Advice please??? on a 'buy' button
OK my stats show a large number of readers and regular readers, many of whom never leave comments.
This is your chance to advise :>)
Tina suggested putting a 'buy' button on the blog and I quite like the idea, though I don't want to turn this into the primary function of the blog (Tina never pushes the sales angle though the option is always there)
What do you think?
does it put you off?
should I?
and how???? not sure how to do it!
This is your chance to advise :>)
Tina suggested putting a 'buy' button on the blog and I quite like the idea, though I don't want to turn this into the primary function of the blog (Tina never pushes the sales angle though the option is always there)
What do you think?
does it put you off?
should I?
and how???? not sure how to do it!
Comments
Often a buy button can take you to a dedicated sales site or blog so that could be an option for you too. Or for simplicity's sake, just have your button underneath an image for sale and let it take the viewer directly to the pay point.
How? PayPal is the usual host for this and you have that already if you're on Etsy. Just go to the Merchant's options on your paypal account and select buy button or whatever you wish your button to say, then fill in the details.
Just go to www.paypal.com and type 'buy now button' into the search field on the top right hand side of the page and you will be led through the process in simple steps.
I'm sure before the day is out you'll have more experienced advice than mine.
I really don't see the harm in that. I recently added a link in my posts that leads to a blog that has buttons, I have not seen a drop in readership, rather an increase. No one has complained.
Paypal is easy to use, I'm sure you'd do fine with it. I'd be happy to answer any questions you have.
Sorry for the ramble...it's only my opinion, but I don't think that you should feel bad about making buying your art convenient.
Are you thinking of selling directly from your blog? I would be interested in hearing more of your thoughts on this. Currently I am weighing the advantages of doing that versus selling through a site like Etsy. I really like the Etsy site but doing both feels like too much.
I don't find them offputting if the selling isn't aggressive but simply 'there' IF people are interested as several of you say too.
Thank you Tina too for chivvying me to look into this!
I'm so grateful for the explanations - it may the weekend before I tackle it but I will look into the 'how' and your instructions.
And Rose - ramble as much as you want with useful info and offers of help :>) thank you!
So I need to decide through this blog or another with a link - simpler through this if I don't make it pushy, less clicks .... or does it make older work harder to find??? but that can be sorted with a tag can't it? (thinking as I write here!)
Yes I have a paypal account - and I've had enquiries about sales through the blog and it would be nice if it became another outlet - it's hard times for galleries just now with some going broke so it seems sensible to look at options.
But I think an Etsy button would be fine.
And I keep promising to feed my piggy bank. Stupid pig is on an anorexia trip!
Sydney thanks for the input - and I could really relate to your cat story on your blog :>D
Good points Gesa
I'm not especially fond of blogs as de facto gallery sites, unless you host it properly & install a theme that works for your blog software - and in many cases you'd be as well to use a properly themed gallery like Coppermine instead. If you decide against just popping a "buy now" button/link on works as you post about them, I'd suggest you look into a proper website to link to. I hope that made sense, I'm feeling a bit fuzzy today heh
I do use a proper website as well sionwyn - but not for selling from (I use it to show galleries and don't think it's a good idea to let them know I sell direct!) This was for smaller works mainly, more affordable ones that I was thinking about. I'm wondering about links to a separate site .... decisions decisions!
Rose that's an interesting point too