How to Sell more and make more money on e-bay

E-BAY can be your best friend, HOW SO:-e-bay stands for SELL. DON'T THINK OF IT AS WHAT E-BAY WANTS, but what you want out of e-bay. Use every part of e-bay to get the advantage of the dollars you are spending to list your product.

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• computer
• cash to buy your product
• register on e-bay

1. Step 1

   Pick a subject. Do you want to put any and everything on your e-bay site to sell? Or do you want to focus on specific type merchandise?
   
   Either way, make it say so in your listing. A prospective customer may see one item in your auction, and only think that you do not carry other items. Always mention this fact in your descriptions, so that the person will know you do carry a variety.

2. Step 2

   USE EVERY CONTACT YOU HAVE EVER MADE, IN SELLING, OR EVEN LISTING AN ITEM THAT DID NOT SELL.
   
   These are contact points. TAKE ADVANTAGE of every person that contacts you about a question. This could be another chance to make a sale, at another point and time.
   
   For example, after many art sales to a customer, my creations changed and I tried another form of abstracts. Some customers followed the new work, but others, did not.
   
   So, I decided to contact older customers, to see if they were still interested in my first style of art work. Many still were interested and I was able to do more commissioned work. ALSO, do not be afraid to ask customers, if they need a style for an up comming gift or presentation that they may need.
   
   COMMISSION WORK: ASK A CUSTOMER WHAT HE NEEDS. Many customers may not know that you will do commissioned work. For example, I do abstract art. The customer may need certain colors, rather than what I have shown on e-bay.
   
   PAYMENT IS EASY ON PAYPAL. YOU CAN ACCEPT A PAYMENT FROM ANYONE, OR ANYTHING. SIMPLY INVOICE YOUR SALE TO THEIR E-MAIL ADDRESS. I ALWAYS
   INVOICE AT LEAST 50% OF THE PRICE BEFORE I START. IF A SMALL AMOUNT I WILL INVOICE THE WHOLE AMOUNT AND THEN START PICTURE.

3. Step 3

   USE ALL THE SOURCES AVALIABLE FROM E-BAY. ONE OF THEM IS THEIR ABOUNT "ABOUT ME" PAGES.
   
   Fill it out for your site and list everthing about you that might entice a buyer to do more business with you than just one item.
   
   My site-showplace2 on e-bay gives a variety of information, to get the buyer to e-mail me with questions. These may or not be directed to item for sale, but to some other no related items.
   
   PICK UP A BUYER ANYWAY AND ANY WHERE YOU CAN. MAKE IT EASY FOR THE PROSPECTIVE TO GET TO YOU!

How to Choose the Best Key Words to Use on eBay Listings

If you have an eBay store, then you have access to eBay Traffic Reports. One part of these reports shows you where your traffic is coming from, and what key words are being used in searches that hit your listings.

There are also several other websites that can give you valuable information about what is selling on eBay.

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• eBay Account
• Internet Connection
• Time

1. Step 1

   Learn how to access your eBay Store Traffic reports. Follow these steps:

2. Step 2

   Log on to your eBay Store homepage.

3. Step 3

   At the bottom of the page on the right side, click "Seller Manage Store."

4. Step 4

   On the left hand column, almost near the bottom, you will see a section called REPORTS. Click on "Traffic Reports."

5. Step 5

   You will need to sign in with your eBay user name and password to access the Omniture Service. (Omniture is a web analytics tool that works in conjunction with eBay.)

6. Step 6

   One logged in to Omniture, on the left side, click "Finding Methods" and then "Keywords."

7. Step 7

   You will be able to see any searches on the internet (Google, Yahoo, other search engines) that resulted in a hit on one of your items. You can also look under "Finding Methods" under "Referring Domains" to see where your traffic is being referred from.
   
   With this information, you can make educated decisions about what key words people are using to search for items that you are selling. You may want to alter or add key words to match what is being used on search engines to get more hits on your listings.

8. Step 8

   Another way to research key words is to study completed listings. (See my article on How to Price an Item to Sell on eBay for the exact steps.) Study the completed listings that have sold and determine if those listings include words you are not using. For example, if you are selling diet products, you may want to include words like "weight loss, slimming, lose weight." Your title does not need to be a coherent sentence, but it should contain as many relevant key words as possible.

9. Step 9

   On eBay, there is a page called Popular Key Words. This page contains a weekly look at the most popular and active key words on eBay. Access this page at keyword-index.ebay.com/keyword-index.html.

