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Hi everyone, I hope you are doing well. I will keep today’s post short and sweet. I am always looking for good liquidators, as liquidators are great money makers. If you sell online, you know liquidators can be very valuable. It’s very hard to find a good reliable liquidator now-a-days.
Look no further, QVC’s Liquidation website has great deals on pallet loads of liquidated goods. That’s right, I said QVC, one of the home shopping channels. This place is a gold mine they have tons of goods. They have everything from accessories and electronics to home decorations.
They categorize conditions based on 3 condition qualities.
First quality is new goods that have been discontinued and such. The quality is brand new with no defects or flaws, still brand new in the package. The good are sold as is with no warranties or returns possible.
Second quality is goods that have been returned for various reasons. These goods are still in good condition and can be resold as brand new items. They are usually opened or have no original box. These are also sold with no warranty or returns available.
Third quality goods are good that have also been returned. They may have wear and tear from normal usage. The goods are not sold in any kind of original packaging. The goods come with no warranties or returns possible.
I found some fantastic deals if you are willing to buy your good up front from a reliable liquidator. If you have the money to buy large quantities of goods, I recommend QVC’s liquidation website.
Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for reading!
Hey everyone, I hope your week is going well. Sorry I didn’t blog last night. I switched my Thursday with a Wednesday off this week. I want to congratulate JessicaB; she is the winner of my contest. Apparently 3 times was a charm. Thanks for entering everyone. I will have more contests all Spring and maybe Summer long. If you want a chance to win, check back here often. If you don’t want to wait, just purchase one of my e-books. You will get the same three months of tutoring as well.
I heard about a close friend of mine that got here facebook username and password stolen. It was a phishing scam that stole her information. It’s very important to protect yourself from phishing scams. Phishing scams are the newest way to steal someone’s identity and bank account information.
Phishing scams can be very misleading since they are designed to look like trusted websites. Phishing scams through ebay and paypal have been popular for years. But, now the crooks look to social networks. Once they access most peoples personal profile; they have all they need to steal that person’s identity. The crooks can find personal information they need, like your name, phone number, and address. That’s all they need these days to steal your identity. Your social security number can even be stolen from this information.
It was reported this year that 90% of the time that someone’s identity was stolen online, was from facebook, myspace, or a similar social network. Social networks have become a breeding ground for scam artists. Be careful who you let be your friend on social networks. Make your profile private to protect your identity.
It has also been reported these types of phishing scams involve some getting to know you until you trust them. Then the victim is hit with a friendly link or message that contains malware. Malware(virus) is a very bad program that can do everything from ruin your computer to stealing your identity. The scammer may also send you a website link or program without you realizing it. Some scammers are reported to leave these links in their profile, so innocent victims click on to them while looking at profiles. They never know their identity was just stolen.
These phishing links are also known to steal your social network username and password. Once the thief has this information, there are no limits to what they can find out about you. Stealing identities is a very serious business. The thieves are very good at what they do. Don’t underestimate them.
Take extreme measures to protect yourself from con-artists. Don’t use the same password you use for other websites as you do on social networks. Make your social network passwords totally different. Believe it or not, some people even use the same bank username and password as their social network. It is reported that this is how thieves are logging into bank accounts online and stealing money from their victims.
I know it’s a pain in the neck to remember another new username and password. But, protecting your identity is well worth the hassle. If you have ever had your identity stolen, you know how important it can be in the long run. Add some initials to the beginning or end of your usual password. Keep the same username but change the password. Anything to throw the thieves off the trail.
Don’t ever click on links sent through your email. Try and go directly to the sites you are registered. Clicking links in emails are a big way phishing scams have ripped people off. People click the link and it brings them to a website that looks just like a website they are a member to already. The person logs in and BAM, your username and password is stolen. The website just brought you to the scammer’s webpage and stole your username and password when you logged in to the site. Ebay and Paypal have been hit with this email phishing scam big-time in the past few years.
Be careful and protect yourself at all costs everyone. If you have any questionable content let me know. I can help.
Thanks for reading!
Hey everyone, I wanted to express how important titles are today. I recently had someone ask me if I could check their Amazon auctions to see if they were up to par. They were great auctions but the title was blah and plain. They were titles that could even be overlooked or even forgettable. This individual had things like “knife for sale” or “coffee pot”.
