subject: How to Take Advantage of Ebay's Free Resources [print this page] How to Take Advantage of Ebay's Free Resources
Hopefully you have found out that selling on Ebay can be a profitable venture. The only problem is once you've gone through your house and garage and cleared out everything you spouse doesn't want, where do you find quality items to sell?A lot of folks don't realize that you can actually find some products just by using Ebay itself. It is not only a great place for built-in traffic, you will find a lot of helpful information about what that traffic is interested in. The Seller Central Page located on EBay is a well hidden secret. Only a very few have any knowledge about this powerful resourse. So, most Ebayers aren't taking use of the free tools that are available there:THE MERCHANDISING CALENDAR - As eBay let's you know what they plan on promoting over the next few months you will be able to find some great product ideas. It gives you dates and tells you which item categories you need to list your product in for it to be displayed on eBay's homepage. So, when someone clicks on that item, your auction will be displayed.THE HOT ITEMS SECTION - This gives you an idea of what items are trending. It tells you what items are moving, producing more bids, and getting higher final prices. That way you can figure out what is in demand. When you are out searching for products to sell you will need to keep a list of the best selling products so that you will know what to buy when you come across it.THE HOT CATEGORIES SECTION - this resource takes the top categories and gives you tips on how to sell in those categories, insider secrets about your buyers, and trending info. As you check each category you will find a section that is called "In Demand". This section will give you the best keywords to use for each item and also the names of the top selling items. Those are the keywords that need to be used in you listing titles. Whatever keywords that you don't use in your listing title you will want to use in your description. Essentially, eBay tells you what to sell and then tells you how best to list it.Meeting Your Customers Needs"The easiest way to make a sale is to have what the buyer wants." Now you will know what Ebayers are wanting you just need to have it for them. The use of these free tools give you an advantage over other sellers by know what Ebayers are looking for and what words they are using to look for it. Now that you know what Ebayers are looking for all you have to do is supply it to them.
