotte

Dallas

And thousands more, including many other countries around the world.

Bonus: You can also offer your items to ship to other cities around the country if you want to.

For example, when I looked at listings for sofas in my major metropolitan city there were only about a dozen, however there were many more listings in other cities that were willing to ship a sofa to me if I was willing to purchase.

Collecting payment with your buyers is your responsibility and is very similar to how Craigslist sellers and buyers conduct transactions.

12. Viyet

Viyet is an online consignment shop for selling high-end designer furniture and other home decor pieces. You’ll pay a high commission when you sell, but the good news is they do almost all of the work for you, including finding buyers (although I couldn’t find on the website exactly what their process is for finding buyers for your items).

They do have a suggested minimum retail price for the items you want to sell: $1,000.

How does Viyet work?

First, you contact Viyet regarding the piece you want to list. After they accept it for consignment, they’ll send out a curator to examine the piece, measure it, set the price for it and take photographs.

Once your piece sells, a buyer has 48 hours to return the piece after they receive it. If they keep the piece, Viyet sends you your portion of the commission within 30 days.

How much commission will you get?

50% on the sale price, unless you’re selling more than 20 items, in which case your commission portion gets bumped up to 60% of the total sale and Viyet keeps 40%.

If you’ve got higher end pieces to sell that are in relatively good shape, this could be the way to go. Although you’ll have to share a large portion of your profit, Viyet does minimize the amount of work you have to do to sell your items.

13. Varage Sale

Varage Sale is a site allowing you to sell your used furniture and other items online and list by state or city. The tagline says Created by a mom, for people who feel hesitant about buying and selling online.

Varage Sale is most like Craigslist in terms of features, but with a little more pizzazz. When you buy or sell on this site you need to create a profile for security purposes, which is a nice feature for everyone’s safety.

There are no listing or selling fees on this site. One downside is that you can’t get a whole lot of info on for sale items unless you sign up. This is for security purposes, which is nice, but if you’re leery about giving out personal information, this may not be for you.

As far as becoming a seller, this is a wonderful site to utilize; the listings are attractively placed and security measures are taken to protect everyone.

Bonus: Varage Sale does not allow people to advertise the less-than-ethical stuff you’ll find on Craigslist and other sites, so you can feel secure letting your kids browse the listings without worrying they’re going to come across anything sketchy.

14. Your Local Consignment Shop

Most all larger cities have brick-and-mortar consignment shops where they can bring their furniture to sell to a potentially larger, buy-on-the-spot audience.

Do a Google search for “consignment shops near me”, and you can find local consignment shops in your area.

Also, many consignment shops have a note in their contracts which allows them to lower the price on your item if they have a sale or if it doesn’t sell in a specified number of days. This is so they can be sure their store is continually rotating new stock so potential buyers don’t get tired of seeing the same items each time they shop.

Although you don’t have as much control over profit, etc. when you sell used furniture with a consignment shop, you also don’t have to deal with having people over to see the piece or haggling on prices.

If you’re looking to get your furniture item out of your house quickly and have someone else take care of the negotiation and sales part of it, and if you’re willing to share a large portion of your sale price, selling in a consignment shop might be a good choice for you.

Bonus: Old Fashion Garage Sale

You can always sell your furniture at a traditional garage sale if you’re up for putting in the work. One good thing about using a garage sale to sell your used furniture is it will allow you to sell a bunch of other stuff you don’t want or need at the same time.

Obviously there are no listing or selling fees when you hold a garage sale, and people are there in person to look at your stuff, which can create a sense of urgency because they know other buyers are right there shopping as well.

If you decide to sell furniture at a garage sale, I suggest posting your sale days on sites like Craigslist, and including the types of furniture you are selling, along with photos if possible.

Signs advertising your sale placed around the neighborhood can help too, as does holding your sale with others in your family or neighborhood and posting it as a multi-family sale. That term tells potential shoppers that you’ll have a variety of different types of items for sale.

Tips for Getting the Most Money When You Sell Used Furniture

When I browse through the various websites offering used furniture for sale I’m often amazed at what I find – and not in a good way. For some reason people in my large metropolitan area seem to price used furniture much higher than I would pay for it.

Maybe I’m just cheap frugal, but if I was selling used furniture here’s how I would do it in order to make my pieces sell fast and get me some cash at the same time.

Make it stand out from the rest

Now, I wouldn’t spend the money to get your used furniture professionally cleaned before you sell it (you likely wouldn’t recoup the cost unless it was a high end piece to begin with), however you can spiff it up a bit.

For instance, you can take out the cushions and vacuum the crumbs, coins and other garb that often accumulates under couch and chair cushions.

You can also take a damp rag and work to remove any stains or dirt that might wipe off easily. Beware of using furniture and other types of cleaning products until you’ve checked the manufacturer’s directions, however.

Just clean it up good and make sure it’s free of any dirt, grime or crumbs.

Take good photos

Before you list your furniture on a website, take good photos.

Make sure the light is natural but not too sunny; photos with too much sun can make furniture appear faded and more worn than it actually is.

A slightly overcast day with your furniture in a room with lots of windows works best. If that’s not an option, just be sure to avoid shadows, too much artificial light or too little artificial light.

Write a good description

When writing a description it’s important to play up the piece’s features without being dishonest.

For instance, don’t say “excellent condition” if it’s not nearly like new. And don’t bank too much on telling people what you paid for the piece. While that can be important, buyers are more concerned with whether or not they can afford to pay what you want to get for it.

Also, adding in measurements for the piece is super helpful so people can determine whether or not the piece will fit in the space they need it for. Take width, height and depth measurements and try to be as accurate as possible.

Feel free to add in other information that might make buyers feel more comfortable too. One of the big fears people have with buying used furniture is that there have been the usual life challenges damage to it: kids throwing up on it or soaking through a diaper, beer and soda spills, etc.

Putting potential buyers’ minds at ease by telling them the sofas have been lovingly cared for with no spills or other types of kid or adult messes can help people be more eager to look at what you’re offering.

Point out important flaws

There’s almost nothing a buyer hates more than expecting one thing when they go to look at a piece of furniture and getting something else.

If there are tears, holes or stains in your furniture piece, be upfront and honest about them so that potential buyers don’t end up seeing an item in person that’s in much worse shape than what the photos show.

People expect used furniture to have flaws, but if they know ahead of time what those flaws are they can make a more informed purchase decision.

On the other hand, if an item only shows the flawless parts on the pictures and there are tears, holes or stains that aren’t shown, a buyer will likely feel deceived if they show up to buy something and there are undisclosed flaws.

Price it right

As you decide what price to charge for your furniture pieces, use other similar items online as a guide. Try and remove your emotional attachment to the piece, either the emotional attachment of how it’s served your family or the emotional attachment of what you paid for you.

As an example, let’s say you paid $2,000 for a higher end sofa ten years ago. It’s highly likely you’ll be able to sell it for $1,000 unless it’s in perfect shape – and even maybe not then.

Why?

Because people can go and get a halfway decent brand new couch for $1,000 at their local furniture store.

Instead, price it closer to what your bottom line is, and think in terms of the work you’ll have to do if no one wants to pay for it. Use that information to set a price that is attractive and will make more people consider jumping on the offer.

Or, if you don’t mind the piece sitting around your house for several weeks, up the price a bit and see what happens.

Research before you sell

Before you sell any used furniture, check what things are selling for right now. If you want to get rid of it quickly, then price it towards the bottom of the range. If you don’t mind storing your furniture for an extra week (and it looks good), then price it towards the top.

