5 HIDDEN RESOURCES FOR EBAY USERS

5 HIDDEN RESOURCES FOR EBAY USERS
BY: JASON JAMES
copyright 2009 auction resource network

MANY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE MAKING A LIVING BOTH
buying & selling on ebay. currently ranked as the
37 biggest site on the net (according to alexa
FIGURES) EBAY SHOWS NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN,
even fortune 500 companies are opening ebay shops
to sell surplus & unwanted stock. the following
ARE FIVE RESOURCES THAT I USE PERSONALLY &
encourage you to use them to increase your ebay
profits with ease.

reports show that over 90% of searches on ebay
are done using the search facility. what users do
NOT KNOW ABOUT EBAYS SEARCH FACTILITY IS THAT BY
default it only searches the item titles - not
the descriptions of the items. remember this fact
AS IT WILL SHOW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SOME OF THE
resources listed below.

1) FATFINGERS

how professional a seller are you? do you check
YOUR LISTINGS BEFORE SUBMITTING THEM OR EVEN DOES
someone else proof read them for you? with
millions of listings on ebays networks of sites
AT ANY ONE TIME, A SMALL PROPORTION OF THESE
listings contain errors - & a misspelt word is
about the biggest error you can make.

imagine your selling a sony television for
example. what if you misspell the item as sony
TELEVISOIN. ANYONE WHO SEARCHES FOR THE TERM
"sony television" simply isn't going to be
presented with your item. only those ebayers who
SEARCH MANUALLY THOUGH THE CATEGORY WILL FIND
your items. needless to say that if people can't
find your item, they're unable to bid on them.

fatfingers is a service you can use to find all
misspelt variations of a term. why would you need
SUCH A SERVICE?

well obviously if an item has low visibility on
EBAY IT'S ALSO LIKELY TO HAVE ZERO OR FEW BIDS
enabling you to snap yourself up a bargain. i've
known people use this service to make a full time
LIVING, PURELY BUYING ITEMS CHEAPLY AND RELISTING
them without errors.

DETAILS AT: FATFINGERS.COM

2) ebay pulse

back to the search facility ebay pulse shows you
the top 10 searched keywords in every category.
IT'S A REAL GEM OF A SERVICE, OBVIOUSLY BY
looking at the most widely used search terms you
can see what ebayers are after. and if your
SELLING IN THIS CATEGORY, BY INSERTING SOME OF
these keywords within your title your items will
be seen by more users.

the only thing to watch out with this service is
make sure the keywords are relevant to your item,
IF NOT DON'T USE THEM. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU
saw listings such as "sony panasonic lg
widescreen digital television guide", - listings
SUCH AS THESE ARE WELL THOUGHT OUT TO EARN HIGH
visibility from the way users search. anyone
searching for the items with any of the keywords
WILL UNCOVER YOUR LISTINGS.

while it may lead to a high number of views,
FIRSTLY FELLOW USERS WILL GET ANNOYED IF THEY
find your item completely unrevealed to what they
searched for, secondly keyword spamming as it is
KNOWN, IS AGAINST EBAY POLICY AND WILL LEAD TO
your item being pulled. i use pulse daily with
all my listings but make sure it's relevant to
YOUR ITEM FIRST.

details at: pulse.ebay.com

3) keyword-pro

KEYWORD-PRO IS A COMMERCIAL SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE
which is similar to ebay pulse. however, the main
difference is keyword-pro offers a much more in
DEPTH LIST OF RELEVANT KEYWORDS. IT LISTS THE TOP
50 keywords for every category for both
ebay.co.uk & ebay.com. this is a great addition,
ESPECIALLY IF ANY OF THE TERMS FOUND IN EBAY
pulse are not relevant to your item.

KEYWORD-PRO IS AVAILABLE AS BOTH A WEB SERVICE OR
as a small program that downloads the list onto
your p.c. it's data is updated weekly to keep you
INFORMED OF THE LATEST SEARCH TERMS.

details at trading-web-solutions.com/keywords

4) selling manager

WHEN YOU FIRST OPEN A SELLING ACCOUNT ON EBAY,
options listed under the sell tab of ebay are
enough to get you by. however, you can upgrade to
A MORE IN DEPTH SERVICE KNOWN AS SELLING MANAGER.
as ebay describes the service "ebay selling
manager is our online sales management tool for
MEDIUM TO HIGH VOLUME SELLERS". IT ALLOWS YOU TO
track every ebay sale, customise your feedback
comments, print shipping labels & much more. it
SAVES ME ABOUT FOUR HOURS A WEEK TRACKING ORDERS
and watching my sales.

SELLING MANAGER IS FREE ON EBAY.CO.UK & HAS A
small monthly charge of on ebay.com (after one a
month trial free). once i moved over to selling
MANAGER, THERE'S SIMPLY NO WAY I WOULD GO BACK.

details at: click on services once you've logged
INTO YOUR EBAY ACCOUNT.

5) ebay popular products

here you can see, directly from ebay, what the
most popular products are in several categories.
AN INVALUABLE TOOL FOR AN EBAY SELLER.

details at:
HTTP://PRODUCT-INDEX.EBAY.COM/BEST_SELLING_1.HTML

i hope you find these services useful & time
SAVING IN YOUR GOAL FOR A SUCCESSFUL HOME
business on ebay. remember, your most important
resource is your time when your starting or
BUILDING UP AN ONLINE BUSINESS & IF YOU DISCOVER
any site, person or opportunity that can save you
time give it the attention & serious
CONSIDERATION IT DESERVES. EVERY TOP INTERNET
marketers constantly educate themselves by
purchasing & reviewing almost every new product
RELEASED. THE WAY I LOOK AT IT, IF AN EBOOK COSTS
$197 and the information within the ebook saves
me this or allows me to make an additional $197
IT'S WELL WORTH IT - ONCE YOU CAN DO IT ONCE
you'll be able to repeat the exercise over and
over again making repeated profits. if you
DISCOVER A PRECIOUS EBAY RELATED RESOURCE LET ME
know & i'll consider revising this list for
future editions.

good luck with your ebay selling.

about the author:
jason james’ website "the auction resource
NETWORK" REVEALS HIS INSIDE SECRETS AND SOURCES
that help him pocket over $10,000 a month on
ebay. claim your free 14 day "learn how to sell
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