101 Auction Secrets Revealed!

By Tim Campbell

AuctionTip #71: Use Underscore to Get Longer Titles

By using underscore "_" between words in your title, you'll get to enter a longer title than if you just used spaces between your words.

It's just one more free thing you should do in order to make your listings stand out...

AuctionTip #72: Use Excellent Key Words in Titles

Since there are so many items on eBay, one of the most effective ways people find things is to use the search engine...

If you want people to find your item, then place key words, and other carefully selected words in your titles.

For example, if you’re selling a collectible model car, don’t just put the word CAR in your title, put the make and model, too.

Put as many keywords possible in the title, so the greatest number of searches will locate it someone could think of who are looking for items like yours.

AuctionTip #73: Path of Least Resistance - Go With Your Strength

When it comes to finding the right thing to sell, make the best out of what you have.

If you have an advantage, then by all means, use it. But first you must recognize it; this is the hardest part. Sometimes these things are so obvious that we never see it.

A few months ago I decided to start writing my own info-manuals to sell online. It was like pulling teeth trying to decide which way to go... but it was so obvious- go with what you know.

And when you notice it... it's off to the races.

Do you have house full of stuff you don’t use? Sure you do. For years it never occurred to me that anyone would pay good money for stuff I never use.

Do you work for someone who you could help liquidate some assets for? Selling on someone else's behalf, called consignment, for a percentage is a very lucrative opportunity.

Do you have any special knowledge that others would gladly pay money for? Of course you do. Someone out there wants to know. You wanted to know how to sell on eBay, so I was there to help you by writing what I knew.

You’re looking for is the shortest path to your goal. Upon closer inspection you’re always going to find better ways to get there…

But at some point you have to "do"- stomp doubt in the ground with action.

Read, think about it a little, sell a little, and commit to a direction and run with it- it will become perfectly clear to you what to do.

AuctionTip #74: A Purely Digital Filing System?

I hate filing. With a passion- but you have to have a way of doing it;

If you can, create a purely digital filing system- save some trees and save you a headache- Use email receipts to keep records income. Keep good backups though.

Get a scanner and scan important documents into the computer like business expense receipts and account statements that come in the mail.

It's hard traveling back in forth from a digital and paper filing system, and it's redundant to keep both...

AuctionTip #75: Interesting Consumable Product Sources That I’ve Used

There are numerous places to buy wholesale goods. I'm sure you've seen lists of wholesalers everywhere.

Here a few that I have tested and found profitable. This is to give you some ideas... I list them for ONE reason only. They are consumable.

That means when they run out they buy them from you again. Profit potential from these types of products is endless.

Keep in mind that I am not recommending you go out and dump a whole lot of money into fat burners. This is merely something that I have tried an found it to work very well.

You and I both know that if something works very well then in time it doesn't work so hot because... everyone else it doing it too.

Main thing I want to show you is to keep looking for better and better ways of doing things. Develop a consumer market "sixth sense" by knowing what people want and need, and then give it to them.

Here are reliable wholesale consumable product sources I have used in the past:

Fatburners

http://www.peaknutrition.com

Fat Absorbers

http://fatabsorb.com

Vacation Packages

http://denntech.com

Metabolife

http://www.metabolife.com

In an ideal world, you would develop your own consumable product and then have people sell it for you. That is difficult to say the least.

That is why I will keep the focus on helping you develop your own information products in this book.

Another tip that I can give you in your research for authentic sources is the Thomas Register:

http://www.thomasregister.com

I have little to say about doing business directly with manufacturers other than it can be done. I will also say that it costs a lot of money and there is a formal process to doing business with them.

I once tried to buy CD media from Memorex but I failed to meet several prerequisites. I had to have some type of wholesaler license and I hadn't been in established very long at the time so that didn't help either.

I will be putting together some information about this in the next edition of "Auction Secrets Revealed"- I look forward to sharing the results with you.

In essence you are becoming a wholesaler when you do this.

AuctionTip #76: Don’t Get Thrown Off

If you want your item to show up during primetime, remember there is

2-3 hour posting delay, so post 2-3 hours early.

For instance, if you want your auction to end at 10PM EST, then start your auction at 7PM.

AuctionTip #77: Harness the Power of Search Engines

Using search engines with auctions is a potent combo.

The whole point of eBay is that they bring you the traffic, you simply pay them for it. If you have a good bid pulling salesletter you make money.

Using search engines adds to the amount of traffic you normally would get… without you doing a thing!

The problem is that it’s somewhat intimidating, especially if you’re new to intermediate when it comes to auctions.

Few people use them with auctions because those that know how to use search engines don’t sell their goods with auctions, but their own website. Skirting normal fees, competition and advertising.

At this point I’m going to recommend some good starting points for your research and experimentation with search engines.

This is where auctions become another book.

To start off, concentrate on promoting with Pay-Per Click search engines. Focus on Goto.com to begin with.

With Pay-Per Click search engines you bid on a keywords for the clickthoughs you get. These are words a potential customer might use to find your auctions.

Let say you exclusively sell Rock-&-Roll T-shirts. You would bid on words like “Van Halen Shirt”, “Van Halen” and so on. You might pay a penny per click-through, depending on the competition.

You would simply point the visitor to your “My eBay” page or website. This is an excellent way to get highly targeted cheap traffic.

AuctionTip #78: Proofread Your Ads and Email

Always make sure to proofread your listing before you post an ad for the first time, or have some else do so for you. You'll be amazed at what fresh pair of eyes will uncover...

It's very frustrating to catch a mistake after the auction has began and people have started bidding. Make sure you check over your ad and email for errors.

AuctionTip #79: Find Your Niche

Selling on eBay is just like the Internet or any other real world business. In order to be successful you need to pick a niche and stick with it. When you're starting out selling it's ok to sell a little bit of everything- but when you get serious, sit down and decide where you're corner of the market is.

AuctionTip #80: Offer A Free Newsletter or Mailing List

A great way of staying in touch with customers and potential buyers is to offer a newsletter dealing with their interests- such as something dealing with the niche you chose. You can use this to build trust, give out free information, and to plug your auctions.

In "Auction Secrets Revealed" - you'll find out more about some great ways of building a list and how it can explode your auction sales...

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