The nice thing about furniture is there aren’t 100s just like yours. Unlike selling used cell phones, furniture is very unique and therefore you may get more than you think. The bottom line is to spend two minutes on the app or website researching similar items so you price it at the speed you would like to sell it.

Final thoughts

There are many choices for where to sell used furniture; make your pieces look great, take great photos, write attractive but honest descriptions, price right and advertise where you think you’ll have the most views. Get your money quickly and help someone get furniture at an affordable price at the same time.

Have you ever used any of the above sites to sell used furniture – or buy used furniture? If so, tell us your experience so we can all benefit from each other’s feedback?

Categories

Antiques

Appliances

Arts and crafts

Cars and trucks

Auto parts

Baby and kids

Beauty and health

CDs and DVDs

Cell phones

Clothing and shoes

Farming

Games and toys

Household

Basically if you have something for sale, you can sell it on OfferUp within minutes. I sold an old gas grill within 5 minutes on OfferUp (which means maybe I sold it too cheap)!

2. Etsy

Etsy probably isn’t the first place I’d go to sell used furniture but you do have options for selling your used furniture there under two conditions;

If it’s vintage (which according to Etsy is at least 20 years old)

If it’s handmade

So, that old handmade table you made in shop class counts. As does grandma’s side table that no longer fits in with your home’s decor.

3. eBay

We all know eBay has a massive viewing audience, which is why it might be a great place to sell your used furniture.

When you sell your furniture on eBay you have a choice of offering shipping or stating that the item is for pick-up only.

If you are selling higher end items, you could also bump up the price to include shipping charges and offer free shipping, which is also very attractive for many eBay buyers.

4. LetGo

LetGo is a lot like Craigslist. You can list your furniture for free in your local area and they won’t charge you any fees for listing or selling.

This, I believe, also makes the site more attractive for potential buyers, which means you have a better chance at getting more eyes on your listing using LetGo.

5. Facebook Buy and Sell Groups

Many communities these days have local Facebook buy and sell groups. These groups are often member-only based, so you have an idea of who you’re dealing with when you buy or sell stuff.

And they’re often targeted to a local city or neighborhood, or other type of group. This increases the likelihood that you will know – or at least know of – the people you sell to or buy from.

With Facebook groups there are no listing or selling fees, so all of your profit stays in your pocket.

To find groups near you, just sign onto your Facebook account and search “buy and sell groups near me” in the Facebook search bar.

6. Trove Marketplace

When you list your items for sale, buyers do have the option to select “Make an offer” on your item, meaning they can offer you less than your listing price to see if you’ll take it.

Bonus: Trove also has share buttons at the bottom of each listing that allow you to share the items you are selling – or fun items you find – on your Facebook, Pinterest or other sites.

7. Craigslist

Generally when you’re selling furniture the buyer or potential buyer is going to come to your home – you’re not going to be lugging a sofa up to the local Walmart to meet.

99% of the buyers on Craigslist are likely fine, but it’s always smart to be aware of the 1% that may not be.

Selling on Craigslist can be a super fast way to get cash for your used furniture and not have to pay any commissions or listing/selling fees.

You Make Like: 27+ Other Sites Just Like Craigslist

7 Other Sites Worth Mentioning

8. 1st Dibs

1st Dibs helps you take care of shipping, etc. too if you end up with an out-of-town buyer. The site isn’t clear on what they charge for a commission on your sales but they do charge one.

9. Chairish

Chairish is simply an online consignment store. You can sell a number of items on Chairish including:

Furniture

Rugs

Mirrors

Art pieces

Lighting

Other types of decor

Outdoor furniture and other outdoor items.

Chairish makes it easy for you to list your items, and will charge you a flat rate of 20% of your sale price. They’ll also help you arrange for shipping if you would like them to.

This means that you can widen your viewing audience by offering to buyers who aren’t in close proximity to where you live if you’re okay with dealing with shipping.

Bonus: The site shares tips on how to better advertise your items for sale and has a 24/7 customer service line if you need help.

10. AptDeco

Selling your furniture on AptDeco allows you to reach a large audience (there’s over 8 million residents in New York City alone) and get some help conducting the transaction.

You’ll pay a fee of between 19% and 29% to sell on AptDeco, however they handle all of the shipping arrangements or coordination of pickup by the buyer.

Once your item sells, AptDeco will make a direct deposit to your bank account or debit card within 2 to 5 business days.

11. Apartment Therapy Marketplace

What does it mean to “promote” a listing?

First it means that your listing will be moved to the top of all listings – that is until someone else pays with credits to promote a listing.

Phoenix

New York City

Los Angeles

Las Vegas

Charlotte

Dallas

And thousands more, including many other countries around the world.

Bonus: You can also offer your items to ship to other cities around the country if you want to.

Collecting payment with your buyers is your responsibility and is very similar to how Craigslist sellers and buyers conduct transactions.

12. Viyet

They do have a suggested minimum retail price for the items you want to sell: $1,000.

How does Viyet work?

Once your piece sells, a buyer has 48 hours to return the piece after they receive it. If they keep the piece, Viyet sends you your portion of the commission within 30 days.

How much commission will you get?

50% on the sale price, unless you’re selling more than 20 items, in which case your commission portion gets bumped up to 60% of the total sale and Viyet keeps 40%.

13. Varage Sale

As far as becoming a seller, this is a wonderful site to utilize; the listings are attractively placed and security measures are taken to protect everyone.

14. Your Local Consignment Shop

Most all larger cities have brick-and-mortar consignment shops where they can bring their furniture to sell to a potentially larger, buy-on-the-spot audience.

Do a Google search for “consignment shops near me”, and you can find local consignment shops in your area.

Bonus: Old Fashion Garage Sale

If you decide to sell furniture at a garage sale, I suggest posting your sale days on sites like Craigslist, and including the types of furniture you are selling, along with photos if possible.

Tips for Getting the Most Money When You Sell Used Furniture

Maybe I’m just cheap frugal, but if I was selling used furniture here’s how I would do it in order to make my pieces sell fast and get me some cash at the same time.

Make it stand out from the rest

For instance, you can take out the cushions and vacuum the crumbs, coins and other garb that often accumulates under couch and chair cushions.

Just clean it up good and make sure it’s free of any dirt, grime or crumbs.

Take good photos

Before you list your furniture on a website, take good photos.

Make sure the light is natural but not too sunny; photos with too much sun can make furniture appear faded and more worn than it actually is.

Write a good description

When writing a description it’s important to play up the piece’s features without being dishonest.

Point out important flaws

There’s almost nothing a buyer hates more than expecting one thing when they go to look at a piece of furniture and getting something else.

People expect used furniture to have flaws, but if they know ahead of time what those flaws are they can make a more informed purchase decision.

Price it right

As an example, let’s say you paid $2,000 for a higher end sofa ten years ago. It’s highly likely you’ll be able to sell it for $1,000 unless it’s in perfect shape – and even maybe not then.

Why?

Because people can go and get a halfway decent brand new couch for $1,000 at their local furniture store.

Or, if you don’t mind the piece sitting around your house for several weeks, up the price a bit and see what happens.

Research before you sell

Final thoughts

Have you ever used any of the above sites to sell used furniture – or buy used furniture? If so, tell us your experience so we can all benefit from each other’s feedback?

