Are you familiar with the Poshmark app? If not and you have closets full of clothes you don’t know what to do with, you need to check it out! I’ve been using Poshmark for over 4 years and have sold many pieces of clothing that I never worn or wore only a handful of times. It’s a great way to clear out your closet, or find great deals on new items at a fraction of the cost.
What is Poshmark?
Poshmark is a community of people buying and selling clothing. The way it works is that you upload photos of items you want to sell into your virtual closet, then you share things from your closet regularly to gain more exposure (more on sharing later).
Poshmark makes it super simple to ship and collect payment from the sales. Once someone buys the item, a shipping label for it is automatically e-mailed to you. All you need to do is print it out and pack-up the item. You don’t need to worry about buying a label, figuring out weight or writing out the address to ship.
The buyer pays for the shipping so you don’t need to include the shipping cost into your selling price. There is 20% commission deducted from your sales, so do take that into consideration when pricing.
My Closet:
What You Need to Know:
The only “con” I found about selling on Poshmark is the amount of time required to make sales. There are a few things that you need to continuously do to make sure your items are seen. Follows and shares are the basis of this app.
In order to stay visible on the feed and make sales, you need to have followers, and share …
Poshmark is a feed style app similar to Instagram where people see a feed of items for sale when they open it. In order to stay visible on the feed and make sales, you need to have followers, and share not just your own listings but other people’s listings as well. This took me a while to understand, but basically; if you share people’s listings, they will share your’s with their followers, the more your items are shared the more exposure it gets.
You DO need to be careful of buying more clothes on the app though! It’s way too tempting and easy to see something you like for a good price and purchase it. I have bought items from Poshmark, but I control myself to only buy the very exact things I’m looking for, like when I was searching for a Christmas sweater over the holidays, or a specific dress where I know the brand and color I want.
Deposit Your Earnings
A good practice is to cash out every few weeks or when you hit a certain amount of money. I usually redeem my balance after I have about 40+ dollars.
Redeeming your balance is very easy, it’s all done from a menu within the app. You simply request a direct deposit to your bank (this is my preference) or you can request a check to be mailed to you. There is a minimum limit to pay yourself out, so keep that in mind.
Main Tips for Selling on Poshmark:
- Share generously
- Follow and be followed
- Take good photos
- Good descriptions and be responsive to comments.
Ready to Get Started?
The app is available for both iOS and Android devices in the app store. All you need to do is download and install i. Then create your account and start listing items.
If you decide to give Poshmark a try, use my Invite code: CIELNITESHADE when you sign up and you will receive a $5 credit to your closet.
This was just a quick summary of how Poshmark works to get you started. I could go on about leaving comments and ratings on items, boutiques, purchasing items wholesale and bundling! If you want me to create another post of these more advanced topics let me know in the comments!
Also comment your Poshmark username below so I can look up your closet! Check out some items from my closet here on the blog or follow me on Poshmark!
