If you made $20 from 7 minutes work, you would feel pretty happy about it, right? However if it took you an hour to make that $20, your business simply wouldn't be as profitable. Profit margins on eBay can be tight. One way to help increase how profitable your selling ventures are is to really streamline your systems and make each transaction as fast for you to process as possible. Time is money, people! Using eBay apps are a great way to speed up the process of listing, managing and...
Read moreeBay has recently rolled out new changes to Best Match, eBay's sorting algorithm which determines which listings rank at the top of the search results. Best Match is crucial to making sales on the platform and therefore, this new algorithm change can affect many sellers on eBay. So what has changed with the new algorithm? Well eBay aren't dishing all the details, and don't expect them to, but spokesperson Johann Hoff has said that "The real key to getting and keeping a...
Read moreeBay PowerSeller and Former eBay Top Seller Account Manager, Erika Garnica, is back with more eBay listing tips and tricks. In my last Salehoo blog post, I concentrated specifically on eBay item descriptions. I mentioned some of the easiest and best ways to make an eye-catching, effective item description. In this post, I’m going to expand beyond just the item description and cover a few other important aspects of creating a good listing. Writing a Magnetic...
Read moreToday we have another guest post for you from eBay PowerSeller and Former eBay Top Seller Account Manager, Erika Garnica. An eBay listing is an advertisement. This may seem like common sense to some, but I’ve seen enough poorly-presented listings to know that it’s worth repeating. Now this doesn’t mean that visual presentation is the most important factor in creating a successful listing. Obviously, price, title, and shipping cost are more crucial in obtaining a...
Read moreThey say a picture is worth a thousand words, and when selling on eBay, that can certainly be true! We all know that taking great photos is key to getting more buyers interested, and making more sales. Recently however, when I logged onto eBay to search for a new sweater, I was quite shocked by some of the photos people were using. I have sold clothing items before, so I know that it can be difficult to do beautiful dresses and shirts justice, but I also learned the hard way that it is...
Read moreOctober 31st is just around the corner and is great opportunity for you to do some seasonal selling! Did you know Americans spend over US$20 million on candy each year! That's a lot of candy (and a lot of hyper-active kids on a sugar high!). They also spend up large on costumes and other Halloween traditions, so make sure you take advantage of this seasonal niche market! As Halloween is only a few weeks away, your best bet is to start now so find a few things to sell then get into...
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