The problem was; the coffee pot was a kettle and was very old. It was probably worth some money since it was made in the early 1900’s. The knife was a prop survival knife from Rambo the movie(another great item poorly explained in the title). He didn’t know why the items were not selling. He could have easily sold the kettle if he said something like “1902 antique kettle in great condition”. Thankfully, I helped him out and sold his items next time around with a great title. You have to tell as much as you can in the title.
The title is what gets your customer to your auction or item page. Even on a website, make your item titles catchy and detailed. This is the only sure way to bring targeted traffic to your items. For instance, someone looking for a coffee pot would never click on an auction title like; “1902 antique kettle in great condition”. But an antique collector would be interested. And the other way around; the antique collector would probably not click onto a title like “coffee pot”.
You have to think of how you would search for something if you were looking for something specific. After all, the words in your title are the keywords that the search engine would find. Try to put words in your title that you know someone looking for that item would specifically search for in the search engine.
Putting item specific keywords in your title is the key to having the most targeted people visit your item/auction page. This alone isn’t good enough though. You have to be witty and think of a unique, eye catching title. Try and be original and don’t copy anyone. People seem to click on to catchy titles they haven’t seen before.
It’s almost like the “been there, done that attitude”. If they have seen one, they have seen them all. Make your titles something new that nobody has ever seen. Find a formula that works and stick with your originality. Originality can make you stand out among the rest as a seller. Even if you are a new seller; nobody will ever know if you can come up with some keen and descriptive auction/item titles.
I have seen so many new sellers steal another seller’s idea for a title. The problem is; the title they stole was boring and not very descriptive. Boring titles will not sell a thing. It’s a rarity when a new seller comes along with “the same old’ same old’ ” and goes on to succeed. Be your own person and think of everything you do own your own.
It’s okay to see what others are doing. Everyone likes to see what the competition is doing. It’s a very important part of your business to see what your competition is doing. This way you can get a step up on them. Do everything you can to out-wit your competition. But, stay within the realm of originality.
Think about it, you don’t see newspapers always using the same headings or titles. You may see an advertisement phrase for a while but something new always comes a long. They try not to use the same titles because the customers would get bored. They would think they were reading the same stuff all the time.
That’s like your auction titles if they were the same. The customers wouldn’t click on them because they would think they were going to see the same old stuff. Do something to draw them there. Get them to believe they are going to see something new and fresh if they click onto your auction/item. Titles are your advertisements.
Thanks for reading!
Hi everyone, I hope your weekend was good. It has been a little over a month since ebay lowered their auction insertion fees (but raised final value fees by a whopping 3%). There has been a huge serge of powersellers leaving ebay in the past few months. I am not one of them.
I am not complaining about ebay because I still make good money there. But, I am pointing out that it is very difficult to make money on ebay since the new fee changes. I knew I would see a huge chunk of my profit taken away. I had over one thousand dollars extra go to ebay this month, because of the new fee changes.
It is so sad to see something you have watched develop for the better through the years, just turned to rubble. The new person in charge of ebay(his name is not worth mentioning) has even commented that ebay powersellers are not important. He also commented that there will be even more rule changes and price hikes in the near future. I can’t see anyone making money there if this happens. He took over early this year and has already ruined it for new users as far as I am concerned.
It can be very difficult for anyone just starting out with sales online. I don’t recommend ebay as a place to start for beginners anymore. There are so many tips and tricks you need to know about ebay that your average Joe would not make a dime for profit. You used to be able to list whatever you have on ebay and it would sell.
Now ebay has become such a cut-throat market, that you have to be buying hundreds or thousands of units wholesale in order to make any profit. Drop shipping has become almost impossible to make any money on ebay. I only suggest using drop shipping and ebay together if you are very experienced.
I have been a seller on ebay since 1998 and times do change. Just think of all the options you have available compared to a few years ago. Lots of new auction websites have made a great name for themselves in the past year or so. Ebay will not be around forever. When a product becomes as commercialized as ebay, it can only go down from there.
Ebay has already reached its peak. In fact, I think ebay has overshot their peak by a few years. I suggest trying another marketplace that has free or low listing fees if you are just starting out. You can find some great auction marketplaces in this “top 15 auction places of 2007-2008” list I made. You can find part 2 of that list here.
