What else can I do?  Or, How Can I Advertise My Poshmark Closet?

I cannot do live shows! And, now that Poshmark has basically done away with silent shows and so many people are doing live shows, I cannot get my stiff out there enough.  I need to make more sales.  But, how do I get people to engage with my closet?

I add posts to Instagram but I do not have many followers there so who sees it? I make ads for my story on Posh and in my closet but who sees them these days?  Stories are not on the shopping options anymore so no one sees it unless they actually select it in my closet. I do post to Pinterest but that, too, is a very random way to be seen.  I do my blog and a few people have accessed it and I even have five recruits to Poshmark!  That's something. I avoid adding to Facebook because that's family, friends, and former students and I do not want to mix business with just staying in touch with people.

Sharing my own closet many times a day is the best thing I can do.  Finding more followers helps too.  It is no longer helpful to share other people's closets so I withdrew from the daily drudge of the follow games I was doing. 

Doing Pinterest and Instagram more frequently might help but I have no idea who has visited my closet because of what they saw on those two sites.

I do what Posh suggests:  I make the best and most accurate listings I can, I add items regularly, I share my closet several times a day, and I update when I do not have new items to add.

Too much inventory right now and a big need to move a lot out! I love to do the shopping/sourcing part so I've bought too much but how can I pass up Plato's Fill a Bag for nothing offer? And, the shopping gets me out of the house!!!

I suppose I am very worried about getting sales because we could really use the extra money right now.  

Today, I added a comment to 3242 bundles of shoppers who have visited my closet. It really is my only advertising option

If you are taking the time to read my complaining, then you may have the same offer!  Buy 1 Get 2 of equal or lesser value free.  This is for everything in my closet!  Everything!

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My closet: https://poshmark.com/closet/leprof_74?sort_by=added_desc&all_size=true&my_size=false 

See something you like in my closet? Comment that you read my blog and I will give you at least 25% off your item or bundle. 

I did it!  I did a LIVE show on Poshmark!

I just decided to try it and see what happens.  Thankfully, only a couple of people showed up for any length of time.

My husband was out of the house for a few hours so I thought it would be a good time to try and do a Live show.

I set up my tiny room as best I could with lighting.  I selected 15 items and made sure all were numbered and in order of the line up I put in the show.

I used my phone as the camera and set it up in the middle of the ring light.  Then, I set up my show on my phone and logged in on my tablet too.

I was not sure how this would go but I wanted to auction the items from the tablet and read the comments from there too but I ended up using my phone by reaching it from my seat.

Knowing what to say did not come naturally to me.  I also could not tell if the mic and camera were actually on.  I hope people saw what was available.  

There is a learning curve.  

1.  Set the auction for at least 1 minute! 30 seconds is not enough time.  

2.  Show and talk about the item and then auction it. 

3.  Keep camera far enough back so the item can be seen.

4.  Have a giveaway to get people into the show.

5.  Tell about your stats and closet

I wasn't sure what to share about myself but I did manage to share that I am a retired teacher, have done theater, and am writing a blog about my Poshmark experiences.

I hope this helps generate some sales or I may as well stick to silent shows.

Want to join Poshmark?

It's easy.  I recommend downloading the app and it will lead you through the steps.  Be sure to use this code to receive $10 of your first purchase:

LEPROF_74

See something you like in my closet? Comment that you read my blog and I will give you at least 25% off your item or bundle. 

Things may get busy soon!

So, I have a part-time job.  Training starts tomorrow.  It seems very doable and it is online so I can work from home which is good for an old lady like me.  I am always nervous about things getting underway smoothly.  Tech stuff and having no one to ask for help except by email is challenging sometimes.

I now have a tablet and am coming closer to doing a live show.  I am still a bit scared to be on camera which is probably silly because no one knows me and who cares about how I look when it's the items for sale that matter.

I've had a busy day so far and it will continue to be busy.  Started my day watching tennis.  Took a shower. I have banking to do.  Then, I am going to treat myself to a mani/pedi.  It's spring and it's time. And, I will go to both Goodwills just because.

