How To Increase eBay Sales and Conversions - Make Money
by Thomas Griffin
How To Increase eBay Sales and Conversions - Make Money
Thomas Griffin
Long term I always recommend dropshipping from your own website rather than auction and classified websites, mainly because of profit margins. However, using auction sites is a great way to build up a customer database and get used to running an online business. eBay is the website of choice for the majority of dropshippers due to the amount of shoppers on eBay, here are 5 really simple ways to increase your conversions (auction listing visitors becoming buyers).
1. Have at least 1 image, and it must be top quality. You must have at least 1 image of your product, this goes without saying. The higher the quality of the image the better, and also the larger the better, this allows potential customers to see the product clearly. If the photo provided by your dropshipper isn't very good you should buy the product and take your own photos (use a bedsheet to create blank background for photos). Taking your own photos can also give you a competitive edge.
2. Make your sales copy well laid out and clearly show each section. Using graphic headers for different sections is a great way to lay out your listing. Sections may include 'Product Description', 'Delivery', 'Returns', 'Guarantees', 'Previous Customer Feedback', 'Payments'. You can create these graphics with free software like Serif PhotoPlus.
3. Offer a wide range of payment options. Always offer paypal, but try and offer as many others as possible. It may be annoying taking cheques to the bank, but it is another transaction for the cashbook and another customer in the database who may buy again!
4. Tell the customer why to buy with you. The visitor doesn't want to know about you personally, they want to know how you can help them and they need to trust you if they are going to buy. So if your postage is '1st class recorded' and dispatched next day then clearly state it! Clearly state your '100% refund if unhappy' promise and also clearly show your positive feedback.
5. Pay attention to the little things. Pay close to attention to the small things and it will remove your listings rough edges and give you a professional listing. Spelling mistakes, bad grammar, ugly font, bad quality graphics and no information on returns all make your listing/business look unprofessional and the visitor will soon be clicking the 'back' button to see what others are selling.
These aren't the sort of tips you need to test and monitor to see if they are having an effect, if you have hundreds of listings running at any one time they WILL increase sales (unless there is something categorically wrong like a bad product/ridiculous price).
Thomas Griffin is the founder of Urbanload.com - The #1 eBay Dropshipper. Over 2000 resellers can't be wrong. Make money on with our (http://www.urbanload.com) eBay Drop Ship Reseller Program. Don't fall for scams and overpriced dropshippers. Choose only eBay certified (http://www.urbanload.com) Drop Shipping Companies.
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Making Money With EBay Shouldn't Be Difficult
Making Money with eBay Shouldn't Be Difficult
by Thomas Griffin
Making Money with eBay Shouldn't Be Difficult
Thomas Griffin
Today it's hard to stay unaware of "fabulous" opportunities to make money on eBay. Looking at well-established online stores and auction websites, it's really difficult to resist the temptation of trying something like that yourself.
Registering on eBay
Well, the greatest benefit of selling at eBay is that it is truly popular. Can you imagine it having as much as 100 million members? In other words, once you list your product at their website, it automatically gets exposure to 100 million potential buyers!
Going further, eBay provides you with an opportunity to sell not only some new items you might be buying from a wholesaler, but also things you no longer need. There are actually many people who may get interested in buying used things or antique pieces you'll offer.
EBay provides you with perfect flexibility in terms of pricing. You can either set a fixed price on your product, or a starting bid price that will be increasing with every further bid. By setting a reserve price you'll make sure that your product won't get sold at a price that is not beneficial to you.
EBay is also very flexible in terms of product range. Here, you are allowed to sell the widest array of goods. Whether you are looking to sell a brand new cell phone obtained from a wholesaler, a used car, or an antique piece of furniture, you are welcome at a single website - eBay. So you can conveniently place all of that stuff at one place rather than roaming around looking for a website that is dealing with each type of products separately.
Make Money on eBay through Drop Shipping
One more advantage offered by eBay and widely used by e-sellers today are drop shipping opportunities. When arranged properly, this kind of business can be very lucrative. How does it work? You decide on a product to sell, find a reputable drop ship supplier (wholesaler), and arrange to work with them. You are listing their products online and are taking orders from customers. Then you will be sending money and orders to the wholesaler who than takes care of the delivery. As a result, your profit is determined by the difference in prices: you are taking money at a retail price, and sending a wholesale price sum.
Drop shipping makes a great choice for people who want to enter an online business but yet are afraid or reluctant to make a large investment into equipment, inventory, and deal with shipping issues.
Thomas Griffen is the CEO of Urbanload. Do you want to make easy money on eBay? Over 2000 resellers can't be wrong. Urbanload offers you a (http://www.urbanload.com) free startup eBay online dropshipping business. Visit Urbanload.com to start our (http://www.urbanload.com) eBay Dropshippers reseller program.
by Thomas Griffin
Making Money with eBay Shouldn't Be Difficult
Thomas Griffin
Today it's hard to stay unaware of "fabulous" opportunities to make money on eBay. Looking at well-established online stores and auction websites, it's really difficult to resist the temptation of trying something like that yourself.
Registering on eBay
Well, the greatest benefit of selling at eBay is that it is truly popular. Can you imagine it having as much as 100 million members? In other words, once you list your product at their website, it automatically gets exposure to 100 million potential buyers!
Going further, eBay provides you with an opportunity to sell not only some new items you might be buying from a wholesaler, but also things you no longer need. There are actually many people who may get interested in buying used things or antique pieces you'll offer.
EBay provides you with perfect flexibility in terms of pricing. You can either set a fixed price on your product, or a starting bid price that will be increasing with every further bid. By setting a reserve price you'll make sure that your product won't get sold at a price that is not beneficial to you.
EBay is also very flexible in terms of product range. Here, you are allowed to sell the widest array of goods. Whether you are looking to sell a brand new cell phone obtained from a wholesaler, a used car, or an antique piece of furniture, you are welcome at a single website - eBay. So you can conveniently place all of that stuff at one place rather than roaming around looking for a website that is dealing with each type of products separately.
Make Money on eBay through Drop Shipping
One more advantage offered by eBay and widely used by e-sellers today are drop shipping opportunities. When arranged properly, this kind of business can be very lucrative. How does it work? You decide on a product to sell, find a reputable drop ship supplier (wholesaler), and arrange to work with them. You are listing their products online and are taking orders from customers. Then you will be sending money and orders to the wholesaler who than takes care of the delivery. As a result, your profit is determined by the difference in prices: you are taking money at a retail price, and sending a wholesale price sum.
Drop shipping makes a great choice for people who want to enter an online business but yet are afraid or reluctant to make a large investment into equipment, inventory, and deal with shipping issues.
Thomas Griffen is the CEO of Urbanload. Do you want to make easy money on eBay? Over 2000 resellers can't be wrong. Urbanload offers you a (http://www.urbanload.com) free startup eBay online dropshipping business. Visit Urbanload.com to start our (http://www.urbanload.com) eBay Dropshippers reseller program.
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