Affiliate Marketing Tip - Tap into Your eBay Customers

For those of you participating in Skip McGrath's affiliate program, you may have seen that I am the top affiliate right now. Here is a strategy I am using to get those sales. You don't have to have a blog, Facebook account, Twitter, etc. You just have to be an eBay seller!


Here is the process:

1. Promote the free newsletter. It is much easier to give something away than try to sell something. Let Skip and his newsletter do the selling. The free newsletter sign-up will get the person “into the system” so to speak. If they buy anything within the next year, you will get the commission.

2. Create a form letter that you can copy and paste into your own email to the customer. Mine says, “Your order has been shipped from Atlanta, GA via USPS mail. You should receive your order within 3 business days. If for any reason, you are not satisfied with your purchase, please contact us PRIOR to posting feedback and we will make arrangements with you for a refund, no questions asked. Would you like to learn to sell on eBay and make money from home? Subscribe to the oldest and largest FREE newsletter for at home eBay sellers. Click here to subscribe.” Include your affiliate link to the free newsletter product. Keep this form letter in WORD.

3. You won’t be able to send the form letter from your eBay messaging system because it won’t allow HTML. You must send this from your own email account.

4. When you are shipping your eBay orders, keep a window open with your email account and the WORD document. Copy the customer’s email address from your eBay selling manager and paste it into your email. Paste in the form letter. Add the shipping information for each particular customer. This will take a few extra steps and a few extra minutes, but think of each customer as an opportunity to help you make money for the next year. Your only investment is a few minutes of your time sending out an email.

5.This is not considered spamming because you are sending the customer information about his order and since money has changed hands, you have a relationship with the customer. To play by the rules of email etiquette, tack on your affiliate link to the shipping information so that the email won’t be construed as spam.

6. Give this strategy time to work. You don't buy something the first time you see it, so don't expect anyone else to. Why do you think corporate America runs commercials over and over again? People have to see something several times before reacting. If you are the person to get someone to sign up for the newsletter, you will be the one that earns a commission when the sale happens later. Give this strategy 90 days to start working for you. It is a numbers game. The more sign-ups you get, the more opportunities for a commission.

After creating your clickable link, ALWAYS CHECK IT to make sure it works!

If you are not part of this affiliate program, sign up now. I will be showing you many different ways to promote this program and make some extra money.

Happy Selling!

How to Get Traffic to Your eBay Store

Don't be scared. This isn't as complicated as it looks. The matrix above just shows how you can promote your eBay store, listings, affiliate programs, and blog if you have one. Notice the directional arrows that show how to most effectively use different sites to drive traffic to eBay and your affiliate programs. Here is a summary.

1. Use social networking sites to send traffic to your listings, eBay store, eBay listings, affiliate program, and your blog.

2. Use your blog to send traffic to your affiliate links, eBay store, and eBay listings.

3. Use your eBay Me page for promoting affiliate programs.

4. Use article sites to send traffic where it is allowed. For example, eZine only allows a link to a website or blog, not to eBay, affiliate programs, or social networking sites. The Examiner will let you link to anything. You can post comments on other blogs in your niche and use your eBay store URL or eBay About Me page URL as your link. (Read more about eZine.)

5. The only thing you can link to from your eBay listings is your eBay About me page. But that is ok, because eBay is one of the final destinations of traffic.

6. Your ultimate goal is to get traffic to your eBay listings and affiliate programs because that is where you will make money!

7. If you click on the image of the matrix above, you will see a larger version that you can print and keep by your computer as you learn how to get traffic to your eBay store and listings.

Learn more about how to get traffic to your eBay store and listings with The Complete eBay Business System.

Happy Selling!

Natural Search Optimization on eBay - Keywords!

Every eBay seller wants to know how to beat the competition. Should I lower my price? Do I offer free shipping? Why are my competitors offering the same product getting sales and I am not? The answer: natural search optimization.

Also known as organic SEO, natural search optimization means using keywords that will help your audience find you. As the following video demonstrates, using the right keywords results in your listings being found by buyers. This is more than copying the title of the product off the box or naming it the way YOU think it should be named. You have to think like a buyer. Take a look:



Summary:

1. Find a competitor successfully selling the same product you want to sell. Note the keywords they are using that you aren't. (Don't copy their title word for word, this is text theft and you can be reported.) Find somebody doing it right and put your own spin on it.

