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What's Your eBay Reputation Really Worth?

2010-03-08T05:50:00.000-08:00

What's Your eBay Reputation Really Worth? 　 Your eBay reputation is everything you are on eBay - without it, you're nothing. Your reputation is worth as much as every sale you will ever make. 　 If you've ever bought anything on eBay (and the chances are you have), then think about your own behaviour. Buying from a seller with a low feedback rating makes you feel a little nervous and insecure,

An eBay Seller's Checklist

2010-03-06T05:49:00.000-08:00

An eBay Seller's Checklist 　 Being a seller is a lot of responsibility, and sometimes you might feel like you're not doing everything you should be. This simple checklist will help you keep on top of things. 　 Have you found out everything you possibly could about your items? Try typing their names into a search engine - you might find out something you didn't know. If someone else is selling the

5 Simple Steps to Posting Your First eBay Auction

2010-03-05T05:47:00.000-08:00

5 Simple Steps to Posting Your First eBay Auction 　 It's surprisingly simple to get started posting your very first auction on eBay. Here's what you need to do. 　 Step 1: Open an eBay seller's account If you've bought things on eBay, then you already have an account - just log in with it and click 'Sell' in the toolbar at the top of the page, then click 'Create a seller's account'. If you've

Learning the eBay "Lingo"

2010-03-04T05:45:00.000-08:00

Learning the eBay "Lingo" 　 Do you have trouble sometimes understanding when people talk about eBay? Don't worry, some of the jargon is really obscure, and you can't be expected to understand it until someone's told you what it means. Here's a little list of some of the most useful lingo to know, but you don't need to memorise it - even the most common jargon is only used relatively rarely. 　

Staying Out of Trouble with eBay's Listing Policies

2010-03-03T05:42:00.000-08:00

Staying Out of Trouble with eBay's Listing Policies 　 While you can sell most things on eBay, quite a few things are banned. If you try to sell any of these things then eBay will remove your auction and all bids will be void. 　 Here is eBay's full list of prohibited or questionable items: 　 Academic Software Airline and Transit Related Items Alcohol (also see Wine) Animals and Wildlife Products

A Beginner's Guide to the Different eBay Auction Types

2010-03-02T05:40:00.000-08:00

A Beginner's Guide to the Different eBay Auction Types 　 Over the years, eBay has introduced all sorts of different auction types, in an effort to give people more options when they buy and sell their things on eBay. 　 For every seller who doesn't like the idea that their item might sell for a far lower price than they intend, there's another who wants to shift hundreds of the same item quickly.

What You Need to Know BEFORE You Get Started on eBay

2010-03-01T05:38:00.000-08:00

What You Need to Know BEFORE You Get Started on eBay 　 So you've decided that you want to get started as a seller on eBay. There are a few things that you really need to know before you go and throw yourself in at the deep end. 　 What to Sell First off, you need to know what it is you're going to sell: what's your speciality? You'll do far better on eBay if you become a great source for certain

eBay Income Possibilities

2010-02-27T05:37:00.000-08:00

eBay Income Possibilities If you've ever read an article about eBay, you will have seen the kinds of incomes people make - it isn't unusual to hear of people making thousands of dollars per month on eBay. Next time you're on eBay, take a look at how many PowerSellers there are: you'll find quite a few. Now consider that every single one of one of them must be making at least $1,000 per month, as

eBay: The First 10 Years.

2010-02-26T05:32:00.000-08:00

eBay: The First 10 Years. Yes, you read that correctly: ten years. eBay was created in September 1995, by a man called Pierre Omidyar, who was living in San Jose. He wanted his site - then called 'AuctionWeb' - to be an online marketplace, and wrote the first code for it in one weekend. It was one of the first websites of its kind in the world. The name 'eBay' comes from the domain Omidyar used

How to Choose the Right eBay Product Category

2010-02-25T06:07:00.000-08:00

How to Choose the Right eBay Product Category 　 Some people think it's easy to choose the right eBay category, and often it is. Sometimes, though, it might not be quite clear exactly what to go for. 　 Why is it Even Important? Plenty of people use the category system to find items, when they're not looking for something specific. If your item is listed in the wrong category - or you've just given

Taming the eBay Search Engine

2010-02-24T06:01:00.000-08:00

Taming the eBay Search Engine 　 If you know what you're doing, you can quickly find what you're looking for on eBay - and the more you know about how buyers find you, the easier you'll find it to be found. Here are a few golden searching rules. 　 Be specific: If you're searching for the first edition of the original Harry Potter book, you'll get further searching for 'harry potter rowling

How to Think Like an eBay PowerSeller

2010-02-23T05:58:00.000-08:00

How to Think Like an eBay PowerSeller 　 So what's a PowerSeller? PowerSellers are the people on eBay who've made it, recognisable by the little 'PowerSeller' badge next to their name. You've probably seen these people around - and to succeed on eBay, you want to think the way they do. 　 How to People Get the Right to Call Themselves PowerSellers? eBay gets to decide who can be a PowerSeller and

eBay - Part Time or Full? How to Decide

2010-02-22T05:56:00.000-08:00

eBay - Part Time or Full? How to Decide 　 Going full-time as an eBay seller is living the dream: making a real income, working from home, being your own boss and all the rest of it. It's the promise of a million scams, and it's finally come true - at least for some. 　 What they don't tell you in the success stories, though, is that becoming a full-time eBay seller is by no means for everyone. You

