Thursday, July 09, 2009

Excellent Feedback, The Key To eBay Success

Excellent Feedback, The Key To eBay Success by John Thornhill

Having excellent eBay feedback is a key factor that affects how many sales you will make, as many people see your feedback as a sign of trustworthiness and experience. For example, if your feedback score is high, that means you have sold a lot of products therefore a potential buyer will see that the products you sell are good, because you have sold a lot. However, if you have a lot of negative comments on your feedback score people are less likely to buy from you and your business will suffer.

Buyers can also leave comments when they have purchased your product. They are likely to comment on things such as efficiency with delivery and the level of service, etc, etc.

It is not hard to gain excellent feedback on eBay and avoid those dreaded negatives. Just follow these 3 simple steps and you will have excellent eBay feedback in no time.

1. Always be polite when dealing with customers, no matter what the situation is just deal with it without getting angry and being aggressive towards the customer. No matter how amazing your product is, you will always get one awkward customer, but if you remain polite and deal with the problem in a polite and professional manner you will probably find your customer leaves you a glowing report. However, if you lose your temper a negative comment is almost guaranteed.

2. Be efficient. Don't keep your customers waiting for their product, the longer the customer is waiting the more likely they are to leave you negative feedback. Think about sending a confirmation email, to reassure the customer that their order/payment has been received and that their product is on the way, this reassures the customer that their purchase has been acknowledged and that their product should be with them shortly. And as always remain polite and try to be as helpful as possible.

3. Provide your customers with good value for money, don't sell products that are not worth the price your charging, and don't try to bump up the price by charging excessive postage costs. Many people will be deterred if they see a cheap item with a high postage cost. Also make sure your item description is 100% correct. For example, say your selling a 1982 marvel comic book, don't say it is in mint condition if it is not, as when the customer receives their product and finds that you lied in your item description they will most likely leave negative feedback and ask for a refund.

There you go, 3 simple steps to ensure your eBay feedback score is preserved and your eBay business flourishes.



John Thornhill trades on eBay under the username planetsms and earns over $1000 per week on eBay on autopilot. To see how he does it visit his eBay store at http://stores.ebay.com/PlanetSMS


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Thursday, May 22, 2008

Top 3 eBay Classified Ad Tips

Top 3 eBay Classified Ad Tips by Tracey Edwards

You've all heard about people making hundreds of dollars using eBay's classified ads, so to help you to be one of them, here are my top three tips for great classified ads.

1. Use bullet points in your description. People love lists and would much rather read a list than a paragraph. And the more likely your ad is read, the more sales that you are probably going to make.

If you already have some sales copy written, break them up into a list of the benefits of the product. The shorter and more to the point they are the better. People like to scan more than they like to read.

2. You need to make it very clear in your ad what the customer needs to do next, whether that's clicking a link, sending and email or whatever, just make sure your instructions are very clear.

And while we are on the topic, a big click here button is sometimes not enough - you need to tell your potential customer why they are clicking there. Here are some examples: click here for a free email course, click here for top weight loss tips, click here to paint your house orange ... you get the idea.

Since there isn't a regular buy or bid button on classified ad listings you need to have a strong call to action otherwise your customer won't know what to do.

3. Thinking about what people desire is an important step in choosing a product to promote. It is no good choosing products just because they sound cool, people must actually want the product before they are willing to part with their hard earned money.

So what sort of things do people want? Here are some ideas - losing weight, falling in love and making money. They probably don't care much for an ebook on how to cook toast if you know what I mean.

While listing a classified ad is much like listing a regular eBay auction, because buyers are still getting used to classified ads it's important to tell them exactly what they need to do to buy from you. The easier you make the transaction process, the easier the money will start to flow your way.



Tracey knows all the secrets to creating money making classified ads on eBay - well most of them anyway! Auction Classified Cash

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