2. Always include the brand name, but also think "category." Many buyers don't even know the brand names, they are just searching for a certain type of product. As in the example, the unsuccessful seller did not use terms like "tanning bed, indoor tanning, sunless tanning." The successful seller included the generic terms to catch shoppers who may not even know the brand she is selling.

3. Fill in all the item specifics. This will help you place higher in Best Match.

4. Use Terapeak to help you choose keywords to help with natural search optimization. Remember that your items will show up on Google, not just eBay. Better keyword choices means more buyers finding your listings which means more sales. If you aren't using Terapeak, get it now. Try it for a month and see what you have been missing.

Happy Selling!

Fisher Price My Talking Friend Little Bill

Rebecca sent in her success story:

"Hi Suzanne,

I love following your blog and seeing all the success stories - always gives me great ideas and motivation. Thought I'd share one of my own. While at a thrift store my daughter found a Talking Little Bill doll while digging through the bottom of the toys/dolls section (he still talked!). I would never have found it! The price was a little steep, $5.00, but having a preschooler who just got OUT of a huge Little Bill phase I KNEW this would sell. So I took him home, cleaned him up and listed him."

Here is Rebecca's listing:



Rebecca's cost: $5
eBay selling price: $45.99
Profit before fees: $40.99

Great! I hope that you shared your profit with your daughter. :)

Keep those success stories coming! You guys are amazing. The things you find to sell! If you are not already a member of my Facebook group, come join us as we discuss our finds every day and you can read back through over 1,500 threads to find out what other sellers have sold.

Happy Selling!

How to Make $10 More on Every eBay Sale

Yes, you read that right. How to make $10 more on every eBay sale, without raising your price. Have you ever been to a fast food restaurant and been asked, "Do you want fries with that?" or "Would you like to biggie-size that?" This is called upselling and you can do it on eBay with information products. Here is how.

This technique is most effective if you are selling items in a well defined niche. And you will need to be creative. Let's say you sell gardening supplies like hand tools, knee pads, tomato cages, gloves, and composting bins. Obviously, your target market is people who are working in their home garden. Put together a 10-20 page eBook that relates to your topic and add it to your eBay store for around $10. In this case, some suggestions would be:

10 Tips for Growing Great Tomatoes

25 Vegetable Recipes that Kids Will Actually Eat

End of the Garden Vegetable Soup Recipes

Vegetable Garden Companion Planting

You get the idea. Now, you don't have to write the eBook if you don't want to. (If you want to write your own eBook, here is an article on how to do it.) You can go online and buy eBooks with resell rights or hire a college student to write it for you. The trick is to make your eBook an upsell to a specific product - make sure the eBook contains additional information that will help your buyer.

When a buyer makes a purchase, send the buyer an a email that says,

"Thanks for purchasing our folding tomato cage. You may also be interested in my eBook, 10 Tips for Growing Great Tomatoes. Click here to learn more." You will need to manually send these emails as HTML (with links) will not work on the eBay automated emails. Just setup a template in WORD and do it manually.

The "click here" link will go to your listing on eBay for the eBook. Remember that eBooks must be delivered on a CD, so you can just slip the CD into the customer's order.

This is a very effective strategy for increasing your sales. It is much easier to sell to an existing customer than it is to find a new one. This idea came from Skip McGrath's eBay Marketing System. This 300-page course is full of ideas like this to help you increase your eBay sales and profits in very creative ways. (I use Skip's manual when coaching my eBay clients.)

Start thinking about how you can tack $10 on to each eBay sale with an information product. Train yourself to ask, "Do you want fries with that?"

Happy Selling!

Free Version of Terapeak

There has been a lot of discussion on my Facebook group about Terapeak, if it is worth the $25 a month, how to use it, and how to get a free trial. There is actually a free version of Terapeak you can use by following these steps.

Click here to go to Terapeak.

Scroll to the bottom and look on the left. You will see this:



Click SAMPLE REPORT. Then you will see this screen:



Click the SIGN UP button. The free version only gives you access to 14 days of history and you don't get access to the hot categories or hot searches. But it is enough of a trial so that you can determine if you want to try the paid version. Terapeak is what I use to create my Hot Lists of discontinued items, research drop ship products, and determine pricing on every single item that I list.

Click here to try Terapeak and start making more money on eBay. the $25 a month will come back to you many times over.

For information on personal coaching to learn this process, click here for a free consultation.

Happy Selling!

Niche Item - Vintage Measuring Cups

Keep your eye out for these at estate sales, garage sales, and thrift stores. Vintage kitchen gadgets are a great niche. Here are some recent listings for vintage measuring cups.


