| How you describe your goods is vitally
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| | appearance. They can look especially
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| important to your chances of making a
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| | good with subtle use of colours,
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| little or a lot of money from every
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| | different fonts, background designs;
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| listing.Your listing comprises not only
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| | subtle meaning delicate, not garish or
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| words used in the title and body text; it
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| | gaudy.* Use light coloured backgrounds,
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| includes layouts and colours, too, as
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| | not vivid red or dark blue with black
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| well as fonts, size of text, even the
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| | text (Yes, I saw one like this only
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| length of sentences and paragraphs.
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| | yesterday where the text was completely
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| These tips will help you list more
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| | unreadable). If you must use patterns,
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| products, create better listings and
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| | use simple pastel patterns, not bold
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| eventually make more money:* Inside your
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| | tartans or flashing backgrounds or
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| listing, give viewers a reason to call
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| | dazzling stripes.* Use fonts that make
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| back later if they are in a hurry now or
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| | reading easy. Never make it too hard for
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| not quite ready to bid. Ask them to
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| | visitors to read your listing or they
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| visit your 'About Me' page for a free
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| | will do the most intelligent thing.
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| eBook or newsletter and be sure they give
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| | Click out and look somewhere else to buy!
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| their email addresses for you to contact
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| | Most popular fonts are Times, Times
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| them later. You can also begin a mailing
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| | Roman, Arial, New York, Verdana.* When
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| list for later sales outside of eBay.
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| | you find a font you like, stick with it,
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| Remind them, too, to add you to their
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| | don't change fonts between templates. It
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| Favourite Sellers list.* Choose keywords
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| | isn't worth it and time wasted would be
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| to describe your items and use them in
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| | better spent on listing new items. Avoid
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| the heading and body of your listings.
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| | using too much italic or other
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| People can choose to search according to
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| | embellishing device such as embossing or
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| heading (title) or by checking body text
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| | shadowing in your listings.* Do not use
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| too, but few remember to check the box to
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| | large fonts in your listings, except for
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| include this second option. Most people
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| | headings and sub-headings, and even those
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| will find your product by either going
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| | do not need to be more than two or three
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| directly to category listings and
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| | sizes bigger than body text. Size 12 or
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| clicking through to their appropriate
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| | 14 is adequate for body text, 18 for main
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| sub-category or, most likely, by simply
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| | headings, 16 for sub-headings.* Very
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| keying words to describe the item into
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| | large text is a big put-off and is also
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| eBay's search tool. This means if your
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| | difficult to read, while also absorbing
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| title does not include those keywords
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| | more memory and taking longer to upload
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| your listing will be missed. Check what
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| | and download.* Use a maximum two or
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| keywords are most common when people
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| | three different colour fonts (including
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| search for items like those you are
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| | basic black or navy or other appropriate
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| listing by going to (or .com or other)
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| | choice) and never use different colours
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| and continue through the sub-categories
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| | within the same word. I know major
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| until your product type appears. Now
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| | companies like eBay do it but they are
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| check the most commonly keyed search
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| | well-known, their logos are
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| terms at the left of the screen.
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| | professionally created, anything less
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| Alternatively, go to 'Advanced Search',
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| | would look trashy and cheap. Not to
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| top right of screen and on the next page
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| | mention hugely unprofessional.* Keep
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| use keywords to describe your item and
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| | text aligned to the left, sometimes to
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| tick the 'Completed Auctions' box. From
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| | the right where the graphic is placed
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| the results choose 'Price: Highest First'
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| | extreme left. Don't center or justify a
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| to locate similar items, check the
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| | column of text without good reason. And
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| keywords used in the heading on which to
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| | there are few if any goods reasons for
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| model your own. Be careful not to breach
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| | doing so. Centre text is difficult to
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| eBay's stringent rules on 'Keyword
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| | read and creates odd lengths that create
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| Spamming'.* Avoid using too many bells
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| | a totally amateurish appearance.
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| and whistles in your listings. One that
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| | Justified text is even worse with lengthy
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| is guaranteed to make me move away really
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| | gaps between words which themselves are
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| fast is the wizard that flits about the
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| | longer than average.* Keep listings
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| screen thanking me for visiting and
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| | fairly narrow especially when using html.
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| generally getting in the way of
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| | Wide listings are okay on wide screen
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| everything I am trying to see. Music,
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| | computers, but on narrow screen computers
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| flashing lights, moving conveyor belt
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| | the entire right side will be missing and
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| pictures of other products from which to
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| | few people will scroll left and right
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| choose a selection - if you're quick
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| | every few seconds to get the gist of your
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| enough - have roughly the same effect, as
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| | listing. eBay's own listing boxes, that
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| do many other totally useless and
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| | is where you type directly into eBay, and
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| generally hugely frustrating devices.*
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| | those created in Turbo Lister, are just
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| Use colour, sparingly, in your listings,
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| | the right size, never too long, never too
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| as well as experimenting with different
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| | short. When using html or creating your
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| fonts and font sizes. It all adds
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| | own designer template, practice using
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| interest for the visitor while also
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| | eBay's systems first to get the desired
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| creating a professional image for your
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| | length.* Keep paragraphs short and
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| business.* Never write titles in full
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| | always with a gap between them. And
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| upper case - CAPITALS. IT LOOKS AWFUL,
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| | actually USE PARAGRAPHS where text
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| UNPROFESSIONAL, AND FAR FROM ATTRACTING
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| | extends beyond two or three lines.
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| ATTENTION IT MAKES YOUR TITLE MUCH HARDER
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| | Notice how some listings containing
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| TO READ. IT IS OKAY TO USE UPPER CASE ON
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| | hundreds, sometimes thousands of words,
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| ONE OR TWO WORDS IN YOUR TITLE.* Try
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| | are created in one L - O - N - G chunk
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| using html to create a more professional
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| | which no one in their right mind would
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| appearance especially in highly
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| | read. Others with long, long
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| competitive product fields. For old
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| | descriptions actually use paragraphs
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| postcards and other rare, sometimes
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| | though the effect is hardly noticeable.*
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| one-off collectibles, basic text is fine.
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| | Try to stagger listings even if you list
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| Where similar or identical items are
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| | just once a week. This helps people who
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| available from numerous sellers, such as
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| | are bidding on several of your items and
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| CDs, modern jewellery, make up, improving
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| | might want to check last minute bidding
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| the appearance of your listing will help
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| | against them on those items. Too many of
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| distinguish your business from others
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| | their chosen items ending within seconds
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| with hastily created listings packed with
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| | of each other is confusing and
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| spelling mistakes, poor descriptions, and
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| | frustrating for them, and means you lose
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| so on.* Basic html is very easy to use
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| | out on last minute impulse bids. Using
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| and stunning auction templates can be
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| | Turbo Lister you can choose how many
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| created in Microsoft Word or FrontPage.
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| | already listed items to upload at any
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| Alternatively, choose from thousands of
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| | time, say in units of 20, and you can
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| free and low-cost auction templates
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| | also alter the order of items to
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| available online.* Use templates where
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| | hopefully prevent 'same item' products
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| possible, it saves listing time later,
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| | selling within seconds of each other.
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| and can create a more professional
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