Q. Why should I advertise on a user friendly, content specific web site, like women's shopping?
A. Most women like to research and make buying decisions online. The Internet is also in dire need of more content specific, niche sites. People, products, and companies tend to get lost within the large search engines. If you advertise on a site that combines both a local and
category search mechanism within a niche specific site, you will receive more qualified and relevant leads.
Shopping is second nature for many women, and Girl Shop Spot was created to make online shopping a more natural and enjoyable experience. It's a user friendly site that was developed with the customer in mind.
Many women like to shop and find what they are looking for on the web before making buying decisions, scheduling services, or visiting the nearest shop. Here you can advertise your products, services, and businesses
on a user friendly, content specific site. A much better solution for customers, than the generalized ads that sell for so much today. What better way to be in the spotlight
and reach millions of customers at a fraction of the cost that it would take to advertise to the same number of customers by other forms of marketing and advertising.
Q. What will I gain from using this site?
A. Our team of experts has built a web site that meets shoppers' needs while making it easy for you to generate leads
through our Shop Spot administration pages. We ensure you an easy list process, clean presentation, wonderful customer service, and a great online marketing
presence that once you join, you’ll never want to leave! We are extremely cost effective for anyone who wants to reach thousands of women shopping at an affordable price.
This means big savings to you and a chance to grow your business to a level you've dreamed of!
This site is not only for the small business to gain exposure and sales momentum; it's for the entrepreneur, the stay at home mom, the artist,
and crafter. It's for the business person who needs the chance to be seen, heard, and proven with all the rest.
Q. As an advertiser, how can I benfit from Commerce by Community™?
A. The community supports their local businesses through Girl Shop Spot and all the other businesses within GSS.
Most importantly, our Commerce by Community reinforces smoother and better communications directly between buyer and seller. An important feature that is lacking in the typical e-commerce world. More and more consumers are leaving traditional e-commerce sites for superior one-on-one communications and customer service that GSS's Commerce by Community™ can bring.
Girl Shop Spot provides many opportunities for the buyer to connect with the seller and vice versa. While interacting directly, sellers have the opportunity to provide the superior service we are all seeking today. Unlike retail or wholesale selling or even other online selling, sellers can also receive valuable feedback to their products and services. In fact this data becomes invaluable for product/service development,
planning/logistics for shipping, competitive and marketplace analysis, as well as relationship building and referrals. It's "virtually" close-loop business analysis in real time. GSS's Commerce by Community™ is offering a wealth
of opportunities and information that makes both seller and consumer more intelligent...all the while, and just as importantly, making the entire experience enjoyable.
For many small businesses it's very costly to add a user control for chatting and connecting with their buyers. Even with contact information, many consumers do not have the time to find the “contact us” page to ask questions. The personalization simply is not available to reinforce a conversation between buyer and seller.
Girl Shop Spot reinforces the owners to connect with their customers. We provide many opportunities for the buyer to connect with the seller and vice versa. Girl Shop Spot provides a robust online marketing for e-commerce and brick-and-mortar businesses seeking a direct connection with their customers through many options and opportunities the site provides, at highly affordable rates.
Visit our Commerce by Community page to learn more.
Q. How do I get started to advertise my product, services, or business?
A. Simply click on the "Member's Registration" link also found on the very top right corner of this site to begin registering as a new advertiser. After registration you may click "Begin Shop Spot Creation." You will also be immediately e-mailed a password to sign-in anytime.
You can learn more about your Shop Spot on the Why GSS page.
Q. Can I get started with the Shop Spot page set-up and finish another time?
A. Yes. We built this site for both our sellers and shoppers. That's why it's site is so convenient for you. Simply register yourself or company and follow four quick steps that include uploading your business name and description, image manager to upload photos, contact information, and you're
ready to click the "Publish Shop Spot" button. Your Shop Spot page will be live and instantly shown to thousands on the web who are shopping to find you. If you decide to finish at another time just be sure to click "save" for the pages you worked on. Sign-in anytime to complete your page set-up. There are many other tools to set-up once your page is published.
Q. My business is a listed Shop Spot by another user and I wish to further advertise, own, and measure an account. How do I go about doing this?