Vintage Tufglas Measuring Cup - sold for $43.01


Vintage Enamelware Measuring Cup - sold for $37.73


Vintage Vaseline Measuring Cup - sold for $33.00

Click here to check out my free list of more great vintage finds you can sell on eBay. And if you haven't downloaded it yet, get your free copy of my eBook Hot Brands to Sell on eBay which contains over 200 brand names and vintage items to sell for great profit.

Happy Selling!

Affiliate Marketing Tip - Less is More

For those of you participating in Skip McGrath's affiliate program, I am going to be offering some regular tips on how to maximize your commissions and introduce you to some affiliate marketing techniques so you can make more money! Over the past year, I have been an avid student of affiliate marketing and have tripled my monthly earnings from affiliate programs. I am now making almost as much doing affiliate marketing as I made as a full-time seller on eBay. I will always love eBay and sell on eBay, but setting up passive income streams with affiliate marketing is a business model that can't be beat.

The first and most important tip about affiliate marketing is:

Choose your affiliate programs with discretion!

Website visitors prefer an uncluttered clean page to one that is covered with confusing ads. (The example above makes you dizzy, doesn't it?) A confused mind chooses nothing. Don't try to promote everything you come across online. Furthermore, the more you have on your page the longer the page takes to load and you will lose visitors in those critical few seconds. Too many choices are overwhelming and confusing to the visitor and they will click away and leave - which is exactly what you do not want.

For example, you will see some of the same affiliate programs over and over again on eBay sellers' About Me pages. Some of these programs only pay only pennies for a sale or referral. Why waste your time on those? Why put those ads in front of your visitors when other ads can make more money for you? Choose affiliate programs with higher payouts! When you promote Skip McGrath's eBay Business System, you make $38.80 per sale. Reduce the number of options on your page and the visitor won't have any choice but to click on the higher paying programs - resulting in more commissions for you.

Whether you are promoting affiliate programs on your eBay About Me page, your own blog, or your own website, choose them with discretion. You can always rotate your ads to see which ones perform the best. No one can sell everything all the time. Choose your ads carefully! Get rid of ads that are not performing (generating income) and replace them with new ads from Skip's program. Leave the ads in place for 2-3 weeks and see if you get any hits.

If you have not signed up already, click here to join Skip McGrath's affiliate program. The payouts are 40% of each sale. This can be some serious money if you are willing to learn how to be a good promoter. I will be posting more information on how to promote these products so if you are new to affiliate marketing, don't worry! I will walk you through the process and explain how it all works.

Happy Selling!

International Shipping Services for eBay Sellers

If you are shipping a number of packages First Class International (less than 4 lbs) each month, you may want to consider giving Stamps.com a try. Paypal shipping linked through your eBay Selling Manager is great for domestic postage and international Priority. But unfortunately, Paypal does not have an option for First Class International shipping services - the least expensive international option.

I am a big fan of offering international shipping and I even have a store on eBay UK. I have been using Stamps.com for all of my shipping needs since 2005. Stamps.com is one of the few online international shipping services that allows you to print First Class International postage from home. The customs form is included when the postage prints out and you just tape the label on the package the same way you would with Paypal postage. Fast and easy.

I ship about 5-10 packages a day FCI, schedule pickups though the USPS, and my mail carrier picks them up at my door. No more going to the post office and waiting in line. Stamps.com also allows you to print postage stamps, photo stamps, print postage on envelopes, and you get a discount on the regular USPS rates when you print at home. (Could the post office want us to stay away? LOL)The monthly fee is $15.99. That comes out to $4 a week - you would save that much on gas NOT going to the post office. The time savings is also substantial.

Right now Stamps.com is offering a special deal for new customers. You get:

$25 in postage
$5 in supplies
A free digital scale
A 4 week free trial

Click here to check out this special deal on Stamps.com. Stop wasting time driving to and standing in line at the post office.

Happy Selling!

Vintage Typewriter - eBay Success Story

Tina set in her success story:

I found this Olivetti Typewriter at a yardsale Saturday for only $5. I woke up this morning with an offer, no problem in accepting this one! It has been an awesome Monday morning already with 5 sales.

Here is Tina's listing:



Tina's cost: $5
eBay selling price: $42.85
Profit before fees: $37.85

Great sale! Click here to visit Tina's store where she has all kinds of cool vintage items. If you have a success story to share, please send it in to me at ebaycoach@yahoo.com

You can also check out my list of more vintage items to sell on eBay by clicking here.

