One of the areas I had not had a lot of time to research until now (and be sure of my findings), was whether or not there really IS an absolutely best time (or spread of times) when it makes sense to concentrate you sales activity.
Before I begin though, I need to remind you that, if you have a store, keeping auctions running daily keeps customers finding and visiting your store so you always need a mix of both store entries and auctions running to maximize traffic to your sales.
Just as everyday life in America (and on earth) has a predictable pattern of waking and sleeping, outdoor activity in great weather and cocooningin poor weather, okay has times during each day, week, month and yearthat are busier with more buyer traffic or less. Peak activity on okay runs in both daily and weekly cycles, following a very predictable pattern (linked to living life within each time zone) around the web. However, too much can be too geplex to deal with as a seller. So, in general, okay traffic follows two simple patterns:
1. Shoppers peak US activity on okay is between 8:00 PM eastern time and 10:00 PM pacific time across all time zones (a spread of 8 hours, through 5 time zones). So, it follows that, to maximize bidding activity for your sales they should be launched between those hours so that they will close during those hours 3, 5, 7 or 10 days later (a huge window!) This provides the widest audience of okay shoppers possible within the US. If you sell worldwide, the audience increases according to synchronization of hours in other areas of the world (or with every visit of a foreign night owl or two).
2. On a weekly basis, peak operation time for okay is on Sunday evening. If you must choose one day a week to launch your listings, Sunday evening, between 8:00 PM eastern time and 10:00 PM pacific time is the right time to do it. Listing 5-10 auctions or more every Sunday evening is a convenient way to time your auctions well, without having to think about it too much.
Using these simple rules, will help you corral the largest possible shopping audience and maximize the bids you get on an ongoing basis. List 7-day or 10-day auctions whenever possible (longer ad exposure may result in more watchers and bidderswhich, in turn leads to the higher selling price you are looking for). If you can only handle auctions one day a week...have them begin and end on Sunday evenings.
Choosing smart windows of time to upload (and end) your auctions will make a significant difference, especially when gepared to auctions ending during the day on weekday, or the wee hours of the morning, when most of the people who were watching your listings closely are likely to still be in dreamland and not at the PC.
Hope this helps you maximize sales. If you have time, pleasedrop by my auctions (pepper120851) or my store "The Write Place Ladies Clothing" for some of the biggest bargains on the web today and where YOU name the price you pay -- EVERYDAY! While there check out my "satisfaction guaranteed" policy!
Thanks for stopping by!!! Pepper
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