A. All that is needed is for you to contact us and we will transfer the account over to your name after you register to create an account. From there you will be able to create your ad further, manage, and measure your account. The person who uploaded your account will receive a friendly thank you from us. You will also at this time have a chance to thank the person who has fallen in love with your business and spread the word about their fab find.
Q. What are the Sales/Specials features?
A. The GSS Sales and Specials Coupon features are additional ads created by you that are found on your Shop Spot page and under the "Sales" pages of this site.
By creating sales and specials promotions, you create hype and extra exposure for your business. If you know when you plan to run your sales ads, just set them up under the heading "Advanced Settings." These ads will run
automatically for the dates and period of time you selected.
Q. What is Pay-Per-InteractionTM?
A. It's a new measurement tool and pay model all in one that allows you to measure specific ad activity, where you only pay for the performance of that ad, which means it's guaranteed to be free until shoppers show real interest.
You only pay when we perform! You can't find this kind of measurement or pay model in any other form of advertising. Check out the hottest details on our Advertise page.
Q. How do I pay to advertise and how much does it cost?
A. We only get paid when we perform by getting you qualified leads. After you set-up the basics of your listing, you will be asked for your credit card information in order to begin set-up for some of the important measurement tools. Your credit card is charged ONLY when a specific interaction
has been made. The statistics of these interactions and their totals will be found under the link "Interaction Report" under your administration pages. At the end of each month your total will be reflected and charged to your credit card account. A monthly interteraction summary report and totals will be e-mailed to you.
Not all interactions cost, but all can be measured. Pricing starts for as little as $0.02. A detailed breakdown can be found on the advertise or pricing page.
Each paid interaction can be set at a maximum amount that you choose. We have no minimums you have to set. When all your paid interactions have exceeded your budgeted amount for each month, your Shop Spot will become a basic listing until a new month has been started. If your budget has run out for any of your interactions for that month, you may increase them at any time.
Q. What types of things will be displayed on my Shop Spot web page?
A. Everything a person would need to discover about you and your business will be displayed. Your name or company name, brief description of what you do or a text advertisement that works well
for your business. You will be able to upload photos of what you are selling, whether it's a person, product, service or place. We find customers love pictures that help them gain a great shopping experience
online. Make the photos tell the story of what they will expect shopping with you, visiting you, dining with you, ordering from you. If you're selling products you can display photos of your best selling products
or current sale items and run a sales/specials ad. If you're selling a service they need, show pictures of what they can expect and gain from using your services. You will be able to provide a link to your web site, phone number, e-mail, address, directions, business hours, and pricing.
They can also e-mail their friends their fab finds. You can also manage you own micro blog under Shop Talk to discuss new topics and share news about your business.
Shoppers will be able to visit or contact you directly. You will have your own Girl Shop Spot URL to use on other forms of advertising as well. Video marketing is also available for your Shop Spot. Learn more on how to use video marketing to benefit your business.
Your Shop Spot page will not only represent your business as a whole, but can also represent individual products or services you sell. Under the "Must Haves" section, you can display up to 18 individual items that you would like to sell to shoppers. This is your push marketing tactic. You may reach shoppers
by any catagories you select for your Shop Spot and by individual products or services that are also subcategorized in the search that will bring them to your Shop Spot page. Which is your pull marketing tactic, where you bring them to your Shop Spot and they find what they are looking for. (The "Must Haves" link directly to buy or contact you and alternate on the home page with other sellers.)
Q. What is a featured advertisement?
A. If you decide to be a Girl Shop Spot Featured Advertiser, you will have the opportunity to impress all those shoppers that don't like to shop
around and are prepared to make impulse decisions. You'll get a chance to make that first impression sooner than other Shop Spots. Your business may also have the opportunity to be featured on Girl Shop Spot's Blog and Newsletter.
A Featured Advertisement currently costs $100.00 for 6 months or $175.00 for 1 year and will alternate with other featured advertisements on the home page and on search results relevant to each search.
Q. How do I become a featured advertiser?
A. During your registration process under "Shop Spot Management" the last step is "Feature/Publish Shop Spot." On this page simply select whether you choose
to be a Featured Advertisement. You may choose to become a Featured Advertiser anytime. Please Contact Us for further questions concerning Featured Advertising and other GSS advertising opportunities.
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