Open an eBay Store - 3 Easy Steps

Open eBay Store - First Stepmarket research pro. A well run store is worth every
Opening an eBay Store is the best way to helppenny, and can add considerably to your profitability.
dedicated sellers maximize their online business and isOpen eBay Store - Make A Plan
a must for any serious seller and is available on a trialBefore you can start to load your eBay business
basis for 30 days, risk free. The basic level costspages with the goods your business has for sale, you
about $15 a month and is a wise investment in growingneed to prepare them. This can mean taking a photo,
your online business.deciding on the selling price, preparing packaging
Open eBay Store - Feesmaterials you will need, and calculating the delivery
An eBay store runs a bit differently than the traditionalcosts you need to add to the selling price of your
auctions you are probably already familiar with. Whenitems.
you open your online store, you can list your items forIt seems like many eBay Internet business people get
less money than traditional auctions, just know that thecomplacent once they are up and running. Pay
items you list will be sold at a fixed price and the itemsattention to new feature announcements, stay on top
will be listed for at least 30 days. To have your ownof your customer service and your competition. Your
store you need to pay $15.95 per month for the basicbusiness pages can contain categories, custom pages,
store. Listing fees are only $0.03 and gallery picturespromotional areas and a header for the logo of your
can be added for free. This is a great way to list lotsonline business.
of products for rock bottom listing fees.Branding your shop is important to ensure it stands out
As all eBay stores are basically Internet web pagesfrom the other businesses on the Internet. Don't forget
you can design your store from scratch using anythat your business pages are in essence just pages of
web page design software. The Premium Store willa website that can be modified to your precise
run you $49.95 a month and comes with everything inrequirements within the limits that eBay sets. Visit the
the basic store except for the 24/7 customer servicedesign center to see what is possible with your stores
tech support that comes with the premium store.appearance.
Instead of the regular selling manager you will getOnce your new business is up and running, you can
selling manager PRO and the market research basicnow turn your attention to promoting your online
plan. Your store will also be included in the eBay storesbusiness. One of the most important aspects of
gateway rotation and will appear in the searches onrunning your online business is tracking the sales
occasion.through your store. eBay provides free reporting via its
A subscription to the anchor store will run you $299.95store traffic reports so you can instantly see the sales
a month. You get everything in the premium store butand traffic statistics of every item in your online shop.
instead of the market research basic plan you get