Potentially going solo (shop advice)

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Mon, 16/11/2009 - 3:27pm
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Potentially going solo (shop advice)
I am considering going solo, and I'd love advice. Why? I'm in a great Mall right now, but A. My shop is way too small to be 'malling' right now (I am learning from reading all the posts you guys make!) and B. My Mall has gone totally inactive. *No one updates their banners. I was shop of the month in October, and no one updated their banner. *We've got people with banners that are months old *People aren't updating stock *People that left & havn't been removed. The leader, while wonderful, has been busy. The mall *might* turn around (if it does, I'll stay, it IS great and I don't 'quit) Of the people in the mall, 1 left, 2 have low stock, 3 positions are unfilled. I've become discouraged, and it's effecting my restocks/ upgrades. Wow. That turned into a rant. Sorry. I'm having to seriously consider what I'll do if the mall crumbles, or becomes so inactive it can't function. What I'd love advice on: Are faerie quest shops effective? I'm considering making my shop a quest shop just for Light, Dark, Air, Water & Fire Faerie quests. I imagine I'd need a petpage guide, and lots of advertising (since I'm not market). I'm really looking for something that would allow me to upgrade to a marketplace. This is all slightly hypothetical until something happens with the mall I'm in. Would YOU consider no updates in 1-2 months grounds for leaving a mall? FYI: My current mall/shop stats: Size: 100 Goal size: Spooky Marketplace Mall: Neoparadise Mall (http://www.neopets.com/~neoparadisemall) We haven't had a recruiting thread in over a month, too. Stock: Wearables, Backgrounds, Pbs & Mps Premium: No (no SSW) Using the Portal: Yes 430 item(s) stocked totalling 7,091,438 NP as of page 7. Plus 1.1m in cash (that SHOULD be in stock) I play for fun, not just to make profit. I could liquidate, spend 3-4m upgrading, then start rebuilding in a new category... thus, I'm wondering about having a stand-alone Faerie Shop. Thank you so much for any & all advice, and for reading this. I've come to really love these forums, especially the frank (& wonderful) advice.
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Mon, 16/11/2009 - 3:28pm
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Oh great, I messed up closing the tags. Sorry! (Knew I should have hit 'preview' not submit...) Now I feel like quite an idiot xD
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Mon, 16/11/2009 - 3:42pm
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[quote=lilly]Oh great, I messed up closing the tags. Sorry! (Knew I should have hit 'preview' not submit...) Now I feel like quite an idiot xD[/quote] Is that better? XD
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Mon, 16/11/2009 - 3:47pm
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7 pages nice ! xD wow .. I think the sites better with everything in bold !! XD EDIT::ah nm, it was changed back..
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Mon, 16/11/2009 - 3:45pm
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Lol that was pretty cool with the whole site in bold for a minute ;) GL! --- Step outside, take a breath of fresh air, then look down to see if you have a new text message.
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Mon, 16/11/2009 - 3:48pm
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[quote=killercars5000][quote=lilly]Oh great, I messed up closing the tags. Sorry! (Knew I should have hit 'preview' not submit...) Now I feel like quite an idiot xD[/quote] Is that better? XD[/quote] Yes, thank you SO much! Heh, Yes, I think it's supposed to be 9 pages xD A bit much for a size 100 shop. And thanks davy :)
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Mon, 16/11/2009 - 4:22pm
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You'll always do better in a mall rather than on your own.. and thats from experience. Then again maybe I wasn't that good at marketing my solo shop. I would say find a new better mall, and upgrade a little if you have to.
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Mon, 16/11/2009 - 4:39pm
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[quote]Why? I'm in a great Mall right now, but[/quote] Soundsl like you're in one of the worst malls ever. Anyways, you'll probably do better solo. Why? Because mall banners are annoying tbh and discourage buyers and at that size, your mall wont provide enough exposure to offset the negative aspects of mall banners and whatnot Then we get to the hassle of ridiculous rules that micro malls often have... (i.e. no using non-mall banners, etc) So yeah, solo wearables/furniture and you'll be set EDIT: You'll probably have to advertise on customization board/shop boards and wiz price a portion of your stock for extra exposure but because wearables inflate/deflate all the time, you still can make profit even from grossly overpricing. For instance, when christmas rolls around.... certain things go ??????
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Mon, 16/11/2009 - 6:03pm
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Yes, a lot of christmas items have been selling recently and they are inflating greatly! ____________________________________ Looking for a new mall? The Lucky Mega Mall is the answer! Currently looking for: - Paintbrushes/Morphing Sizes 250+ Visit us at: http://www.neopets.com/~Lilly_Tuskan_Baby
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Mon, 16/11/2009 - 7:05pm
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[quote]Sales Summary for : 15/11/2009 (Sunday) Items sold: 158 Total Sales: 2,417,131 NP | Costs: 1,753,435 NP | Profits: 663,696 NP ( 37.85% ) [/quote] hehe yeah, riding on some of it (A)
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Mon, 16/11/2009 - 8:55pm
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Just saying, if you do decide to do a quest shop, you'll need a TON more room. There 622 quest items all together, including Earth faerie, which you forgot. 111 dark faerie quest items (toys) 12 earth faerie items (battle) 182 light faerie items (cards) 200 water faerie items (books) 82 air faerie items (grooming) 35 fire faerie quest items (clothes) http://www.neopets.com/~lubbuaboo Then, of those 622 quest items, you'll probably want to stock multiples, since several people might need them throughout the day, or if you get bookmarked all the time (which I do, apparently). I stock ten of each of the quest items that I can, and I try to stock as many quest items as I can that are with my category (grooming and clothes, so air and fire faerie.) *** [size=10]Grooming, wearables, backgrounds, clothes, Fire & Air Faerie Quest items! http://www.neopets.com/browseshop.phtml?owner=nioe_yemar&misc Owner of The Rainbow Fields Mall & Celestial Colours Guild![/size]
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