OzPCTrader - Pros and Cons
This page tries to explain the pros and cons of OzPCTrader. It should give you some ideas why you should and why you should not use this site. If you want to find out more or have any doubts or comments send me an email.
Pros
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Free: All single ads that are manually (on-line) entered are free.
Bulk submissions are charged according to how much time it takes me to
load the data into my database. Charities advertise for free.
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Easy to use: All screens are simple, in big font, without anything unnecessary. This site is dedicated to one thing only, bringing buyersinto contact with sellers and there should be nothing to confuse or distract you.
- Support: You also have direct access to me the BOO (builder, owner, operator) who can advise you on any subject and even implement your suggestions.
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Bulk submissions: If you have a large amount of items that you want to post you can bulk submit them by sending me a file in a number of formats that I will then load into the database. This will avoid the tedious process of manual entry.
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Fast: My pages have a very small footprint with very few images which should make them load fast even on slow internet connections. My database is optimized and contains only what is really necessary
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Privacy: I am not storing any personal data and have a privacy policy that exactly outlines what I am doing with your data
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Uncluttered: There is not more than one ad per page and you should easily find what you are looking for.
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Smart searching: Often people cannot find items because they are not using the same keywords as the advertisers. For instance a CPU might be advertised as a processor. I am planning to build synonyms into my search engine to get optimal search results.
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If you hate corporations: This site does not belong to a corporation. It is built, owned and operated by me, Andy
Cons
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Reliability: This site has got a very small budget and cannot afford super reliable hosting and database servers. I am trying to mitgate this by keeping things simple and employing best data management practices. The other thing is of course that I am not storing any personal data and in the unlikely event of a disaster the damage would be small.
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Complete Solution: This site has only got one purpose, bringing buyers into contact with sellers. It does neither provide a payment system for the items being sold nor buyer protection. If this is important to you, you should use ebay.
- Visibility: This site is only new and cannot have the same exposure as the big sites such as ebay or the TradingPost. However, I have employed some smart search engine optimisation techniques which should get Google to eventually index all ads. In fact if you put some thought into title and description of your ads they might get a very high ranking in other search engines as well
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Geographical coverage: This site was originally intended for the metropolitan are of Sydney Australia but
some of the goods advertised on it originitate in the USA and can be delivered world wide. If you want true international coverage please use ebay.
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Buyer protection: This site does not offer buyer protection. If this is important to you, you should use ebay.
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Pictures: This site does only allow for pictures in
bulk loads. If you want to use pictures in single ads, you should go to ebay or the TradingPost.