2020 Winter Seller Update
What you need to know
- Seller Newsletters
- Google Shopping Campaigns
- New Starter Store Subscription plan
- Annual Store Subscription pricing plan
- Store Subscription, and Final Value Fee updates
Sellers Newsletters
Starting January 1, 2020, our Seller Newsletter program has been expanded to be available to both Featured Store Subscribers, and Premium Store Subscribers. This feature was previously only available to Premium Store Subscribers.
Our Seller Newsletter program is one of the easiest and quickest ways in which you can increase your sales on HipComic. Let our marketing team create and send professional email newsletters on your behalf to your past customers. With many Sellers seeing a 2x-3x increase in their sales within just 2-3 months of participating in this program, what are you waiting for?
Interested in learning more? Contact our Seller Marketing team today.
Google Shopping Campaigns
Item listings within Basic, Featured, and Premium Stores, are now generally eligible to be included in paid Google Shopping Campaigns - at no additional cost to our Sellers. Within Google Shopping Campaigns, we send individual item listings to be marketed throughout Google's search and display networks, to drive relevant traffic directly to specific item listings.
In December, we spent approximately $30,000 on this initiative, to help increase our Seller's sales across our marketplaces to a record of $1.5 Million for the month. We plan to continue this activity throughout 2020, with Sellers paying no additional costs outside their Store Subscription plan.
New Starter Store Subscription plan
For Sellers looking to get started on HipComic, we now offer a Starter Store Subscription plan. Starter Store Subscriptions allow you to list up to 100 items, and cost $2.95 per month (with a 1-Yr plan). The Final Value fee for a Starter Store Subscription is 11.95%.
This is a great way for new, or smaller Sellers, to get started selling on HipComic with minimal upfront or monthly costs.
Annual Store Subscription pricing plan
Starting January 1, 2020, we now offer Annual Store Subscription pricing plans. Annual Store Subscription pricing plans allow you to lock in today's rates for 12 months, as well as enjoy discounts compared to monthly plan rates.
With Store Subscription fee increases set for February 1, 2020, now is the perfect time to lock in today's rate for the next 12 months with an Annual Store Subscription pricing plan.
Switch to an Annual Store Subscription pricing plan today from the Members Area.
Fee Updates
Store Subscription fee increase
Starting February 1, 2020, the price of a Basic Store Subscription will be increasing from $4.95 per month (with a 1-Yr plan) to $6.95 per month; a Featured Store Subscription will be increasing from $14.95 per month (with a 1-Yr plan) to $19.95 per month, and a Premium Store Subscription will be increasing from $44.95 per month (with a 1-Yr plan) to $59.95 per month. Without a 1-Yr plan, prices will increase to $9.95, $24.95 and $74.95 respectively.
Final Value Fee increase
Starting February 1, 2020, the final value fee for Basic, Featured and Premium Store Subscriptions will increase from 8.00% to 8.95%, with a maximum fee of $350 per item.
