Promotions and Views !!

[hiwa.shop]

hello friends any thoughts or advice you can give will thankful ...

I recently have real problem with views my lists when i check it now its not like before same listing same locations have much more views my lists was better before , so i decide to try this i increase the prices a little and same time increase the promote listing for some items near 15% but still views near and zero and items with views nearly all the views is organic not by promote , so items show 14 views all organic direct came to the list and zero some 1 promote view , so where is the issue exactly , why it was better before with less promote , is there a way to fix that ist only me or someone else suffering same issue ?

thank you all in advance -- wish you all better luck

[onlinecentral]

In 2002 I started selling a few unwanted personal items.
In 2003 I started buying inventory to resell on eBay.
For 15 years there were no reports showing views and traffic, IIRC.
Without those reports, I sold 6 figures and shipped 26,000 packages.
Don't obsess about things you can't control like views and traffic.
Probably the only way to increase views and traffic is to improve your business model by listing different items with more demand in other categories.
'You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear'. Don't waste money promoting sow's ears.

[ckimodog]

@hiwa.shop 

I don't really rely on views.  I have had zero views on items that sold right away. That's my focus...sales.  You are drop shipping from China and have lots of competition with others selling the same items for much LESS 

than what you are charging.  Your feedback isn't helping you either.  One of the many down sides of drop shipping.  Stay competitive and perhaps your views and sales may change.

Good luck!

[simply-the-best-for-you]

Are you aware that eBay changed the way views are counted a few weeks ago?  Bot views are no longer included, which were around 30% of views, per eBay AND it's now a rolling 30 day count, instead of lifetime of the listing count.  This likely is the reason you are seeing a lot less views.  Everyone is!   

[hiwa.shop]

thank you so much , i know i cant control views and traffic but really i was thinking rising the promote list to near 15% will give me more traffic so list will appear more as they claim every time i list an item ( promote list will give you at least 2x more views) any way i was really wrong clearly and i have to stop wasting money on promoting and thats what i will do taking your advice 🙂 thank you again

[hiwa.shop]

thank you so much for your replay, i don't know these feedback wasn't really fair buyers get their items in the end 2 buyers with bad feedback in 2 with neutral buyer problem i always ask them please contact first but they don't they just like to give that feedback as i was really clear i ship items from my storage in china with economy shipping but trusted and track able shipping service and believe me it really cost and another issue buyers who get there orders few only few of them will give a feedback ! about competition well really i don't understand how these sellers in china make profit even they use none track able shipping service and still they don't get any bad feedback, and again these small amount near to zero profit they put in items i buy they same items but i cant sale like them some times i think they are doing this only for changing money !! as international seller fees on sale are to high now  , i thought rising promote will bring more traffic and maybe more sales but i was wrong as appear because same time i had to rise the prices of the item so i will stop this trying to find another way ... thank you again for your advice

[hiwa.shop]

thank you for your replay

well i knew that eBay changed the way views are counted , my issue was near to zero views so i thought using there promote listing will make it better as they said put 3% for promoting will give at least 2x more traffic and views so i rise some items price and same time the promote to 15% and after month test it was the same i sold more items without the promote with organic reach ! any way i was clearly wrong and i have to change the way -- time for plan B 🙂  thank you again

[ckimodog · Accepted solution]

@hiwa.shop 

I wish you all good things.  However you really should drop your prices.  As I stated earlier, stay competitive.  You're selling the same items that others are selling for much less.  They make money because these things are mass produced and cost pennies to make.  Many people tend to avoid drop shippers also.  I know I do, as I have had some issues with them in the past.  

Keep selling and Good luck!