subject: The importance of using a great ebay template! [print this page] Having a HTML ebay template isn't a new' idea anymore. Big companies selling on eBay have been using them for years; however this was never the case with smaller sellers due to the high cost of ebay templates. This is no longer the case, now you can get a premium eBay template for around 5 - 10 (under 15$).
So, while the price now being affordable, you still don't understand why you would want a eBay template, what benefit is it to you? There's a simple answer to this. You want to portray a professional image, and over the internet it's much easier. If you had a retail shop, would you rather it look like a rundown kebab shop, or a brand new ASDA? An eBay template is your design, the one thing you can customize to make you look different from every other eBay seller out there.
Do you want to have a plain white listing with boring text, just like the kebab shop, or alternatively have a professional, functional template and look like that brand new ASDA? I think I know there answer, after all, there is no cons of using an ebay template - only gains.
Price isn't really an issue anymore either, fair enough there are still some dreamers out there trying to charge up to 1000 for a template, but why bother, when you can get one for as cheap as 5 Mumbo Design offer high quality eBay template downloads for this price. You can of course spend a little bit extra, and get a design which has been customized / designed specifically for you. This is the best option; however the price is a little higher.
So, how do you choose which eBay template is the best for you. You have to first decide whether you want to buy a cheaper pre-made template, or you want to go all out and purchase a custom designed one. Custom designed is clearly the better option if you have the funds, it means that your customers will gain trust in you, and will also be much more likely to purchase from you because they think you are larger than you actually are. Over the internet, appearance is the only way to determine size. You should make sure that any template you choose comes with a LIFETIME support guarantee, and can also support as many images as you want. Some poor quality templates don't have spaces for images, which means you then have to pay eBay to host them for you. At 12p per image, this can mount up after a few hundred images. As I previously said, Mumbo Design seem to offer the best value around, all of their templates come with extended documentation that even my mother could follow, and their priced great! If you use their contact form, they will be able to sort you out with a custom solution if you require one.
