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Who can sell on OZeBaby?
To sell on OZeBaby you must be a home based business either manufacturing and selling your own products or reselling local and/or imported items which are related to pregnancy, babies, children or parenthood. The goods sold must be of a high quality and you must have a commitment to provide excellent customer service both before and after the sale and to operate in an ethical manner in relation to fellow businesses as well as to customers.
The stores selling on OZeBaby may also also be determined based on the type of goods sold or the current number of active stores. We want to keep a good mix of products, so we may limit the number of stores selling a particular category of item and to allow for easy customer navigation the total number of active stores may be limited. Acceptance or otherwise is at the sole discretion of OZeBaby admin.
Why would I want to sell on OZeBaby?
There are many great reasons to have an OZeBaby store.
For those businesses with a web site already it offers:
- another way to attract more customers to your site, and better than paying for simple banner or ad space because you can actually sell products at the same time.
- a place to sell one of a kind, limited edition or clearance products for set prices or via auction without the fees, commissions and hassle of other auction sites.
- the chance to showcase your goods to customers that may not have seen your products before, or even know they exist. Being part of a group selling a large variety of product types means a wide range of people coming to the site to browse and buy.
For businesses without a web site already it offers:
- a more functional, user friendly and professional alternative to Yahoo groups for showcasing and selling your products.
- a web site to give to customers and potential customers and to use on business cards, etc., great if you sell at markets or by word of mouth normally.
- an optional yourstore@ozebaby.com.au email address which also adds to a professional image
- no ongoing commitment to always have stock available that a web site demands, simply pay for a month and stock your OZeBaby store around your other commitments.
What features does an OZeBaby store offer?
- One flat monthly fee gives you a store with your business name and logo and links back to your web site or Yahoo group and with no sales commissions.
- No ongoing commitment, so if you don't want to stock your store one month, it can be disabled and you are not charged for that month, but your store is ready and waiting for you when you wish to restock. You can still access the admin area of your store which allows for stocking your store even when it is not visible on the web site.
- Quick and easy setup with no HTML knowledge required though you can use HTML to personalise up your listings.
- No limit on the number of products you can stock at any one time (within reason) or throughout the month.
- Set price or auction, in stock or custom sales.
- Multiple pictures and options per product.
- Image management with automatic resizing.
- An optional yourstore@ozebaby.com.au email address.
- Multiple users per store, ideal for getting together with others to form a collective.
- Users can only edit the store they are assigned to.
- Inventory control.
- Combined shopping cart for all stores.
- Set products to preview only, ideal for new stock coming soon.
- The option to set products to become live and to be disabled at a set time on a set date, great if you want to add new stock only at set times in the month or run a sale for a set period of time.
- Complete integration with PayPal.
- Random ordering of stores in the navigation menu means every store is treated equally.
- An "About Us" page to let customers know about you.
- Galleries to show off pictures of past and current products or projects.
- Access to private forums for help in getting started and for ongoing advice and support.
Advertising OZeBaby
A portion of your monthly fee will be used for advertising in the form of Google Ad Words and banner advertising, etc. as funds allow.
Many stores display OZeBaby banners or buttons on their web sites and have links to the site in their business and personal email signatures, forum signatures, etc so the site's location will reach a huge volume of people with a variety of backgrounds and interests.
So how much does it cost?
You'll be surprised how little it costs to have your very own store on OZeBaby, even less per person if you join forces and form a collective store with others. For current pricing or more information please contact Janie via Customer Service on the "Contact us" page by clicking on the link in the top or right hand navigation areas.
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