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201. Why a Brick and Mortar Business is Just Not Enough? By Mike Makler
     A brick and mortar business is subject to fluctuations in a local economy. Nothing demonstrates this better then the recent Hurricane Katrina Disaster. All of those store owners, Bar Owners, Restaurant owners and all the rest will be put out of business for a long time. Some may never recover.Perhaps we can all learn a lesson from Cafe Du Monde. They are a landmark in the New Orleans and have been doing business their since 1862. While the store front establishment does a thriving busines…



202. Rent A Coder & Other Service Auctions By Jakob Jelling
     You may be in the market for a new website. Perhaps you may be looking for a new logo or a database constructed for yourself or a small business. There are plenty of freelancers out there that are just itching to help you out. These freelancers canvas eBay-like environments and bid on your job. Of course there will be those who will bid relatively low, just trying to get the job, as well as at a relatively higher price. There are several good websites you can find these coders and at a substan…



203. eBay Consignments: The Giant Opportunity Hiding on eBay (Part I) By Carolyn Schweitzer
     More and more, people are becoming aware that they have potential cash sitting in their closets, attics, and basements. But not everyone has the time or the know-how to tap into it, so these items remain where they are or are given away. Or worse, they're tossed out with the trash. eBay is about to change that.eBay Consignments are a Growing Opportunity for experienced eBay sellers and a boon to consumers who want to unload their "stuff"Heres a common scenario:Renee has a basement full of reco…



204. Use Auction Templates For eBay Success! By Sydney Johnston
     Auction templates are simply a must for successful online auction selling. One day I spent approximately 45 minutes writing a listing for an item that would make me about $5 in profit! I suddenly realized the stupidity of what I was doing. Here I was scheming and plotting to become a net millionaire - and I could work at WalMart and make more money than this!It seems as though you are selling products on eBay, but really you're not. What you have to sell is:* Your time * Your knowledgeAnd you…



205. Mr. Rich vs. Mr. Job: How to Start a Dropship Business on eBay By George Watts
     Mr. Asset vs. Mr. Job....Discover the Secret Formula of the Rich!Mr. Job (a.k.a Just Over Broke) Mr. Asset (a.k.a. Financially free)Would you like to work less and less to earn more and more?Sounds crazy, but not if you know the secret of the rich!ASSETS! ASSETS! ASSETS!There is only one way to become financially free...CREATE ASSETS CREATE ASSETS CREATE ASSETS CREATE ASSETSIt's easier to create ASSETS on ebay then it is to work 40-50 hours a week in a dead-end job! Then why do 97% o…



206. Drop Shipping Your Way to Increased Profits By Thom Reece
     Drop shipping, for those who are unfamiliar with it, is a system whereby you promote the products of a particular manufacturer, take orders directly, and the manufacturer/source handles all the inventory and fulfillment functions for you.In a nutshell, here is the drop-ship system:==>You generate and accept the order.==>You take your profits out of the sale price.==>You forward the order and the wholesale cost to the drop shipper.==>The source factory ships directly to your customer.The benefi…



207. Make Money on eBay the EASY way! By C Van
     Probably just like you, I had an overwhelming desire to spend more time with my family and friends, doing the things that are important to me and living a comfortable lifestyle without financial worries … and yes, less time working to pay for it!!! So with my quest to find financial freedom, I “googled” my way through searches looking for ideas on how I could fulfil this desire with minimum effort and expense. After all, I wanted to make money not spend it! I had aspirations of making wad…



208. Wholesale Beads: How To Find The Best Wholesale Bead Deals For EBay By Donny Lowy
     Wholesale beads offers resellers high profit margins along with high volume sales, when done right.Resellers, whether flea market vendors, eBay sellers, or dollar stores, will be faced with competition from online and offline retailers who can buy wholesale beads at a lower price.To outmaneuver this competition in the wholesale beads business, resellers need to have a strategic plan in place.Part one of their plan deals with finding the best sources for wholesale beads at the lowest possible p…



