| Contrary to popular belief, selling is the oldest | | | | made less money on every sale but they multiplied |
| profession in the world. Selling is also the most lucrative | | | | their sales by a couple of million. Selling on the internet |
| profession in the world and from the earliest days | | | | is a numbers game and this is where being an affiliate |
| some of the wealthiest people have always been | | | | comes in - the key is in making small amounts per sale, |
| involved in selling. With the internet, selling once again | | | | but making many of them. The sheer amount of |
| took on a new dimension and what once started as | | | | people on the internet makes this very possible - |
| the information super highway, soon became a global | | | | regardless of what you are selling. |
| market place. Of all the many success stories, none | | | | So what has this got to do with making money selling |
| can match Ebay and as the world biggest | | | | on Ebay? Through Ebay's affiliate program it means |
| marketplace it dominates a huge part of the internet | | | | that you can make money selling other people's stuff |
| shopping market. On Ebay, you can make money | | | | and by only earning an affiliate commission you can |
| selling virtually anything. | | | | 'sell' without selling. By opening your own affiliate store |
| When Ebay first started it was predominantly an | | | | you can list other people's products in your store and |
| auction site where people could 'flog' their unwanted | | | | only refer your customers to the appropriate store. If |
| goods. Today, Ebay is the largest online 'shopping mall' | | | | the referral results in a sale, bang! - you earn a |
| and you can find stores on Ebay selling virtually | | | | commission. |
| anything you can think of. The sheer exposure that | | | | Although the profit margins are much lower than |
| Ebay offers worldwide it truly impressive and if you | | | | having your own store and making direct sales, it |
| want to tap into the potential of the world's oldest and | | | | requires a lot less work and comes with a lot less |
| most lucrative profession, then Ebay might just be the | | | | hassle. An affiliate Ebay store requires no inventory, no |
| answer for you. | | | | customer relations, no shipping hassles and no real |
| There are several ways to make money selling on | | | | maintenance. In fact, it requires very little time or |
| Ebay, and if you are serious about making some | | | | money to get going and it might be one of the lowest |
| decent cash, then starting your own store is probably | | | | entry levels for any business opportunity on the |
| your best option. The real challenge with this however | | | | internet. |
| is the sheer amount administration involved with running | | | | Having an affiliate store really brings a whole new |
| your own successful store. Customers, shipping, | | | | dimension to selling and making money with Ebay. |
| inventory, payments, refunds...can soon turn into a | | | | Without all the usual hassles of running a store you can |
| nightmare. | | | | let other people do the hard work and you still take |
| There is a way around this though. One of the most | | | | your cut. It's easy, carries very low risk and even if you |
| revolutionary ideas that the internet popularized in the | | | | fail dismally you won't loose much. On Ebay, making |
| world of selling is affiliateship. Ever since Amazon | | | | money selling other people' stuff can be the answer to |
| started their affiliate program they exploded in size and | | | | starting your own lucrative online business. |
| by paying affiliates commission for referred sales, they | | | | |