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Your Imagination Is Your Greatest Gift

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The imagination is a very powerful and uniquely human trait. What separates you and I from every other speicies on the planet? It's the ability to use our minds in powerful and creative ways. More specifically, it's the capability to dream and imagine anything we want... and in so doing, bring that dream into reality. Your imagination can take you anywhere. You can see in your mind's eye destinations you have not yet experienced. And it can teach you things you wouldn't know any other way. Your imagination is your key to creating results in your life, therefore, it's one of the most powerful gifts you posess. What can you imagine yourself seeing and experiencing? What can you imagine accomplishing in your life? If you can "see" it, you can create it. Imagine it and it's within your reach. Make whatever you imagine of vital importance to you and you set the wheels in motion to manifest exactly what you desire. Your life is the result of what you have imagined so far. Before you can accomplish anything - you must first imagine yourself actually doing it. If you think you can, you can. **End Summary** Topics: imagination]]> using your imagination]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> The Apple A Day is your free newsletter all about Wisdom, Wealth & Well-Being. Visit The Apple A Day and get 3 rare and valuable gifts with your subscription. Click here for more.

Simple Visualization Exercises Anyone Can Do

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Visualization is big word that describes a simple, yet powerful and effective technique for creating whatever you want. Before we get into specific visualization exercises you can do to get the most out of your sessions, let's briefly explain the process. When visualizing, the first thing you need to do is relax. Once you've reached a deep level of relaxation, you enable yourself to connect with the Universal Mind or Spirit. Don't let that spook you -- it's an amazing process and once you experience this amazing feeling, you'll want to revisit it again and again. Once you're in a deep state of relaxation (whether you've felt a connection or not) it's a matter of monitoring your thoughts. The goal is to free your mind of the mental chatter of multiple thoughts, issues of the day and concerns. Once you've reached this blissful state, you simply imagine your goal or dream result. Get a picture in your mind's eye of you in possession of the desired object or conditions. That's what visualization is all about. There are a few keys to making the process of visualization work for you. **End Summary** Topics: visualization exercises]]> visualization]]> success]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> The Apple A Day is your free newsletter all about Wisdom, Wealth & Well-Being. Visit The Apple A Day and get 3 rare and valuable gifts with your subscription. Click here for more.

The Goal Setting Magic Of Wallace Wattles

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

There's a proven method to achieve any goal you can possibly imagine. The surprising thing is that this method was unveiled in the early 1900's by a man named Wallace D. Wattles. He was a master at tapping into the unlimited potential of the human experience by "thinking in a certain way". In this article we're going to discuss how you can use your own God-given powers to create any result you want. One of the obvious "tricks" is to use your talents and to do the best with what you have. Take inventory of yourself. Before you go looking for greener pastures elsewhere, figure out how to use what you have in the best possible way. Get started by listing all the skills, experience, and unique qualities you already possess. Focus on one strong desire. There may be many things that you want to accomplish. But to virtually guarantee the accomplishment of any goal, you need to focus on one primary ideal. It needs to be something you really want - a burning desire that comes deep from within. Once you establish your goal, communicate that thought to what Wallace Wattles termed "original thinking substance". **End Summary** Topics: goal setting]]> wallace wattles]]> success]]> the science of getting rich]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> The Apple A Day is your free newsletter all about Wisdom, Wealth & Well-Being. Visit The Apple A Day and get 3 rare and valuable gifts with your subscription. Click here for more.

Managing Your Emotions When Trading The Markets

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The decision to buy is always easy. No matter what you are trading, stocks, bonds, gold, oil or anything else, the decision to buy is always the easy decision to make. The decision to sell could not be more difficult. Think about what you are feeling when you decide to make an investment of any type. You are excited and enthusiastic about what you are doing because you believe that you have made the right decision and you see the potential for a large profit in the trade. When you make a buying decision either as a trader or as an investor, you generally feel good. Nervous perhaps, but when the decision is made and the trade has been executed, you generally feel good about the trade decision. The decision to sell on the other hand is very difficult to make in most cases. There are only two reasons to sell an investment. First, if you have made money and want to cash in on your good fortune, or if the investment is not doing much of anything and is dead money. **End Summary** Topics: stock market investing]]> investing]]> trading]]> how to trade]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> The Apple A Day is your free newsletter all about Wisdom, Wealth & Well-Being. Visit The Apple A Day and get 3 rare and valuable gifts with your subscription. Click here for more.

