If your mom, day, sister, brother, friend, relative were to ask you were to sell a aged portrait of the famous baseball player Babe Ruthe, about 97% of the population would say "eBay it" or "eBay!". eBay is a trademark for the worlds online market place and is a trusted and roughly traded platform online. Over millions of products are sold every each day on eBay, this is a great opportunity to work from home. If you decide to list over hundreds of products to just one item, there is great potential to be made with eBay.
By the way have you ever wondered how it would be to own a store? With eBay you can own your own store and manage everything right online, and use your closet as a warehouse!
eBay has many powerful tools to get you started with your business, with their automation tools to keep less work off your hands. First you need to find out what you want to sell, lets get started!
What to Sell
Starting a home business using eBay can take some thought in what you are going to sell and market. If you have any items laying around your home then by all means use it, if not there are plenty of other sources and ways to get started. There are many drop shipping companies that allow you to sell the product without it being in your hands, meaning you tell someone else to send it to your buyer. There is also another alternative, if you have some spending cash you can go ahead and work with a wholesale distributor which will allow you to buy in bulk. It is up to you if you want to go ahead and buy all one product or have a variety.
Time to setup shop!
Decided to setup shop huh? Well getting started with them is very simple, many storefronts have default store design templates for you to use when setting your shop up. If you are a more advanced computer user and are familiar with HTML/CSS you can customize the look and feel to what you choose. After you setup your shop and items, always make sure to do a final walk through by yourself and then with friends and family. See if it user friendly, since your working at home the most work you can do is by asking your family for a review.
Grand Opening Of Your New Shop!
Preparations have been complete, final touches have been made, there is nothing left on your check list. You are ready to open your store, but how are we going to market it? This is a very common question, eBay has millions of users and listing a item or even hundreds will expose your store to the marketplace.
Word of mouth is key aswell, spread the word to your family and friends and tell them to pass it on. You can also advertise on community boards to spread your storefront, make sure the forums are related to your niche and most definitely do not spam your ads all over. You will get kicked and banned within a matter of minutes.
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