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Welcome To The Selling Lounge!

We are a friendly forum where sellers help sellers to help our/your online E-Commerce Business grow by having a place of resources and support along with help in promoting ourselves and each other.

I have been selling on line since 2003 in which I started out with eBay where I was doing very well as a Powerseller until all the fee hikes and changes. I then opened up my first Website almost 2 years ago and have been a member of a few very nice informative E-Commerce Forums and have learned so much about this new world of online selling that I wanted to have all my information in one place to help me succeed and by doing that helping others at the same time.

I have noticed that there is a ton of information out there on the net to help us become successful business owners and there are certain things that we must do in order to get our products out there and noticed and to get the buyers to us.

So I'm hoping that we can all share with each other "our tips" of "what works" and "what does not work".

October 9, 2008

Explorz.com

Explorz.com - About Us:


The creators of the Explorz.com Shopping Portal have designed a site that both buyers and sellers have been clamoring for. Explorz.com offers a one-stop search portal for buyers and a central place for sellers to promote their products. Explorz’s uniqueness stems from the ease and convenience offered by the ability to search multiple store fronts in just one location. Sellers benefit from the Explorz service by finally having a centralized hub to promote their products even if they are selling on multiple venues, while buyers have access to a multitude of vendors and products without having to dig through the Internet.

The Explorz Shopping Portal service allows sellers to have control over their products and more flexibility for the venue they use to sell online. Explorz’s goal is to help sellers invest in themselves, one seller at a time. Explorz’s revenue is generated through site advertising, which means that there are no costs to sellers for displaying their products on the Explorz service. In addition, there are no featured listings, so every listing has an equal chance of catching the eye of a potential customer.

The Explorz service also provides a store review system for sellers’ online stores, so buyers can purchase with confidence even from the smallest merchant. The Explorz community forum builds camaraderie among Explorz merchants and provides a virtual watercooler atmosphere where forum participants can discuss technical issues such as online shopping carts, get hints and tips about posting their products, or just say “hello!”

Explorz features a user-friendly interface which makes uploading and modifying product listings a snap for sellers. The site currently utilizes the Zen Cart shopping cart RSS feed and Php Pro Bid auction venues RSS feeds with additional options for sellers on the horizon. Plus, RSS feeds make importing new product information a streamlined, hassle-free process for sellers. New features are continually being added to the Explorz service, making shopping and conducting business online easier, faster, and, hopefully, more fun. Check out how Explorz.com can make both buying and selling easy for you!


How It Works:


The Explorz Shopping Portal service was created as a one-stop search portal for buyers and a central place for sellers to promote their products. The service allows sellers to have more control and flexibility over the venue they use to sell online. Explorz's goal is to help sellers invest in themselves, one seller at a time.

By registering your store on Explorz, you are listed on our Store Directory. Even if your selling format is not currently compatible with the Explorz import process, you can still register and set up your store information to display on our Store Directory. You don't have to import products to list your store on Explorz. If you are an online seller that has multiple stores, you can set up ALL your stores, from ONE account. You don't need to register for each store. Your store profile page will display all your stores in one place. Click here to see a seller with multiple storefronts linked here on Explorz.

Explorz's revenue is generated through site advertising, which means that there are no costs to sellers for displaying their products on the site. In addition, there are no featured listings, so every seller's listing has an equal chance of catching the eye of a potential customer.



Submitting your products to the Explorz Shopping Portal is FREE, fast and simple. To view our compatibility list click here. Explorz is currently looking for other site formats and shopping cart systems to add to our compatibility list. If you have an RSS / XML - URL, then your selling method will work with our site. Should you have any questions, please take a moment to contact us, and we will be glad to assist you. Explorz is supported by advertising. If you are interested in supporting Explorz while promoting your product or service, please consider the purchase of a banner advertisement. Learn more information here.




Let's get started!


First you will need to register for an Explorz account. Immediately upon registration you will be logged into the Explorz service, you will also receive an email confirmation of your registration. Once registered/logged in, click on the "My Account" option:





You will then be able to access the Explorz Member's Area Dashboard.

Main Dashboard:





Drop Down Options:





Set Up Your Store(s)

You may have as many stores as you want, and you can manage them all with ease from just one account. Click on the "Insert a New Store" link.

Below are some sellers with several stores, showing how multiple stores (set up under one account) will display on Explorz (you can also click on each store's title to view only that store's profile), note our user profile urls are seo friendly.

http://www.explorz.com/profile/juliartz.html


http://www.explorz.com/profile/bays.html

http://www.explorz.com/profile/LadybugyAngel.html

The options for a store are:

Store Title
Store URL (website address).
SEO-Friendly Title (the preferred method for naming your store is using hyphens (-), i.e. store-name).
Image (you can upload directly from your PC or from a site like Photobucket).
Short Description (this is displayed on the home page and in the store directory, no HTML allowed).
Full
Description (this is displayed on the store profile page and HTML is allowed).
Category (the store-assigned category will be the store's default product category used when importing products). When importing manually you have the option in the submission process to change the category for each product or leave it set to your default category).

For additional tips/hints look for the Explorz Tips icon, place your mouse over it and additional information will display.



Upon creation, your store will
immediately appear on our Store Directory page. Once you have set up your store(s), you will want to set up your Product Import feed for each store. To do so, click on "Set Up a Store RSS/CSV Import Feed".




On the
"Set Up a Store RSS/CSV Import Feed" page you will see the options as shown below.




Once you have completed the above steps for each of your stores, the Explorz service does the rest. Our system automatically scans periodically for new feeds and products to import. So even when you add new products to your online stores, Explorz imports those automatically for you too.
The Explorz auto-import process is designed to automatically update your list of products here on Explorz directly from your online selling venue or website. Please Note: Our system scans for products in intervals to keep website performance optimum, so your products might take a couple of hours before you see them here on Explorz.


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