Update on winter's impact on my closet!

I am so very ready for summer!  This winter has really taken its toll on me and my closet.  I put it on vacation hold thru Feb 4th.  By then, we could at least get to the mailbox.  I still cannot drive my car because there is a thick sheet of ice behind it that is practically impregnable.

I have made a sale today!  Hurrah!  I had sold a mystery box but discovered that Poshmark's app has a bit of a glitch.  It may, whenever, assign an original price that is inaccurate!

Here's what happened:  A buyer bought the mystery box for $20.  As I was reviewing the order, I saw that the original price was listed as $350!  I did not do that.  That definitely is not something I could provide for the buyer.  So, I had to message her and explain that Posh made that original price without my realizing it.  We agreed it should be canceled.  I quickly removed any mystery box listings (only one other) so people are not misled again.  Then, I went item by item through my closet and made sure all original prices were what I did and not Posh randomly doing it.  I do not know why this happened but it cost me a sale.  However, the person thanked me for letting jer know and not just sending something anyway.

Today, I sent a message to the 3,000 plus shoppers who have visited my closet.  I got a few bites and maybe something will come of that.

The follow club I cannot continue to do all the shares decided to feature me anyway.  Other people shares do not matter anymore but it does make contacts.  I will try to do all that sharing sometime.

That's where we are for now.  Daggone Punxsutawney Phil!  He saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of this mess.  I've already been in this house for two weeks without going anywhere.  It's worse than that time spent in during Covid.  That's probably not true.  

Please come visit my closet today!

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

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. 

 

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!

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

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. 

 Maybe change is a good thing!  Update on Poshmark changes.

Over the weekend and through today, Thursday, November 19, I have made 8 sales!  I know that does not seem like much but, for me, it is great!  I need to make money now more than ever so making sales is great.

Is the new algorithm based on relevance better than the share and follow model?  I do not really know but if sales continues like this then, yea, it's better.

I did write Support because I need Bulk Share and they removed it in these last changes.  I cannot compete in sharing with other closets because so many of them use Virtual Assistants.  Plus, it takes a lot of time to share one at a time. Sometimes 45 minutes!  I can't do anything else during that time.

I also see that my last active is still not working but it's stuck on 3 hours so if people see that, no problem! Whether I've been on or not, they will think it was 3 hours ago.

I have a ton of things to picture and get into my closet but I've just not been up to it for a few weeks. Why is a whole other story that I am not going into here.  Nothing major or sordid, just a health issue that takes some time to get back to 100%.

Anyway, my haul at Plato's closet and the last few trips to Salvation Army and Goodwill are sitting in my Posh room anxious to get into the closet! I will get there soon.  A little at a time.

Here's to more sales!!!!!

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

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. 

Adapting to changes on Poshmark!

Good changes:

1. Lower shipping

2. Free ground advantage shipping materials

3. Better chance my items will be seen

4. Banner will have better info on Nov. 1st

5. Still keeps me busy

Not so good:

1. Silent shows are not promoted any longer and I may have to do live shows! 

I have way too much inventory and need to make some sales!

Make a bundle of 2 or more items and I will give you a great discount