Where is bonanza for dummies? :)

I’m making the transition to Bonanza from Ebay. I had a good run for many years and made a small fortune for both myself and for Ebay. I’m a casual seller and one of the things I loved about ebay was that I only had to write a listing for an item and if I used the right keywords someone would find it and buy it. It was SO EASY!! On Bonanza it seems like I need to either pay a substantial amount of money for a membership to have my items actually appear in a search or I have to promote my items on social media or whatever. Is that true? What am I missing? Thanks!!

asked over 5 years ago

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I like to advertise Bonanza itself, to help the site get more traffic. The more traffic they get, the more traffic we get.

answered over 5 years ago

That’s true. I advertise on many different social media sites and get a good amount of traffic. I have my fees for Bonanza set at 9% because I do all my own advertising. I have not bought a membership yet because I’m still growing, and just prefer to do it myself for now.

answered over 5 years ago

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Believer144 says: September 24, 2018

I am new here. I would eventually like to get a bsic store so I can do detailed categories of my fashion listings. But for now I am just trying to learn how Bonanza operated.

KarensCollections says: September 25, 2018

I think you will like it here. :)

DragonflyMemories says: September 25, 2018

Believer144 – I looked into the benefit of a web store, but, decided against it because it states you are responsible for your own traffic. I have my own website but chose Bonanza to get help with traffic.

If you are not advertising at least at the 9% level, then you are not going to get Google Shopping exposure. It’s almost a given that you need that. Monthly membership (Silver, Gold, etc.) is not required. However, there are extra benefits that you are given when subscribing to one of the membership plans.

https://www.bonanza.com/site_help/general/membership_explanation

https://www.bonanza.com/site_help/booths_setup/bonanza_advertising_faq

answered over 5 years ago

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DragonflyMemories says: September 26, 2018

I got a response form Bonanza and you will only be charged 3.5% on social media traffic no matter if you are part of a higher advertising program.

What you’re missing is that they’re two companies, two brands, that operate very differently. I too am coming from eBay. The major difference is that you post something on eBay, wait for the sale, then close the deal… Here, there’s more to do! You have to find the buyers. Bonanza is not doing all the work, but does give you options like picking your advertising levels and memberships.

answered over 5 years ago

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Believer144 says: October 02, 2018

So with what you say, you get what you pay for. eBay has the higher fees, but you don’t have to do as much to get a sale.

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