Hi! New Eco-Friendly Online Store Introduction!

**mysweetsprout** · 12-07-2010 02:53 PM

Hello!
We just joined the site and submitted a new thread for a website review.
Mysweetsprout.com was opened in March. I am a reformed tax accountant that desperately wanted to do something different in my life. So I decided to open a childrens online store featuring furniture, decor, art, toys and clothing. This has been a really slow process...so I really need feedback on what changes I might need to make in order to generate sales!
Have a terrific day!
Sarah

**avelina** · 12-09-2010 01:19 AM

A great website and a great stuff over there, I truly like it. There are very few stores that provide whole eco-friendly products so you will not face a big competition.

**mysweetsprout** · 12-10-2010 08:39 AM

Thanks for the welcome! What browser did you use to look at the website?

**veikoh** · 12-10-2010 10:38 AM

I used microsoft IE old version and it worked fine with it

Nice store and surprisingly you have lot of products there. What's your marketing strategy?
Noticed that you are putting lot of efforts to blogging and facebook, is it viable?
I could so you a simple SEO with much less efforts to be visible in Google searches.
Noticed that you have outsourced your shopping cart provider. Was it viable as there are lot of free open source eCommerce software available?
Feel free to list it in Undiscovered Internet Websites - Gifts, Clothing and Garments so I will move it to Businesses and eCommerce main section.

**mysweetsprout** · 12-10-2010 05:32 PM

Thank you! I do work hard on trying to find new product!
To answer your questions:
1. What is my marketing strategy?
Right now, I am going to absolute cheapest route possible. So that is why I am putting time into blogging, facebook and twitter. I don't have money but I sure have time!
I am going to take some advice and start trading blogs with other sites to cross promote.
2. Also, I use an outsourced shopping cart provider because I had never dealt with websites, ecommerce, etc. So that is what Miashops.com set me up with when they helped me create my store.
3. I will definitely go over and list my website!

I appreciate the input!

**veikoh** · 12-11-2010 06:29 AM

can you run Google Analytics with Miashop?

can you setup your own metatags with Miashop?

Blogging does not make you much visitors as you need to do SEO and link building for your blog and then expect them to visit your shop, so why you need to do it twice?

If you could afford affiliate program, then you could get professional bloggers to do it for you. Those are hanging around in Blog Forum - Bloggeries

I could do you a out site SEO and if needed migrate your shop to some open source platform for very low price. I need money to buy myself a new computer + mobile to write some mobile apps down.

**avelina** · 12-13-2010 12:55 AM

Originally Posted by mysweetsprout

Thanks for the welcome! What browser did you use to look at the website?

Mozilla Firefox, any reason to ask about the browser ?

**ernest1918** · 12-13-2010 04:06 PM

nice site but I agree i would look into doing some SEO social media works but it is something you consistently have to do, think of it as a short term strategy as with SEO you are building a foundation and can keep on building onto it till you are visible on Google.

**avelina** · 12-14-2010 12:40 AM

A mega advertisement campaign even can't do anything when your products are shaking in quality. If you don't compromise in quality, be patient ! Success is not far away.