Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
How To Get Started With Ebay Business From Home
There are 10 steps on how to work from home on eBay. Follow the information outlined here in order to successfully sell your items, or if you want to take more of a hands-off approach go ahead and use PHPBay Pro for WordPress.
Step One:
Get started the right way. Accurately describe your item. If it is new say so, if it is not also state that. An accurate description will ensure that the buyer knows what they are getting.
Step Two:
Have great keywords in your title. Look for an item just like yours in an eBay search. See what comes up. Using great keywords will get your item further up on the search listings. People can only purchase your item if they can find it.
Step Three:
Use pictures. Now that the gallery is free, there is no reason not to use pictures. A digital camera is all you need in order to take a really great photograph. This is what will tell your buyers about your product. Get this right and your item has a much better chance of selling.
Step Four:
Accurately list your shipping and handling charges. Buyers are turned off when listings are obviously padding their shipping. You are entitled to have the buyer pay for the actual shipping plus reasonable handling charges. Another option may be to have a buy it now option with free shipping. This marketing tool really works well.
Step Five:
Use an online payment service like PayPal. Many buyers do not want to bother with a check or money order. They want to make an online payment. PayPal is safe and you can start with a personal account and move up to a premier or business account at a later date. It is difficult to work from home on eBay without an online payment solution.
Step Six:
Promptly ship your items after you receive payment. A delay in shipping will result in unhappy buyers. This is very important. Make sure you list all shipping options. It is always a good idea to offer an expedited service as well as standard. Always ship your item with a form of delivery confirmation. Require insurance on fragile items.
Step Seven:
Keep good communication with your buyer. Email them to let them know payment was received. Contact them to let them know their item has shipped. Send them a follow-up email to be sure they were happy with their purchase and ask them if you can put them on your email list.
Step Eight:
Create an email listing of your customers, with their permission. Let them know when a similar item is for sale. For example if you sold a customer a Limoges box, let them know when you have similar items for sale. Developing a list of happy customers is a great way to get repeat business.
Step Nine:
Stay informed. Use the eBay Forums and community links to stay on top of what is going on in the eBay community. You will know when specials are offered to buyers and when there are events. Workshops are a great way to learn more about eBay. The more you know the better you can run your business.
Step 10:
Know what is hot on eBay. Visit the What's Hot page daily. Make sure you know what is selling well in your category of items. Developing a niche market is important. You cannot cover every category. Choose an area of expertise. Write an FAQ or an informative article and post it to eBay. All of these tips will help keep you profitable.
Following these these 10 steps on how to work from home on eBay could build you plenty of value.
For my own personal use, I use a tool called PHPBay Pro on my main site over at 113tidbits blog. Below is a few of the category pages that tend to get lots of organic traffic and search from all over the web:
http://113tidbits.com/android-phones/samsung-galaxy-s/ – Samsung Products Full Page
http://113tidbits.com/how-technology-improves-our-lives/3689/
What an article post looks like.
So if, you’re really interested in using this tool please use the comments box below and we can discuss an option for you to earn an income from home…take care.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
This Weeks Business2Business Blogging Opportunities
This Week's Featured Jobs:
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