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How I set up my online t-shirt store (advice, tips and tricks) | CharliMarieTV hey guys today I want to share some advice for setting up an online store in case you didn't know I have a little apparel company called Lana nut kits that I started when I was in university and I have actually made a whole video on the story of how I started that little business and on that video actually have had quite a few questions about how to set up an online store which storefront to choose things like that so I thought I would dedicate today's video to telling you all about how I set up my store online and giving you some tips and recommendations the hardest part about setting up an online store for me anyway was choosing what site to go with and what I found the best way to do this was was to write a checklist of all the things that I needed from an online storefront and then just keep searching keep googling until I found the one that suited me I'm sure you all heard of Etsy and that's definitely the most popular online store fronts but I wanted something that I could fully customize the look of so that I could tie it in with my existing website so that just wasn't for me I also didn't want to pay anything over and above the normal PayPal seller's fees because I wasn't selling that many t-shirts and I wanted to try spend as little on the setup as possible I also needed something that was easy to use obviously and I wanted to be able list as many items as I wanted for sale finding something that was that good but also free was really difficult but one day just through random googling I stumbled across a storefront called store indie store Envy suits me perfectly first of all because it's totally free to use a lot of other site options that I checked out did have free plans but it turned out with them that you could only really list like five items or so for sale which is an ideal if you're like me and wanting to put our collections maybe with t-shirts and a bunch of different colors and means and women's versions so that just wasn't going to work well store indie I can list as many items as I want and I can also organize them into collections which is perfect for me they also lutely have full access to the CSS and HTML of your store which was awesome because I could blend it in with my current website like I wanted to I wouldn't really recommend playing around with it though if you're not really into coding there is options to customize the colors and things like just in the standard theme so if coating is not your strong point do that instead once you pick the storefront option that you're going to go with and had a bit of a play around with it obviously the next step is to list items for sale and a tip for this is definitely to take clear good-looking photos of everything when I'm shopping if it's for clothes I really like to see what items look like on a person so that's what I've done for the photos on my store but you obviously have to decide what works best for you make sure you describe your items really well - and if there's tagging options on the storefront you have picked make sure you take them well a good percentage of the sales that I get actually come through the story Envy marketplace every item you list for sale on store Envy goes into their general marketplace so if someone just searches on storing via the site not your particular store they could find items in your store which relate to the terms of their search even though they weren't looking for your store in particular which is really cool and I wouldn't have gotten those sales if I hadn't tagged my items probably make sure your store has a good if AQ section also just so that customers can read a bit more about you and see you're trustworthy it's also a really good idea to clearly state how long shipping will take it's especially important for me because as you can probably tell by my accent if you didn't know I live in New Zealand so all of the items I ship come from here so they take much longer than average to get anywhere basically and a lot of my customers are from the US and they're used to shipping obviously being like one or two days so it's important that I stay there really clearly so that there's no nasty surprises so if you just upfront and honest about everything you shouldnt have any problems and that's pretty much it really I mean if you've got the merchandise already then getting set up with an online store isn't really that hard like I mentioned the hardest part is actually just choosing which storefront to use and I highly recommend store in view for that they're not paying me to make this video I just think they're absolutely awesome and I've had such a good experience with them so I'll leave a link to store and B down below so you can check it out and see if it might be right for your online store and if you're interested in checking out my store then I'll leave a link to that below as well if you found this video interesting or maybe helped you out somewhat then please give this video a thumbs up and if you've got any other questions and maybe I didn't answer during this video feel free to leave them down below in the comments I'll see you guys next time bye

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50 Legitimate Ways To Earn Money Online Quick In 2018

50 Ways To Earn Money Online Fast In 2018

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Earn Cash Back With Ebates

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The most effective way to promote Amazon products is to write the review of the product you are promoting.

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If you have experience on how to write a product review, then writing a review of web hosting companies can make you $1000 to $2000 per month. There are many web hosting companies, among the best are listed below.

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Make money by earn commission on all qualifying revenue generated by your links to their stores.

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Selling art, craft and handmade materials

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is a great marketplace for crafters and designers to connect with buyers who are interested in their handmade materials.

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is #1 for Buying and Selling Websites, Domains, and Apps. It is a marketplace where thousands of people are making money by buy and selling a website, domain, app etc.

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is not as difficult as many people think but it strongly requires training to get started.

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is second when it comes to a search engine and there is a lot of money you can make through Bing ad.

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Video has been one of the best ways to provide useful and in-depth information. You can make a lot of money by creating a video training course that customers will love.

App is hot business as the number of the mobile app are increasing every day. If you know how to build mobile app such as Android, then this is an opportunity to start making 5 figures per month.

You don’t need to learn to code before you can create an app, there are some software that can do all the work. You can learn how to build an app from udemy.com and get access to more than hundreds of tutorials on how to create an app and make money.

There are some website where you can sell photography and make cool money. If you have a camera or iPhone, then you can get started without wasting much of your time.

You can register with these websites and start selling your pictures and (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Selling Physical Products

eBay is one of the largest online e-commerce. You can sell physical products such as electronics, mobile phone, juicers and more and make a lot of money.

You sell your product and Amazon ship it. With Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), you store your products in Amazon’s fulfillment centers, and they pick, pack, ship, and provide customer service for your products.

You can sell physical products on Amazon and make money while Amazon do the most of the job for you.

You can learn more on

Selling T-shirt has become a big business and there are many people who depend on selling a T-shirt to make a living. It does to require many skills but you still need to learn the process before getting started.

Here are the websites where you can design and sell a T-shirt.

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Read: How to start drop shipping

If you have eBooks, then it is time to convert them to hard copy and sell them. You can make a lot of money selling hard copy if you target the evergreen market. You can sell them on and .

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Another great way to make money is to request donations using PayPal.

Read and make money

If you have a used electronic especially if they are name brand – like Apple, Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, or any well-known brand. You can sell them on a website like , .

can be used to check the value of your old electronics.

Most companies always need a tester and the software industry is one of them. You can earn money by writing software reviews for companies.

Customer service is a well-known business and if attending to customers is your hobby, then you are on the ways to start making extra income through customer service.

is a great place to earn money by publishing a business book, friction, story, marketing, and health-related eBook.

Check out this detailed . You can learn step by step to publish your own Kindle eBook without spending money.

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A (VA) is a self-employed job that provides professional administrative, technical, or creative assistance to customers from home office.

If you are interested in a virtual assistant, there are many places to find a great job such as, , and .

Wrapping Up

One of the best ways to earn money online is to start blogging. There are many benefits of starting a money making a blog, to advertise your products and service and to make more income at home. It is the easiest and fastest way to make money online without worry much about investment.

There are many other ways to such as my 72 home business ideas. After reading this article, you only need to take action and start.

If you have any question on how to make money online or you want me to add to the list, kindly let me know through your comment.

What are you waiting for?

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Best WordPress Multi Vendor Marketplace Themes | Templified

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Best WordPress Multi Vendor Marketplace Themes

With WordPress, along with the right WordPress theme, you can set up an amazing website to allow people to register and sign up to sell their products on your site. This is called a multi vendor marketplace and we’ve found a selection of the best WordPress multi vendor marketplace themes to get you started.

With one of these themes, plus a multi vendor plugin to make it all work, you can build a website that can compete with Etsy, Envato, iStockPhoto and other similar sites. Those sites are all custom coded and it probably cost tens of thousands of dollars to get them up and running. The great thing about WordPress is that it’s totally free. With a premium theme and a plugin to handle the back end, you’ll be saving a bunch of money.

There are several premium multivendor plugins like Dokan, WC Vendors, Yith, WC Marketplace and WC Product Vendors. They all have the basic functionality to achieve what you’re looking to achieve and can help make sure your website runs smoothly.

