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