| "> | | | | - Advertise your auctions wherever you can. If you |
| It isn't difficult to sell on eBay, but to maximise your | | | | have an eBay store you could link to it from the |
| earning potential you will need to drive as many visitors | | | | signature in your email account, or perhaps from a |
| to your auction as you possibly can. The more people | | | | related website that you might own. You could also |
| that view your item, the more bids you are likely to | | | | visit forums that are related to the area in which you |
| receive and the higher the possibility of a bidding war, | | | | are selling to advertise your store. The more visits to |
| driving your prices sky high. Although it can take time | | | | your shop, the more people will filter through into your |
| and effort to get more page views on your auctions, | | | | actual auctions. |
| there are many small steps that you can take to help, | | | | - Place a low starting bid on your auctions. If you start |
| that together will generate a large effect. | | | | the bidding at just a few pence you are likely to get |
| - It is important to know what people are currently | | | | the attention of the bargain hunters. And what's more, |
| searching for. Use eBay Pulse to find the most | | | | people will always look at auctions that have a high |
| searched for terms within your particular category and | | | | number of bids to see what all the fuss is about. |
| try to use these keywords within your title if they are | | | | - Use a page view counter to keep a track on how |
| relevant. Don't restrict your search to eBay though; you | | | | many views your different auctions are getting. It's |
| should also type keywords into Google to see what | | | | good to keep a record of your auctions and their key |
| sort of pages and products are returned, and into | | | | details such as final number of page views, the price |
| other retail websites such as Amazon. If your title | | | | the item was sold for, the end time of the auction, the |
| contains the words that people are actually searching | | | | keywords you used to target your audience and more. |
| for your page views will increase. | | | | In a matter of weeks you will have built up a priceless |
| - To successfully sell on eBay you must take a good | | | | database of information that will help you to know the |
| quality picture of your item. When people are scanning | | | | best times, keywords and starting bids to use to |
| through lists of thousands of potential goods it will be a | | | | successfully sell on eBay. |
| picture that attracts them. If your pictures look | | | | The more views your auctions receive, the higher the |
| professional, potential buyers will see you as a | | | | price for your items. Remember to take the time in |
| professional and will be more likely to purchase from | | | | creating your auctions to advertise and promote your |
| you rather than your competitors. | | | | sales to see a great return. |