Anyone? Anyone?

Has anyone really figured out the key to successful online marketing without spending a bundle? It is not an easy feat, let me tell you. The tough thing is that consumers want items for low cost. In order for a company to let consumers know their item (product or service) is out there, they need to spend lots of dollars. Now, you just can't be profitable if you spend all of your money telling the word about your stuff only to give it away. None of us are gozillionaires like Forrest Gump (who now cuts grass for free), so we conduct business to make money to pay bills and put food in our faces. This whole vicious cycle is really starting to make my head spin. We have a responsibility to our consumers to be cost effective, but more importantly we need to get the word out about what it is we are doing. In addition, we are spending time, effort and money to improve upon what we are doing with the goal of being as accommodating to all of our consumers as possible.

I guess I need to slow down and relax a little since it hasn't even been a full month from our initial launch. Things will come with time...

Until then, do me a favor...tell your family, neighbors, friends, co-workers (even the ones you don't like talking to...maybe they'll be your friend once you tell them about this), people on the street and talk to the TV about gorage.com. Why, you ask? Because we believe in it and we think the world needs to know about it. That and raising an advertising budget is never easy. Thank you for your support!!

Their own little power trip

It appears that anyone who is a moderator of a message board takes their role way too seriously. Ever since I've begun reading different boards I've seen the posting police way too active.

I've started some threads on different boards and almost immediately had then locked down or removed by the moderators. What's wrong with posting some information about gorage on different boards. It's not spam...it's useful information for the consumers out there. They should be well-informed about their online rights to buy and sell at much lower costs than the other auction sites like eBay.

So, I guess I'll continue my campaign of knowledge on as many boards as I can find that are relevant before I get my IP banned completely from the internet. Someone needs to tell the world about this new revolution in online marketplace technology and I won't rest until my job is done.

mmmmmm.....spam tastes good!!!!

More about gorage.com

An alternative to auction sites.

More and more people are buying and selling online. So, what is it that they want from the sites that they do all of that buying and selling? First and foremost, they want value. So why would we want to create a site that is considered an alternative to the auction sites, or even an alternative to ebay if you will? The answer is simple; to give people a choice. Sure, there are many other sites out there that will allow you to buy or sell things online, but we've created a format that is simple to use and whose sole purpose is to connect buyers with sellers. The flat rate cost of using the site makes it appealing to sellers, since they pay for a grouping of spaces for a set number of days rather than paying to list each individual item. There are no final value fees on gorage.com either, so whatever you sell your items for is what you get for having sold that item. What you pay to gorage.com is based on the number of spaces you select for your gorage and the number of days (minimum of 30) you select as well. There is not a bidding system either. Sellers can list their items at the price they choose and set their price as firm or negotiable. Interested buyers can make offers on items for sale without feeling they need to compete with others interested in the same product. We have all heard that the best way to get someone to buy a product is to put them in competition with others, so they just have to buy the item. We don't necessarily feel that is how we need our site to work. We want buyers to be able to purchase items at a reasonable price, while keeping the cost of listing those items for sale very low for the sellers as well.

So why this format? We feel that gorage.com can be used as an online garage sale, classified or storefront all in one. Your gorage can be used to sell items that you no longer have a use for or for new items that you are able to sell. In addition, gorage.com creates a way for people to start their own small home-based business by offering a format that allows them to resell items online for a profit. What does it cost to use the site? Buyers are not required to pay anything to use the site and do not need to register to search, browse or buy. Sellers pay for the number of spaces in their gorage and for the number of days (30 day increments) that they want to have their gorage open. The pricing matrix looks like this:

01 - 10 spaces = $5.00 per 30 days
11 - 25 spaces = $10.00 per 30 days
26 - 50 spaces = $25.00 per 30 days
51 - 100 spaces = $50.00 per 30 days

Business Accounts (100+ spaces qualifies as business account)
101 - 500 spaces = $100.00 per 30 days
501 - 1000 spaces = $200.00 per 30 days
1001 - 1500 spaces = $300.00 per 30 days
1501 - 2000 spaces = $400.00 per 30 days
2001 and above = $600.00 per 30 days

How does a seller pay to use gorage.com? Currently, we are taking our payments through PayPal. PayPal is the most cost effective way for gorage.com to receive payments. This allows us to keep the cost of using gorage.com down as well. We are not in any way affiliated with PayPal, we just realize that they have a very expansive user base and many people use it as a form of sending and receiving payments.

What makes gorage.com different from other online buying / selling websites? Our cost and easy to use processes are the key factors that separate us from other sites. The gorage.com site is designed to be easy to use in addition to being cost effective for sellers. Offering space to sell items for 30 day increments means that our sellers are able to sell more items at less cost. For example, a seller that purchases a 10 space gorage for 30 days has the option to fill any empty space in their gorage after an item sells as long as they have days remaining on that gorage. There is no additional charge to fill that empty space with another item. Sellers will only be charged to renew their gorage or to upgrade their gorage to more spaces.

The goal is to build a site that both buyers and sellers see value in and are willing to tell others about. To us, site users telling others about our site and the value it has is the biggest compliment that anyone can offer.

There is a link to gorage in the right column.

Check it out!

Just a thought

...aw, dang! I lost it.




Better luck next time I guess. I need to retire!

Sho nuff...

Pimp name by www.Pimpify.Name

Has anyone seen...

...my brain? I think I dropped it somewhere.

This last week has been a crazy one, with launching a new site and trying to manage my other business, being married, friends graduating...

I have definitely lost track of time and date.

I'll get back to you when I know who I am, where I am and when I am.

gorage.com has launched

We've done it! We've gotten gorage.com launched and ready for use.
We invite you to register for your FREE 10-space, 30-day account.

To register for your account, click this link: http://www.gorage.com/user_register.php

You will need to register your account, confirm that account then set up your gorage. While entering your gorage name and description you will have the option to enter a promotion code. Select the 10-space option, then the 30-day option and enter this promotion code: FR33467243

Pass this code on to your friends and family...and have them forward it on as well.

Thank you for your patience....it's finally ready to go!

We also welcome your feedback as we work to improve the site for both the sellers and buyers.


Dan Trujillo
Co-Founder
gorage.com

The weekend was nice

It certainly was nice to get away for a few days. The sun and water were an enjoyable place to catch up on my much needed naps. The long road back to reality brings me to a few clients griping about this or that. Not a great way to start a Monday...fortunately, what they are griping about are problems on their end...not ours..so, neener neener neener!!!

I hope my new found re-charge lasts for a while...