An Introduction to Bidding and Buying on eBay

2010-02-20T14:31:00.000-08:00

An Introduction to Bidding and Buying on eBay 　 Have you noticed that whenever you open a newspaper, watch the TV or have a conversation, people seem to be talking about eBay? If you've never used it and you've no idea what it's all about, then the chances are that you're starting to feel a little left out. But don't worry! This email contains everything you need to know about the basics of

Extra Money Making Ideas For Your Hobby - Part 3

2009-12-11T07:47:00.000-08:00

Perks - Finally, don’t forget the Perks!Each niche is different, but as you get recognized in your field, there are always people who want you to promote their stuff with testimonials, endorsements or reviews. They’ll often send it to you for free to see if you’ll use it, review it or promote it. You might not look at this as money in your pocket, but we often buy these things for our hobbies

Extra Money Making Ideas For Your Hobby - Part 2

2009-12-09T07:43:00.000-08:00

Bartering - Money isn’t the only way to profit from your hobbies. Don’t forget about bartering. I’ve traded out such things a lawn care for a whole year with a national lawn care company. Did you also know that you could trade onboard speeches for cruises all over the world? All you need to do is ask, the worst that could happen is they might say no, but you’ll be surprised how many say yes.

Extra Money Making Ideas For Your Hobby - Part 1

2009-12-07T09:26:00.000-08:00

Combining - In previous posts, I’ve listed many different methods of how to make money with your hobby. All are excellent ways to make as much money as you’re willing to pursue, but I believe the real success will come when you start to combine them. By combing various money making methods into a single venture, you will truly profit from your Hobbies.For example, you might go on a great

Basic Rules of Marketing

2009-10-02T09:15:00.000-07:00

Basic Rules of Marketing Effective marketing is a vast field. It includes using marketing tools such as direct mail, classified ads, signs, radio and TV, business ventures, and the “Granddaddy of them all” the INTERNET. In fact, the approaches you can take and the methods you use, are only limited by your imagination and resources. There are however 3 basic rules that do not change. They are as

Marketing Info Products

2009-09-30T08:09:00.000-07:00

Marketing Info Products After you have developed your product, you’ll have to decide on packaging. Depending on your market, some packaging will sell better than others. For example, you can print your information in a book, eBook, manual, or newsletter, put it on CDs, videos, blogs, or even present it at seminars. One thing is for certain; people are paying billions of dollars to obtain

How To Research A Niche

2009-09-28T08:06:00.000-07:00

How To Research A Niche Here’s a free and simple way to find a good niche. Find a quiet place alone and sit down with a pad and paper and write all your hobbies and interests down. Also write down any talents you have, along with any skills you may have developed through work or elsewhere. Finally, write down any thing you may have always wanted to learn about or do. Now ponder for a moment,

Niche Marketing

2009-09-25T08:04:00.000-07:00

Niche Marketing Why niche markets? You’ve heard me mention them all throughout this blog. Selling things to someone in a niche is easier because they’re already focused on a problem, passion or hobby. Next time you see a magazine stand, notice how most of the magazines are geared toward a specific market segment (i.e. niche markets). Publishers and advertisers for that matter know their success

Creating Value

2009-09-23T08:02:00.000-07:00

Creating Value Over 90% of all small businesses online are currently losing money and it can all be boiled down to two things: VALUE & MARKETING! Millions of online users are not waiting around to give you their credit card numbers, as some people would like you to think. Most people are searching online for help or information. If you can provide real VALUE by genuinely helping people and then

Monetizing Your Blog

2009-09-21T08:59:00.000-07:00

Monetizing Your Blog Many people think that you shouldn’t monetize a blog, but I think that if you provide real value, why not get paid for it. Then you can focus on providing more! Besides, the information on the blog is still free and if they don’t want to buy anything else than they don’t have to. Another point to realize is that this Blog is about the best ways to make money in a home

Blog Content

2009-09-18T08:52:00.000-07:00

Blog Content It’s advised that you become a member of different organizations in your field or niche, subscribe to several newsletters, magazines, newspapers and other blogs, all of which will help to provide you with an on-going stream of information for your own blog. Your function will primarily be that of researcher as you gather useful information worthy of posting on your own blog, either

Setting Up A Blog

2009-09-16T07:45:00.000-07:00

Setting Up A Blog You don’t need to be a programmer to setup a blog. There’s plenty of free software and it’s easy to use. That said, you do need to develop your Web knowledge and continually learn because it’s a constantly growing and changing field. Obviously the more you know about Web technologies the better off you are, but knowledge can be learned and you don’t have to know everything.