Thankfully, I have only helped people make money on ebay lately. I have actually helped people become ebay experts. But, I am going to start referring people just starting out away from ebay. There are too many options out there for other great auction marketplaces to pass up. I have been making more money on other auction places lately. Ebay has just become this big money sucking monster lately. Ebay used to be the only way to go if you were starting out with sales online.
There are even some great social marketplaces popping up. Look at facebook marketplace. They have become a huge success in the short few months it has been out. It is proof people are searching for other means to make money besides ebay. More social marketplaces will be popping up all over. I even heard that myspace is thinking about having a social marketplace like facebook has introduced.
Five years ago an ebay powerseller would never chance leaving ebay to make money. There just wasn’t any place that had eBay’s traffic. That’s what it is all about. If the website gets lots of traffic, the more sales you will make. Even Amazon couldn’t compete with ebay five years ago. But now, it’s a whole other story. Ebay has actually paved the way for websites like Amazon and Overstock to take over the auction marketplace world.
When it all comes down to it; Ebay has become prettier and shinier. But looks aren’t everything. Take a look at the whole package and you will notice ebay might not be worth your time and effort. Ebay is becoming too much work for the small profit you make. I am not sure if the new generation will appreciate eBay’s new policies and fee hikes.
Times always change, so we will have to wait and see what happens. But one thing is for sure. Nothing lasts forever and something better always comes along. In today’s age of people getting laid off from life long career jobs, you will notice people flocking to the best bang for your buck. The new ebay is not the best bang for your buck anymore.
Thanks for reading my blog everyone! See you tomorrow.
Hi everyone, I hope your weekend is going well. I am holding another contest today. This contest will last for 72 hours. I have been really successful at teaching people how to make money at home. So I want to share my knowledge with some of my regular readers.
There were a few of my readers who didn’t enter the last contest in time and lost out. Hopefully by the end of the summer a majority of my regular readers will win this contest. I will be looking to have 3-4 contests like this each month. I know I can help you!
Details: This contest will last for 72 hours. It will end on May 14th at 8:00pm eastern time.
To enter the contest; comment on this blog post.
I will pick a winner the old fashioned way. All names will go in to a hat and I will have a friend (not involved with contest) pull the lucky winner. I will Congratulate the winner on May 15th in a blog post.
The winner of the contest will get the following:
Winner receives-
Both of my e-guides. The Home Drop Ship Guide and The Auction Power Guide
**3 Months of Tutoring From Me!**
Thanks for entering the contest everyone! Good luck!
My help will include research that you can’t do on your own. (Finding Wholesalers/Drop shippers/Hot items/Explaining the tricks and tips/anything you need)
Any questions you have will be answered so you head in the right direction.
Special Note: The subject matter doesn’t have to apply to my e-books. I can teach you how to buy wholesale, drop ship, market and advertise, affiliate marketing, build/host your own website, make money by writing your own e-books, blogging, anything that has to do with home business online.
No e-book can tell you everything you need to know. That’s why my e-books are sold with tutoring along the way. I can back up what I say. I don’t just sell you an e-book. I help you, until you are ready to do things on your own.
Note: Don’t be alarmed if you don’t see your comment right away. I have to approve it. Don’t worry, all comments to enter the contest will be approved.
If you have any questions, email me LP@thehomedropshipguide.com
Today was a very good day! Last weekend I bought some perfume bottles at the flea market. I bought 5 empty bottles that were very old. I brought them home and cleaned them up thinking they must be worth something. I did a little research on the brand names and found very little about them. Only that they were probably made back in the 1920′ to 1940’s on average.
I listed them for cheap money on ebay ($5.00 each). Four out of the five perfume bottles sold for over $100! I couldn’t believe it. I read a while ago that old perfume bottles sold really well. The thought of perfume bottles making me money stuck in my head when I bought them at the flea market. Not knowing just how well they sold.
I know it was lucky to find such a good group of antiques in one place. This doesn’t happen often, believe me. Just to give you an idea of the great find I had; one of the perfume bottles was Victorian made back in 1919. I was not aware that the bottle was so old until the woman that won the item told me. I usually make a couple hundred dollars a week reselling things I get from the flea market. But this was a great week.
It goes to show you the early bird gets the worm. I always try to show up at the flea market before it opens. Most flea markets let you roam around until all the sellers are ready. If you see something you like just strike a deal with the seller. Nobody is around and you saw it first anyway, right? I am kind of like an auction sniper, only at the flea market.
