Make money on eBay - Get More People to See Your Ad
What you can do is set up your own web site. It may not get as many hits as the auctions at eBay, but it’s a good place to list items that are harder to sell, or that you want a set price for! Your own web site will give you total control over the environment. And, although you probably will get only a fraction of the traffic that eBay does, you can leave the items up for as long as you want, and you can set your own price. If you want a higher price, and are willing to wait for it, you can be successful running your own web site.
We’ve talked about getting free web space before, from such companies as Geocities, and these can be fine to use for a small web site to list a few products with your e-mail address. If you decide to get a little more involved, you may want to go out and find a company that rents web space that you can use. Most offer a large site for about $15 to $25 per month. These sites will offer you the ability to use a custom domain name, i.e.. www.mycompany.com, and will offer things like e-mail, on-line support, shopping cart programs etc. You would do well to get your own domain name and then find a web host for your own domain. Two popular places to get your domain name are:
http://www.godaddy.com
http://www.directnic.com
An easier option is to create an online auction store with eBay. The costs to create this type of store are low, and the fees to list multiple products is generally much lower than listing individual items at auctions. I try to have a good mix of store items, and online auction items. To open your own eBay store simply visit the link below and click on "Open a Store" http://ebay-stores.auctionresourcenetwork.net
TIMING IS EVERYTHING!
An eBay ad generally gets the most attention on its first day posted, and in the hours before the auction ends. I have found there are certain really optimum times to begin and end an auction.
In my experience Saturday and Sunday afternoons have the heaviest viewer traffic on eBay. So, I suggest that you post your auction on Saturday or Sunday between the hours of noon and 3:00 p.m. (prime time viewing hits its peak between 3-4:00 p.m. Allow it to run a seven day course so that it ends during these same high exposure viewing hours.
We’ve talked about getting free web space before, from such companies as Geocities, and these can be fine to use for a small web site to list a few products with your e-mail address. If you decide to get a little more involved, you may want to go out and find a company that rents web space that you can use. Most offer a large site for about $15 to $25 per month. These sites will offer you the ability to use a custom domain name, i.e.. www.mycompany.com, and will offer things like e-mail, on-line support, shopping cart programs etc. You would do well to get your own domain name and then find a web host for your own domain. Two popular places to get your domain name are:
http://www.godaddy.com
http://www.directnic.com
An easier option is to create an online auction store with eBay. The costs to create this type of store are low, and the fees to list multiple products is generally much lower than listing individual items at auctions. I try to have a good mix of store items, and online auction items. To open your own eBay store simply visit the link below and click on "Open a Store" http://ebay-stores.auctionresourcenetwork.net
TIMING IS EVERYTHING!
An eBay ad generally gets the most attention on its first day posted, and in the hours before the auction ends. I have found there are certain really optimum times to begin and end an auction.
In my experience Saturday and Sunday afternoons have the heaviest viewer traffic on eBay. So, I suggest that you post your auction on Saturday or Sunday between the hours of noon and 3:00 p.m. (prime time viewing hits its peak between 3-4:00 p.m. Allow it to run a seven day course so that it ends during these same high exposure viewing hours.
posted by Jason James at 2:52 PM
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