209. Drop Shipping Increases Profits By J. Stephen Pope
     You would like to increase your income by selling other peoples` products but you just don`t have the money to stock inventory.On the other hand, perhaps you have lots of your own product and would like to increase your sales, but you don`t have a lot of money for advertising.The solution to both problems may lie in drop shipping.1. Sell Products You Don`t OwnYou would like to sell a variety of products but you don`t have very much money. Don`t worry! Your customers will supply you with th…



210. Wholesale Buyers: Attract Wholesale Buyers By Donny Lowy
     Wholesale buyers are the lifeblood of every wholesale business. You need wholesale buyers to build a solid wholesale business.While every wholesale business needs different types of wholesale buyers, what they all need is solid long term business from these wholesale buyers.So how do you find these wholesale buyers? And once you do find them, how do you attract them to your wholesale business?In order to attract wholesale buyers you need to put yourself in their shoes.Where would you search fo…



211. The Lazy Man's Guide To Making Money on eBay By Eric Spence
     I’ll be the first one to put my hands up and confess that I am terrible with a lot of things that occur in the daily course of making money on ebay or running a business.Costs, budgets and cash flow? Yep. Really bad.Making sure the customer gets what they asked for? I’m no better at that either.If it wasn’t for my other half (or as she refers to herself, the ‘better half) there would be a lot of angry customers venting a lot of anger in my in box.I like to stick to what I feel I excel at…..Com…



212. How to Survive the Jungles of Ebay Selling By Tim Gilberg
     Come with me, we are going to take a safari into the jungles of eBay selling, sometimes wrought with danger but most often rewarded with treasure.Beware of non-paying bidders, beware of auction snipers waiting to try and steal your eBay auction at a very low bid, but welcome the loot you will receive selling outdated relics in your house for a small kings ransom.Sell the heirlooms that even Salvation Army drop off center would turn their nose up at.Upon our journey we may encounter savvy eBay …



213. Wholesale Collectibles: How To Find The Best Wholesale Collectibles Deals For EBay By Donny Lowy
     Wholesale collectibles offers resellers high profit margins along with high volume sales, when done right.Resellers, whether flea market vendors, eBay sellers, or dollar stores, will be faced with competition from online and offline retailers who can buy wholesale collectibles at a lower price.To outmaneuver this competition in the wholesale collectibles business, resellers need to have a strategic plan in place.Part one of their plan deals with finding the best sources for wholesale collectib…



214. From Ebay Zero to Power-Selling Hero: Using Feedback Effectively By Isaiah Hull
     When I talk about feedback to new Ebay sellers, I usually compare it to having one note posted on the door of a brick-and-mortar business for every transaction. At almost any business--no matter how bad the service--you would have a lot of positive transactions; and thus a lot of positive notes. As a potential shopper, you probably wouldn’t bother to read all of these positive notes. Instead, you’d look to see if there were any negatives.If you were planning to eat at a restaurant and y…



215. What To Do After Your eBay Auction Closes By Lewis Leake
     So your auction closes. Now what?Hopefully you made a sale or several sales. Now the important work begins. Here are some tips on what to do after your eBay auction closes.Buyer ContactOnce your items have sold, be responsive to the buyer. Contact them in a quick manner, thank them for their purchase, and provide the required information for payment.Professional WrappingWhen you wrap your items, wrap it professionally in nice, clean tissue paper. If breakable, be sure the item is wrapped with …



216. How Pop-Culture Collectibles Can Increase Your Online Auction Profits By David Espino
     How Pop Culture collectibles can increase your Online Auction profitsWith the increasingly competitive environment for products to sell in the online auction arena, sellers are getting more creative as to the items they purchase for re-sale.While some of the Dutch Auction items that are frequently sold on eBay will always maintain their commodity status and always sell well, Pop Culture collectibles will usually generate a higher profit-per-item simply because of a combination of two forces.Sc…



