Posts Tagged ‘sales’
Selling Auto Parts Online – Who Are Your Close Competitors?
Studying your business competition is a lot like eating dessert: It’s a great idea, but it must be done with care. If you put too much emphasis on it, it can be very bad for your health. Here’s a quick guide we’ve put together to help you identify your closest competitors. Just like dessert, it’s…
Read MoreHere’s Why Most Parts Retailers Don’t Need a Mobile App
Mobile apps can be a great marketing tool for specific situations, but generally speaking they’re a bad idea for most auto part retailers. Here’s why: It’s very difficult to get customers to install them They’re expensive to develop and maintain, which makes ROI a challenge Let us explain.
Read MoreSelling to the EU? Potential Problems for Parts Retailers
You may be surprised to learn that the EU regulates return polices for online retailers who sell to EU residents…even if the retailer is in North America! Here’s what North American auto parts retailers need to know about selling parts to the EU.
Read MoreGetting Started – Deciding Which Auto Parts and Accessories to Sell Online
Choosing which auto parts and accessories to sell online is about evaluating: What parts you have access to What the market pricing is for the parts you have access to, and how that compares to your wholesale pricing Most importantly, the market niche you want to attack Here’s a quick guide to choosing which parts…
Read MoreGetting Started – Choosing An Auto Parts Marketing Niche
While there are some ecommerce sites that manage to achieve great success trying to be “the Amazon of parts and accessories,” most successful ecommerce sites find success focusing on a specific niche of the auto parts market. A niche focus is often a make or break proposition for new retailers: If you cast your net too…
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