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Why
become a member?
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Quality
multi-dealer sites from the antiques buyers'
perspectives are exercises in efficiency. People
will always use a site that helps them "visit"
many dealers in a single site. They take the path
of least resistance.
When
people see your name come up every place they go, your
credibility and value as a resource increases. The
more exposure you get the better.
You own
site's ranking is partly determined by how many other
sites link to you.
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| I'm
on 1stDibs. Why should I consider joining?
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We
complement the exposure you get from 1stDibs. Few
dealers, list 100% of their inventory on 1stDibs.
The significant price point differential between us and
1stDibs will tend to result in your higher priced items
being listed on 1stDibs to justify their
cost. DesignerDiggs's lower fees makes more
economic sense to list more items in the mid to lower
range.
Also,
because our membership fee is a fraction of theirs, you
can justify posting more images for even more
exposure.
Having
another player in a market is always a good idea from a
customer's perspective.
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What
do you offer that 1stDibs does not offer? |
- First
and foremost, we offer an additional set of eyeballs
for your inventory. While there will be some
intersection, there is also new exposure. Our
site viewers include thousands of designers, dealers
and sophisticated consumers we have databased over
the last 10 years. (See About
Us for more details.)
- We
have implemented an interactive feature where your
inventory can be seen juxtaposed against various
colored backgrounds. This seemingly trivial
feature is important because it results in a
prospect playing around with your inventory for a
little longer thinking harder about how it might
work in their room / project.
- Our
focus is primarily on promoting antiques dealers'
pieces while 1stDibs incorporates at lot of modern
and jewelry etc.
- A low
cost solution.
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| Why
shouldn't I wait until your site proves itself?
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It
is the first dealers that join that reap the greatest
benefits. As sites grow larger and larger in terms
of numbers of dealers and number of inventory items,
there is a dilution effect that results in lowering the
value of membership over time. Those first dealers
gain a lot of attention in the early stages and the
resulting bonds they form with clients can last for
years.
The cost
is minimal, there is no contract so your risk is low and
potential reward is high.
The cost
of membership will go up soon after the launch.
Our special launch pricing is designed to help those who
help us launch the site. We need inventory, you
need inexpensive exposure. Let's work together and
make it happen.
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How
many other dealers do you have in my city? |
From
your perspective, I would think that the fewer the
better. If you are the only dealer and therefore
get 100% of the attention of thousands of designers and
consumers, that bodes well for you. DesignerDiggs
(unlike our localized sites) has a global audience
versus a very narrow local one. It is designed to
promote your select pieces and to drive traffic to your
site.
The
question of how many dealers becomes more valid over
time as more and more dealers join and the resulting
effect is a dilution of exposure for any given
dealer. However, since this is a launch of a new
site, the first responders will derive the greatest
benefit. We as a company will need to address the
longer term "dilution" effect to keep our
dealers loyal - at some point down the road, either by
limiting participation or reducing prices.
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What
is your experience in working in the antiques
market?
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See
About us.
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| How
much does it cost?
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We
have an aggressive introductory pricing scheme. If
you help us launch the site by contributing inventory,
we will lock in your monthly membership fee at $25 /
month for as long as you are a member in good standing
(current with payments and adhering to our
guidelines). In addition to the monthly
membership, there is a one-time charge of $3.00 / image
(for photoshoping, i.e. image prep.) and a $1.00 / month
/ image hosting fee.
Therefore
you can set you budget as your situation dictates.
You can also discontinue at anytime with 30 days notice.
You have an up-to-date administrative window that tracks
your monthly
costs.
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| How
much effort does it take on my part to be part of
this?
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We
understand that minimizing your effort is key to getting
your participation.
We have
designed the easiest to use process (we have been told)
that there is. You can upload a folder of images
with a single click of the mouse and then just fill out
a form with the information about your pieces. It
doesn't get any easier.
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| What
is the process of getting started?
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Call
or email us your intent to join (or get further
information). Provide us with a credit card number
(to help keep our costs down, credit card billing is the
only option). We will set you
up with a login ID and password and send you a getting
started manual. Alternatively, tell us who to call
and we can talk them through the process of uploading
images.
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