Started my online store any tips or tricks?

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I have recently just opened up my online store.
I am selling all my products for $5 they are all the same niche.
I was wondering how can I go about getting sales?
What would I have to do?

I have a Facebook page and have attached my websites URL into it.
I am also starting to post on that Facebook page entries related to my niche.

My main goal at the moment is too each 1 sale per day then 10 sales and ideally 30 sales per day which I know will take hard work and effort.

I am asking if anyone knows of any ways I can make these goals achievable, what would and online store need to do in order to sell it's product?
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  • Profile picture of the author DavidTile
    Facebook's newest algorithm might confine your reach. I'd try posting to Twitter as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author salegurus
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  • Profile picture of the author kjamesnv
    How much is your average sale? At $5 (unless you have an exceptionally high profit margin, or large order size) there will not be much margin for marketing. Keep in mind you have customer service expenses, transaction fees, hosting, storage, shipping/receiving expenses.
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    • Profile picture of the author Cassie416
      Try using Pinterest to market your product, especially if its directed towards a certain audience.

      Maybe you can try using instagram or reddit to promote your store as well, do your research on what pages and tags you can utilize
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  • Profile picture of the author sonia321
    Social media is very helpful these days for any business not only for online store but for other business too. You can also join relevant forums
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Nguyen
    Get your website on Google shopping. I've written a report about how you can use Google to get more traffic. If you're looking for "free traffic" (nothing is free, even time is not free) then my report is not for you but if you're prepared to spend then it might work.
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  • Profile picture of the author Solid Commerce
    To accomplish your goals, you don't need do to any ONE thing. What you need is a COHESIVE STRATEGY.

    You've got to build yourself a road map to the success you want, and then follow it, step-by-step.

    There is a ton of great advice in this thread, but just putting your stuff on Pinterest isn't going to do you any good if you're not ready with a plan. What are you going to do if/when your brand starts to gain traction on Pinterest? What are you going to do to build your follower count? How are you going to make sure that you stand apart from the other brands offering the same type of thing as you do on Pinterest?

    It takes a bit of creativity and forethought to create a successful and useful social media/digital marketing campaign -- but it's not impossible, and it's not hugely expensive.

    What you want to do, in short, is create a unified content campaign. Push your brand on the relevant social media channels, but make sure you're creating and curating content that really speaks to your audience and isn't just about you and your brand. Do this on all channels. Don't simply publish content that is about you -- publish content that you've both created AND curated, and make sure it's content that your audience would actually like consuming. Then you'll earn their trust, and you'll be able to keep them interested and coming back.

    Social marketing is effective and cheap, but I'd also recommend investing some money into an AdWords campaign. PPC and SEO can really do a huge amount of good when it comes to getting qualified traffic to your site or store.
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  • Profile picture of the author matty123
    you could try facebook marketing or look for cheap ways of getting lots of traffic . bear in mind though that since your items are only $5 each then you will need to convert a lot of those into paying customers in order to be in profit.
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  • Profile picture of the author BizOnTheWeb
    Facebook is a great option. In addition, look at joining marketplaces. These are Websites that already have traffic and a source of buyers. You can join and sell through them to immediately increase your sales. I have known several merchants who have done this; even when they didn't necessarily plan to use each marketplace permanently, it allowed them to establish relationships with new customers. They would include information guiding customers to their Websites with each order shipped. Something to think about.

    If you would like more info, send me a private message. I'd be glad to go into more detail.
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  • Profile picture of the author matty123
    creating you tube videos and having a link to your actual website might work well, it won't cost you much to do this- just a bit of time and imagination.
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