Do You Use eBay for Your Business?
Something we haven’t touched on here is the power of using eBay or even other networks
that reach a large scale of online consumers to start and/or grow your business.
eBay is a great place to get the ball rolling, learn ecommerce, learn how to
sell something online, and even generate cash to grow your online ventures
even further.
Now if you sell a local service, why not offer that or utilize places
such as Facebook’s local targeting/advertising to reach your target market.
You don’t even need a website to utilize these sites and eBay even will allow
you to open up a store to sell your wares.
I’ve seen and helped individuals and large companies make money by using these
huge networks - it is something that is often overlooked.
The key on eBay is to first get set up and go through all the steps to get verified,
set up Paypal, set up your pages, and so forth.
There are a lot of ins and outs on using eBay which this post is not about as
if you visit your local bookstore, you’ll be sure to find plenty of information.
There are businesses out there who’s sole income comes from eBay and other auction-style
sites. There are businesses out there who do nothing but utilize local advertising
on places like Facebook to reach their target market.
Some go to the length of setting up a simple one page lead capture site to collect
information, give away free reports, get consumers to contact them, and test their
marketing efforts. All this will cost you roughly $10-15 bucks for a domain name
and less than $10 per month if you need webhosting.
Our one tip if you decide to go this route is to start with these networks and as
soon as you’re able to get your very own domain and site up and running.
You want to have control and the ability to use eBay and these other networks
as part of your strategy.
For instance, I help manage a stained glass site. They offer local classes
as well as sell tutorials, DVD’s, etc…
To gain exposure, test the market, and make sales, we use eBay to sell some
of these products.
We know that as we build our advertising and search engine optimization efforts,
using places where our target market go to search for things we’re selling helps
us expedite the process.
So, if you aren’t using eBay to sell your products and market your services through
information, or unloading some of your scrapped fixed assets, searching for assets
and tools for your company, then you may be missing out.
We have been utilizing and selling on eBay for a long time and had reached
the level of Powerseller at one point. There are new features added all the time that could help your business.
If you’d like help with setting this up, contact us immediately.
To your success,
Joe Collinsworth
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