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Background

Buck A Ball.com offers high quality, hard to find sporting goods equipment.
In the two years since our launch, we have grown to more than 10 suppliers and have serviced more than 6,000 customers.

Why did you choose EcommerceTemplates?

Our web designer had used ECT before to set up ecommerce shops for clients, but it was the way the list of features matched up with our needs that sold us. We needed multiple payment option (PayPal, 2Checkout, Purchase Order, Check/Money Order), the ability to set shipping costs buy product (some of our larger items ship freight), discounts for volume sales, email notification of supplier so even if an order comes in overnight the supplier knows about it at the start of the next business day, and more!

How long did it take to set up your store?

We got the information (CD's with images, Excel sheets with product
information) from our supplier. Our designer started setting up the shop.
The site went live in less than four days and the funny part is, we actually took in our first sale while we were still tweaking the site design!

How did you get on with setting up your site?

Once we decided on a design, the site was up in a matter of hours. Then we tweaked the layout here and there. Next we started looking at how to modify the site to include tracking information in the shipment confirmation emails, etc.

What has been the biggest challenge?

The biggest challenge has been scaling the business. In two years we have had rave reviews from customers and suppliers alike. We are converting a high percentage of visitors into customers so we just need to keep getting the word out about Buck A Ball.com.

How are sales / projected sales going?

We launched in June of 2005. We averaged about $1,000 a month in sales until the holiday shopping season hit. Since then we have been averaging about 20 times that a month.