Learn How to Sell Vinatge Clothes with MySpace

Selling vintage clothing is become an increasingly popular way to make money. Why wouldn't it be? You can go to thrift stores, sort of the good stuff, buy it for pennies on the dollar, and then resell it for well over 100% profit? It is an idea many young eBay sellers are jumping on. With so many people selling vintage clothing online, how can you get an edge up on the competition?

The simple answer, MySpace.

Why on earth would you use MySpace to sell vintage clothes? Let's think about this logically. Your target customers are most likely going to be teens and young adults. What is one of the most popular websites for teen and young adults right now? Now do you see where I'm going with this?

So, now we know where a majority of your target customers spend their time online, but how does that help you sell vintage clothes? It will help you in several ways:

Create a customer data base via your MySpace Profile

Sell vintage clothes right on your MySpace Page

Direct targeted customers to your website

Selling Vintage Clothes Online - Create a MySpace Profile

I wrote an article a while back about why every business should have a MySpace page. It is certainly worth a read. For now, however, I will cover the basics in relation to selling vintage clothes online.

Create a good MySpace page as vintage clothing seller will help you build up a very target customer database. If you spend some time marketing your MySpace profile to other MySpace users you will build up your friends. These friends are your free database.

Your MySpace friends become an invaluable free source to draw from. Your MySPace friends are going to be people that have an intrest in vintage clothing. Besides trying to sell to them directly, you can talk to them personally for advice. Ask your friends what they think about vintage clothing choices, ask them what types of vintage clothing they like and dislike, as them how you could make your site better, the possiblities are only limited to your ideas.

This database of potential customers can be used in a variety of ways. You can used the bulletin board in MySpace to send out weekly "newsletters." MySpace users will be able to read your messages and click right to your MySpace profile or your website. You can also use the BLOG feature on MySpace to give your vintage clothing store a blog presence. If you don't know why your online vintage clothing store needs a blog, read this.

Selling Vintage Clothes Online - Selling on Your MySpace Profile

If you have a PayPal account and some basic HTML skills, you can post some of your vintage clothing for sale, right on your MySpace page.

Because MySpace is open for almost any type of HTML customization, you can use the same PayPal HTML code you would use to sell items on your website, on MySpace. T-Shirt and clothing designers are doing it everyday. Even companies that offer services like photography or screen printing are selling directly off their MySpace page.

When posting vintage clothes for sale on your MySpace page, don't over do it. Your MySpace page isn't another online store, it's a marketing tool. You will just want to post a few of your best items. This way you can show off your vintage clothing style. Make sure to keep these items up-to-date. Buyers and friends would hate to see some cool vintage clothes for sale, only to click on them and find they have already been sold.

Selling Vintage Clothes Online - Sending MySpace friends to Your Website

Now that you have roped in a good number of potential customers, make sure they know how to find your website.

Make sure you have easy to find links to your website. Try creating both text links and banner links. With a little HTML knowledge, you can even create banners that your MySpace friends can copy and paste onto their MySpace page. Thus, building up even more free advertising for your vintage clothing company.

You can use these links to send people to your website, eBay auctions, and even your eBay store.