Investing In Bonds - A Primer

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Bond trading and investing has traditionally been for the professional investor and those seeking a steady income from their investment portfolio. The actual bond market is quite different from the stock market and this article seeks to help you understand how the bond market works. A bond is simply evidence of a loan. If you want to loan ABC company some money then you would buy a bond issued by ABC. The bond is evidence of the loan and it will state what rate of interest is paid to the holder of the bond and it will also state the date on which the bond matures and the full amount of the original loan will be repaid to the bond holder. For our example we will assume the bond pays 10% interest annually. Bonds normally pay interest twice a year so every 6 months this bond will pay the holder 5% of the face amount of the bond. For our example we'll assume a $1000 bond at 10% annual interest will pay the holder $50 every 6 months. In this case the bond yield is 10%. Simplistically, that's all there is to a bond. **End Summary** Topics: bonds]]> investing]]> bond trading]]> finance]]> personal finance]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> The Apple A Day is your free newsletter all about Wisdom, Wealth & Well-Being. Visit The Apple A Day and get 3 rare and valuable gifts with your subscription. Click here for more.

How To Select The Proper Water Filter For Your Home

Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Water filtration is a hot topic these days due to the vast amounts of contaminants in our everyday environment. There is a wide variety of water filtration systems you can choose from but choosing the proper technology is key to having clean and safe drinking water at home. A standard water filter is designed to trap contaminants. Things such as dirt, rust and dust are simple to remove from your water by using a standard sediment type water filter. These can be purchased as a filter to use on a single faucet in your home, or they can be bought to be installed on the water line to filter all of the water in the home. Carbon filters are popular due to the fact that they can remove foul taste and odor from the water along with a variety of chemical contaminants that may have infiltrated your water supply. Both sediment style and carbon filters can be purchased in cartridge format which requires occasional change-out with a new filter, or as an automatic backwashable filter to service the whole house on a continuous basis. Filtration systems can only go so far however, and are ineffective against bacterial and viral contamination. **End Summary** Topics: UV water filter]]> UV purification]]> ultraviolet]]> UV light]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Ready to tap into safe drinking water at home? Visit UVshack.com to see some of our best selling systems. For a limited time we are offering FREE shipping too! Click Here for Full Details.

How Does UV Light Sterilize Drinking Water?

Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Ultraviolet disinfection systems are mysterious to many people. How can light kill bacteria? But the truth is it can. Ultraviolet (UV) technology has been around for more than 80 years, and its effectiveness has been well documented both scientifically and commercially. It is nature's own disinfection/purification method. With consumers becoming more concerned about chlorine and other chemical contamination of drinking water, more dealers are prescribing the ultraviolet solution suitable for both small flow residential applications as well as large flow commercial projects. Ultraviolet is a means of killing or rendering harmless microorganisms in a dedicated environment. These microorganisms can range from bacteria and viruses to algae and protozoa. UV disinfection is used in air and water purification, sewage treatment protection of food and beverages, and many other disinfections and sterilization applications. A major advantage of UV treatment is that it is capable of disinfecting water faster than chlorine without cumbersome retention tanks and harmful chemicals. UV treatment systems are also extremely cost efficient! Technically, ultraviolet is one energy region of the electromagnetic spectrum, which lies between the x-ray region and the visible region. UV itself lies in the ranges of 200 nanometers (nm) to 390 nanometers (nm). **End Summary** Topics: UV water filter]]> UV light]]> water filter]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Ready to tap into safe drinking water at home? Visit UVshack.com to see some of our best selling systems. For a limited time we are offering FREE shipping too! Click Here for Full Details.