Flea markets have been very good to me through the years. If you want to make money at flea markets you have to be vigilant. Show up early and don’t buy fake stuff. Fake merchandise and rip offs are usually easy to pick out. Even if they look real, you have to use your head. If it’s brand new and 75% off compared to the real deal, it’s obviously fake. Most of the vendors that sell brand new items are looking to rip people off. I suggest you stay away from these vendors unless you are getting a great deal.
You can always talk someone down on their prices also. I like to wheel and deal with the people who are selling stuff they don’t want anymore. These are the people you find selling antique and rare items. They usually don’t know what they have.
Look in your local newspaper and find some flea markets. Take the family or some friends. Flea markets are fun! I rank flea markets a 7 on the scale of 1-10 family fun. You will find all kinds of things from the weird to the rare. Everyone can go home with something for themselves. And you don’t have to spend a lot of money to be happy at a flea market. Plus you have a chance to find some rare items to resell online!
Thanks for reading my blog everyone. Don’t forget to stop by tomorrow. I have a treat for you.
Hi everyone, I hope everything is going good for you. I recently had someone ask me; How long does it take to see a traffic increase and start making sales on your website? This is a great question and I am happy to answer it for you Nick! In order to see noticeable results like this on your website it will take lots of hard work.
If you work hard, you will see very noticeable results within 3-6 months time. By working hard, I mean; “everyday”. Not a few times a week. Not when you have time. Make time for yourself if you want to have a money making website. Put aside 1-3 hours a day to advertise your website.
You can learn how to advertise your website or product right here. You can use various other ways to ensure you get website traffic. But it all comes down to time and dedication.
The more time and dedication you put into advertising your website, the better your results will be in the long run. You can’t just build a website and submit it to search engines or website directories. You have to reach thousands of people everyday in order to get real results. And that won’t happen if you only do one or two things to advertise. It’s collective advertising that works best. Combine many advertising techniques into your advertising plan.
You could ask another website to advertise for you. You could submit a press release article and submit it to press release and new business websites. PRweb.com is a great place to start. It’s important to get your name out there by telling everyone you offer a new service. Hopefully you offer an original service people will be attracted to visit.
Set up a feed on feed websites like feedburner and myyahoo. Then people can bookmark your website and keep track of new updates. It’s also important to blog about your business regularly. Tell the world all about your business and websites. Or you could blog to help others with free information about the subject matter on your website.
Submit your website’s blog to blog directories. You can place your blog right into the category your business is all about. Keep advertising and always search for new ways to bring traffic. As times change there will always be new methods and tricks coming out. For example, you can stay updated by visiting my blog. I do my best to bring you all the newest tricks and tips to better your home business.
Thanks for reading my blog everyone. See you tomorrow!
Hi all, I hope everything is going great for you today. I recently had someone ask me if they should buy a program that gives them a better web page rank on Google. Getting a better web page rank is very difficult. It takes lots of dedication, time, and creativeness.
I can promise you that, there has never been an effective software that will give you a better web page rank or more traffic. The only way to get a better page rank is to have back links, thousands of them. Stay away from these scams.
You can create back links a number of ways. Organic advertising and marketing are the best ways to get back links. You can learn how to create back links in this blog post I wrote. But, it will take some very hard work on your part. You can also pay someone to market and advertise your website. But this can cost you thousands of dollars.
You have to be creative and write constantly about your website. Tell your friends, family, whoever will listen. Nobody will advertise your website until you get some street cred online. Another words, nobody will promote your website until you earn it. So get out there and tell everyone.
Join all the forums, social networks, article directories, and website directories as you can. Make some friends and tell everyone about what you have to offer. But, don’t fall for anyone claiming to know all the inside tips on how Google or any other search engine is run. Nobody really knows. They just know what works.
Listen to the people that have lots of traffic and have a high webpage rank. There is lots of free advice on how to drive traffic and get a higher webpage rank. Don’t buy any programs that claim you the world. Although there are some really great e-books and programs to teach you how to drive traffic and webpage rank. Those programs take lots of time to see results but they usually work great. Don’t buy in to the ones that claim you don’t have to do anything and you’ll be rich also.
