| A question that often gets asked is "How do I find out | | | | Hasselblad camera". I either write this myself or |
| what the best selling items on eBay are?" The | | | | outsource this to be written from places like |
| question isn't too difficult to answer. You head over to | | | | ScriptLance or Elance. The document would be no |
| eBay pulse. | | | | longer than around 15-20 pages of A4. |
| What's eBay pulse? | | | | Head over to ClickBank or Paydotcom and find an |
| This is an eBay tool that allows you to find out what | | | | affiliate product to promote. An affiliate product is |
| the top searched for items are in any given category. | | | | basically a product that has been produced by |
| It also supplies data of the most successful eBay | | | | someone else and who offer you a share in the profit |
| stores within each category too! This is marketing intel | | | | if a sale is made. We'll promote these by way of an |
| gold, and better still, it's free! | | | | affiliate link embedded into our written document. |
| The best way to use eBay pulse is by clicking on the | | | | From here we embed those links into the document |
| "all categories" drop down list which brings up a | | | | and turn that document into a PDF file. There are |
| generic category list. From here we can delve a little | | | | many ways to do this, my favorite bit of software is |
| further into each category to find out some niche | | | | called "Open Source", but feel free to use whichever |
| categories. For example, I chose the "Camera and | | | | PDF software you like. |
| Photos" category and found the Hasselblad camera at | | | | I then get a nice eBook picture designed for my |
| #8 on this listing. | | | | product, write a nice little sales page to accompany it |
| To find out what were the best sellers in this category, | | | | and started selling these into my chosen niche. When |
| I simply clicked on the link that took me over to the | | | | someone buys the eBook and clicks on one of the |
| auctions for the Hasselblad camera and clicked on the | | | | affiliate links I get paid for each sale. So, not only are |
| "completed listing tab". Please note: You will need to be | | | | you making money on what we call the "front end", |
| signed in to use this function. | | | | we're also making back-end sales of the affiliate |
| Once you've clicked on this tab you'll be shown a nice | | | | product. |
| list of "sold items". This list is out best sellers. | | | | When someone purchases an eBook from you, simply |
| What Can We Do With This List? | | | | burn it onto CD ROM and ship it out to them. if you |
| The way I personally monetize this list for a eBay | | | | though there was more, that's it! Simple technique eh? |
| great business opportunity is by producing an | | | | You're probably looking at a 1-3% conversion but that's |
| information product on this topic. Probably ranging from | | | | not too bad. If done well, simply rinse and repeat with |
| "How to get the best out of your Hasselblad camera" | | | | different categories in eBay pulse. |
| or "Hints and tips on taking a better picture with your | | | | |