Be In Control Of Your Home Water Quality

Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The truth is many of us don't spend much time thinking about the quality of our drinking water. Often we are lulled into a false sense of security that our water quality is top-notch, while in reality there may be alarming amounts of contaminants in our residential water supply. For home owners with a well, the issue of water quality is more prevalent than those supplied by municipal water. Well owners are generally more aware of the need for some vigilance in monitoring water quality, especially those located near potential sources of run-off including agricultural run-off. Well owners should be testing their water on a regular basis (at least 4 times a year) and they must take special care to have the water tested for micro-biological contamination (bacterial and viral pathogens) regularly too. Micro-biological contamination, most commonly bacterial pathogens such as e.coli and coliform can be a major cause for concern as these pathogens can do great harm to your health. The presence of either of these pathogens simply must not be tolerated and you must take action to ensure your water is free of contamination by killing these organisms before they get a chance to infect your family. **End Summary** Topics: UV water purification]]> UV filter]]> UV purifier]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Ready to tap into safe drinking water at home? Visit UVshack.com to see some of our best selling systems. For a limited time we are offering FREE shipping too! Click Here for Full Details.

How To Measure The Results Of Your eBay Auction Ads

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Once an eBay auction listing ends, you can then analyze your ad's performance. Let's assume that you have multiple copies of the same item and you can re-list it over and over again. If you're happy with your results, you'll probably want to run the exact same ad. If on the other hand results were disappointing, making wholesale changes might be the first thought that comes to mind. My advice is to take a step back and give it some thought before rushing in and getting rid of components that could in fact be sales assets to you. Strive for constant improvement. But look at the bigger picture before making radical changes. I've had some items go unsold some weeks and then sell like crazy the next. It's the unpredictable nature of the eBay marketplace. Sometimes it's got absolutely nothing to do with your ad and everything to do with who shows up in shopping mode. That's not to say that you can safely assume that your first effort at advertising is your best. It rarely is. **End Summary** Topics: selling on ebay]]> ebay business]]> home business ebay]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> eBay selling solved! Learn how to create top quality, professional hard hitting and highly profitable eBay ads in minutes not hours. Visit http://www.auctionadsthatsell.com for your copy of eBay Ad Magic and make more money selling on eBay.

Provide a Guarantee To Supercharge Your eBay Auction Ads

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Guarantees are powerful marketing tools in any arena and they're particularly helpful in the sometimes uncertain online waters. Suppose you were shopping on eBay for a particular DVD. You found two auctions ending within the hour and both items were similarly priced. Both sellers had stellar Feedback Ratings. But one offered a hassle-free, 30 day guarantee. The other made no mention of a guarantee, or whether refunds were even accepted under any conditions. Now, which listing would you be more inclined to bid on? Obvious, isn't it? You'd probably take the one with the guarantee -- just it case. It's an extra measure of security, should you receive a faulty DVD, or experience a similar problem. Any kind of guarantee of satisfaction will likely enhance your sales. And the longer and stronger the promise of your guarantee, the more appealing your offer becomes. Guarantees take the onus off the customer. They ensure that you deliver exactly what was promised in the listing. Guarantee something. If you can't guarantee the item for any reason, guarantee something else. For example, you could guarantee professional packaging or shipping and/or delivery times or prompt replies to any inquires or friendly, expedient customer service. **End Summary** Topics: selling on ebay]]> ebay business]]> home business ebay]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> eBay selling solved! Learn how to create top quality, professional hard hitting and highly profitable eBay ads in minutes not hours. Visit http://www.auctionadsthatsell.com for your copy of eBay Ad Magic and make more money selling on eBay.

Stress The Unique Value Of Your eBay Auction Items

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Remember that many eBay buyers are looking for unique items. It's my contention that every eBay auction item has unique features or benefits this is your one great opportunity to clearly discern what makes your particular item different and valuable. And you have unlimited space to do it. Describe to the eBay universe what you're offering and put some teeth into it. Sell the sizzle... so your buyer will love the steak you send. Remember that although it may be difficult to immediately see specific unique features, take the time to think about this carefully. What does your item do for buyers? In other words, what's the ultimate benefit they hope to get for themselves, should they win your auction? That's exactly what needs to take center stage in your listing. It's the perceived value that is transferred to their way when they win and it's a huge motivator in moving people to one-up another to come out on top at the closing bell. Look for an edge. Find something unique about your item or your offer. What you really want is something that's a little different and more desirable than what the next guy is offering. **End Summary** Topics: selling on ebay]]> ebay business]]> home business ebay]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> eBay selling solved! Learn how to create top quality, professional hard hitting and highly profitable eBay ads in minutes not hours. Visit http://www.auctionadsthatsell.com for your copy of eBay Ad Magic and make more money selling on eBay.

