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Adam Ginsberg of AdamGinsberg.com is following the route of Mike Enos, amongst others and turning their previously open public website into a members only resource. Starting immediately visitors must optin to membership by offering their email address to gain access to the site.
It appears like the majority of the site has been redesigned since I last visited, and it’s now represents a much more professional and credible site.
For a limited period, visitors are offered free products in exchange for opening a members account. One of these is MisSpell Generator which Ginsberg normally sells access to for $49. MisSpell Generator searches though eBay listings on eBay, eBay UK, eBay Australia, eBay Ireland, eBay Canada and eBay India for item listings with misspelt word within the title.
For those unfamiliar why this would be of any use, then it’s worth remembering that the majority of searches performed by visitors on eBay are done though a keyword search. For example, users will enter the keyword “Sony Television” into the search box as oppose to clicking though to the relevant eBay category (Consumer Electronics >Televisions) and viewing all listings.
Essentially, if you misspell a word in your listing it will get significantly less exposure on eBay and will therefore get lower bids as the competition between bidders will less intense.
Although it’s unfortunate for sellers who misspell words, this brings an opportunity for bidders to grab themselves a bargain at the same time. A lot of bidders take advantage of these mistakes to win auctions, purely in order to relist the same items correctly and resell the goods on eBay at profit.
MisSpell Generator offers a selection of the most popular goods being searched for on the front page, as well as keeping a handy list of your previous searches below this for easy access. Searches can be filtered by eBay site and Misspell Generator also claims to remove potentially fraudulent auctions from your results, although it does not go into details of how this is done.
A quick search for the word Television is performed, and a few moments later 23 results are shown for misspelt items. Of these, 12 are Televisions, while the other items are TV accessories such as Ariels and Remote Controls. Following the misspelt results, the results for original spelling and common variations of “television” are shown. If you search for long enough, it’s a certainty you’ll find something worth bidding on.
Overall, MisSpell Generator is a handy tool to have access to while it is being included with free membership, although it is only being included for a limited period. There are similar tools available, that provide free access to the same results such as FatFingers.com but a quick comparison showed MisSpell Generator provides more listing than FatFingers.
You can create your free membership at AdamGinsberg.com
Written by Mark on September 17th, 2006 with no comments.
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What is the single most important thing to every eBay seller? If you guessed profit, then you are right. Author and eBay expert Jason James, founder of the Auction Resource Network, understands that every eBay entrepreneur needs a healthy bottom line. In addition to offering his free weekly ‘Make Money on eBay’ newsletter, James offers every subscriber a few extra incentives for signing up. Among them, a free eBook titled ‘Top 10 eBay Secrets for Successful Selling’ and a report that reveals the top 5 eBay PowerSeller wholesale product sources.
“I am a real person that makes real money on eBay and I am going to share with you the real secrets, tips and sources that I use on a daily basis to make a very comfortable living selling products on eBay right from my own home,†James contends. After confirming the desire to receive a free weekly newsletter, visitors to www.AuctionResourceNetwork.com will be invited to subscribe as an exclusive member of The Auction Resource Network. This subscription, however, comes with a price. For just under $100.00, members are granted access to a considerable amount of exclusive information, including ‘Insider’ auction tips & techniques, wholesale product finder, auction eBook collection, updated eBay & online auction news, discount directory, permission to promote an exclusive affiliate program, access to Jason’s personal auction tools Rolodex, a discussion forum, complete access to step-by-step eBay coaching videos and one year of unlimited personal consulting. New subscribers are also being offered six additional bonuses with their paid membership.
Many entrepreneurs recognize the reasons for starting an eBay business, including a low start-up cost, fast results and determining their own work hours. Most importantly, many people realize that working for someone else only makes the boss rich. For this reason alone, many entrepreneurs are stepping up and learning to work for themselves. For some, starting a business is intimidating because of the costs associated with renting or purchasing a commercial space, purchasing a large inventory, advertising, insurance, etc. With an eBay business, all anyone needs is a computer and an internet connection. As for inventory, sellers can either purchase their products upfront or special order the items as they are sold to customers. The latter is known as a pre-sale strategy and provides for no inventory, no out-of-pocket expenses and the convenience of knowing that the only items that are purchased are those that have already been paid for by their customers.
“When I set out to create this site, I wanted it to be the absolute best resource to teach virtually anybody how to start and run a successful online auction business, holding nothing back,†James admits. “I now know without a single doubt, I have succeeded in creating the ultimate collection of online auction secrets, tips, tools and resources to help people learn this unique and very profitable home business called eBay.â€
When it comes to eBay and learning how to grow as a seller, it never hurts to have that edge over the competition. Will The Auction Resource Network be an effective tool for everyone? There is no way to know for certain, but what if it would work for you?
Written by Mark on August 20th, 2006 with 4 comments.
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According to Jim Cockrum, author of The Silent Sales Machine Hiding on eBay, claims to have a proven technique that offers internet auction entrepreneurs the option of making good money with very little investment of either time or money.
According to Cockrum, there is no need to have a website, a merchant account or even spend endless hours on the internet. If you do have a website, however, he urges that you should be on the lookout for a large boost in traffic after reading his book. Cockrum has discovered that approximately 80,000 people sign up for an eBay account every day and what’s even more impressive is that more than 700,000 people actually make a living via this online auction giant.
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Written by Mark on July 15th, 2006 with 3 comments.
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