The problem is; people don’t want to work. They want things for free with little to no work involved. They want something that they can sit back and do nothing and collect money at the same time. There is no such program. Stop living in a fairy tale and wake up. The only way you make a lot of money is to work really hard. Unless; You just won the lottery or large inheritance.
So please take my advice. Don’t buy any of those software programs that promise you a higher webpage rank or more traffic. You may see a short spurt of results. But, it will hurt your webpage rank more than help. Do it yourself if you want it done right.
Thanks for reading everyone!
Hi everyone, I hope your weekend is going great. Today I am going to post a great success story from someone who bought one of my E-Guides a few months back. He told me about his success, so I asked him to write about it for my blog. His name is Bobby Tulley and I hope you enjoy it.
My name is Bob Tulley.I live in Tampa Florida.I am 42 years old.
All I can say is Thank you Lisa.4 Months ago I bought your ebook.
I wasnt expecting much cause the price was under 50 dollars.
When you said you would teach me for 3 months if I bought your book
I was very skeptical.I bought ebooks in the past for a hundred dollars
or more & ended up with nonsense & garbage.You helped me more in 3
months than any ebook I bought.4 months since I
bought your ebook and I have a website with really good traffic.My
website didnt get 20 hits a day.
Now my website gets over 500 hits a day
thanks to you. I finally get a steady flow of sales.
I usually get 3-10 affiliate sales each week.The results keep getting
better as time goes by.Business consulation companies
charge 10X’s more than you & do half the work.I know cause I
been down that route before.
What a huge difference from the methods I used before to make money.I went
from making about 30 dollars a day to over 400 hundred dollars a day.
You not only taught me how to buy & sell wholesale.You also
taught me how to bring traffic to my website.You taught me how to make
money from affiliate marketing with my website.My website gets steady business
everyday.I also make really good money on the marketplaces you showed me.
You answered everyone one of my
questions right away & helped me understand things I didnt know about.
You even found some great wholesale guys for me.
Your are sooo right about needing to ask questions.Like you say no ebook can tell
you everything you need to know.Having you as a cushion to help me
along was all I needed.Im not too sure about retiring early yet.
But I can see a great future for
my business & my family.Thank you soooo much lisa!I can only
say great things about your ebook & what you are doing.To think where
I would be if I found you a
long time ago.I make more money
online now than I ever have.Your ebooks are too
underpriced!
Congratulations Bobby, I knew you could do it!
Thanks for reading everyone. See you tomorrow.
Hi everyone, I hope everything is going well for you. Have you ever had an idea for a great product that you could make yourself? Lots of people have ideas like this. The problem is; most people don’t know how to distribute the product they make. This can be a huge problem. After you read this post, you will know everything you need to successfully promote your product.
It’s easier to make your own product than most people might think. Just think of things you are good at doing. When you make your own product you have an advantage. You set the standards for prices you can sell your product. You will have little to no competition. Your product will most likely be original and rare. Originality sells anything on the market. Consumers love to try new things. If you can come up with a product that people need, you could end up being a millionaire.
The first place you can distribute your product is auction or social marketplaces. This takes a lot of time but you will reach millions of customer right away. This can be the money that keeps you going until you are developed better. Ebay is a great place to start; but I would recommend staying away from ebay for now. Ebay can cost a lot of money to make only a little if you are unexperienced. You can find some great auction places that won’t cost you as much as ebay in my top 15 list of 2007-2008.
If you already have a website, put your product on your website. Get a good template or build a professional looking website. Now that you have a website, you have to do the most important thing. ADVERTISE AND MARKET your website and product. So many people make the mistake of just having a website without telling anyone about it. They think being in search engines are good enough.
Promote your product and website to social networks. Especially the ones that let you distribute articles about your product to your friends list. Facebook, technorati, digg, delicious, myspace, are some great places to make some friends. Try and make friends with people that have the same interests as you. Chances are they will be interested in your product as well.
Write some articles about your product and website. Submit articles to major article websites. These websites get millions of hits everyday. All of these people come to read original articles. Keep your articles original and catchy. Hopefully your product is catchy enough. You can write articles at various places around the internet for free. I wrote a post about some good article websites you can use here.
