Thousands and thousands of hours in the making...

[KingLouie]

Well, the moment of truth...


After more than 6 months, 2 dozen developers, coders, graphic artists, etc... and literally thousands of hours in construction, we are entering the Beta Phase!  Some time in the next 2 weeks, all the test product information will be deleted and the tedious task of uploading content will begin.  It would have been nice to make it available during the Christmas season but I think we are likely to see only the last week or two.

So, I ask...   I'm prepared to spend a few thousand on Facebook, Google, and Twitter to get a decent launch out the gate but thought I'd ask the experts. What is the best and most effective way to gain ground fast?

Any advice?

KingLouie

[ForumAdmin]

What site is this?

[KingLouie]

Looks like you beat me to the answer lol.... I see you visited on Facebook.

Well , the website is called Gidatang.com and it's my answer to bad experiences with a few of the larger eCommerce platforms.

First, I guess I should toss a couple of thoughts out there. I don't know that it would be considered a "penny auction" because prices don't increase in 1¢ bid increments. Most of the items we sell are linked to and offered at auction with a beginning bid that is about 30% of the Catalog price. I do employ the use of Bid Credits but the Cost of a Bid Credit is only 10¢ and all profit from Bid Credit Sales is dedicated to Charity. I selected 5 worthwhile causes where I believed we could make a difference and so, we are gifting those profits, plus we will accept any Donations made through the site to non-profits and will pay the card processing fees. And finally, we will be giving a generous portion of all other proceeds from the site to these charities as well.

I definately feel the pain for anyone who has developed a platform as I have come to know that it isn't quite as easy as I origninally thought it would be. When completed, the site will allow individual sellers to sell through our platform without getting raked over the coals so to speak like they do on Amazon, Ebay and some others... First of all, I don't allow two different sellers to sell the same item! And, I have a process in place where those interested in selling online can Stake a product but have virtually no responsibility afterwards except cashing the residual income from the items that sell.

I will say, there is no one doing what we are doing. We are opening with 2 Auctions (hopefully before year end) but will be adding 3 other types of Auctions a short time after we launch.

Jeff

BTW... The name does have a Story as to its origin but the short version is that it is a play on "Get a thing".