Maybe the CG threats have people worried about visiting shops a bit at the moment so that could be effecting the shop visit stats.. Pets paradise Mall 3 Branches Info http://www.neopets.com/~Shizukeo

nahh. newbies wouldnt know about CGs. Look at the neopets online amount. It's down from 45k ----------------------------- [color=purple]Contrary to popular belief, the Irish and I are not married[/color]

Someone had an article out that showed the number of users this or last year compared to prior years, and the percentage loss per year of unique logins to Neopets, but I can't remember where that was. Could have even been here for all I know. Anyone recall what I'm talking about, or will I have to scour the interweb to find it?

I participate in both ads as well as a side ad. Currently neither are running due to the CG issue. This is not only the large ads but also smaller ones. As for malling being a dying piece on neopets. Never!!! Shop hits are down this it true. As neopets time change we also must change. If your shop is not making money do something to change it. Its not going to make neopoints all by itself. You actually have to work at it. I have become a true believer these last couple of weeks that advertising is very important even if it is small advertising. Shop hut placement also plays a key part. Make it part of your dailies seeing where you are. Don't forget about putting a few shop wiz price items in your shop to bring in those shoppers. Especially on those first couple of pages. The times of having all over priced stuff in your shop has changed. Try dropping prices slightly and see if it doesn't revive things a bit. I think over time, we become complacent mallers and forget how to keep it fresh. It still works if you work it:)

[quote=zixianna]Someone had an article out that showed the number of users this or last year compared to prior years, and the percentage loss per year of unique logins to Neopets, but I can't remember where that was. Could have even been here for all I know. Anyone recall what I'm talking about, or will I have to scour the interweb to find it?[/quote] Dmitri had that little post on here awhile ago, it has dramatically dropped thousands. ______________________________________ [color=#303030]Get protection from Cookie Grabbers: /~Punchback_bob [/color]

Danggg, thousands? I always thought 100k profit a day was good D: But 5 years ago I could've earned more! O_O It sucks joining Neopets so late :( ~Abrar http://www.neopets.com/browseshop.phtml?owner=abrar1646&misc

I agree with bsmith47. Now is not the time to sit back and let our shops diminish down to nothing. Malls need to stand together and get through this together. Advertising, Marketing, Notice Boards, Hut Placement, Shop Wizard Items, Eye Candy Items, & etc.. Sales and Hits are down yes, Overpricing is good too but now is the time to let that all go to the past. Competition is getting heavy which is why we must have items at Shop Wizard prices to draw in hits. Look at xno_nothingx. 8,000 hits a few days ago now down to under 800. I think she got a major amount of those hits from her 4 mil ad she did by herself and Dmitri

Come to Novi Pier Imports

http://www.neopets.com/browseshop.phtml?owner=cornstarch678&misc

Where Everyday is A Sale

Nonono, keep overpricing! Most of my hits are SW, if you all start marking down I'll lose all traffic *lol* I'm making like 3% profit as it is!

Well if everyone is forced to price items competitively, why you ever want to be MM anymore? The whole reason for MM is to draw in lots of customers and have mall members in MM who also draw in customers for you. But if majority of your sales are to be from shop wiz, why not save yourself 45-50 mil in upgrades and not go to MM? Instead just have a small shop selling cheaply priced items. ~Abrar http://www.neopets.com/browseshop.phtml?owner=abrar1646&misc

[quote]But if majority of your sales are to be from shop wiz, why not save yourself 45-50 mil in upgrades and not go to MM? [/quote] Because then you'll never have shop size 666 :K Totally worth the 44M *lol*