UX Shop

This WordPress theme which is called UXShop allows you to create a multi-vendor Marketplace allowing vendors to sell just like sites like Amazon, eBay, and Votto or at sea. It’s a new approach to shopping with this multipurpose and stunningly designed template. This gorgeous template is a flat, responsive and touch slider enabled WooCommerce WordPress theme. This WordPress theme works hand in hand with any of the most popular multi better plugins to create a type of e-commerce site that used to be much more expensive to run. With this theme, which costs $75, plus a plug-in like Dokan you can save thousands of dollars getting a multi-vendor Marketplace website setup. For organic food shops, golf accessories shops, bags and accessories websites and more, this SEO optimized eCommerce theme could be a great solution.

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Baggies

This is Baggies, a user friendly, cutting edge, beautiful, multipurpose and well-built WooCommerce theme that will allow you to build your online business, market fresh items, administer delivery and product stock, contact potential customers and advertise old goods and a lot more. This great looking WooCommerce theme is efficient, adaptable, beautiful, simple to use and packed with creative features, it’s dynamic, adaptive and perfectly coded, amazing for online fitness stores, internet marketing firms, game console stores, small online shops or electronics suppliers. A beautiful WordPress WooCommerce can help you create a lasting first impression.

WooCommerce provides all of the features you need to establish a business easily and well and this superb, smartly designed and sleek eCommerce theme is the starting point on a route to developing your online business. Whether you are retailing shoes, apparel, electronics, downloadable products like films, video, songs or software programs, this lovely theme is a good selection since it’s so modifiable. With a fabulous WooCommerce ready theme you may generate a site to market clothes, footwear or any thing else. There are so many advantages that will assist you sell off your services in a stylish way, like galleries, menus and a selection of layouts to choose from that give your website an original style. The assistance offered with this template is unparalleled, to help you to feel confident when you come across difficulties you’ll get guidance when you need it.

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Turan

If you’ve been waiting to purchase a Marketplace theme for multiple vendors, your weight may be over. The Turan WordPress theme has 17 impressive and creative variations with the same general, flat style. There are multiple headers and Footers included with this theme and by using the power of the multi-vendor concept, you can create a clean and professional fashion store. It’s sort of like going to the mall, there will be many different vendors selling products Under One Roof. This responsive and multipurpose Marketplace theme is modern, attractive and engaging. With responsive design and plenty of customization options, you can create a dynamic and powerful online shopping community.

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Ultra

Ultra is WordPress theme that can do it all. This multi-purpose Powerhouse is great for portfolios and blogs, not to mention e-commerce. When it comes to e-commerce, a trending feature to offer is a multi-vendor Marketplace. Ultra offers just that. I believe this is the only Theme by this developer, Themify, that offers this unique and interesting way to monetize a website. Ultra is flexible, it’s powerful and you don’t need to be an expert in coding to take advantage of what it has to offer. It’s very beginner-friendly and simple to customize. There are quite a number of pre-made demo site that are included with your download, each one can help you get started with your any website.

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Rango

This clean and lovely WordPress theme, called Rango, has a perfect rating on ThemeForest. That’s five stars baby! It’s one of the best looking and best performing multi-vendor themes around. This responsive eCommerce template could work for clothing shops, fashion lines, furniture stores, jewelry sales and maybe even sporting goods. There are 10 lovely homepage styles to choose from, the theme is designed with mobile devices in mind and the navigation is very straightforward. With a plug-in like Dokan, WC Vendors or WC Marketplace, you can set up beautiful and effective marketplace where all of your products can be put in the best light.

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Kupon

This is Kupon. This gorgeous, simple looking yet powerful, new and innovative, functional, simple to operate and reliable WooCommerce theme makes it possible to develop your company, let other sellers market their products on your website and plenty more. That’s because this incredible WooCommerce theme is a versatile, well-built, beautiful and user friendly multi-vendor marketplace theme and it’s flexible, completely responsive and SEO optimized, great for fashion accessories, mom and pop businesses, online bike merchants, computer or phone stores or publicity firms. Whatever you want to sell, or rather let your partner sellers sell, choosing to buy a high quality theme can help you deliver a lasting first impression.

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ShopMe

Every time I look for a new multi vendor marketplace theme, there are more and more options. It seems like just a few months ago, there were only a handful of these types of theme, but I guess this must be a real trendy topic? Well, either way, I’ve got another nice one to review. It’s called ShopMe and it’s from developer Monkeysan. This theme has over 800 sales so far and a strong 4.5 rating on ThemeForest, so the quality is there. I’ve chosen the pharmacy theme demo for the image you see above, but there are several styles to choose from. There are a few for electronics shops, furniture ShopMe styles and plenty of ‘general purpose’ styles to choose from. Anything you can imagine, I think ShopMe could work to help promote it.

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Marketika

With Marketika, we’ve highlighted the Dokan theme version, but you can use WC Vendors, Socio Multi Vendors or the WooCommerce Product Vendors plugins too, no matter what you choose, you’ll get a fantastic looking, well behaved multi vendor WordPress based website. This user-friendly, extremely flexible, efficient, gorgeous and innovative WooCommerce ready theme will allow you to contact customers, market new products, grow your small business, administer delivery and inventory and market existing goods and much more. This premium WordPress WooCommerce theme is feature filled, very easy to use, fabulous, reliable and adaptable, it’s completely responsive, adaptable and SEO friendly, perfect for electronics suppliers, marketing firms, clothing designers, small shops doing business online or fitness sellers. You can create a big first impression with a powerful, well built WordPress WooCommerce theme.

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Marketify

Marketify is one of the most popular multi-vendor marketplace themes on themeforest. It’s incredibly popular because, for one thing, it was the first Marketplace seem to come on the market. It’s everything you need to do to build your online digital marketplace. Recently revamped, this template is now in version 2.0. The responsive layout has been updated and it’s now compatible with the latest version of the most popular electronic digital downloads extensions. For selling software, WordPress themes, stock photography, motion graphic design projects or any other sort of electronic products, Marketify is a fantastic choice. Front-end submissions, commission rates, recommended products, wish lists and reviews, they’re all there. This theme has every tool in place to help you build the best Marketplace that you possibly can. The developer spent over 1,000 hours making this theme. Think of the time and money this template will save you!

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Makery

Makery is a Marketplace WordPress theme with a responsive layout, unlimited shops, shop commission system built right in, shop withdrawals, profile favorites, social media login functionality and a ton more. Makery is the absolute perfect place for any Marketplace website. It’s not just a theme, it’s an entire application with tons of incredible, built-in features. This theme has the ability to add multiple shops to WooCommerce. That’s a powerful thing and it hasn’t been around for that long. This is one of the highest rated, best selling multi-vendor Marketplace themes since its release in 2014.

There are plenty of theme options to keep any webmaster happy with the design and style of their website. The basic design is very flat and crisp, clean and timeless. But if you’d like to switch things up, it’s absolutely possible to style this website in any way that you want to. I think this is definitely one of the better multi-vendor themes around.

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Mayosis

Mayosis is a clean and flat WordPress theme that lets you build a multi-vendor Marketplace theme using Easy Digital Downloads. That lets you create a site to compete with places like Envato, istockphoto, Etsy, Creative Market or other digital marketplaces. Mayosis is a theme that is heavily customized and organized for selling any type of digital project you could imagine. For selling WordPress themes, Graphics, motion graphic design projects, 3D files, songs and background music, Mayosis is a fantastic choice. This theme has a perfect rating on ThemeForest and keeps getting better and better. With a clean, flat and beautiful style, I don’t think this theme will go out of style any time soon.

