posted on October 18, 2007 05:30:47 PM new
I just check my store traffic and the last three days have been way off very sharp trend downward anyone else slower then normal?
posted on October 18, 2007 06:44:38 PM new
It's hard to tell. My store has wild swings, always has. It seems to have a monthly cycle, based on ending date. I would use a 30 day comparison to detect trends.
posted on October 18, 2007 07:03:43 PM new
It looks really scary if I do a 30 day trend I am talking about a 50% drop in store front traffic all my other numbers vists etc. are right on excluding sales which of course are down due to decrease in store front traffic. What is eBay screwing with now?
posted on October 18, 2007 07:29:05 PM new
I'll admit, I haven't analyzed traffic statistics, only sales. Store sales were up in September, somewhat lower in October. When store sales are slow, I look at how many core listings (and their quality) to drive buyers to my store. Some batches seem to have been ignored by eBay - I write them off as being listed during an eBay search glitch and list them again. It takes only a single buyer's shopping spree in my store to make my day - so much is left up to chance!
posted on October 18, 2007 07:50:54 PM new
I just looked at my store traffic report and it seems to be in line with 52 weeks and 4 weeks prior although Store Home Page Views are a little down, visits and page views are up a little.
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posted on October 19, 2007 05:01:39 AM new
Do you ship worldwide? I think stores have become more visible internationally. With the dollar so low, I've seen a surge of non-US sales.
posted on October 19, 2007 09:50:30 AM new
I ship anywhere and everywhere. I guess I wll just have to see what happens over the next couple days. I have 25 years in automotive retail and have always been amazed on how either people are buying all at once or nobodys buying anything. After 8 years of eBay I should know that it will break loose.