10. Step 10

    eBay also offers a page that breaks down popular key words by category. This is going to be more helpful to find specific key words for very specific items. Access this page at category-keyword.ebay.com/default-category.html.

11. Step 11

    Terapeak is a website that offers eBay research. You can use Terapeak to analyze what products are selling, their selling price, and what key words are being used in the listings. See

12. Step 12

    See the resources section below for more information on using the best key words on eBay listings.

How to Choose High Paying KeyWords

When trying to optimize your earnings when writing articles on eHow it is important to think about keywords when writing your articles. You want to choose articles that both are interesting to you to write about as well as have a high potential to make money. Learn how to maximize your articles by choosing keywords that have high pay per click rates

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• internet
• thesaurus

1. Step 1

   First you want to choose a topic for your article. Many writers promoting keywords say to look at keyword lists to find topics to write about, however you will probably end up writing about things you are not interested in or do not have real knowledge of. Therefore, I think you first want to think about the topic and then maximize that topic rather then choosing topics solely based on the keyword.

2. Step 2

   Now that you have chosen your topic, you want to determine the key word of the topic. For example, if you wanted to write about how to quit smoking, smoking would be the keyword. From there, you want to generate a list of synonyms or other ways to say the same thing. You can also use a keyword tool to help you come up with other ways to say your topic.

3. Step 3

   Go to a page that allows you to analyze keywords. Google has a free tool that is part of Adwords (the link is in resources). Go the the keyword tool and enter your topic. A list will be generated of potential keywords and their search volume.

4. Step 4

   At the top of this list there will be a drop down menu that says "Choose Columns to Display." You want use that to add the Estimated Cost Per Click CPC" column. This will show you how much an advertise has to pay for those keywords. The higher the amount the more the advertisement is worth and the more money you will make when someone clicks on the ad.

5. Step 5

   Analyze the list to find a balance of a high paying keyword and a high search volume. It is important to balance both because you want to choose topics that a lot of people look for to make sure you have traffic.

6. Step 6

   Go back to the list you made in step 2 and try some of the other words you came up with. Choose the one that has the highest potential for earning money and generating traffic.

How to Find High Paying Keywords For Your Articles

Keywords are what search engines use to deliver search results to its surfers. Keywords are also what advertisers pay for in order to list products on Google adsense, so it only make sense to search for prices for keywords or cost per click (CPC) to try to put together a strategy to make money on your articles

1. Step 1

   Start by browsing to https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal this should take you to Google's adwords tool. This tool is used by advertisers to determine trends regarding search volume and average cost per click. The great thing about it is you can use it help you find topics on which to write on in addition to suggestions to high paying keywords that you can include in your article.

2. Step 2
   
   CLICK TO ENLARGE

   In the picture to your left there is a field where you can enter a keyword or phrase. A keyword is a word that describes the topic or niche that you are going to write about where as a keyword phrase is a phrase that is related to the keyword and example would be the word "domain name" a keyword phrase can be "web hosting" or "website".

3. Step 3
   
   CLICK TO ENLARGE

   Once you've put in your keyword or keyword phrase click on "Get keyword ideas" , this should populate keywords related to terms entered.

4. Step 4
   
   CLICK TO ENLARGE

   In the lower bottom corner you there is a drop down box that allows you to include a column for the estimated CPC. Highlight that item and the screen should refresh with the CPC dollar amounts per each keyword.

5. Step 5
   
   CLICK TO ENLARGE

   Once the results come back you can click on the blue links to auto sort from highest to lowest or vice versa, as you can see from this screen shot domain names are hot when it comes to CPC. Sprinkle them sparingly in your article and make sure that the keywords are relevant to your article title. Then sit back and let Google do the rest. I can promise you that all articles written this way make some kind of money.

How to Find High CPC Keywords by Brainstorming

f you read my article entitled "How to Find High CPC Keywords," you should have a list of keywords and categories in which valuable keywords tend to cluster. With this list as a starting point and using this article as a guide, you can begin to discover high CPC (cost per click) keywords on your own and start to improve your online earning potential.

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Google Adwords Keyword Tool
• List of valuable keywords
• Time and imagination

1. Step 1

   Open up the Google Adwords Keyword Tool. There are lots of articles on the precise technical steps for using the tool on eHow and other sites so I will not go into that aspect. Make sure that you have the box checked for synonyms and that you show the column for estimated average CPC. You should also click on the column to arrange the CPC from highest to lowest.