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Xtocky

Beautiful style, plenty of features and a price that won’t break the bank, considering everything you get, it’s simple to see why the Xtocky WordPress theme is such a big hit. This theme barely misses out on a perfect 5 star rating on ThemeForest, clocking in at a very impressive 4.96 rating overall. With a variety of header and footer styles, Xtocky gives you a great way to adjust the look of your site’s navigation. If you want to create a very strong brand, it’s great to make things very simple to navigate. For all sorts of multiple vendor websites, this theme has proven to be a great fit. Xtocky has been downloaded over 700 times so far and the theme’s developer seems to have done a great job of supporting this theme so far. I think that this should be a solid candidate for anybody who needs a multivendor marketplace website.

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Martfury

Martfury has quickly become one of the most popular and well-respected Marketplace themes out there. It’s been sold over 1,000 times and has a stunning, sparkling reading of 4.9 out of 5 Stars. This is a modern and flexible woocommerce based theme that works with any of the most popular multi Thunder plugins. This template has been continuously updated since its original release, it now has several fire requested additions, a great sign from any developer. If they’re willing to listen to their buyers and add features that are in high demand, you can expect that they will continue to do this in the future. They’ve got full with layouts for shop pages and single product pages, that provides a better user experience for all of your potential customers. They’ve added several different demo Styles and clients are raving about this template. It’s fast loading, easy to set up and easy to manage. There’s certainly a reason that this template is so popular.

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TopDeal

Hey, TopDeal is here and it’s definitely worth considering when creating a multivendor marketplace style website. Looking to compete with Etsy or even Amazon? Then your website is an important part of building a brand. Building a business. eCommerce is popular and only getting more popular every day. For building a sort of virtual shopping center, a multi-vendor theme is key. With plugins like Dokan and WC Vendors, you can easily create a powerful multi vendor site.

With multiple homepage layouts, several different styles, multiple powerful eCommerce features, TopDeal is an ideal choice for building that kind of business. There are tons of features available with this drag and drop page builder theme, right to left support, AJAX cart, product quickview and featured product page, a beautiful homepage slideshow and mega menus and revolution slider. The responsive design, fast load times, it’s all going to help you build an incredible website to help sell products with style.

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Rehub

Rehub is it affiliate marketing WordPress theme, multi-vendor store, price comparison template and community theme all wrapped into one. This is a hybrid WordPress theme, a multi-purpose theme that is SEO friendly, modern and stylish. This theme has proven to be incredibly popular, it’s sold nearly 13000 times so far and with a 4.9 rating on ThemeForest, it’s among the most highly respected multi-vendor shopping cart themes out there. You get business directories with locators, custom search filters and price or product comparisons. There is even a dynamic pricing update feature, if you install content egg or a bulk import tool. Product comparisons are offered and so are reviews, making this seem perfect for Content marketers and those who want to set up a multi-vendor e-commerce environment. This theme is AdSense ready and it’s perfect for Amazon Affiliates as well.

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LeCrafts

This theme is called LeCrafts, it’s a fine example of what a great looking eCommerce site can be, offering multiple responsive homepage designs, a complete WooCommerce shop, amazing portfolios, great typography and bold images. LeCrafts also supports Dokan and WC Vendors as well as WooCommerce product vendors, which mean you can set up a multi vendor marketplace of your very own. That’s pretty cool. LeCrafts is powerful, well designed, well supported and it offers you many options for premade layouts. But if you don’t love what you see right out of the box, it’s simple to set up your own design to get the precise look and feel you want your site to have.

There’s a drag and drop page builder included, live customizer, responsive layouts and Google mobile compatibility check feature. Some of the premade designs are a parallax layout, right to left version, best selling and most loved styles, a very simple minimalist eCommerce design, portfolio wall, the multi vendor marketplace design and, of course, the standard version. No matter what you’re looking for, this eCommerce theme could be a great choice for your website.

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Beatrix

Etsy is pretty much the industry standard when it comes to selling handmade items, but with Beatrix, WordPress, your favorite eCommerce plugin and a whole lot of hard work, your website can compete with that industry leader. That’s right, Beatrix is a fantastic solution for creating a marketplace where users can register and then sell their products on your website. Pretty cool, right? For clothing stores, antiques, consignment stores, crafted items, artwork…you name it. If you’ve got that DIY ethic and you want to start a business, it could be a perfect way to collect some passive income from your passion. The shopping experience is hassle free and it’s incredibly simple to set up a shop, you just have to beat the bushes to find folks who also want to make some money selling products on your site, which shouldn’t be that difficult.

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It’s always been incredibly easy to start a store with WordPress. You’ve got several options, from Easy Digital Downloads to JigoShop and WooCommerce, but also lesser known options like Sell Media. But if you want to create a multi vendor marketplace site, it used to be that you’d have to spend a ton of money on an high-end script or hire a designer to create an entire site dedicated to letting other folks submit their products for sale. But that’s all changed lately with WordPress. Launching a multi-vendor online store has never been easier.

These themes are awesome, they let you set up a shop where authors or vendors can sign up to sell their products on your website, manage their own account, set prices, descriptions, interact with customers and more. We’ve selected only the very best multi-vendor or marketplace themes around, each one with the highest quality design and code, with features that make setting up your shop fast and easy. You’ll find that these themes really convert well too, since they’ve been designed with that in mind.

Each theme here has a great looking, unique design and no matter what kind of products, these are simply the best WordPress multi vendor marketplace themes around.

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Making A Built-In Office Nook For $201

I know, I know – the idea of adding a little DIY office area at a vacation home seems borderline ridiculous, but back when we were debating what to add to the other side of the pantry, a bunch of people said a little desk area for email or writing or reading quietly would be nice to have in a rental. We definitely considered it, but went with more cabinets for general storage in there (you can see it here). But we kept the idea of adding a little desk nook somewhere else in the back of our mind.

And if you get our email newsletter, you already know that we ended up opting to add a desk and some extra shelving to the small little upstairs front room – which also has room for a Pack & Play. It’s a small room, but man it’s packed with function. So we’re here to share exactly how easy the whole adding-a-desk-and-shelves thing was. Literally anyone can turn some unused wall space into a functional workspace that looks polished and built-in. And it doesn’t have to cost a lot or require a lot of complicated tools or building methods.

The room we’re talking about sits near the top of the stairs at the beach house and since it’s only about the size of a queen mattress itself, it never would have worked as a proper bedroom. I don’t really have any “before” photos of the room, but here’s the view into it when we first bought the house in fall of 2016:

Below is the current view of it. We still can’t get over what a difference the refinished floors made (yes, the floors below are the same floors as the ones above – we just sanded them down and clear sealed them). It also probably helps that the walls and ceiling are no longer crumbling.

We’ve considered a ton of options for that room, including making it into a little reading/game nook or a spot to stash a Pack & Play for a sleeping baby (Sherry’s original votes) or a super practical storage closet (my vote) but until recently it had sort of just been a holding room for junk. But when Sherry’s brother visited in July, it finally proved that it was the perfect small sleeping space for a baby in a Pack & Play (the room darkening blinds definitely helped, along with having just the right amount of floor space).

We just move the chair and side table into the front bedroom and plop in a Pack & Play. You can read more about that in this past newsletter (and see a picture of it all set up in there).

