No sales. What's wrong?

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Hey guys. I will be short.
I found one marketing technique that should work really cool. I started to offer free product that costs $20 on other shops like ebay or amazon and just placed a shipping fee of six gbp, I launched fb ads campaign. I got 109 clicks for $24 and no sales at all...
What I am doing wrong?
Website design and everything else really looks trusty.
Why the don't buy that?
#sales #wrong
  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    Originally Posted by Kamal Elshan Aslanov View Post

    Hey guys. I will be short.
    I found one marketing technique that should work really cool. I started to offer free product that costs $20 on other shops like ebay or amazon and just placed a shipping fee of six gbp, I launched fb ads campaign. I got 109 clicks for $24 and no sales at all...
    What I am doing wrong?
    Website design and everything else really looks trusty.
    Why the don't buy that?


    Are you targeting the right GEO traffic? I see GBP so I assume you don't want US traffic (USD).

    Split test and charge a small fee, show the price in your ad If possible to see If it will get rid of the window shoppers. Social media is notorious for window shoppers.
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    • Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      Are you targeting the right GEO traffic? I see GBP so I assume you don't want US traffic (USD).

      Split test and charge a small fee, show the price in your ad If possible to see If it will get rid of the window shoppers. Social media is notorious for window shoppers.
      Yes my prices in GBP. But I see some similar websites that their price also in GBP but they target US and get pretty good sales.
      Maybe I should really target only UK? Is that really works? I mean in GBP prices show lower than USD
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      • Profile picture of the author yukon
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        Originally Posted by Kamal Elshan Aslanov View Post

        Yes my prices in GBP. But I see some similar websites that their price also in GBP but they target US and get pretty good sales.
        Maybe I should really target only UK? Is that really works? I mean in GBP prices show lower than USD


        I'm in the US and personally I'd never buy from a site that advertised a foreign currency.

        A foreign currency on a sales page is confusing (how much am I really paying?) and leaves me guessing If the product will ever arrive or be stuck in customs for 2 months (example).

        I think you need to target your traffic better.
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      • Profile picture of the author Brent Stangel
        Originally Posted by Kamal Elshan Aslanov View Post

        Yes my prices in GBP. But I see some similar websites that their price also in GBP but they target US and get pretty good sales.
        Maybe I should really target only UK? Is that really works? I mean in GBP prices show lower than USD
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  • Well, so you think that someone from UK won't buy if I use US dollars as currency? Because it will confuse them?
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    • Profile picture of the author yukon
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      Originally Posted by Kamal Elshan Aslanov View Post

      Well, so you think that someone from UK won't buy if I use US dollars as currency? Because it will confuse them?


      Some will buy, some won't.

      You stand a very good chance of running some traffic off because of foreign currency.

      There's other things in play, some US credit cards might set off red flags trying to buy something outside the credit card holders known country, even Paypal is sensitive like that.

      IMO, free products with only payed shipping from another country is also suspicious.
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  • Profile picture of the author Frank Donovan
    Originally Posted by Kamal Elshan Aslanov View Post

    I found one marketing technique that should work really cool. I started to offer free product that costs $20 on other shops like ebay or amazon and just placed a shipping fee of six gbp, I launched fb ads campaign. I got 109 clicks for $24 and no sales at all...
    What I am doing wrong?
    It would be helpful if you told us the product. Also, if you're going to be shipping it from the UK to the US or other countries, would you actually make any profit on that £6 GBP?
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  • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
    Are you giving people a reason why you're doing a free plus shipping offer?

    If you don't, people will invent their own, and you won't like what they come up with. My own answers would range from "what's the catch" to "is this some kind of phishing scam".

    Give people a logical reason, like "this is a marketing test" or "we want to raise awareness of the product" and you may get better results.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kay King
    I agree those in the US are unlikely to buy from a 'different' currency - the same is not as true in European countries. Size of the US and the location is the reason. If no sales in the UK - you may have a bigger problem than currency. Is the sales copy in proper English? (Yes, that does matter when you are trying to sell to an English speaking market).

    I've purchased several things from businesses in the UK - no Paypal problems doing that for me.

    There's more to the story? You say the product sells for $20 elsewhere (is there a shipping fee on top of that?) - and you are giving the same product away free....for about $8 shipping cost??? (6 GBP?)

    My own reaction to seeing such an ad would be "knockoff product". Consumers aren't stupid - if a price is 'too good to be true' - they will often think "scam". You didn't say if this is digital or physical product - we are assuming physical.
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  • Profile picture of the author awledd
    The variable here can be, visitors targeted, product, price, etc ...
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  • Profile picture of the author helisell
    It's a pretty awful website.

    Most of above the fold is a graphic. There is no sales copy?
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    • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
      Originally Posted by helisell View Post

      It's a pretty awful website.

      Most of above the fold is a graphic. There is no sales copy?
      ^^^^^
      THIS

      You need to do better to instill confidence in the buyer. Your site falls way short. Targeting US buyers in GBP doesn't help either (as Yukon said).
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  • Profile picture of the author ryanbiddulph
    Did you develop any skill over months, to inspire folks to know, like and trust you Kamal? The site is OK, but I have no clue who I am buying from, or, no real trust markers their. Sales grow when you give value aka help aka content to inspire folks to know, like and trust you. Really tough to buy that trust with money because you're buying numbers, and numbers don't buy products...people do.....until you spend big bucks to buy a sick volume of leads....then it becomes a bit more of a numbers game, but you still have no guarantees.
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  • Profile picture of the author xpatlifestyle
    100 clicks are just too small to tell, you may also have to think about if you have the laser focused traffic.

    by the way, if you plan to give away the product, then what's your reason to charge this "expensive" postage? to cover the product cost or the marketing cost? i am sorry to tell that many items from ebay sell at below cost plus free shipping from china, what's your advantage?

    finally, change the pound to dollar, we are still use dollar as our main exchange currency, if you wish you may put a little plugin in your site to change the currency at buyer's choice.
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  • 220 clicks and no sales
    I launched my another campaign where I sell fidget spinners. It is free shipping and costs like 3-10 bucks. Let's see what happens
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  • Profile picture of the author Harry Exper
    Maybe visitors see your offer as too good to be true and they don't see other reason to trust you.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lemonheadz
    you're going to need to spend more than $24 before you call it quits. Since this is a new venture, you don't even have enough data on an audience segment of proven buyers. You need to test more ads/audiences/images/etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author clairelynn23
    Just don't have enough of a base number, but also, remember you need to adjust and retest.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rory Singh
    It just sounds like you need more experience all round. Don't worry if you have a long term plan and use ethics...you will learn and get better results as you go.
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  • Profile picture of the author pardeep singh
    might be product default because audience only search those products who will solve problems first
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  • Profile picture of the author krisvettel
    patience is a big thing, May be you will start getting order in 2 or 3 days
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  • Profile picture of the author Fun4 Whole
    keep working it takes some time and use graphical images
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  • Profile picture of the author clairelynn23
    You must identify your target and market to them. Make sure your sales copy is good enough to convert.
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