2. Step 2

   Begin by typing in one of the words from your list of high paying CPC words. Let's use "mesothelioma" to start. You can see that this is a high CPC keyword. From here you can type in one of the synonyms such as "asbestos" which is found at the bottom under "additional keywords to consider". You can continue stringing together many words in this fashion.

3. Step 3

   Notice that many of the words related to mesothelioma are lawsuit related. Lawyers are willing to pay quite a bit for an ad click if that click leads to a client with a multi-million dollar lawsuit. Think of other legal terms that lawyers might be willing to pay for. Pay attention to the news for products that are the subject of litigation.

4. Step 4

   Think of other products or services that cost a lot of money or lead to long term clients for advertisers. Think about why someone might want to search the internet in order to make some sort of purchase. Type terms related to these areas in the Google Adwords Keyword Tool. It won't take long for you to get an idea of what general categories are valuable to advertisers and be able to narrow in on specific terms.

5. Step 5

   Finally, see what others are writing on the web and enter their contents URL in the search box. The Keyword Tool will search their content and find keywords related to the content on the page. This can give you additional ideas for finding keywords that pay well and ideas for articles as well. If others are taking the time to write on a topic, it might be because that topic pays well unless they are writing solely for enjoyment. At least it can help give you ideas if you get stuck.

How to Find the Highest Paying CPC Keywords in Your Niche

Finding the highest paying CPC (cost per click) keywords can help you earn the most from your Google Adsense ads. This tool is designed for Adwords clients to help them figure out what the average price per click it will cost them to run ads in that niche, but fortunately you can use it for your own advantage. If you aren't familiar with the Adwords: Keyword Tool, I recommend spending some time to familiarize yourself with it and learn how it can help you focus your topics into "Google friendly" phrases.

Instructions

1. Step 1
   
   First screen of the Adwords: Keyword Tool.

   Login to the page at https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal. Like it was stated above in the introduction, if you aren't familiar with this tool spend some time getting to know it's features. It is one of the most valuable tools for developing your Adsense campaign.

2. Step 2
   
   Adwords: Keyword Tool filled out.

   Define your niche topics. From the main Keyword Tool screen you can enter multiple words or phrases that you would like to search.
   
   Since this article is related to Adsense, CPC, and keywords those will be the topics we search.
   
   Enter your words into the box in the center of the screen, separate the phrases on different lines, enter the Captcha and click the "Get Keyword Ideas" button.

3. Step 3
   
   Screenshot with instructions.

   Sort your results. On the right side of the screen there is a drop down box titled "Show/hide columns," click this box and choose "Show estimated Avg. CPC." This adds a column to the left of your list with dollar amount averages for your keywords. To organize this list by highest average CPC, click twice on the blue hyperlink in the top column that reads "Estimated Avg. CPC."
   
   See the screenshot attached for further clarification.

4. Step 4

   You can now see which keywords have the highest average CPC in your niche. This can help you decide which topics to write about for your monetized blog (or how-to site!!)

Mesothelioma Still Highest Paying Google Adsense Keyword

According to Cyberwire ‘mesothelioma‘ is still the highest paying keyword on Google Adsense. Cyberwire has recently compiled a list of the top 230 highest paying Google AdSense terms. It appears that the highest paying terms are all centered around hiring a lawyer, refinancing your home, mortgages, and loans. These are the top 5 terms on their list:

$54.33 mesothelioma lawyers
$47.79 what is mesothelioma
$47.72 peritoneal mesothelioma
$47.25 consolidate loans
$47.16 refinancing mortgage

As you can see the top 3 terms all contain the keyword mesothelioma, personally I’ve never understood why ads on the malignant tumor pays so well. Surely high-powered tech companies would pay much more for exposure to their site than ‘mesothelioma lawyers’? I also find the CPC (cost per click) value of those terms very doubtful. The idea that anyone would pay almost $50 just for someone to click and visit their site seems extremely unlikely to me.

The people at Cyberwire claims to have used this tool to search for the current CPC for keywords. What really caught my attention was the way the profit-minded peeps at cyberwire link all of the terms on the list to news search results… along with some adsense ads on the page :P. I’d say that’s a pretty cunning ploy to get people to click on your ads that also happen to be related to the highest paying keywords.