New eBay Seller's Affiliate Program Pays 40% Commission

My boss and eBay mentor, seller, and consultant Skip McGrath has a new affiliate program! The payouts are 40% of the sale - one of the highest paying affiliate programs on the internet. This is big news is you are looking for additional streams of income without having to buy and ship any items!

Example - If you sell his Complete eBay Marketing System your earnings are $38.80. You have probably seen his products on my blog and articles. Skip's products are the real deal and pretty much sell themselves. I have read all of them and use them in my trainings with my eBay coaching clients. All of his products come with a 100% money back so if someone you sell one to isn't happy, they can get a refund and you won't be left holding the bag!

You can add this affiliate program to your eBay About me page and promote it in many other ways:

On your Facebook page

On Twitter

On your blog

In groups and forums

On article sites that allow affiliate links

Via email (email your eBay friends)

(You may NOT promote this or any other affiliate product on your auctions!)

This is what affiliate marketing is all about. Finding an information product to promote that relates to what you are already doing on the internet. You are already out there every day, maybe talking with other eBay sellers, why not promote a few great products and make some money? Works for me.

Click here to learn more and sign up. It is free to join.

Happy Selling!

Free eBay Shipping Guide

Shipping can be a confusing issue for newer sellers. Miscalculating shipping can also cost you money. If you are having trouble getting the hang of figuring out how much to charge for shipping, and which way to ship your items, this guide will help. It contains a flow chart that shows the steps for shipping, and answers to common shipping questions.

Click here to download this free guide. Feel free to pass it on, post it on your blog, share it in your groups, etc.

Designer Maternity Jeans a Profitable Niche on eBay

This is going to make me sound old, but back when I was having babies, there weren't very many choices for designer maternity jeans. And there wasn't eBay to buy them preowned if you couldn't afford the three-digit price tag. Pre-owned designer maternity jeans are a great niche on eBay. Look for these brands in thrift stores, consignment stores, and maybe you have some in your own closet.

Citizens of Humanity Maternity Jeans Pre-Owned - Sold for $130


Seven for All Mankind Maternity Jeans Pre-Owned - Sold for $131.50




Paige Maternity Jeans Pre-owned - Sold for $61

Add designer maternity jeans to your list of things to look for to sell on eBay. Click here to download a free list of over 200 brand names and niche items to sell on eBay.

Happy Selling!

Create Your Own Blog to Attract New eBay Customers

eBay sellers are constantly on the hunt for new customers. That is the nature of selling. You can communicate with your target audience by starting your own blog that parallels what you sell on eBay. For example, I have a client who sells trade show exhibits - the materials for the displays used at trade shows. This client wants to communicate with existing buyers and attract new ones by starting a blog that focuses on trade show exhibits. His blog will discuss all sorts of trade show related topics like:

Display hardware and graphics
Portable displays
Custom designed displays
Trade show flooring
Rentals
Hiring set up and dismantle labor
Trade show schedules

His blog will attract readers that he can send to his eBay store and website. He will make some residual money using Google Adsense and affiliate programs. He is very knowledgeable trade show exhibits and knows this niche inside and out. By creating a blog in conjunction with his eBay store, he can stay in touch with his customers from eBay, and his blog can be found by new customers when they Google phrases like trade show exhibits, trade show displays, and trade show booths.

When selling online, your goal should be to create and maintain several streams of income. In other words, don't put all of your eggs in one basket. The magic (and the money) comes when all your streams of income are weaved together into a virtual tapestry - and they take on a life of their own. Multiple streams of income will feed off each other.

Taking your eBay business to the next level involves starting a niche blog. This is how people interested in your product line can find you - they may not go to eBay first. I highly recommend this course and am taking it myself - I am in month 5 and the information just keeps coming. I like this blogging course because the format allows users to move at their own individual pace. The concepts of online marketing, keyword optimization, identifying niches, finding your target audience, etc. can be applied to more than just blogging.

There is a free 3-day trial, so if nothing else, take the trial and see what the course has to offer.

Lip Products - Great Niche Item to Sell on eBay UK

Understanding the climate and weather conditions in a geographical location can help you brainstorm for products to sell to that market. You wouldn't set up a snowboarding shop in Key West, Florida, right? We can apply this logic to selling on eBay UK.