How Much Time Do You Spend on Your eBay Item Description?

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

If you've just received a full pallet load of Olympus digital cameras, then it's probably well worth your while to create a full-fledged sales letter that covers every conceivable benefit and feature and addresses any potential questions and concerns. With such a large quantity of the same item, it makes sense to do this because once you've created a winning listing you can simply go ahead and repeat it a number of times until you unload your entire shipment. But for many eBay sellers, taking the time to write a sales letter doesn't make a lot of sense. If you're like most, you sell odds and ends from the basement or attic, garage sales, thrift shops, or even live auctions and estate sales. One item is often very different from the next. It might be a child's toy today and a 19th Century collectable sword tomorrow. One product means much more in potential profit than the other. Therefore, the time justifiably spent on each is not the same. Nor should it be. Your major consideration in deciding which type of ad you'll use should be based primarily on the value of the item. **End Summary** Topics: selling on ebay]]> ebay business]]> home business ebay]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> eBay selling solved! Learn how to create top quality, professional hard hitting and highly profitable eBay ads in minutes not hours. Visit http://www.auctionadsthatsell.com for your copy of eBay Ad Magic and make more money selling on eBay.

More Quick and Easy eBay Auction Title Tips

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Knowing your product and market enough makes crafting an effective title that much easier. All you have to do is ramble off its greatest attribute or characteristic, in addition to briefly describing what it is. Think in terms of what would make your product more appealing or desirable to those who'd be interested. If it's new, say so right up front, since most people would prefer new over used when both are affordable options. New or used, make it clear to your audience. Is it an antique or collectible? Perhaps it's a vintage item, or one that's truly rare. Again, these single words speak volumes about your item when used appropriately, so it makes sense to make room for them in your titles. Has the car you plan to list been strictly lady-driven, creating the perception among some that it's been used sparingly and without being pushed to the limit? If so, state it. Perhaps that Body Shop gift set sitting on the closet shelf was never actually opened and is therefore in like-new condition. Knowing your market makes it easier to provide the information that will get your listing noticed. **End Summary** Topics: selling on ebay]]> ebay business]]> home business ebay]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> eBay selling solved! Learn how to create top quality, professional hard hitting and highly profitable eBay ads in minutes not hours. Visit http://www.auctionadsthatsell.com for your copy of eBay Ad Magic and make more money selling on eBay.

Composing Your Best eBay Auction Ad Within 55 Characters

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

To begin the eBay title creation process, take those words you've isolated as being important and see how many you can fit into the 55 character window. Play around with different combinations, always striving to make maximum impact as quickly as possible. If the title is your most valuable eBay real estate, the first word of that title is the most valuable of all. Stuff your title field with as many relevant keywords as you can, but don't overdo it. No need for commas or dashes to separate words, a single space will do. But don't omit those spaces just to squeeze in more words as you'll only be shooting yourself in the foot. If it looks like mumbo-jumbo, it will be passed over instantly. Modify your collection of words and short forms for easy reading. Take what you have and string them together making sure your title makes sense. Many listings on eBay fail to do so. They're just a collection of words or characters that fail to woo prospects inside. Use up as much of your allotted space as you can. Don't settle for 25 or 40 characters because that part is easy to do. **End Summary** Topics: selling on ebay]]> ebay business]]> home business ebay]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> eBay selling solved! Learn how to create top quality, professional hard hitting and highly profitable eBay ads in minutes not hours. Visit http://www.auctionadsthatsell.com for your copy of eBay Ad Magic and make more money selling on eBay.

