| We have all heard of people making fortunes selling | | | | short of minimum wage. And, frankly, it was a very |
| old collectibles on eBay, but this is not the only way to | | | | large amount of work packaging and sending all of the |
| earn money on eBay. In fact, you can make money on | | | | items (especially the washer/dryer!). |
| eBay without selling a thing. This is how you do it. | | | | Down but not out, I realized the value of the eBay |
| Five years ago, I remember reading a story in Fortune | | | | marketplace but also realized that selling on eBay was |
| Magazine about someone who made a one million | | | | simply not for me. It required a lot of work, a lot of |
| dollars on eBay by selling old antiques that I would | | | | physical product, and very minimal returns. I needed |
| never have guessed anyone would buy. But, eBay | | | | another way to make money on eBay. |
| essentially makes your marketplace the whole | | | | I discovered this new way of making money on eBay |
| Internet-connected world and that is quite a lot of | | | | when I read about the eBay affiliate program. In this |
| customers. | | | | program, you make money not by selling eBay |
| After reading this story, I recall heading into my | | | | products but by promoting eBay products through your |
| basement with a lot of enthusiasm. What could I sell | | | | website. Very interesting, I thought. |
| that would make me one million dollars? Well, I have an | | | | I had just one problem: I had no website. Well, with the |
| old bat, a few ball gloves, lots of old records that I | | | | same enthusiasm I had when I first went down to the |
| never use, an old washer/dryer that is out of service, | | | | basement, I learned everything there was to know |
| and a manual lawn mower that I know will never cut | | | | about setting up a website. When I was done with it, |
| another blade of grass. | | | | my website looked great and I received lots of |
| Then, I headed to my parents house. Here was my | | | | compliments. |
| rational: They have lived longer and thus should have | | | | But I had no visitors. So, I learned how to promote my |
| more collectibles. I found even more items there: | | | | website using various promotional tools. Gradually (it did |
| vintage turntables and stereo sets, old vacuums, | | | | take awhile), people started coming to my website and |
| industrial tools, and many other items. In the end, I | | | | I then directed them to relevant, topical auction pages |
| visited every member of my family and gathered all | | | | on eBay. |
| the items that I could in my pursuit of making a whole | | | | In this way, I made money as an eBay affiliate. Since |
| lot of money selling items on eBay. | | | | then, I have created many websites which all direct |
| While I was thinking about how to spend my future | | | | traffic to eBay's website and I make good money as |
| windfall of money, I placed each of these items up on | | | | an eBay affiliate. |
| eBay. I sold every one of them and made a very | | | | Who would have known? You can actually earn |
| paltry amount of $1,000. Considering the time that I had | | | | money on eBay without selling a thing! |
| put into this, my hourly rate probably came up well | | | | |