Selling on eBay UK has been the latest trend with eBay sellers who are seeking new ways to make money on eBay. We have so many products here in the USA that are not available or affordable in Europe. You can set up a store on eBay UK and sell everyday items from Walmart, grocery stores, and Target. I've been doing it for 2 1/2 years and it is quite a lucrative business model.

So let's talk about lip balm and London. The weather in many parts of the United Kingdom is damp because the UK is an island. Some parts are wetter than others. Because of this damp climate, many people suffer from chapped lips or lip infections, so it is an ongoing problem. Many of our specialty lip products are not available in the UK, and stores like Walmart, Target, and even Amazon sellers do not ship internationally. This is where you can find a niche as an eBay seller.

Some of my best selling lip products have been Aveeno lip balm, Abreva, Blistex, Neosporin lip care, Neutrogena lip balm, Lip Smackers, Burt's Bees, Zilactin, Chapstick, Carmex, Releev, and Nivea. Medicated lip balms, cold sore treatments, and fever blister products do the best.

The great thing about selling on eBay UK is that there is room for everyone. It would be impossible for any one seller to offer everything in WalMart or Target because different products are found in different regions of the country, and you can present your item in different ways. Sell a lot of 3, 4, or 6. Offer free shipping. Add a free gift. Offer a mixed lot of lip products with different SPFs. Be creative and invent your own offering.

Here are some resources for helping you learn to sell on eBay UK:

How to Sell on eBay UK

Maximize Your Profit on eBay UK

You can also sign up for a free consultation about personal one-on-one coaching for learning how to make money on eBay UK.

Happy Selling!

Determining the Value of Antiques and Collectibles

Here is another application the eBay offers under the Applications tab. Terapeak Antiques and Collectibles research. This app provides access to the largest price guide in the world for sales information on antiques and collectibles. Users have access to pricing and pictures, which is ideal for identifying and placing a value on your items. How many times have you found what you know is a collectible, but can't find the name of the pattern, model, or year it was made? Terapeak Collectibles is the answer to that problem.

You can check out this application and sign up for a free 7-day trial. The cost of the program is $15.95 per month. Click here to find out more.

For more information on exactly what to buy to resell, check out my eBook about garage sale finds to sell on eBay.

Happy Selling!

Yellow Brick Road Video Game - eBay Seller Success Story

Thanks to Amy for sharing this sale with us on the SAHMs eBay Facebook Group. Amy bought this PC / MAC game at a local thrift store for $2.99 and sold it for $240.49. Talk about a profit margin! Here is Amy's listing:



Visit Amy's blog at Collectibles Online Sales to see more of her great finds, and join us on Facebook where every day is a new learning experience.

Happy Selling!

eBay Business Strategies - 9 Tips for eBay Success

Bruce, one of the few male members of the SAHM eBay Seller's Facebook group, shared this lovely post about his own personal tips for succeeding with his eBay business. Bruce owns US Camo, Etc on eBay, is a Top Rated seller, has over 5,000 feedbacks, and sells approximately 700 items a month. Here is Bruce's post.

The topic on how much do you make on eBay got me thinking of what I've done in the past in order to increase my sales and become somewhat a decent seller. I'll pass on a few of my tips, please add others as each seller has their own little "secrets". Also, success is what you make it. I was successful when I hit 100 FB's, then $1,000 in monthly sales, jumping with joy on a regular 5k month, and now celebrating 5000 feedbacks.

#1 - GREAT personal customer service... speaks for itself. This is one way I can get an advantage over my competition (and I have lots of it). All questions are answer asap, with a "Hello, thanks for inquiring about our store merchandise". If they include their name in the message, I address them by name. My reply ends with "Best Regards, and my full name with my eBay store underneath. Takes a little time but I want them to get to know me as a person.

#2 - Ship within 48 hours and 95% of the time, within 24 hours. I like to get stuff I order online asap and so do my customers. It's very easy to drive down the road and buy from the brick and mortar stores.

#3 - Give them the opportunity to return to your store...make it easy for them to find you. I include a business card with ALL info that is necessary for them to find or contact me including phone number, email, and website. I include a packing slip with this info as well as a personally signed "Thanks!" along with instructions on leaving feedback.

#4 - Stand behind your product. You don't like what you bought, send it back and I'll most likely refund your full amount including ship cost. I don't advertise this in the store, but I've had repeat business by doing this. I do make it clear on the refund that this is not my normal return policy. I do this on a per item basis... nice to me and I'll be nice to you!

