Peggy Bjerkan on thu 25 may 00
Hi,
Regarding posting prices on websites....I had intended to have prices =
listed on my site. That is, until I attended a web discussion at NCECA. =
The problem is the wholesale/retail price structure. It is especially =
bad if your wholesale prices are not the standard 50% discount....then, =
you put yourself in the position of competing for sales with galleries =
that carry your work. Obviously, since your prices are lower, the public =
would rather buy from you. This is like shooting yourself in the foot! =
By not listing prices and encouraging folks to contact you, you can, if =
possible, direct them to a nearby gallery. Or, you may choose to sell to =
them directly. I'm still pretty new at this website business, so I would =
like to hear how others handle this aspect of online sales.=20
Peggy (heating up in the Napa Valley)
By the way, I would love comments on my site:
http://www.maskwoman.com
peggy@maskwoman.com
Oooladies@AOL.COM on fri 26 may 00
Peggy,
Visited your site, I LOVE your pieces!! they are great!
I agree with your outlook on pricing online, I also don't post prices, for a
few reasons.... the wholesale / retail one is a big issue... another is that
I truely don't look at the 'net' as a sales place, but I very much look at it
as a marketing space, a networking arena, and just a place to let people
look, and get to know your work. If other things come from that, that is
great, if it doesn't your not dissappointed. I have had some amazing
contacts, opportunites to show, and visit, and yes even sales and commissions
have come to me by people contacting me because they are so driven by a piece
that they pursued me for pricing information. I could not regard the 'net'
any higher than I do! It is an amazing place, and one that we should all
take seriously as a place that can help us grow and learn and find great
opportunities, BUT I think it is a mistake when people go into designing a
site with the intention of making lots of sales.....you are almost certain to
be dissappointed I think, not that some haven't had wonderful selling
experiences, but.... many do and will not. For me, it is a great place to
expose your work,and follow up on anything that might lead from that intitial
exposure on and individual basis.
Could you explain a little more about your work Peggy..... how do you finish
your pieces, fired glazes or cold finishes? do you use a mold or free form
each mask?
I would love to hear more about your work.
Marie Gibbons
www.oooladies.com
Jean Cochran on fri 26 may 00
Dear Peggy,
Your site is exciting to the imagination and very easy to navigate. Your having the "Composition" come up is direct and quite handy. Thank you for sharing with us.
Jean Wadsworth Cochran
Fox Hollow Pottery
New Haven, Kentucky
Peggy Bjerkan wrote:
> Hi,
> Regarding posting prices on websites....I had intended to have prices listed on my site. That is, until I attended a web discussion at NCECA. The problem is the wholesale/retail price structure. It is especially bad if your wholesale prices are not the standard 50% discount....then, you put yourself in the position of competing for sales with galleries that carry your work. Obviously, since your prices are lower, the public would rather buy from you. This is like shooting yourself in the foot! By not listing prices and encouraging folks to contact you, you can, if possible, direct them to a nearby gallery. Or, you may choose to sell to them directly. I'm still pretty new at this website business, so I would like to hear how others handle this aspect of online sales.
> Peggy (heating up in the Napa Valley)
> By the way, I would love comments on my site:
> http://www.maskwoman.com
> peggy@maskwoman.com
>
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