The membership area contains information and tips that all eBay users will benefit from, irrelevant of your experience. Fourty-Nine lessons each containing a camtasia video and accompanying article make up the main bulk of the membership area, along with templates to use on eBay, interviews with expert sellers such as Lee McIntyre and John Thornhill, and in an unadvertised bonus you also gain 30 days free access to Auction Selling 101.

Lessons 1-15 are aimed at beginners to eBay and feature on items such as pricing, the latest feedback changes, photo editing, and packaging. Advanced lessons include topics such as How to import from China, Fraud on eBay, Tax Basics for UK Sellers, and even trade shows.

Full Details of SkyHigh Auctions here.

It came as a pleasant surprise that membership is approved instantly after payment, with no signs of the usual jumping through hoops of having to opt into to a mailing list and confirm your subscription before you are granted access to the site. This comes across as a refreshing change compared to most other membership sites that have elaborate signup procedures. Disappointingly though, there is no option to pay via Paypal, which seems a little strange considering that most users looking to get the most out of eBay will also have a paypal account ready and waiting.

Within the membership area you may be a little bedazzled by the options. A crowded front page gives you little indication of where to start, plus even after you’ve paid and are a member, options still appear encouraging you to join the site. Surely these can be turned off within the private members area, unless MySilentTeam is running on the wrong platform. I also found the text far too small to focus, especially considering it’s mostly text with only a few images to break up the page. Fortunately there is an option to increase the text size to eliminate this problem.

The content in itself is good, with exclusive articles by expert contributors, audio interviews and a selection of videos that are well worth watching. Expert contributors such as Avril Harper, John Thornhill and Sandy Hall regularly participate in the forum answering questions on their specific expert niches.

However, the Bonus Pool is where MySilentTeam really excels. With Jim having been able to network with other marketers, there are some excellent products offered as bonuses. These are not available to those on the $5 trial plan, but the products include Robert Frechette’s ebook (now only available exclusively though MST), access to John Thornhill’s Mentorship Monthly & Avril Harper’s eBooks, amongst others. Personally for me, this is where the value of MySilentTeam is - some of these eBooks or products cost between $10 - $27 each, so to get access to these free of cost, is tremendous value.

I do like Jim Cockrum, he is a great author and knows eBay inside out. Sadly, without the bonuses available, the full value of the site remains untapped in the trial membership. Its worth joining the 5-day trial to see what you make of the site, if you decide its for you and join with full membership, there is little doubt you’ll get enough value out of the site with its full Bonus Pool. Full details of MySilentTeam are available here.

The software to run the live training events (yes, it’s a standalone application) is downloaded from within the membership area of the site. It’s pretty sophistically but at the same time simple to use, allowing you to see the Mr Black & Mr Blue though a web cam, as well as allowing those participating within the conference to join in using their pc microphone or chat by using the keyboard.

The first session lasted for 1hour and 45 minutes, with a whole range of subjects discussed. The Auction Selling hosts were pretty flexible about the direction the session was heading & the subjects discussed. The quality of the audio seemed to be a small issue during the session, but something the team were made aware of so it should be tackled and improved shortly.

During this first session we also gained a further insight into the eBay accounts of Mr Black & Mr Blue, as well as some specific product details including profit margins. One example shown, were some cycling shorts which were being sold at $20, making a profit of $10 each sale. Questions from members took up a large part of the session, with nothing being avoided.

Both hosts, admitted they were new at using the software & that things would improve. However the small audio problem, would be no disadvantage when being compared to the knowledge, experience and insight being picked up from this lesson.

I immensely look forward to the second virtual classroom session from Auction Selling 101 to see what gems we pick up next time. If you join or are already a  member, I’ll see you online at the next session. With more sessions already being planned hopefully it won’t be too long before we get to do it again. More details at our previous post below or at the Auction Selling 101 website.

Well, Mr Black is a successful eBay powerseller and internet marketer having worked alongside Jason James of the Auction Resource Network. I’ve known of Mr Black for a while, let’s call him Chris & he’s defiantly knows he’s eBay stuff

Mr Blue is also an eBay powerseller, an eBay registered trading assistant, a certified eBay education specialist and a certified eBay motors specialist. Between them they have feedback of above 16,000.

Auction Selling 101 contains 27 camtasia videos ranging from the basic “Registering on eBay” to more advanced Using “Guides & Videos”. The whole range of videos are easy to follow and contains more than enough information to transform those who have never used eBay before to confident users who will be buying and selling with ease.

Along with these Auction Selling 101 offers an audio library of interviews with eBay experts, authors and powersellers - presumably these will be updated on a monthly basis as new material is made available. As with most membership sites a members only forum is available upon signing in.

There is one aspect of Auction Selling 101 that just makes the site jump out above the others. Auction Selling 101 offers live training sessions though it’s virtual classroom software. Pictured below this allows all members to have a massive advantage - especially for those who prefer to learn by watching others. It also allows you to participate within the conference yourself by speaking or sending private messages.

It’s the live training function that Auction Selling 101 uses that now raises the game for other membership sites & pushes AS to the top in terms of quality and value for money. Check out the site for more details.

Information listed within the suppliers is divided into categories, such as Adult, Books, Electronics, and specialist categories such as UK Dropshippers and Chinese Wholesalers so it is easy to navigate.

Members also get a chance to upgrade their membership to platinum for an additional fee, which gives you your own fully stocked turnkey website. This will allow you to dropship products from your own website direct to your customers.

