[quote=heartlessness_]I think it might be stock/advertising. Less than a month ago, I was doing the exact same category in the exact same mall, and I got 20-30k each day (making sure I didn't go more than a day or so without restocking). The only difference between me and you is I was size 161, with an extra page and a half, and I advertised some on the neoboards.[/quote] Whoa. It's true. I advertised like crazy today, and my profits have risen dramatically!!! :D [quote=TKDJamesPakTKD][quote=abrar13][quote=davymuncher]Keep upgrading, you'll get there. --- Step outside, take a breath of fresh air, then look down to see if you have a new text message.[/quote] Ya it's only 35,794,200 NP until MM ;) ~Abrar[/quote] what? is that sarcasm? I was size 175 just 2 1/2 months ago and i'm in MM now so it is possible =P[/quote] No way, that's insane! :O I'll try to upgrade as much as possible during the holidays, but I don't have much time during school days. lmao I've never had that much neopoints on hand. The Preschool Mall: All Things Faerie http://www.neopets.com/browseshop.phtml?owner=mizleah

[quote=abrar13]OK this is really and truly the best advice I can give you. And it seems like terrible advice to give when you consider me and you are in the same mall. Leave the mall. Go independent for a while and try out different categories. Gain some experience and find what you really enjoy. Being independent gives you more freedom on what you would like to stock and let's you do it on your own time. Also while being independent upgrades aren't really a problem. In that time that you don't have to upgrade you can raise a lot of capital money to invest in your "new" shop. I found that the most difficult problem I had was a lack of funding when I moved into malls and this made it extremely difficult to maximize my profits. I've done a lot of categories and I realized that the best one for me is paintbrushes/morphing motions as this allowed for me to be completely lazy with my restocking ( in comparison to say...wearable). So to summarize -leave your mall -try out new categories to gain experience -save up your money "The rich only get richer quickly, while the poor must struggle" ~Abrar[/quote] Ahhhh! It always amazes me when people switch categories and sell EVERYTHING in their shop and stock it all up again. The sheer thought of that much SW searching terrifies me. :( It's probably good to experiment with different categories, but I'm far to lazy to do that much work. XD I'll stick to faerie for now; if I'm still not getting much profit after taking other people's advice, then I'll think about switching. [quote=kermat13]one thing i use to do when i was a small shop selling jelly---was to buy like 10,000 jellies--and spend a saturday loading up the money tree. lots of people will comment and visit ur shop. It's alot of work but it helped alot we turned it into a guild contest to help me collect the jelly Books! Reasonable Prices!! http://www.neopets.com/browseshop.phtml?owner=kermat13&misc[/quote] lol that sounds like an interesting tactic. :D The Preschool Mall: All Things Faerie http://www.neopets.com/browseshop.phtml?owner=mizleah

Okay, let me try to summarize everyone's helpful advice onto a list that i will refer to from now on! (i like lists ok?) :) - Advertise on shop boards - Upgrade shop size as often as possible - Restock, play games, invest in stocks, and do everything possible to earn NP - Stock items that sell well - Buy like crazy on half-price day - Experiment with categories to find what suits best Anything I've missed? --- The Preschool Mall: All Things Faerie http://www.neopets.com/browseshop.phtml?owner=mizleah