Before I leave home, I am going to take pictures and have things ready to add listings.  On Wednesdays, Poshmark gives monetary prizes to poshers who have listed.  Three poshers are selected at random every hour.

 Another tennis match and away we go.

 I'd love to make more money on Poshmark but.....

Let's face it, I do not have the room in my house, the proper lighting, the best equipment, nor the energy needed to really be in high gear with it.  

So, I have to accept that and continue to be thrilled when something sells.  I do enjoy every aspect of it, especially the shopping.

I also enjoy the flexibility.  If I am not up to anything, I can let a day go by where I do very little.  Fortunately, it does not take much energy to list, share, and follow.

Historically, I have been that person who always said yes to the Tupperware party, Mary Kay, Jewelry, Candles....

I even sold Undercoverwear for a few years.  Loved it too! Had a lot of fun.  I went to the Convention in Boston twice.  Had a blast.  Besides, there was the benefit of all the lingerie I wanted to buy for myself! Of course, my husband and I were much, much younger then!

Here's how I ended up selling lingerie, no toys!

My husband was involved in Community theater.  He was either getting cast in a role or running tech with every show.  Thus, he was rarely home or so it seemed to me.  I had the kids, one involved in ballet, every night on my own.  Yes, I know there are a lot of single moms who handle it all.  But, I had a resentment!  Why should he go off and have all the fun including cast parties that sometimes went into the wee hours of the morning and I was stuck at home dealing with the kids?

A colleague of mine was an Undercoverwear salesperson.  I agreed to do a party. She arrived a little early and brought it all in and set it up.  Then, she said that she had to leave and I will be fine on my own!  I had prepared a punch bowl full of Southern Confort and ginger ale, my favorite at the time.  

Needless to say, we had tremendous fun, from what I remember anyway.  Then I agreed to try doing the parties.  I earned some money but mostly enjoyed meeting other people and entertaining them.

It gave me a reason to be out of the house and leave my husband home to deal with the kids!  It did not bother him much.  He'd just take the kids to the theater with him. 

Turned out to be great for all of us.  We have all been involved in Community theater for many years.  I tried out for a play on a dare and got a part.  That was it.  I had the theater bug.  

Our son is a lighting designer for a professional theater.  Our daughter worked at the Folger Shakespeare theater for a few years and is now employed by a prestigious collegiate theater program. 

Now, my grandsons go to the theater with my son and are learning from him, just like he learned from my husband.

Poshmark is so much easier than selling product at one of those home parties.  I do not have to leave home except to go thrifting.  Plus, no matter where I am I have my phone and can work on my closet anywhere, anytime.

It's great how things work out,  Rarely what we expect.

Want to join Poshmark?

It's easy.  I recommend downloading the app and it will lead you through the steps.  Be sure to use this code to receive $10 of your first purchase:

LEPROF_74

See something you like in my closet? Comment that you read my blog and I will give you at least 25% off your item or bundle. 

It is gray and cold!  It makes me feel very lazy!

I have taken a few steps toward doing a Live show.  Yesterday, I numbered every item in my closet and have number cards to put on the items when I use them in a live show.

I rearranged the racks and made more room so I can set up better when I do go live. Of course, all the lifting and moving had an impact on my ankle which hurt the rest of the night.

Watching other peoples' Live shows has helped some.  Not everyone has a big room with perfect lighting, three devices, complete organization, and an assistant though.

Now, it's raining.  Normally, I would go to  Salvation Army and see if they have reinstated the 99 cent colors!  But, I do not have the gumption to get up and go.

Instead, I did a silent show that resulted in no sales but I did get a nice offer from another Posher to share host so I could dip my toe in the Live show realm without having to dive in on my own. I might do that.

I'll list a few items today.  Listing on Wednesdays and Saturdays may result in winning a bit of cash or Posh credit!  What the heck, right?

Want to join Poshmark?

It's easy.  I recommend downloading the app and it will lead you through the steps.  Be sure to use this code to receive $10 of your first purchase:

LEPROF_74

See something you like in my closet? Comment that you read my blog and I will give you at least 25% off your item or bundle. 