Putting the Pack & Play in there temporarily also made us realize we would still have PLENTY OF SPACE on the inside wall for storage (again, my vote) AND a little desk so we’d no longer have to plop our laptop in the middle of the dining table. And the best part is that it only cost us $201. Here’s how we did it:

Materials & Budget

Two 1″ x 18″ x 72″ planks of pine shelving – $40 (these are showing as $25 each online, but ours were $19 in store)

Two 1″ x 12″ X 72″ common boards – $30

One 1″ x 2″ x 72″ select pine board – $4

Two 16″ heavy duty white shelf brackets & screws– $19

Six decorative 12″ iron shelf brackets – $108

Wall anchors (if needed)

Wood stain, conditioner, and sealer – they’d be $24 but we already had ’em from the bunk beds

TOTAL SPENT: $201 (or $225 to buy everything)

You may notice that the decorative iron brackets were more than half of our budget, so if you’re looking to do this for less – that’s a great place to save money. We chose these for consistency since we have them in our laundry room and love them, but these similar ones would save you about $30. And these slightly smaller ones would save you $45.

Making The Desk

The desk is actually hung on some basic heavy duty white brackets that we picked up in Home Depot. They aren’t intended to be a decorative element (we wanted them to visually disappear) so we mostly just chose them since they’d give us a nice deep desk space while being strong and easy to install. The 16″ depth was perfect for the 18″ shelving boards that we found to use for the desktop (actual width = 17.25″ because wood is never the size it says it is – seriously, a 2 x 4″ board is only 3.5″ wide!).

I used my stud finder to make sure I could go directly into the studs for the strongest hold. Because of that, they’re not exactly equidistant from the side walls, but they’re only a few inches off, and in a room this small you’ll never be standing straight on or far back enough to notice. You could use anchors though if bracket placement was more important for your project.

I hung them so the top of the bracket was 29″ from the floor, making the final desktop a hair over 30″ – which is pretty standard for most desks. Then, after cutting each of my boards to the right length, I laid them both on top of the brackets.

I used two pieces so that the desk would appear thicker than just 3/4″ – which is the actual thickness of each piece of shelving. Once everything was stained (which I’ll get to in a minute) I screwed the boards together from the bottom and then secured them to the brackets. And to cover the seam along the front edge, I nailed in a 1 x 2″ piece of pine that we stained to match.

It blends PERFECTLY with the rest of the top because the shelving already appears to be made of several smaller planks. So it gives the whole desk a really finished look (and makes it a smidge wider too – bonus!). My only tip is to sand the outside edges of this face piece before you stain it. The rounded edge will be much nicer on your wrists and forearms as you type… like I’m doing right now for this post.

Hanging The Shelves

The reason for the shelving above the desk area was to inject that added storage element we wanted. We still have random junk around (extra bed sheets and towels, repair stuff like spackle and caulk, a few faucets we’re storing for the duplex, and instruction manuals/warranties for all the beach house appliances, etc) that we wanted a spot for. So we ordered more of the same iron shelf brackets that you may remember from our laundry room makeover (more on that room update here).

We hung the first shelf 26″ above the desk, which was somewhat arbitrary. It looked good and felt high enough that we wouldn’t knock our faces into it when we stood up. To secure it, I once again located the studs – one in the exact middle of the room (thank goodness!) and two at the outer edge. Then I used my laser level to mark level across the three locations.

When hanging brackets like these, don’t forget to also level the bracket itself. Even on things like a robe hook in the bathroom, if you don’t take the time to level the spots where your screws enter the wall, you could end up with a twisted looking piece of hardware in the end.

The Etsy seller that we bought the brackets from included the screws, which is super helpful. You’ll need a ratchet or hex screw head to attach them, but they’re super sturdy. Just don’t forget to make pilot holes first, which will help ensure that your screws go into the exact right spot.

Then we repeated the process for the second shelf, which we placed 18″ above the first one. That’s a fairly standard distance for shelves when you plan to put large baskets, boxes, or decorative objects on them. However if you’re just putting things like small paperback books or games, you might want to go with 12-14″ spacing.

Another thing we love about these brackets is that the wood shelves just rest in them – no permanent attachment or anything. So this is where we were after a couple hours of work (and where some of you saw things in our email newsletter).

Staining The Shelves

I know we’ve probably talked about staining a billion times, but I want to point out a couple of quick things. One: we highly recommend that you use some sort of pre-stain or wood conditioner before you apply stain. You can get enough for a project like this for around $4, it’s fast and easy to apply, and it helps bring out the wood grain in your stain job while discouraging blotchiness or an uneven finish. You can see the difference between conditioned wood (left) and raw wood in the photo below.

To apply it you just liberally brush it on with a paintbrush or rag, let it soak in for about 10 minutes, and then wipe off any excess with a paper towel or rag. Then you can go right on to staining.

The other thing we did in this project was mimic the color treatment we did to the wood railings in our beach house’s bunk beds. We spent a lot of time during that project testing stain samples to get as close of a match to the pine floor as possible and, since these shelves would also be in a room with the same old pine floors, we wanted them to look similar as well.

Turns out the magic formula is a base coat of Minwax’s Puritan Pine, followed by a light coat of Minwax’s Colonial Maple. That second coat adds an extra hint of red that mimics the old heart pine floors.

The photo above is from before I wiped off the excess Colonial Maple, but you can see a clear difference that the second stain color makes. Once everything was dry, we also did a few coats of protective sealer on everything before rehanging them on the brackets.

Storage & Finishing Touches

Once everything was done, Sherry was excited to load up the shelves and I was excited to see just how much use we could get out of this small space. As you can see in the photo above, it’s kind of a mix of pretty and practical. For example there’s a perfect nook under the desk to stash our suitcases once we’ve unloaded our clothes into dressers for our stay (which isn’t exactly beautiful but it’s amazingly practical not to have them sitting in the bedrooms getting trampled).

Almost all of the decorative items that you see (that vase with some fake greenery from Michael’s, the gold frame, the faux succulent, that painting Sherry got from craigslist for $7 a while back, the three woven baskets from Target last year) are things we already had on hand, but she did grab a few new items to add a little more organization/function. Namely the clock, the magazine files (which we filled with all of our appliance manuals and warrantee sheets), and the desk lamp.

Although our favorite item might be the brass crab that a reader sent us after she spotted it for super cheap in a thrift store and felt like it had to live at the beach house. And now it does! I just have to keep an eye on it because I think the kids might try to steal it and raise it as their own at some point. The claws move and the top flips open for the most minuscule amount of storage (ink well? paperclip holder? ring storage?).

Oh and the desk chair in the photo above is one that we used to have at our beach house dining table before we got the benches – so we had that on hand too (it’s this one in “gray”). And the armchair below is an old thrift store find that Sherry purchased years ago with a new blue cushion for added comfort.

All in all, we’re super pumped about having pulled this little functional nook out of nowhere in just a few hours of work. And despite having some varying opinions and debates about this room’s use for MONTHS, we’re both glad that we landed on the perfect mix of our preferences. I get storage. Sherry gets a chair to read in AND a Pack & Play stash spot. And we both get a bonus little office area to sit down and type up posts like this one.

Although Burger may secretly be the most excited about it. I’m sure he’ll tell you all about it when he wakes up from his nap.

P.S. If you want to get access to project ideas, behind the scenes happenings, and other DIY stuff that’s going on in our world BEFORE it hits the blog, just sign up for our free email newsletter. And thanks to everyone who has already subscribed – Sherry loves writing them up and hitting send.

