Is it safe to do business with people who reach out and work off based on commission?I have had many emails from ppl pitching the idea Of, if I make your store this Much will you give me 3% of sales. Has anyone done this before? I need recommendations for marketing and sales please. thank you!
While commission is valid way to pay someone, all those emails sounds like scams. So be careful to whome you give access to your store. If you just have an email that is not enough.
It’s not safe to do the business with them. If they can increase the sales on your store, then why not create their own store and get 100% of it. Don’t let these emails affect on your next step or goal. You are the only one who will put efforts to increase sales, build the strategies or enhance your store for better visibility.
Hope this helps.
Hello there @Patricia_Gutierrez
Offers on commission are doable, but I would be cautious and vet well anyone you consider. Ask for case studies, references, a clear scope of work, and how sales attribution will be tracked. Many profitable arrangements are a tiered hybrid featuring a modest flat fee and a performance kickers to align expectations on either side.
When it comes to marketing, concentrate initially upon channels you can measure distinctly, like e-mail marketing, SEO, paid advertising, and CRO. Proper tracking will also allow you to know what is really selling before you get into commission based deals.
Thank you for the input. I am having issues with my checkout. I had not figured out what was wrong until now its giving all my potential buyers this issue with their email at the checkout point -“ invalid email” although my own email was the one being used. How can I fix this?
Can you share your site url so that I can check properly. Along with if you can share the screenshot of the issues, then this would be helpful.
Someone else also tried doing the quick payout with paypal and it also didn’t allow them to checkout that way. What can I do?
Commission based arrangements can work, but I would approach them carefully.
I came across this older discussion and wanted to add that trying a trial with a small, trusted marketing agency might be a safer bet. Have any of you collaborated with someone from the Shopify Experts Marketplace lately, and if so, how did it work out? Looking to see if things have changed or improved with these options over time.