| Of several online money making opportunities, eBay | | | | of the latter, you get a referral commission generally |
| and Amazon are two excellent sites. They provide | | | | from 5 to 15 percent of the sale price. |
| solid avenues for earning online income by creating | | | | Under eBay, you will be responsible for entire shipping |
| professional online stores. Amazon's aStore is opened | | | | and handling buyer queries, while as under Amazon, |
| by its Associates (free to join). There are some | | | | you have nothing to do except to promote products. |
| essential differences between the two. | | | | All other issues are taken care of by the company. |
| In case of eBay store, you should have your own | | | | Under both the schemes, you will have to promote |
| products to sell. If you have your own products and | | | | your business. However, it is easier under eBay. The |
| you want to do your own business online, you can | | | | advantage with this is that it attracts millions of buyers |
| create a store with this internet auction company. | | | | to the site and one can put one's store in front of |
| Thousands have opened their profitable eBay stores. | | | | millions at a nominal cost. |
| On the other hand, with Amazon's aStore, you are | | | | Profits can also be different under the two. While you |
| essentially working as its affiliate. You can create an | | | | can determine your own prices and profits under |
| aStore featuring Amazon products. If you want to sell | | | | eBay, you will have to be contended with referral |
| these, you can create a store with products of your | | | | commission under the other. Under the former, you |
| choice. You cannot sell your own products in that | | | | can also determine your own products. |
| store. | | | | There is more competition for Amazon products. In |
| If you don't have your own products, you can sell | | | | case of eBay, if you have hot products, your business |
| affiliate products. Amazon will help you to build a store | | | | can be very profitable. Many a time, seasonal products |
| with all the features embedded in it. You can embed it | | | | provided by Amazon sell well. |
| in your own website or link it. The process of creating | | | | In any case, online stores provide business |
| this store is very simple and one can have a store | | | | opportunities which any one can operate with nominal |
| within minutes. | | | | cost. That is the beauty of internet. If any one is |
| Another important difference is that while there is a | | | | serious about online selling, the two types of stores |
| cost liked with creating an eBay store, Amazon | | | | can be handy. Both are very easy to set up and |
| aStore is free to create. In case of the former, there | | | | operate. Both have the backing of reputed companies. |
| are also listing and other fees. In the case of the latter, | | | | Doing business online is fun. Any business demands |
| you get paid if any products get sold from your | | | | hard work and promotion. There are hundreds of |
| aStore. | | | | businesses that one can do on the internet. One can |
| Potential for profits from the former depends upon | | | | choose any business depending upon one's |
| your products and the margins they generate. In case | | | | qualifications and aptitude. |