How It Works

How it works

It’s easy to set up and run your store.  With the help of the Mes Footwork team we’ll have you selling in no time. 

Find your style...

Once you’ve signed up you can begin creating your footwear line straight away. Every shop, whether it's online or on-the-street, is designed for a specific target audience. If you have already know your target market, you’re halfway there.  If not take the time to think about what kind of footwear you want to make and who your target audience should be.

Running your store...

Running your footwear store is easy.  The main time is thinking up new ideas and designing them.  Once you have branded your store and designed your trainers, it is virtually complete.  Mes Footwork takes care of the order process, production, shipping and service.  All you have to do now is get people looking at your stuff so the sales roll in and make you some money.

Creating your footwear line...

Mes Footwork offers you 10 styles of footwear to design for men and women.  You can create your range with thousands of colourways and your own images.   There are styles to suit every customer and more are being added all the time.

Making money...

All footwear are sold for the set RRP, and you get commission from each sale.  See the chart below, for increased commission for more sales.

Commission Percentages

From a standing start making 5 sales a month is hard work, as your store will take time to build its following.  If you have an existing following you can link to your store and help its traffic increase.  Its all about building up momentum.  We find that a lot of the work we do from Jan – Apr or Sep – Oct makes sales in summer and Christmas time.  

Remember, Rome wasn’t built in a day.  Just keep it fresh and in the open.  

Our tips:

• Offer designs which would appeal to your target group.
• Keep your footwear line attractive by regularly updating your product line.
• Place the bestselling footwear at the top of your shop.

Payment

We pay your commission monthly, within 15-20 days after the end of the month for which you are owed.

How we help to promote your store... 

• Store of the month - Each month one store wins store of the month.  This will be featured on our site and promotion for that month.  Prize? £50?
• Sneaks of the week - The best designs from stores will be promoted by us on our facebook, twitter and website.
• Blog Update - Each new shoe you design is automatically updated in our blog once approved.
• Store directory - Our customers can browse and search for your store.
• Discounts – We offer discounts to our customers and your customers.  From 5-20% during different promotions, these will help your sales.  You still get the commission of the RRP without the discount.

How you promote your store...

Internet traffic is vital for your shop. More traffic = more awareness = more sales.

• Social Media - Facebook, twitter, MySpace, flickr... the list goes on.   The perfect place to have two way communication with your target audience.  Post footwear designs, special offers, updates.  You can add your store link to many of these sites.  Upload pictures of your products and people wearing them.   Encourage people visiting your store to share with their networks.
• Your blog or website - Link your store to your blog or website.  On your Mes Footwork store you can link back to your page. Existing customers of yours who like what you do, will want to buy from you.
• Groups and Forums - Create and join groups where you can announce product updates, promotions and tell stories. These groups should associate with your niche.  Avoid spamming and over posting, this doesn’t help.
• NEW - Flyers – Once you’ve sold 20 pairs of trainers, we will have 1000 flyers designed, printed and posted to you to help you promote your shop.  Or you can take £15 cash.  We suggest the flyers, they’re worth £70 and will make you £15 back very quickly.
• Email

Ride the wave – Can you surf?

Look for the happening things, the buzz around town or your target market and jump on it.  Stay aware of the current buzz of topics and events on the news and web, create your take on whats happening.

Store activities...

• Optimise your text - Search Engine Optimisation, or SEO for short, is making your site readable by search engines to improve your site’s ranking. This will then increase the amount and the quality of the visitors to your shop.
• Add product descriptions Product descriptions are very important - not only for the search engines to find your shop, but also for the people who want to buy your products.
• Keep your range fresh - We suggest trialling each design for 30 - 60 days.   If they are a good seller, keep them, if not, remove them and design something new.