Make some friends in forums. Forums can bring you tons of traffic. There are millions of members to various forums out there. Don’t underestimate the power of a good forum. Make sure the forums you sign up for are related to your product/business. Don’t spam the forums with posts either. That will only get you kicked off or suspended. You want to actually make some friends there. Talk about various topics in the forum. Make sure the forum gives you the option to have a signature. The signature is how you will get people to your website/product. Put your website in the signature. Now, every time you leave a response or start a topic in the forum, people will see your website link and visit your website. Because the forum is related to the topic of your business/product, more people will buy your product. Don’t join forums if they don’t let you have a signature.
Submit your website to as many website directories as possible. Most website directories will let you submit your website for free. This can be a great way to bring in traffic but can take time to see results. Try and set up the keywords on your website. Put as many keywords as you can that relate to what your product is about. This way search engines will find content related to your business/product. This can be very effective if you get good at it.
Keep the content one your website updated. Update your website at least once a day. Only the newest content makes it to search engine front pages. If the content on your website is over a month old, you don’t stand a chance to make it on the front page of Google. The old style of search engines would have let you slide. But new updated search engines are optimized to find the new stuff first. Google is probably the most popular search engine out there. They don’t want their readers to find old content on the front page and in the number 1 position. Think about it.
Most of these techniques take time to see results. The results are too overwhelming to ignore. These techniques are very effective if you have time and dedication on your side. Any marketing firm charging you thousands of dollars will advertise the same way if you are lucky. Now you know how to advertise and market your product. Get to work!
If you have any questions, feel free to email me or leave a comment. Thanks for reading everyone!
Hi everyone, I hope your week is going well. Yesterday, I told you an update way to post pictures in your ebay auctions. Today, I will be telling you about ways to make your pictures sell your items better. This may be old news to some of you. Having effective and clear photographs can sell your items better, especially on ebay. Most of the tips I give you will help you take better pictures with more sales.
First off, no auction should be without a gallery picture. A gallery picture is the little picture next to the title on the category screen. The customer can see your product before they even click onto the auction. A gallery photo attracts more people to click on your auction. I am not just saying that either. Through the years I have tested this and a gallery picture brings more than twice the traffic to your items, than an auction without a gallery picture.
Try and use a white or clean background for your picture. A white background is best. I have seen hardwood and clean countertops work well also. The clean or white background can really bring the best picture possible. A white or clean background for your picture makes it look more professional. It also avoids showing people your messy house, lol.
As I mentioned yesterday; host the picture yourself and use and HTML code to put unlimited pictures in your auctions. Adjust the size of each picture accordingly to fit your auction template. Try and place each picture in the text where it belongs. For instance, if you were selling a car and talking about the interior, post a picture of the interior where you are talking about it. It’s a little trick to keep people interested.
Make sure your pictures are the highest in quality. Even if your digital camera card is only 32mb. Crank up the graphics to the highest. If your camera has extra quality options, set them to max. Use that 32mb card to take pictures of each item you have. I used to get 16 pictures with a 32mb card full graphics. It may be different now.
Focus is another important factor that people seem to take in to account. Unless you have a top of the line digital camera, I suggest using manual focus. If the picture is out of focus or blurry the customer will be less likely to buy your item, compared to someone who has the same item with a clear picture. This is especially true for used items.
Unless you are drop shipping, always use your own picture. Don’t use pictures you find on the internet or manufacturer pictures. Some of them are copyrighted and you can get in to trouble.
Try and take the picture from a slight angle to show and control depth perception. Angled depth is more attractive to the eye than a straight on picture. Use 2 or 3 light sources or angles. Two lights from left and right seem to work best for me. Sunlight is a bad light source unless you are outside.
People like to know you have the item in hand. A good way to prove you have the item is to take a Picture with item and your ebay ID in front of it. I like to take a white piece of paper and write my auction ID on it. Then I stick the paper with my ebay ID in front of the item I am selling. This shows that I have the item in my possession. This is a new security measure I picked up a couple of years back. It kind of reassures the customer I really have the item. It came in handy when I had some Playstation 3’s last year.
Use these tips to make your pictures better. I guarantee that you will increase your sales if you aren’t already using these tips. Let me know if you have any questions.
Hi everyone and thank you for reading. Today, I will be updating a post I made a while back with better information. Photobucket doesn’t seem to work well with ebay anymore. The post will be about adding unlimited pictures to your ebay auctions for free. If you don’t have a good place to host pictures this post will help you.
