| With the millions of auctions that are on eBay and | | | | product on auction. Buyers will want to see what kind |
| the thousands of similar products, you have to find a | | | | of deal they can get on a new one. I also indicated |
| way to set yours apart from the others. You can | | | | just widget at the end instead of widget plus to |
| spend extra money on listing features, but this cuts | | | | catch the potential buyers that just typed widget in |
| into your profits. One thing you can do that costs | | | | the search box.Widget Plus. Like New Widget. NR! (I |
| nothing is to have a good title.Remember that when | | | | did the same as above except that it is a slightly |
| a potential buyer is looking for something specific | | | | used widget in excellent shape. I also indicated that I |
| they will type in their search just like you would a | | | | have no reserve on this auction. Most eBayers dislike |
| search engine looking for websites of your interest. It | | | | reserve auctions because they feel like they are not |
| is important to have a good title that will contain the | | | | getting a deal. Make sure you are accurate in your |
| keywords of what you are selling. Let's say you are | | | | description. Do not indicate that your item is in better |
| selling a Widget Plus. You would want to make sure | | | | shape than it actually is. I always capitalize the first |
| that in the title contained both the words widget and | | | | letter of each word. I believe that this draws |
| plus. The word plus in the product would indicate that | | | | attention without looking like the all caps example |
| the widget plus is an upgrade from the original | | | | above. If you use an abbreviation like NR, make sure |
| widget. You also want your potential buyers to know | | | | it is in caps. Nr just does not look good. The |
| that you have a widget plus and not just a plain | | | | exclamation point on the end of this title is totally |
| widget.I will show a few examples of less than | | | | acceptable because if the widget plus is a good item |
| desirable titles:Cheapest Widgets on eBay! (Are they | | | | NR! Is indicating a special deal.Widget Plus. Free |
| really? It does not have all of the keywords. Too | | | | Shipping On Widget! (If you are able to, free shipping |
| cliché.)***Widget Plus*** (It has the full name | | | | is a good way to attract potential buyers. If you |
| of the product, but the added asterisks to draw | | | | have an accessory to throw in for free by all means |
| attention are annoying)WIDGET PLUS! (This one is | | | | do. This is also a great way to draw potential buyers. |
| similar to the one above. This is like yelling, very | | | | Make sure you watch your cost on the freebies, you |
| annoying.)Keep in mind that your intention is to draw | | | | don't want to lose money.Tittles are one of the |
| a potential buyers eye without looking cheesy or | | | | most important things in an eBay listing. If they are |
| cliché. In my opinion the best way to do this is | | | | done properly you can increase the number of |
| the direct approach. Use a title that is professional | | | | potential buyers that will stop and take a look at |
| sounding. When you use a format like this you are | | | | your auction. If the title looks like the title to a spam |
| showing your potential buyers that you are confident | | | | email the buyers will go on to the next seller. In the |
| in your product and describing it accurately without | | | | competitive world of eBay you have to use the best |
| having to "pad" it with annoying font tactics.Here are | | | | title possible to bring the eyes of the buyers to your |
| a few examples of good tittles:Widget Plus. | | | | auction and not another seller.Author information: |
| Unopened Widget. (What I did here was indicate the | | | | Shawn Sellen is the owner of |
| product I had and that it was still in the box. This is | | | | An Internet auction information website that also |
| Important to state in the title if you have an unused | | | | offers free downloads. |