#5 - Fair ship cost.... I can't stress this enough. Not only does it affect your DSR's, but buyers today do not like to pay a separate ship cost... or very little if they have to. Also, many sellers including myself do partial refunds when ship cost paid is quite a bit more than necessary. Give a refund they'll remember you by... being I'm a coin collector, if the amount of the ship cost refund is $2.00. I'll include a two dollar bill, a buck refund gets you a new dollar coin. People love it.

#6 - Keep an eye on the competition, do what they do that generates sales and do what they don't do to generate sales. Like the Taco Bell commercial... think outside the box.

#7 - Be part of an online group. Give support to sellers when they have slow periods and share the love when you're on a roll and having good selling periods. I've got to say...all of you are aces in this one!

#8 - Tell everyone what you do. Don't be a secret. Most people love to hear what I do with online selling. Get excited!!!

#9 - Set goals... you can't get from here to there without knowing where you're going.

(Reprinted with permission from Bruce.)

Thank you Bruce, for sharing these tips about your eBay business, and for being such an inspiration.

iTunes Gift Card Giveaway - $45 in iTunes!

This post has two great things for you! The BOLO (be on look out) list is ready. This list contains over 200 brand names and types of items you can find at thrift stores, garage sales, estate sales, and flea markets. Keep this handy list with you when you are out shopping for things to resell on eBay and get familiar with the items so that you can spot them quickly.Thanks to all the members of the eBay SAHMs Group who contributed to this, and to Shannon of The Recycle-ista for putting it together for us. Click here to download your FREE copy!

It is giveaway time again! I have 3 $15 iTunes gift cards to give away to one winner. Not an iTunes fan? You can always sell these on eBay. They sell for 95-100% of the face value. To enter, just leave a comment below. For extra entries (and a better chance of winning), do any of the following:

Post a link to this giveaway on:

Your own blog
Your Facebook page
A Facebook group’s wall
Twitter
A group or forum
StumbleUpon
Digg
Your MySpace page
Bulk email your friends in your email address book

You can use the share button below to quickly share this giveaway. Be sure to leave a comment for each “extra” that you do. Good luck!

Free eBay Coaching Consultation

When you want to lose weight or get in shape, you hire a personal trainer. When you want your child to excel in any activity (swimming, gymnastics, golf, acting, singing), you hire a coach to help them succeed. A coach is a person who instructs or trains others.

If your eBay business is not where you want it, maybe a coach can help you reach your goals. There are many benefits of having a personal business coach. A coach will eliminate trial and error and help you reach your goal faster without as many stumbling blocks. A proactive coach will help you take control of your eBay business, rather than it having control of you. When I say "pro-active," I mean controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens.

My coaching is different than most eBay coaching out there. I am an active seller on eBay just like you so my methods are solid and proven and I use them every day. My goal with all of my clients is to find a business model that works with your personality, your lifestyle, your budget, and your skills. There are a million and one ways to make money with eBay and online and we will find some that work for you. The training moves at your pace with your goals as the core focus.

Coaching sessions take place online using GoTo Meeting screen sharing software. I can see your screen and guide you through lessons, and you can see my screen for demonstrations. All sessions will be customized to your level and the aspects of online selling that you wish to learn which may include:

Local product sourcing
Online product sourcing
Drop shipping
Setting up an eBay store
Selling information products (and writing your own)
Finding and selling vintage items
Selling beyond eBay – Amazon, Etsy, your own website
Selling on consignment (eBay Trading Assistant)
Using third party eBay tools
International shipping
Selling on international sites
Marketing
Traffic building
Creating multiple streams of income

My coaching comes with a guarantee. If you do the work, follow through and stay committed to your business we will keep working with you until you are successful.

Click here to sign up for a free coaching consultation and find out if I can help you reach your eBay goals.

eBay Research Tip - How to Examine Sell Through Rates

When researching a product to sell on eBay, one factor you should always look at is the sell through rate, or STR. This is also called the listing success rate, or LSR. This information can only be found on a research tool such as Terapeak - it is not available in the completed listings search.

I recently found some Wii Fit Balance Board mats at Tuesday morning marked down to $9.99. Here is how I made my decision of whether or not to buy them to resell on eBay.



If you are not using a research tool, click here to try Terapeak. $24.95 a month might seem like a lot to pay for an eBay tool, but based on the time and money you will save using it, the investment is really very small over the long run.

Are you looking for someone to guide you along in your eBay business and help you reach the next level? If so, contact me at eBaycoach@yahoo.com to discuss personal coaching.

Happy Selling!