How To Get Maximum Mileage From Your eBay Auction Title

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

If you've never written a listing before, facing the limitation of 55 characters for your title can be a little stifling. But it helps to remember that every advertiser faces the same challenge you do. We're all limited to the same number, single color, and the fact that it's a text-only field. The only real options are for a bold or featured listing. These ads run at the top of any list and are therefore subjected to more eyeballs in the process. It's a way of gaining something by paying to rank higher in order. It may be worth your consideration to test these two options and determine whether they helped improve your profits. There is one free option that can help your headline stand out in any list, and it is simply this: the correct use of capitalization. Some advertisers use almost all lowercase text. Others prefer all UPPERCASE. Neither in my view is the best option in any environment. Lowercase test seems rather uninteresting and ordinary, like it's just one line from a full page of text. It tends to blend in, rather than stand out. **End Summary** Topics: selling on ebay]]> ebay business]]> home business ebay]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> eBay selling solved! Learn how to create top quality, professional hard hitting and highly profitable eBay ads in minutes not hours. Visit http://www.auctionadsthatsell.com for your copy of eBay Ad Magic and make more money selling on eBay.

Your Title Is Critical For Each eBay Selling Ad

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

When selling on eBay, nothing is more important to each individual listing than the title that leads it. In fact, your overall success on eBay is dependent to a large degree on your ability to create effective headlines that pull in large amounts of quality traffic. It's the title that's the key to capturing the attention and interest of your target market. Your title is your initial point of contact. It's the first thing any shopper on eBay sees with respect to your individual auction. If a prospective buyer conducts a keyword search as approximately 70% of eBayers do your keyword specific listing may be one of hundreds, or even thousands of listings that are shown. So your title needs to have the associated word or phrase to show up on a search for that term. But it also needs to be compelling enough to win clicks and get your listing opened by more interested prospects. Your title is just as important to shoppers who choose to peruse listings in their favorite categories. Here your ad has to appear more interesting than the others. Even devout shoppers only have so much available time. Nobody looks at everything. **End Summary** Topics: selling on ebay]]> ebay business]]> home business ebay]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> eBay selling solved! Learn how to create top quality, professional hard hitting and highly profitable eBay ads in minutes not hours. Visit http://www.auctionadsthatsell.com for your copy of eBay Ad Magic and make more money selling on eB

More Simple Steps To A Killer Sales Letter

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

There are several simple steps to creating a killer sales letter for your eBay selling business, here are a few you can use immediately. 1. Explain How The Buyer Comes Out On Top. Pile on the benefits. Let them know what they get as a result of owning the item. Create a list of one valuable advantage after another. Set them up as powerful bullet points so prospects can quickly grasp the main benefits and move on quickly. Write your bullet points like headlines. Simply preface each big benefit with a phrase like these, or something similar... 3 Little-Known Ways To... A Simple, 3-Minute Solution To... The Amazing Secret Of... How To... In Less Than 5 Minutes, You Can... Easy Steps To... Advice Pros Give To... 5 Insider Techniques To... Common Mistakes That Actually Reverse Results... Why 99%... The Dirty Little Secret To... 2. Introduce Your Irresistible Offer. Create as stark a contrast as possible between what the item/package is worth versus how little you're asking in return. This is where a low starting bid can instantly create a flurry of activity. Give them dollars worth of value for mere pennies. **End Summary** Topics: selling on ebay]]> ebay business]]> home business ebay]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> eBay selling solved! Learn how to create top quality, professional hard hitting and highly profitable eBay ads in minutes not hours. Visit http://www.auctionadsthatsell.com for your copy of eBay Ad Magic and make more money selling on eBay.

Simple Steps To A Killer eBay Sales Letter

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Writing an effective sales leter is not difficult once you understand the basics involved. Here's a multi-step formula to create an effective sales letter. 1. Capture Your Best Prospect's Attention. Use your title and Gallery image to woo potential buyers to your full Item Description. Give them the information they want and need to qualify themselves as prospects. If you're selling black leather jackets, you need to let people know early that your jackets are available in black only. This disqualifies those looking for brown, beige, blue, purple or any other color. Deliver the words that would most interest a buyer and make a big promise. Promise, large promise is the soul of an advertisement said British author, Samuel Johnson back in the 1700's. And he was right. Making a big promise is just as effective today on eBay. There are numerous ways to create headlines to launch into your full-scale sales pitch. But the easiest way to unveil the big promise of your item is to lead with the time-tested How To headline approach. Start with How To and just add an appealing promise that your product can help the buyer get, enjoy, achieve, or profit from. 2. **End Summary** Topics: ebay]]> sell on ebay]]> ebay business]]> home business]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> eBay selling solved! Learn how to create top quality, professional hard hitting and highly profitable eBay ads in minutes not hours. Visit http://www.auctionadsthatsell.com for your copy of eBay Ad Magic and make more money selling on eBay.

