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I have been using eBay for the last 5 years, as well as selling surplus household items and unwanted gifts etc. I have also been following the methods described in my eBook ‘Prints Make Profits’ to supplement my income.
During 2009 my internet marketing business took off and I began to spend more and more of my time on this. Consequently my eBay business took a back seat.
At the beginning of 2010 (new year resolution time!) I decided to dedicate one morning per week to my eBay business, this decision was partly due to my desire to further increase my income and partly to a need to ‘declutter’ the wardrobe where I had been storing my stock of prints, mounts (mats) and envelopes!
Since the start of the year I have focused on one particular niche that is very popular with collectors from several different countries and over the years I have learned which items command premium prices.
I have used this experience to build up a stock of similar items from offline sources such as estate sales and live auctions and online sources including eBay and my ’secret resource’ (I reveal all of my secrets in ‘Prints Make Profits’.)
OK, so what have my results been like?
I spend around 2 hours per week on photographing, listing, mounting (matting) and packing my prints so I’m looking at a return of approximately £78.00 per hour ($120).
A very respectable return I’m sure you’ll agree.
You can follow this weeks auctions LIVE at;
www.saturnbull.com/ebayauctions
To check out my most recently completed sales go to;
www.saturnbull.com/ebaycompleted
My keys to success
Starting price;
I’ve tested various different starting prices with identical prints and my conclusions are surprising.
Starting low doesn’t attract more bidders. With vintage collectibles low prices put bidders off, the key is to start high and if the item doesn’t sell, relist with a slightly lower starting price and repeat this process until you find the price point where your item consistently sells – the optimum price for your items.
Images;
It is essential to take several high quality pictures using a good quality digital camera, don’t make the mistake of only uploading one picture to keep your listing fee down. I often upload six or seven images to highlight the points of interest in my prints.
Story;
People love a story so tell them one! Check out my descriptions, instead of just quoting the necessary, factual information such as age, condition, dimensions etc. I also describe where I obtained the item and what steps I had to take to prepare it for sale.
Guarantee;
Perhaps THE most important part of any auction description. Don’t be afraid to offer a very strong guarantee, it will boost your sales and it won’t lead to more refund requests.
I have perfected my techniques following many hundreds of hours of eBay research and testing, this knowledge now provides me with a very lucrative and enjoyable income stream.
I have condensed all of my experience into ‘Prints Make Profits’ my step by step guide to selling vintage prints on eBay so that you can copy my methods and build your own profitable eBay business.
Prints Make Profits sells for $19.95 at www.printsmakeprofits.com To thank you for being a valued subscriber you can get a huge 50% discount here;
(This special discount link will be taken down in a few days time)
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John Thornhill’s Masterclass closes its doors for another year tomorrow Feb 2nd so this really is your last chance to get on board.
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If you are thinking the timing is wrong and you’ll wait till next year just imagine where you could be in 12 months time if you start now, that dream of your own product earning real money and building your list could be a reality.
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If I can offer you any further advice it is to think long and hard about where you want to be in 12 months time (believe me those 12 months will fly by).
Do you want to have your own fledgling online business earning you money month after month that you can grow and nurture until it enables you to quit your day job?
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I really hate to start 2010 with a negative but you need to understand this……..
“The chances of you building your own successful online business are slim to zero if you spend your time and money on eBooks and internet marketing products”
You see there is so much information about making money online, so many “must try” methods and so many “next big thing” products that it is almost impossible for a beginner (I hate the term ‘newbie’) to negotiate this minefield and build a system that actually makes money.
The positive news is that there is a way for the beginner to build a sustainable online business, it is the way that I started and built my online business and it is the way that all of the successful internet marketers I know started and built their businesses.
They didn’t blindly buy product after product they followed the advice and guidance of people who were already doing what they wanted to do.
In other words they chose and followed a mentor or coach.
Yes, my number one piece of advice to you in 2010 is to get yourself a mentor and a coach.
Choose an internet marketer that you trust, a marketer who clearly has a system in place that works.
I personally would ignore the so called ‘guru’ marketers, these guys are too big to have day to day contact with.
No, go for the mid-level marketer, the guy who is clearly going places but not yet insulated by layers of assistants – someone you can actually build a relationship with.