First, you need a place that will host pictures for you. I recommend Geocities as they are free and very user friendly. They have been around forever and aren’t going anywhere. You don’t have to worry about the companies advertisment name through your picture for using their services to host your pictures. You don’t have to worry about the host leaving and closing shop. Here is how you can get free, unlimited pictures in all your ebay auctions.
* Sign up for a free geocities account or use your existing yahoo name and password to sign in.
* Now go to the Geocities control panel.
* Click onto the manage tab.
* Click the easy upload button under File Management Tools.
* Click the browse button to find the pictures on your computer.
* Click upload files button.
* Goto the file manager and open it.
* Click the view button next to the picture you uploaded. This is the web address your picture is located at until you delete the picture from your file manager.
* Now put that web address in to this HTML code. <center><IMG SRC=”http://www. place your picture web address here” HEIGHT=72 WIDTH=72></center>
Adjust the size by changing the numbers around.
* Place this code into your ebay auction description for HTML.
If you use this HTML code, you will be able to place as many pictures as you want in your ebay auctions. Free of charge. Ebay charges you for what geocities is doing for free, “hosting your picture”.
Ebays fees are high enough. Take a stand and stop paying ebay to host extra pictures for your auctions.
You have complete control over all of the files and pictures you upload on Geocities. Just go to your file manager to change anything. If anyone has questions, feel free to email me.
Hi everyone, I hope your weekend went well. Today I am going to tell you about Vzaar. Vzaar is a free program that lets you add video of the product you are selling. This is great if you have to prove something is in working condition. It seems video has become a big part of our lives online. Having video footage of the product you are selling can skyrocket your sales.
Vzaar is not needed if you are selling a brand new product still in the package. But it works great for selling everything like cars and computers. I have been noticing a lot of sellers that specialize in selling used cars on ebay have been using Vzaar. I actually found Vzaar when I was car shopping on ebay a short while back.
Vzaar actually came up with a great idea to add video to your about me page. Social marketplaces are really starting to take over. Having a video on your about me page could make your profile seem more professional and trustworthy. They actually claim you will get a good sales increase by inserting video to your auctions and about me page. I can definitely see the advantage.
Think about how big of an advantage you have adding pictures to your auctions; compared to someone who doesn’t use pictures. It’s pretty much the same with video. You will have a huge technology advantage over your competition that isn’t using video.
My big thing through the years is to change with the times. Most businesses fail because they don’t change with technology. Use as much technology as you can. The best way to get the upper hand on your competition is to have more than they offer. Most companies won’t move on with the times and will fade away. Take your chances with any new technology that will make things easier or more customer friendly.
Vzaar is very user friendly. All you do is record the video you want with a camcorder, digital camera, or cell phone. Then you upload the video onto vzaar. Then you tell Vzaar what auction you want to put your video in your ebay account. It’s really that simple.
That big advantage I see having video over just photos is; You can prove that the used item you are selling is in good working order. In most cases the video speaks for itself and you don’t even have to read the description in the auction. You are making it easier for the customer to make a decision about buying from you.
Some people and companies have even taken their ebay charity auctions a step up in the right direction. Instead of typing out a long description of what the winner gets, they make a video and explain/show you what you are going to get if you are the winner of the auction. Videos in your auctions or websites could be a way of the future. I really see so many advantages to putting a video in your ebay auctions.
If you think you are going to use more than 30 videos a month, you will need to upgrade your free account. If the videos are helping you sell big money items, I would suggest upgrading to a premium account. Packages cost $10-$20 per month. This is not needed unless the videos are selling your products though.
You don’t need to use vzaar if you are selling plain, non-moving items. For example, you might not want to waste your video on an autograph picture. But, you might want to use video in your auctions to sell a used television or monitor while it is working. Vzaar is made to capture used items while in working condition. It’s a great idea. Give vzaar a try it’s free to use.
Thanks for reading my blog everyone.
Hi everyone, I hope your weekend was a good one. I have been doing some research on good marketplaces lately. Today I signed up for Facebook’s marketplace. Yes, facebook has a marketplace. Facebook marketplace is not an auction marketplace but its better. It actually seems pretty good for free. I am going to use them for a few weeks. I let you know all about the results when I get a better idea on how things work.