Setting Yourself Up For Successful eBay Selling

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Here's a secret to getting the most out of every eBay listing. Write your description as though no picture of your item existed. Let me repeat that again in case you missed it. Write your eBay listing as though you had no picture whatsoever to accompany your description. Yes, photos are a significant part of the eBay success formula, but you'll write better descriptions when you don't rely on your photo as a crutch. Find a quiet place, get yourself into a relaxed state and clear your mind of any chatter. Now set out to describe your item in as much detail as you can in the reasonable amount of time you've set aside. A few minutes of focused effort can often do the trick for relatively small, everyday items. If your item is particularly valuable, you can afford to spend more time at this than if you're selling an everyday item. The point of this is to spit out the words and phrases that paint a clear picture of what it is that you're offering. You can simply take notes or record your thoughts on a tape or digital recorder. **End Summary** Topics: ebay]]> sell on ebay]]> ebay business]]> home business]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> eBay selling solved! Learn how to create top quality, professional hard hitting and highly profitable eBay ads in minutes not hours. Visit http://www.auctionadsthatsell.com for your copy of eBay Ad Magic and make more money selling on eBay.

Encourage Action in Your eBay Selling Ads

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Getting action from a prospective customer is the only thing that matters. Give as many relevant details about your items as possible. It's impossible to provide too much factual information, so stack one important detail on top of another and prioritize these in order of importance to the buyer. Every prospect will get their fill to varying degrees. One sales point will sway one buyer to step forward and bid while another will be moved by something else entirely. You never know which key detail will result in that got-to-have-it feeling which can trigger a bidding frenzy and an avalanche of profits for you. Best thing to do is include all you can. Your mission is to get prospects to: 1) Use the Buy-It-Now to win the auction 2) Place a bid 3) Leave their email address by signing up to your list so you can let them know about your other related items and hopefully sell them something down the road. 4) Mark your auction as one to watch so they'll hopefully return and bid later. Any other result doesn't count. **End Summary** Topics: selling on ebay]]> ebay business]]> home business ebay]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> eBay selling solved! Learn how to create top quality, professional hard hitting and highly profitable eBay ads in minutes not hours. Visit http://www.auctionadsthatsell.com for your copy of eBay Ad Magic and make more money selling on eBay.

Qualities of Short But Effective eBay Listings

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Here are the most important ways to make short eBay listings very effective. 1) Capture Attention. Effective advertising captures the attention of qualified buyers. Every ad in any medium has to first capture the attention of interested and qualified prospects. To get attention means interrupting your prospects searches in order to direct them to your specific item listing. eBay is the worlds largest inventory of products and that inventory changes on a daily basis. Buyers just don't know what sellers will be serving up next and so they tend to check in on a regular basis so they don't miss out on that one special item they'd just love to have. So off those eager buyers go to eBay to see what might be available. Most will use the Search function while others will wade through a bunch of listing titles in their favorite category. Regardless of the search method used, buyers are served up a long list of titles. Some are accompanied by Gallery Images, while others are not. But that's all any seller has to capture the attention of interested prospects. It's just one line of text, just 55 characters and perhaps a single thumbnail image. That's it. **End Summary** Topics: selling on ebay]]> ebay business]]> home business ebay]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> eBay selling solved! Learn how to create top quality, professional hard hitting and highly profitable eBay ads in minutes not hours. Visit http://www.auctionadsthatsell.com for your copy of eBay Ad Magic and make more money selling on eBay.