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RECENT NEWS, RESOURCES & STUDIES, late April 2020

I hope everyone is well, and staying safe. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown most of us off track in many areas, and for me, this blog was one of them. After a tumultuous few months, I have finally found the energy to edit this down - it is both way behind in some areas and overwhelmingly dense in others.

The good news is that I plan on posting every week for the next little while, to provide more timely updates. That will sometimes mean more news and fewer “how-to” pieces, and some sections may be omitted some weeks. If there are topics you would find helpful during these uncertain times, please let me know.

Hang in there, and remember to take care of yourself! We can get through this.

Categories

Antiques

Appliances

Arts and crafts

Cars and trucks

Auto parts

Baby and kids

Beauty and health

CDs and DVDs

Cell phones

Clothing and shoes

Farming

Games and toys

Household

Basically if you have something for sale, you can sell it on OfferUp within minutes. I sold an old gas grill within 5 minutes on OfferUp (which means maybe I sold it too cheap)!

2. Etsy

Etsy probably isn’t the first place I’d go to sell used furniture but you do have options for selling your used furniture there under two conditions;

If it’s vintage (which according to Etsy is at least 20 years old)

If it’s handmade

So, that old handmade table you made in shop class counts. As does grandma’s side table that no longer fits in with your home’s decor.

3. eBay

We all know eBay has a massive viewing audience, which is why it might be a great place to sell your used furniture.

When you sell your furniture on eBay you have a choice of offering shipping or stating that the item is for pick-up only.

If you are selling higher end items, you could also bump up the price to include shipping charges and offer free shipping, which is also very attractive for many eBay buyers.

4. LetGo

LetGo is a lot like Craigslist. You can list your furniture for free in your local area and they won’t charge you any fees for listing or selling.

This, I believe, also makes the site more attractive for potential buyers, which means you have a better chance at getting more eyes on your listing using LetGo.

5. Facebook Buy and Sell Groups

Many communities these days have local Facebook buy and sell groups. These groups are often member-only based, so you have an idea of who you’re dealing with when you buy or sell stuff.

And they’re often targeted to a local city or neighborhood, or other type of group. This increases the likelihood that you will know – or at least know of – the people you sell to or buy from.

With Facebook groups there are no listing or selling fees, so all of your profit stays in your pocket.

To find groups near you, just sign onto your Facebook account and search “buy and sell groups near me” in the Facebook search bar.

6. Trove Marketplace

When you list your items for sale, buyers do have the option to select “Make an offer” on your item, meaning they can offer you less than your listing price to see if you’ll take it.

Bonus: Trove also has share buttons at the bottom of each listing that allow you to share the items you are selling – or fun items you find – on your Facebook, Pinterest or other sites.

7. Craigslist

Generally when you’re selling furniture the buyer or potential buyer is going to come to your home – you’re not going to be lugging a sofa up to the local Walmart to meet.

99% of the buyers on Craigslist are likely fine, but it’s always smart to be aware of the 1% that may not be.

Selling on Craigslist can be a super fast way to get cash for your used furniture and not have to pay any commissions or listing/selling fees. You can also try expanding your ability to sell on these 27 other sites similar to Craigslist.

Seven Other Sites Worth Mentioning

8. 1st Dibs

1st Dibs helps you take care of shipping, etc. too if you end up with an out-of-town buyer. The site isn’t clear on what they charge for a commission on your sales but they do charge one.

9. Chairish

Chairish is simply an online consignment store. You can sell a number of items on Chairish including:

Furniture

Rugs

Mirrors

Art pieces

Lighting

Other types of decor

Outdoor furniture and other outdoor items.

Chairish makes it easy for you to list your items, and will charge you a flat rate of 20% of your sale price. They’ll also help you arrange for shipping if you would like them to.

This means that you can widen your viewing audience by offering to buyers who aren’t in close proximity to where you live if you’re okay with dealing with shipping.

Bonus: The site shares tips on how to better advertise your items for sale and has a 24/7 customer service line if you need help.

10. AptDeco

Selling your furniture on AptDeco allows you to reach a large audience (there’s over 8 million residents in New York City alone) and get some help conducting the transaction.

You’ll pay a fee of between 19% and 29% to sell on AptDeco, however they handle all of the shipping arrangements or coordination of pickup by the buyer.

Once your item sells, AptDeco will make a direct deposit to your bank account or debit card within 2 to 5 business days.

11. Apartment Therapy Marketplace

What does it mean to “promote” a listing?

First it means that your listing will be moved to the top of all listings – that is until someone else pays with credits to promote a listing.

Phoenix

New York City

Los Angeles

Las Vegas

Charlotte

Dallas

And thousands more, including many other countries around the world.

Bonus: You can also offer your items to ship to other cities around the country if you want to.

Collecting payment with your buyers is your responsibility and is very similar to how Craigslist sellers and buyers conduct transactions.

12. Viyet

They do have a suggested minimum retail price for the items you want to sell: $1,000.

How does Viyet work?

Once your piece sells, a buyer has 48 hours to return the piece after they receive it. If they keep the piece, Viyet sends you your portion of the commission within 30 days.

How much commission will you get?

50% on the sale price, unless you’re selling more than 20 items, in which case your commission portion gets bumped up to 60% of the total sale and Viyet keeps 40%.

13. Varage Sale

As far as becoming a seller, this is a wonderful site to utilize; the listings are attractively placed and security measures are taken to protect everyone.

14. Your Local Consignment Shop

Most all larger cities have brick-and-mortar consignment shops where they can bring their furniture to sell to a potentially larger, buy-on-the-spot audience.

Do a Google search for “consignment shops near me”, and you can find local consignment shops in your area.

Bonus: Old Fashion Garage Sale

If you decide to sell furniture at a garage sale, I suggest posting your sale days on sites like Craigslist, and including the types of furniture you are selling, along with photos if possible.

Tips for Getting the Most Money When You Sell Used Furniture

Maybe I’m just cheap frugal, but if I was selling used furniture here’s how I would do it in order to make my pieces sell fast and get me some cash at the same time.

Make it stand out from the rest

For instance, you can take out the cushions and vacuum the crumbs, coins and other garb that often accumulates under couch and chair cushions.

Just clean it up good and make sure it’s free of any dirt, grime or crumbs.

Take good photos

Before you list your furniture on a website, take good photos.

Make sure the light is natural but not too sunny; photos with too much sun can make furniture appear faded and more worn than it actually is.

Write a good description

When writing a description it’s important to play up the piece’s features without being dishonest.

Point out important flaws

There’s almost nothing a buyer hates more than expecting one thing when they go to look at a piece of furniture and getting something else.

People expect used furniture to have flaws, but if they know ahead of time what those flaws are they can make a more informed purchase decision.

Price it right

As an example, let’s say you paid $2,000 for a higher end sofa ten years ago. It’s highly likely you’ll be able to sell it for $1,000 unless it’s in perfect shape – and even maybe not then.

Why?

Because people can go and get a halfway decent brand new couch for $1,000 at their local furniture store.

Or, if you don’t mind the piece sitting around your house for several weeks, up the price a bit and see what happens.

Research before you sell

Final thoughts

There are many choices for where to sell used furniture; make your pieces look great, take great photos, write attractive but honest descriptions, price right and advertise where you think you’ll have the most views. Even though we live in an online world, don’t forget about the tried and true method of placing copies of flyers around your neighborhood to sell your stuff as well.

Get your money quickly and help someone get furniture at an affordable price at the same time.

Now that you’re in sell mode, we can also show you how to get the most cash for your used appliances and the top tips to selling just about anything online.

