Simply-the-best-for-you Volunteer Community Mentor
@todaysstyle wrote:
aeparts1 from what I am understanding I am thinking the same thing. No Promotional listing. Does not sound like it is really worth the additional fee.
That depends. If you sell in a really saturated category, it may be very much worth it. Only you can determine that. They tend to work best for sellers who have a lot of competition. Why not try it for a month & see if it works for you? You decide how much to spend, so you'll know the risk going in. I would reccomend only promoting your listings, not your store or doing off-site promotions. Also, I found it works best if you promote everything. You only pay if it sells.
When I first started it, my sales increased 3 fold, so it was very worth it & I'm in a highly saturated & competitive category. That said, these days, I still do it b/c I find it's helpful, but now that everybody & their brother promotes, I'm not getting as stellar results as I did when it was new & a novelty.
If I were you, I'd do what I usually reccomend with new features or changes, try it for a month or two & see if it works for you. You can choose what percentage to promote at, so you can choose how much you're willing to pay to make the sale. Also, I would not classify it as a lottery, you will get your items promoted, but whether or not it brings you sales will be impossible to know until you try.