Your task then is to learn how your marketers business model works.
The true power of the internet is that it levels the playing field for all of us.
In the brick and mortar offline business world there are many barriers to entry – you need special skills, you need premises, staff, you need substantial start-up capital and consequently the cost of failure is very high.
In the online business world all I need is a PC and internet connection and I’m in business, there are no barriers to me duplicating a successful business model and making money and once my business is making regular profits the internet makes it possible to scale it without limit!
“Cost?”
Yes, coaching and mentoring has a cost but because this way of learning is much more likely to succeed this cost is more accurately described as an ‘investment’, an investment in your own future.
Most beginners quickly get caught in a cycle of buying product after product and very rarely do these alone lead to sustainable success, that is why I offered free coaching as a bonus when I promoted Multi Profit Websites back in October. As good a product as it is Multi Profit Websites alone is unlikely to lead to sustainable success – you need to understand how to fit it into an overall strategy.
Think about how much money you spent in 2009 on eBooks and products and how much money you actually made.
Now think about how much you are likely to spend in the next 12 months.
This is a cost not an investment.
If you want to make a fresh start and make 2010 the year that you finally make your online dreams a reality follow the advice of someone who has already trodden the path, stop incurring costs and start making an investment.
Invest in coaching.
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This is a simple technique that anyone can use to grow a mailing list, all you need is an autoresponder (such as my favourite, aweber.com) and an eBay account.
You’ll remember the video I created recently showing how I use eBay to drive traffic to my forex website, here is the link if you missed it:
Building a mailing list without a website uses a similar method to encourage our auction viewers to visit our eBay ‘about me’ page but instead of then directing them to visit an external website we simply include an opt-in box on the ‘about me’ page and offer a relevant free gift as an incentive. (Please note that opt-in boxes are not allowed in auction listings but eBay does tolerate them in classified ads and on ‘about me’ pages.)
After watching the video several subscribers asked me how I insert a clickable link to my ‘about me’ page in my auction description.
The answer is a piece of HTML code;
<a href=”http://members.ebay.co.uk/aboutme/YOUREBAYID/”><span style=”font-size: large;”>Visit my <span style=”color: #00429a;”>M</span><span style=”color: #ff0010;”>E</span> page for your valuable <span style=”color: #ff0010;”>FREE gift, </span><span style=”color: #000000;”>Click HERE </span></span></a>
Simply insert your eBay ID in place of YOUREBAYID and make sure you customise the code with the eBay site you use (mine is .co.uk) it is then just a case of copying and pasting the code into your description.
I know it looks complicated but it is really quite simple when you understand how it works.
Learning how to use basic HTML code is an essential skill for the internet marketer and eBay seller and there is an excellent eBook on the subject written by Dan Thompson. (Dan is a partner in d9 Hosting, my favourite web host.)
‘Basic HTML’ shows you how to put together the code to create the exact effect you are looking for.
Maybe you want to change the size of the font, the background or text colour or perhaps insert an image, with ‘Basic HTML’ you can quickly learn how to achieve all of this and much more.
This 35 page guide is written in an easy to follow, step by step manner without using any techie jargon.
Click to download your copy of ‘Basic HTML’ with my compliments.
(nothing to pay and no opt-in required!)
You’ll be aware that eBay rules prohibit links to your websites in auction descriptions, well here is a sneaky way around this rule;
eBay allows you to include an email address in your description (to enable auction visitors to obtain further information about the item described) the idea is to include an email address @ your domain.
For example; support@forexexplanation.com (forexexplanation.com is the website you want your auction visitors to visit)
Why not make the domain stand out by changing the size and/or colour of the font?
Like this; support@forexexplanation.com
Another technique I use to drive traffic to my websites is to match the eBay ID to my domain name, in this case I am using the eBay ID ‘forexexplanation’ again some auction visitors will pop the name into their web browser and visit the site.
These methods work, I have built a mailing list of people interested in making money trading forex (a very hot niche on eBay) using these exact techniques and so can you.
Having built your mailing list how do you use it to generate further income?
Look out for my next newsletter where I will share the methods I use to build a profitable relationship with my subscribers.
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