In less than 18 months out of Beta, Bonanzle has reached the 200,000 member milestone. It all went down just a second ago. And the forum party on the site begins... and rightfully so.
A grassroots, word of mouth promotional campaign has brought the venue to this level, a level many sites have worked a lot of years to attain. Many venues never reach this height. Innovation by the owners, hard work by all involved with the site coupled with buyers and sellers motivated to see the site succeed have been key to their growth.
Bonanzle has given sellers a site to list where they control their own business. Many disgruntled eBay sellers file in each and every time eBay makes an anti-seller change. There are many first time sellers on the site also. Each of these sellers bring an array of interesting items to the site to offer to shoppers.
Bonanzle offers sellers the ability to list up to 10,000 items for FREE with only a small final value fee to pay when an item sells. This has been a major draw for sellers because they risk nothing when listing with the site.
Bill, Mark, Tom, Ghost and all of the Bonanzle administration take a hands on approach to the site. When contacting support, you NEVER get a canned response. It always comes from one of the "boyz", as they are affectionately called by their members. This personal response is a breath of fresh air for those who have sold on other sites. It feels good to know that those behind the scenes take an interest in thier members.
With the way the site has progressed up to this point, it will be interesting to see where the site goes from here.
Congratulations to Bonanzle and all of it's members!!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
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Thank you for your flattering summary of our trek to 200K. We are grateful to have such a supportive community who keep us motivated by their tireless support. Onward we go!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Mark
Bonanzle