Online
Sales and The Auto Dealer
by: Cherie Szilvagyi
Auto Dealers are finding selling their vehicles online hit or miss at best. Auto
Trader and Ebay along with Smart Auction from General Motors are offering some
of the best options to an Auto Dealer. Why is it that less than 10% of the vehicles
listed online are actually selling? There are plenty of companies offering solutions
but none seem to be working on a consistent basis. What about the dealer with
an internet department? Is he any more successful?
Internet selling has gotten to be big business for the local Auto Dealer. Large
or small dealers have different needs but the same outcome. Selling successfully
online is a necessary addition to their bottom line and overall sales numbers.
Each and every dealer, no matter the size, needs to be able to sell effectively
online.
The time and money that selling online costs the Auto Dealer can be a lot less
than classic print, radio and television advertising. So why has the local dealer
stayed away from selling online? Most are intimidated by a market that is selling
less than 10% of the vehicles that are listed in a medium they do not understand.
Selling
online needs an expertise that most dealers lack. Some dealers lack the size to
handle supporting an internet department. There are companies out there that are
offering a total solution to online sales. These companies can handle an effective,
profitable internet department for each and every dealer, no matter the size.
A comprehensive
internet strategy is needed to sell effectively online. A good consulting firm
that brings expertise in auto sales, internet sales and technical computer skills.
All of these skills are needed by the dealership to handle selling online effectively.
When a dealer sells online effectively, profits and sales soar.
Accomplishing a comprehensive plan to sell online is being offered by very few
companies in todays market. What a dealer needs to look for is a consulting
firm that is grounded in all three areas of online sales. Consulting firms that
have Auto dealer experience, online sales experience and technical experience
with building the software to accomplish an ease to selling online are necessary
to meet the goal for the average dealer. These areas all need to be addressed
to make a dealer self sufficient in online sales.
Dealers have found that keeping inventory fresh and up to date on their websites
can be time consuming and not a profitable endeavor. Profitability in todays
market is essential to a dealer whether small or large. Online solutions are costly
and hard to come by, but essential to a dealership.
Is there a solution? Hiring a company with auto experience, internet experience
and technical experience is what the smart dealers are doing. Sell through ratios
of these companies need to be checked and a company chosen that will effectively
sell vehicles time and time again. There is a secret to selling online that major
dealers and small dealers alike have found. To sell effectively online you need
the right consulting firm to handle the details, leaving dealership personnel
free to handle the sales. Sales are a given when the right online sales consulting
firm is left to handle the management of online sales strategies. Hiring the right
consulting firm for your online sales is essential to successfully selling online.
These companies can accomplish positive online sales results more cost effectively
than the local Auto Dealer.
Cherie Szilvagyi
www.automobileclearinghouse.com
About
The Author
Cherie Szilvagyi
17 years Auto Dealer experience, 3 years effective online sales experience, software
programmer and CEO of www.AutomobileClearingHouse.com.
cherie@automobileclearinghouse.com
Effective
Online
Car Sales on Ebay Motors
by: Cherie Szilvagyi
Remember back when selling online was a new experience? Dealers tried everything
to sell their vehicles online. Todays market has expanded to include several
hot online marketplaces. The largest online marketplace is Ebay. Ebay has evolved
into an online solution for everything from whole towns to your favorite paperback
book. Big or small it doesnt matter, Ebay has everything for the savvy consumer.
Vehicles
are plentiful on Ebay. Ebay sells a vehicle every minute for the savvy seller
willing to invest his time and money in listing his vehicle online. Just how effective
is selling on Ebay? Actually, less than 10% of the vehicles listed on Ebay actually
sell. A selected few dealers sell at 80 to 100% of their online car sales.
Who are the auto dealers that are selling effectively on Ebay? Is there a secret
to their success? Consider that a vehicle, digital camera and some basic design
skills are all you need to sell on Ebay. Which vehicle and how much will it sell
for? How to type up the description so that the internet savvy consumer will want
to purchase your vehicle?
All of these questions are asked each and every day by savvy individuals and auto
dealers all across the United States. A company has come along that can help with
your selling situation and take the work out of listing for a car dealer on Ebay
Motors. That is right! No work for you! They take the pictures and handle your
vehicle sale from start to finish, while handling emails in a professional manner
to produce a proven sales results.
A Consulting company called www.AutomobileClearingHouse.com has proven that they
can sell cars on Ebay with a sell through factor much higher than the average
auto dealer on Ebay. Take the work out of selling your vehicle on the worlds
largest marketplace. Check out their website and see how easy selling a car online
can be.
Committed to selling online, put our extensive experience to work for you.
At www.AutomobileClearingHouse.com, their moto says it all!
About The Author
Cherie Szilvagyi
www.AutomobileClearingHouse.com © AutomobilleClearingHouse 2004
cherie@automobileclearinghouse.com