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How to Make the Most Money When Selling Your Used Furniture

So instead of giving your furniture away or taking it to junkyard, consider for a moment earning a little extra cash by selling it.

If you have some used furniture you’d like to sell, here’s a list of the top ways to let people know about it and add a little extra cash to your life in the process.

Top Seven Sites to Sell Used Furniture

1. OfferUp

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You first choice when it comes to selling furniture should be OfferUp. Right now OfferUp is the largest mobile marketplace for both buyers and sellers, and for good reason.

OfferUp also allows you to message inside the app so you never have to give out your personal phone number if you don’t feel comfortable doing so.

Beyond furniture, here are some other categories you may find useful for selling on OfferUp.

Categories

Antiques

Appliances

Arts and crafts

Cars and trucks

Auto parts

Baby and kids

Beauty and health

CDs and DVDs

Cell phones

Clothing and shoes

Farming

Games and toys

Household

Basically if you have something for sale, you can sell it on OfferUp within minutes. I sold an old gas grill within 5 minutes on OfferUp (which means maybe I sold it too cheap)!

2. Etsy

Etsy probably isn’t the first place I’d go to sell used furniture but you do have options for selling your used furniture there under two conditions;

If it’s vintage (which according to Etsy is at least 20 years old)

If it’s handmade

So, that old handmade table you made in shop class counts. As does grandma’s side table that no longer fits in with your home’s decor.

3. eBay

We all know eBay has a massive viewing audience, which is why it might be a great place to sell your used furniture.

When you sell your furniture on eBay you have a choice of offering shipping or stating that the item is for pick-up only.

If you are selling higher end items, you could also bump up the price to include shipping charges and offer free shipping, which is also very attractive for many eBay buyers.

4. LetGo

LetGo is a lot like Craigslist. You can list your furniture for free in your local area and they won’t charge you any fees for listing or selling.

This, I believe, also makes the site more attractive for potential buyers, which means you have a better chance at getting more eyes on your listing using LetGo.

5. Facebook Buy and Sell Groups

Many communities these days have local Facebook buy and sell groups. These groups are often member-only based, so you have an idea of who you’re dealing with when you buy or sell stuff.

And they’re often targeted to a local city or neighborhood, or other type of group. This increases the likelihood that you will know – or at least know of – the people you sell to or buy from.

With Facebook groups there are no listing or selling fees, so all of your profit stays in your pocket.

To find groups near you, just sign onto your Facebook account and search “buy and sell groups near me” in the Facebook search bar.

6. Trove Marketplace

When you list your items for sale, buyers do have the option to select “Make an offer” on your item, meaning they can offer you less than your listing price to see if you’ll take it.

Bonus: Trove also has share buttons at the bottom of each listing that allow you to share the items you are selling – or fun items you find – on your Facebook, Pinterest or other sites.

7. Craigslist

Generally when you’re selling furniture the buyer or potential buyer is going to come to your home – you’re not going to be lugging a sofa up to the local Walmart to meet.

99% of the buyers on Craigslist are likely fine, but it’s always smart to be aware of the 1% that may not be.

Seven Other Sites Worth Mentioning

8. 1st Dibs

1st Dibs helps you take care of shipping, etc. too if you end up with an out-of-town buyer. The site isn’t clear on what they charge for a commission on your sales but they do charge one.

9. Chairish

Chairish is simply an online consignment store. You can sell a number of items on Chairish including:

Furniture

Rugs

Mirrors

Art pieces

Lighting

Other types of decor

Outdoor furniture and other outdoor items.

Chairish makes it easy for you to list your items, and will charge you a flat rate of 20% of your sale price. They’ll also help you arrange for shipping if you would like them to.

This means that you can widen your viewing audience by offering to buyers who aren’t in close proximity to where you live if you’re okay with dealing with shipping.

Bonus: The site shares tips on how to better advertise your items for sale and has a 24/7 customer service line if you need help.

10. AptDeco

Selling your furniture on AptDeco allows you to reach a large audience (there’s over 8 million residents in New York City alone) and get some help conducting the transaction.

You’ll pay a fee of between 19% and 29% to sell on AptDeco, however they handle all of the shipping arrangements or coordination of pickup by the buyer.

Once your item sells, AptDeco will make a direct deposit to your bank account or debit card within 2 to 5 business days.

11. Apartment Therapy Marketplace

What does it mean to “promote” a listing?

First it means that your listing will be moved to the top of all listings – that is until someone else pays with credits to promote a listing.

Phoenix

New York City

Los Angeles

Las Vegas

Charlotte

Dallas

And thousands more, including many other countries around the world.

Bonus: You can also offer your items to ship to other cities around the country if you want to.

Collecting payment with your buyers is your responsibility and is very similar to how Craigslist sellers and buyers conduct transactions.

12. Viyet

They do have a suggested minimum retail price for the items you want to sell: $1,000.

How does Viyet work?

Once your piece sells, a buyer has 48 hours to return the piece after they receive it. If they keep the piece, Viyet sends you your portion of the commission within 30 days.

How much commission will you get?

50% on the sale price, unless you’re selling more than 20 items, in which case your commission portion gets bumped up to 60% of the total sale and Viyet keeps 40%.

13. Varage Sale

As far as becoming a seller, this is a wonderful site to utilize; the listings are attractively placed and security measures are taken to protect everyone.

14. Your Local Consignment Shop

Most all larger cities have brick-and-mortar consignment shops where they can bring their furniture to sell to a potentially larger, buy-on-the-spot audience.

Do a Google search for “consignment shops near me”, and you can find local consignment shops in your area.

Bonus: Old Fashion Garage Sale

If you decide to sell furniture at a garage sale, I suggest posting your sale days on sites like Craigslist, and including the types of furniture you are selling, along with photos if possible.

Tips for Getting the Most Money When You Sell Used Furniture

Maybe I’m just cheap frugal, but if I was selling used furniture here’s how I would do it in order to make my pieces sell fast and get me some cash at the same time.

Make it stand out from the rest

For instance, you can take out the cushions and vacuum the crumbs, coins and other garb that often accumulates under couch and chair cushions.

Just clean it up good and make sure it’s free of any dirt, grime or crumbs.

Take good photos

Before you list your furniture on a website, take good photos.

Make sure the light is natural but not too sunny; photos with too much sun can make furniture appear faded and more worn than it actually is.

Write a good description

When writing a description it’s important to play up the piece’s features without being dishonest.

Point out important flaws

There’s almost nothing a buyer hates more than expecting one thing when they go to look at a piece of furniture and getting something else.

People expect used furniture to have flaws, but if they know ahead of time what those flaws are they can make a more informed purchase decision.

Price it right

As an example, let’s say you paid $2,000 for a higher end sofa ten years ago. It’s highly likely you’ll be able to sell it for $1,000 unless it’s in perfect shape – and even maybe not then.

Why?

Because people can go and get a halfway decent brand new couch for $1,000 at their local furniture store.

Or, if you don’t mind the piece sitting around your house for several weeks, up the price a bit and see what happens.

Research before you sell

Final thoughts

There are many choices for where to sell used furniture; make your pieces look great, take great photos, write attractive but honest descriptions, price right and advertise where you think you’ll have the most views. Even though we live in an online world, don’t forget about the tried and true method of placing copies of flyers around your neighborhood to sell your stuff as well.

Get your money quickly and help someone get furniture at an affordable price at the same time.

Now that you’re in sell mode, we can also show you how to get the most cash for your used appliances and the top tips to selling just about anything online.

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