Visual Details Build Confidence When Selling on eBay

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Clear, detailed, even dramatic photographs can seriously increase the perceived value of your items. They help your prospective buyers gain a better understanding of what it is that you're actually selling and they drive prices upward. Most importantly, a quality photo delivers a realistic expectation, so buyers can be comfortable with what they're bidding on before actually placing a bid. Since most people are visual, they're drawn towards visual images. That's what makes a Gallery Image (that small thumbnail snapshot of your product that is displayed next to the Title) so important. Images that are interesting or dramatic for one reason or another and used as Gallery shots, tend to capture the largest audiences. Simple eye-appeal is the reason. Your listing, complete with an effective image next to the title, blows others away that were listed without the up-front visual aid of a clear picture. Gallery photographs work in tandem with your title to grab eyeballs and capture interest. A strong title may do the job on its own. But it is usually more effective when combined with a clear and unique photograph that speaks volumes to the interested prospective buyer. This is the one added-cost option I strongly recommend. **End Summary** Topics: selling on ebay]]> ebay business]]> home business ebay]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> eBay selling solved! Learn how to create top quality, professional hard hitting and highly profitable eBay ads in minutes not hours. Visit http://www.auctionadsthatsell.com for your copy of eBay Ad Magic and make more money selling on eBay.

Add Proof To Make Your eBay Item Stand Out

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Most people are naturally skeptical of advertising claims. Therefore, any evidence you can supply that helps verify those claims can only help you. Problem is... with most products on the market, proof is supplied in the form of customer testimonials. If you're selling odds and ends, it may be difficult to prove the validity of any claims you might make. But there are ways to add proof to your listings for many items. If you're selling books, dust jackets and back covers are often laden with testimonials from people in the know. You can simple choose a few of these and use them verbatim, will full credit of course. Search Amazon reviews not just for books but for consumer products of all kinds. It's possible you may just find suitable fodder for your ad copy. If you sell products in a particular niche, start a file for product reviews you stumble upon. Search online for others. If a giant in your industry recommended a product and now you have it for sale, by all means, tell your audience who else recommended this product and what they had to say about it. **End Summary** Topics: selling on ebay]]> ebay business]]> home business ebay]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> eBay selling solved! Learn how to create top quality, professional hard hitting and highly profitable eBay ads in minutes not hours. Visit http://www.auctionadsthatsell.com for your copy of eBay Ad Magic and make more money selling on eBay.

Take The Long Term View To Successful eBay Selling

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

While it's true that anyone can sell just about any thing at any given time, it's imperative that serious sellers consider the long term implications. Making that quick sale will feed you today, but the long-term approach to consistent and repeat sales will feed you in style for life. It may surprise you as it did me just how many customers come back again and again to check out your auctions and to buy more goods. At last check, nearly a full 50% of the Feedback I had received came from repeat buyers. It might have been the second or third time a buyer left feedback and therefore my total Feedback Score didn't change. But my all positive feedback received number changed significantly. What this means is that nearly half of all the people who left positive feedback had already done so and therefore, it didn't increase my rating. But the fact that so many had become repeat buyers underscores the value of creating a positive experience for customers. Customers return because of their previous positive experiences. **End Summary** Topics: selling on ebay]]> ebay business]]> home business ebay]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> eBay selling solved! Learn how to create top quality, professional hard hitting and highly profitable eBay ads in minutes not hours. Visit http://www.auctionadsthatsell.com for your copy of eBay Ad Magic and make more money selling on eBay.

Basic eBay Selling Ideas

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

One of the most famous names in advertising history is Claude Hopkins. It was he who labeled direct-response advertising as Salesmanship in print. That's certainly true about magazine ads, newspaper ads, direct mail sales letters and any kind of marketing material that attempts to influence and persuade with words. Though we are living in the golden age of technology where virtually all we could ever want is only a click or two away, Hopkins label is just as applicable today, online and on eBay. It's salesmanship in pixels. In other words, we sell on eBay with words read on a monitor, rather than in print. The key concept to remember is this: as a seller, you're in the business of making sales and the best way to make more sales and make more money is to use proven techniques of salesmanship. In fact, most of what Hopkins and many other great advertising geniuses, past and present discovered can be applied to your eBay listings with tremendous effectiveness. Let's take a look at some of these selling ideas and how you might apply them to your eBay listings. Use simple, everyday language. **End Summary** Topics: selling on ebay]]> ebay business]]> home business ebay]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> eBay selling solved! Learn how to create top quality, professional hard hitting and highly profitable eBay ads in minutes not hours. Visit http://www.auctionadsthatsell.com for your copy of eBay Ad Magic and make more money selling on eBay.