eBay, Shop Victoriously, the new eBay Slogan that seems to pop up everytime I hear anything and of course it is featured prominently on the eBay Home Page. We are all familiar with eBay, a very well known and trusted online retailer, with thousands of new users signing up each day, is safe and reliable site for most online shoppers. It is hard to browse the internet looking to purchase goods, without coming across eBay and the amazing deals offered every day from the eBay Community. With a little know-how and time, it is amazing the kinds if deals that are out there for the “educated” eBayer. And of course if there are shoppers out there…..it can’t hurt to be a seller in the right market. eBay Presents an exciting and lucrative opportunity for the entrepreneur who is willing to educate himself and spend the time to build an eBay Store business the right way.
Even when turning on the TV this morning, and granted I wake up early for Pacific time, it came up with a “make money selling on eBay” infomercial before I was smart enough to change it to the news. Having been an eBay and Online retailer for the past 7 years, it is normal to wake up early for me. However it seems that when looking for the weather and news on TV as I make my girls breakfast, I can’t help but to notice all of the eBay infomercials and “Make money Online in only days!!” sales pitches being directed at the general public.
Although I am very well aware that you CAN make money online (and a ton of it too), the claims and dramatic “clients” that they show on these programs seem overexagerated to say the least. eBay and the Online sales world present a huge opportunity for entrepreneurs out there with a flare for computers, the internet or even just marketing. The internet market seems to be open to anyone who really wants to put in some hard work and educate themselves on how to build their business as an eBay seller the right way.
As with any retail business offline, a good internet website is not built overnight and without some kind of a business plan. Forming an idea is a good start to opening, but building on that, doing the proper research for your market is key to the success of your company. The internet world is cut-throat with many new products, sites and sellers entering the market every day. Make sure you know what is out there, what your competitors are charging and presenting and what makes you different from them. These kinds of plans and research takes time and is well worth taking your time on. Do it right the first time and you won’t have to reformulate later or as my pops use to say, Measure twice, cut once.
Doing your research for the industry you are entering, finding out what really works on eBay and forming a proper plan before launching are really the keys to your site getting the kind of traffic that you are looking for right from the start. What product are you going to interested in selling. Finding the right product at the right price…….if only it were just that simple…..but it is a start.
Tomorrow we will talk about finding the product to sell and how to go about researching it on eBay to find out if it is even worth your time. The most important first step is figuring out what you are coming to the table with. You want to make sure that the product you have is solid and will work online before you being to formulate that all important business plan that I keep rambling on about. Having a solid product and a solid business plan is a good foundation to start any sucessful business.
Author Bio:
Amy Pedersen has worked in the Ergonomics and Office Furniture industry for over 10 years and is owner of Sit On This Ergonomics, an eBay Gold Level Powerseller Store, operating a number of ergonomic websites dedicated to Office Chairs and the practice of good Workplace Ergonomics.
Selling on eBay for the past 7 years and in the industry for more than 10 years, Amy is considered an expert in all things eBay and offers her services to people looking to sell on eBay on an ongoing basis. Accepting jobs, she specializes in eBay Store Website Design and eBay Logo Design for eBay Store Owners as well as classes, lectures, blogs and private tutoring sessions with clients on all aspects of selling and owning an eBay business. Please contact her for more information if interested:
acp@sitonthisergo.com
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