I really like it. Facebook marketplace is very simple and very user friendly. It reminds me of craigslist classifieds. It keeps track of the most local items so you can buy from a person who lives near you. The best thing about this is; you know the person is less likely to be a scammer if you can see a profile of them. Facebook is kind of like myspace only better. It’s a social network where you find and make friends. It’s a great idea and I love it.
I have been a facebook user from the start. I find the experience a much better one, over other social networks. Since facebook recently added a marketplace it will become a lot more popular. There are millions of members that use facebook, so sales should be good! I can’t wait to see the results.
Facebook picked the perfect time to make this transition. Ebay has been losing sellers left and right because of recent high fee increases. Many auction marketplaces have already benefited from this increase of ebay sellers leaving. Facebook is just another kid on the block. Don’t underestimate Facebook. They have huge potential in this new social marketplace they have created.
Social marketplaces might be the way to go in the future. So many con-artists have popped up all over the internet. Being able to see a persons profile and background can feel a lot safer when money is involved. A profile with a picture can make the transaction a lot safer and more trustworthy. You can decipher someone’s personality and what you might expect if you choose to buy from them. It’s almost like feedback only better. I would feel a lot safer dealing from a guy that has a picture of him and his 3 kids; instead of some kid that has a party picture for the profile. Get my drift? You can get a better feel of what this person is really like. And maybe draw a judge of character from it.
You can also choose if you want to buy from someone other far away instead of locally. You get lots of different options that may fit different people’s needs. Facebook is not limited like craigslist or any other classified marketplace I have ever seen before. The communication seems to be a lot better than craigslist. You can message a person and get an immediate response from the seller if you have any questions.
You can barter your services locally. You can also find barter services locally. You can advertise if you have housing for sale or rent. You can also find a huge variety of places to live or move to, if you are looking. All in all facebook has just enough, but not too much like other classified websites or marketplaces.
You can find local jobs. This is another good one just because you already have a profile. The job can look at your profile before they consider you for a job. You can even post yourself in the “looking for work” section. I think this is a great opportunity for any young adults trying to get a good job. I predict that facebook will have lots of followers now that they have their own marketplace.
Facebook doesn’t seem to have any strict listing rules except for the obvious. You can check out listing rules and guidelines here. The rules are very basic and to the point.
Facebook seems to be a great addition to anyone looking to get a few extra sales everyday. Give them a try if you are looking for an extra boost. They are totally free. You have nothing to lose except a little time investment. Let me know if you have any questions.
See you tomorrow and thanks for reading! LP@thehomedropshipguide.com
Hi everyone, what a beautiful day it is outside today. I always get people asking me about companies that hire you to work at home. Let me tell you, there aren’t many trustworthy companies that want you to work from home for them. I will tell you about a couple of really goods ones later in this post. The fact of the matter is; most work at home jobs are complete scams or rip-offs.
Make sure you do a complete background check on any company claiming you can work at home for them. Remember, any company that wants you to pay money upfront to work for them is a scam. Don’t ever give money upfront for any kind on employment.
There are a lot of companies out there that need virtual assistants. Lots of new companies would rather have virtual assistants than live telephone operators. There are people right now making a living from being a part time virtual assistant. If you think you have a knack for talking to people over the phone, then you might want to look into being a virtual assistant.
Liveops.com is a big company in the virtual assistant world. They hire virtual assistants all the time. Right on their homepage they advertise jobs for being an agent. You can make your own hours. You can take vacations whenever you want. Most people make more money part time being a virtual assistant than a full time job. They pay really well and they are a very legitimate company. Just sit at your computer and answer the phone.
teamdoubleclick.com is another great place to work at home. They have over 40,000 virtual assistants employed by them. They advertise virtual assistant jobs right on their homepage also. Most moms and disabled people benefit from working at home. But, now with a recession among us, everyone could use a little extra money. And heck, if we can work at home, that’s all the better. Teamdoubleclick is a very well known virtual assistant company. They are great to work for and I highly recommend them.
I am sure there are lots more virtual assistant companies out there. But, I have used both of these companies and can highly recommend them. If you do a search for work at home jobs; you find more scams than real jobs. It’s so sad that people have to take advantage of others to get a foot up in this world. Be really careful of all the work at home scams people. I have seen them all, so if you have any questionable ones just ask me.
Let me know if anyone has questions. See you all tomorrow.