217. Eating and Thriving On-Line By Paul G. Colligan
     The Internet SHOULD be “the place to shop” for low-carb dieters, diabetics, celiacs, and anyone else on a special diet. The posted prices are well below those in retail stores, the variety is greater, you are dealing with firms whose specialty is dealing with your need, and the products for sale are described fully in type that is designed to be read (isn’t that a pleasant contrast to the packages you see in your local store.)The bad news, of course, is the shipping charge that is attached to …



218. Your eBay Username - What Does It Say About You? By Steve Durkin
     Have you tried to register a decent eBay username and been frustrated at the poor names left available? With over 125 million people using eBay in 2004 it is understandable that a lot of the good ones have gone.How important is registering a good eBay username (User ID) anyway? Well that depends - you may be wanting to register a username for business use so getting the right one would be important. Alternatively you may just be a casual user looking to register a new bidding or selling…



219. My Secret Fear About Selling Products on a Drop Ship Basis By Douglas Hanna
     I spent nearly three months trying to sell products on eBay using a strategy called drop shipping. For those of you not familiar with the concept, here's how it works. You find a wholesaler who is willing to work with you on a drop shipping basis. (Note: there are several fine directories available of just such wholesalers.) You put some of this company's products on eBay, sell them, and then pay the wholesaler who packs and ships the products for you.Sounds pretty cool, huh? You never have to…



220. Even My 70 Something Mom Can Start and Run A Successful Ebay Business By Mike Makler
     With over 20 Billion Dollars in sales in 2003 (According to USA Today) EBay is truly the place for anyone from the starving college student to the Fixed Income Senior to make some extra money. Almost all EBay Sellers (95 Percent According to USA Today) are individuals or small businesses.A few more facts about Ebay according to USA Today Ebay has over 86 Million Registered Users 729 Dollars in Goods are Sold on Ebay every second (That's Over 62 Million Daily) Ebay has 19 Million Items On …



221. Bananas - Your Source of eBay Packing Materials! By Mike Ralph
     This is the most boring stage of the process and subsequently where some eBay sellers let themselves down. If the buyer receives thier purchase poorly packed and broken then they are not going to be happy and will want a refund and more importantly never buy off you again which will have negated all the hard work that you put into the previous stages of your professional auction listing.Packing is not difficult but if you get carried away then it will impact greatly on your profit, all items f…



222. Before You Sell On Ebay, Take The Most Important Step By Isaiah Hull
     If you want to earn a full-time income selling on Ebay, you must take the first and most important step in all successful business ventures: you must accept that it is possible.This probably sounds really trite--and maybe it is, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less true.Talk to anyone who now earns a full-time income selling on Ebay and they will undoubtedly tell you two things: the first is that anyone can do it; and that is true. Over 430,000 people currently sell on Ebay to earn a part o…



223. How To Find The Best Wholesale Merchandise For EBay By Donny Lowy
     eBay is a true global market place. There are millions of customers shopping for thousands of products in hundreds of subcategories.Auctions for cars, computers, boats, and shoes close every few minutes on eBay.The demand for merchandise on eBay is greater to the demand than most of the largest department stores experience during their busiest shopping seasons.eBay sellers who have the right product mix have the opportunity to turn their eBay business into a full time income, or at minimum to …



224. A New Definition of Buyer Beware By Jesse Somer
     "Who's Suzie?"My wife Katrina had been acting strangely ever since I had returned home from my Native American cultural class, not to mention the weird phone call I received just before I left, full of little pauses instead of our usual fast-paced communication. Now that I was home she had been pretty much ignoring me completely, then comes this strange question. Katrina was calm but I could tell there was something under her skin as she chopped up the vegetables for the night's dinner."I don'…



225. Online Auctions: 5 Ways Your Business Can Benefit From Online Auctions By I-key Benney
     Online auctions are now the new gold rush on the internet.It seems as if everyone is talking about online auctions. And why not. There are thousands of online auctions on the internet with more popping up everyday.People love them because they can usually find great bargains. Businesses are now also seeing the benefits of online auctions.Below are five ways your business can benefit from online auctions.1. Get Rid Of Excess InventoryYou could sell your excess or discontinued products at an o…






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