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Using eBay templates, even a complete novice can generate an impressive listing with just a few modifications. There is no need to be a natural born designer, all you need to do is just add titles, descriptions, and upload matching photos so everything is completed within your template.
One advantage of eBay templates is their reusability. Once you have found a template you like, you can reuse it over and over again by modifying its individual content (photos, description, title and so on). Managing your eBay listings is made very simple using eBay templates.
If you wish to make a few design changes to the provided eBay template, then you will need to use a WYSIWYG editor or alter the HTML code if you are capable of doing so. A WYSIWYG editor is the simplest way, and there are many freeware editors available for the purpose of editing eBay templates. Simply download an editor, open the eBay template and continue editing the eBay template until you are happy with it.
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eBay Selling Tip #1: Try to sell items in BIG lots. eBay shoppers tend to have a “flea market” kind of approach to buying items, so if you package things together in a listing, it becomes more attractive to the buyer.
eBay Selling Tip #2: Invest in a high quality photo gallery. With the eBay Gallery upgrade, search results and category listings will show a photo of your item/s. The photo will be in a JPEG format with dimensions of 96 x 96 pixels. This will instantly improve the number of hits your listing gets.
eBay Selling Tip #3: Adding a shipping cost calculator can greatly enhance the functionality of your listing and will please potential buyers. This allows sellers to attract frugal bidders who avoid items with a fixed, single shipping cost. The drawback, however, is that this tool is only available to those in the US. Unfortunately, there is currently no such tool available for Australian or other international sellers.
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These simple three eBay marketing secrets can do wonders for you.
You first need to determine what to sell by completing some preliminary research.
Perform a quick search on eBay and scroll down and find on the left hand side a “completed listings” box, check this and you can see what people are actually buying. Try browsing categories or by typing in a generic keyword phrase like “cosmetics”.
Next you need to present your items in an attractive manner. You don’t need to be a professional designer, but avoid anything unreadable or just plain ghastly. A picture of your product is essential, and write how the product will benefit the person using it, such as what they may envision doing with it. Include all the specifications about the product (i.e. have super sleek hair every day).
Finally, to capitalise on sales, simply offer additional products to the customer. This can be included with the package they receive, or simply with their confirmation email. They may turn you down, but occasionally you will find someone willing to make an additional purchase and you can tempt them by combining postage costs.
]]>One free eBay listing software package provided by eBay itself is known as Turbo Lister. This application allows you to list items much more quickly than you do using the ordinary eBay Wizard. Turbo Lister makes it easier as it uses a WYSIWYG editor for editing meaning you are not required to know HTML but can still design the look of your listings and it writes the required coding for you.
Another feature of the Turbo Listing eBay Listing Software package is its range of templates it has on offer for those who do not feel up to the task of designing their own layout.
Once you’ve set up all the listings you desire, this eBay listing software will upload them for you. You simply need to specify the starting and finishing times for the auctions and they will appear online according to their nominated start time.
There are many other eBay listing software packages available, however Turbo Lister is one of the easiest and most time-efficient ways of managing your eBay listings.
]]>The primary way people profit from eBay is by selling items on the site and paying fees to eBay per sale. This has recently come under scrutiny as sellers claim that eBay are raising their seller fees every year. Fortunately, eBay have launched a new program that offers you an alternative way to profit from their services.
eBay Affiliate Marketing is the newest way to make money from the online auction giant. The eBay Affiliate Marketing program has been set up so you can advertise any auction you want, not just your own auctions. Therefore, if someone clicks the link and wins the auction, you get commission. You can get $50-$75 commission on each winning bid and $25-$35 per new active eBay member.
To take part in the eBay Affiliate Marketing program, all you need is a website or blog to post your affiliate links. eBay even gives you affiliate tools to make it easy for you to post these links including a “Best Practices” section where they give you tips on how to reign in more traffic.
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According to eBay, only a very small percentage of sold items are actually returned. eBay already has a number of rules set in place for business sellers, and sellers are legally bound to offer buyers a ‘cooling off’ period of 7 working days after receipt of all Buy It Now items with few exceptions. Within this period, a buyer can choose to cancel the purchase.
As a seller, you should clearly detail your customer returns policy according to your legal obligations of the business and how the buyer can return the item. Here are some customer returns policy options to consider:
The first is that you need to be a computer programmer to do it; the second is that you need special tools to help you sell anything.
Fortunately, these two ideas are myths and it is slowly emerging that making money and selling on eBay is actually far simpler that once thought. You don’t need to known HTML to list on eBay, and there are many free and easy to use eBay auction tools available to assist anyone.
eBay auction tools covers a broad range of software and applications that assist sellers in listing items for sale. For beginners, the two most important eBay auction tools would be a turbo listing service and an image hosting server.
These services offer many benefits and you only need to write a title with relevant keywords, specify a payment arrangement, write a description, and voila! Basically, that is the guts of a listing using eBay auction tools.
However, before you can utilise the image hosting server, you need to obtain pictures of your items. Pictures are essential to the success of your auction, so if you don’t have a digital camera it is worth investing in one.
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Auction Success Tip #1: Do not have an auction reserve price.
eBay is removing this option for some of its sites which is a sign you too should follow suit. Reserve prices can sometimes deter bidders as they would be bidding in the dark not knowing if the auction would actually result in a sale or not.
Auction Success Tip #2: Keep the starting price low.
A low starting price will attract interest at a much quicker pace that builds momentum and can lead to an eBay auction frenzy. Depending on the product, a starting price of .99c has been proven to attract bidders very quickly.
Auction Success Tip #3: Design an About Me page.
This is a fantastic opportunity for you to sell yourself to potential bidders so you can gain their trust. Include details about you and your business, how long you have been registered on eBay, where you are situated, specialisations and so on.