I had it set up but throughout the process of selecting, numbering, and prepping, I became so nervous that I could not follow through.

 So, I went to Salvation Army instead.  Only found three items.

I was most afraid of not being able to see comments on my laptop and respond to participants. Plus, the multi-tasking is a bit of a challenge too.  Yet, I did plenty of that as a classroom teacher.

My sister told me to pretend I was in front of my classes.  If I did that, I'd do the whole thing in French.

Tomorrow is another day.  

 Ok, I am going to give it a go! 

I am going to try a live show.  I'm so scared because of all my insecurities with my appearance, age, and lack of tech savvy.

However, nothing ventured; nothing gained.

I have numbered every item in my closet because I read that it helps so buyers can ask to see a certain item and you can find that item faster.

I selected about 40 items that show the diversity of my closet in sizes, styles, and purpose.

Next, I will need to find these items, attach the numbers, and get them organized.

I have to test my set up.  I do not have the ideal space or lighting but I am going to do the best I can with what I have.  I'll have my phone in my ring light, one of the extras I felt would help.  My laptop will be on the seat next to me. 

I am still a little clueless on how in the world you can pay attention to the phone, the laptop, and take notes all at the same time but I guess it will become clear as it is happening.

I plan to beg for patience!!!!! A lot of patience.

From watching other people, I see it is helpful to show and talk about the item like the story behind it, measurements, what I like abut it.....then put it up for auction.

I am NOT going to give my stuff away.  I'll start the auction lower than my list price but not so low I do not make any money.

One more thing, I have to mark all the items I plan to show in my closet as "Not for Sale" so no one buys it while it is in the show.  I wish Poshmark would find a way for this to be done automatically because it takes time to set them before and undo it after.

Maybe I'll watch one more video before I get going!  

I'm so afraid. My online job required a video as part of the interview process.  I was scared they'd take one look at me and say "forget her".  We also had to attend zoom meeting and conferences but I managed to get away with keeping my camera off.

Want to join Poshmark?

It's easy.  I recommend downloading the app and it will lead you through the steps.  Be sure to use this code to receive $10 of your first purchase:

LEPROF_74

See something you like in my closet? Comment that you read my blog and I will give you at least 25% off your item or bundle. 

It's been a few busy days.  It's amazing how much time I can spend working on my closet.  Lately, I've been numbering and recording the items in my inventory or running a silent show.

I hope to get up the nerve to run a live show but being on camera is very intimidating. Yet, I've watched a few shows and YouTubers explain but they seem to have no worries about being on camera.

As I update my inventory and prepare myself to do a live show, I think more and more about the To Measure or Not to Measure debate.

I have over 600 items in my closet.  Redoing all those items and adding pix with measurements to each one would take a lot of time.  

At the moment, I have no items to list so I could do 5 items a day which would keep my closet fresh and "new" which may contribute to it being seen by potential buyers.

The question is, will it make a difference?  Will I sell more?  I really want to make more sales.  I miss the online job I had.  It was awesome. 

What did I do you ask?  I was an online French teacher and Academic Integrity Coach for a prominent online Education company.  When Chatgpt and AI burst on the scene, it became very difficult to prove cheating.  So, my Academic Integrity coach job was eliminated.  I could have stayed on as a part time French teacher but if enrollment went down, I may have been "let go"!

So, I just said, retirement it is then.  

Poshmark gives me plenty to do and I hope it gives me a good extra income.  

I suppose Live shows would help and adding measurements may also.  I guess I'll do it!

Major accomplishment today and a first step toward actually doing a Live show.

I rearranged some items in my Posh room (formerly my son's bedroom) and decided on a way I may be able to do a live show even in the tiny space I have available to me.  Not so great lighting either but hey, I am doing the best I can with what I have  and having fun in the process.

Next, I continued to update my listings by making sure they are numbered (also in case I do a live show) and include as much info as I can to help buyers know what they are getting.

One controversy I have not yet resolved is To Measure or Not to Measure. That's a discussion for another day.

So, resolving the issue, rearranging my room, and updating listings filled my day.  Another day of what would have been boring retirement has been filled with purpose and accomplishment thanks to Poshmark.