While the supplier information may be worthwhile (if put to good use), the rest of the site suffers and feels like it’s being plastered with google adsense and affiliate ads - even containing affiliate ads for SaleHoo who I would regard as being a competing site.

This really lets the presentation and the professionalism of the site down, as well as the occasional 404 error that displays this adds to the sites weakened credibility. While some members may have had success with the site we’d be unable to recommend it to our readers.

There is no huge list of ebooks and bonuses that are used to bribe you into signing up, the site seems pretty forward about what your getting in exchange. Membership consists of a digital newsletter, a related audio or video presentation, personal assistance from John and the chance to question him about any e-commerce or eBay questions. Of course content is updated monthly.

Having saw the contents of the first edition, I can say the nine page pdf newsletter is easy to read, contains good content, and suitable for all irrelevant of your experience. The camtasia video, which is just short of ten minutes gives us step by step instructions to recreate some of the success John is having.

John backs up his points & methods by showing us live examples of where he’s using these methods himself (on his own websites) and appears to be open about the results they provide. The results of the video contained within the July edition have made additional sales of $4000 over two months for John.

The fact that there is limited information contained within the membership area, is a good thing. It will allow members to concentrate and focus on putting these steps into action rather than being lost of a minefield of information. If future editions prove to be as good as the July edition I have no doubt that applying these methods will lead to continuous improvement for your business.

Details available at: MentorshipMonthly.com

SaleHoo is split into two sections, The wholesale suppliers database and the private members forum. The private members forum, always seems to be quite active with members sharing their thoughts on dropshippers and specific wholesale suppliers as well as a section for those seeking specific products. Members of SaleHoo seem to be quite willing to share their supplier information and experiences as it is a closed site and the information isn’t publicly viewable.

The wholesale suppliers database literally lists hundreds of wholesalers, dropshippers, manufactures and liquidators in an easy to use format. Each listing has a summary of supplier containing information on what it offers and where they are based. Members are welcome to rate and review each listing, to warn or approve the supplier to other members. Having saw and paid for a few lists of dropshippers over the years, I can say the information contained within SaleHoo is worthy of the membership fee (being as it’s a one time fee for lifetime membership) and is up to date & accurate.

My only reservation with SaleHoo, is the majority of members who join the site will not make use of the information and contacts listed -  putting it on the back burner & never getting round to using it. However this could be said of most users who purchase membership or any informational product. SaleHoo can be found at: http://www.SaleHoo.com

Easy Profit Auctions, by Alex Jeffreys focuses on using eBay to build a list. The site has been a massive success with lifetime membership offered at $97.00. Included in this fee is one years of email consultation with Alex.

One bonus audio added since the last review is Jason James of the Auction Resource Network. Others advertised as “coming soon” include Adam Ginsberg and Jim Cockrum of Silent Sales Machine fame, although no date is specified as when these will be online.

An aspect of Easy Profit Auctions that’s always seems worthwhile to visit is the exclusive members forum. Fresh ideas and contributions are made daily by members and by Alex himself.

Overall, Easy Profit Auctions still maintains tremendous value for money and offers a good and unique system for using eBay to your advantage. More details at the Easy Profit Auctions site - click here for details.

This latest membership site offers to show webmasters the ability to improve their conversion rates and increase their profits though the use of using Audio and Video on their websites. It is not about spending thousands of dollars on expensive equipment, but how anyone can add audio and video to your website CHEAPLY and PROFESSIONALLY.

The advantages of the site are spelt out on the main page. You can use the course to build credibility and genuine trust for yourself, Use video and audio to promote and sell your services, create podcasts or vblogs, and show demos of your products though the use of video.

Contained within the membership area is:

The Video Section: Broken down into 35 short videos, all presented professionally by Ed McDonough. Each video is easy to follow, regardless of your level of expertise and knowledge of using video. It offers essential advice such as installing software necessary to make videos and more advanced editing techniques.

The Audio Section: Sixteen parts of camtasia videos focusing on using audio within your website. Chapters include Importing Sound, Removing Background Noise, Final Mixing and Adding Audio to your website.

Any resources necessary for the Audio and Video aspects of the course, are conveniently linked to from each section.

Bonus Section: Unadvertised bonuses include TubeTraffic - a 59 page intense course on how to use YouTube to generate traffic for your website, plus Audio Niche Automator - a cool way of turning old ebooks into audio products with ease.

Also contained within the members area are case studies from gurus. Tim Know and Joel Comm and amongst those who tell us how they’ve used audio or video to improve their websites and profits.

AudioVideoRiches launches on the 15th March and has an introductry price of $97 for lifetime membership. More details can be found at AudioVideoRiches.com

I was quite skeptical. Firstly, I’d never heard of the name Alex Jeffreys and secondly there are already a score of existing ebay membership sites. However, one thing that Easy Profit Auctions seems to do is focus more on a specific credible technique used on ebay as oppose to a membership site packed with every ebook going describing every possible money making scheme going.

Easy Profit Auctions focuses on two aspects of eBay, Listing Building and Ebooks. Including articles, camtasia videos, teleconferences, and a busy vibrate members forum not only does Easy Profit Auctions accomplish what it sets out to do, it does it with complete authority and competence.

I’ve completed two ebooks myself and before I start with the third, will be revisiting Alex’s site to plan out the launch for the third.

I realise that with the site focusing mainly on two specific techniques, a lot of readers will be put off - purely by the thought of completing an ebook themselves. However, there is simply no need to fear this, Easy Profit Auction includes videos and advice showing how you can distance yourself from the task by outsourcing the project or by rewriting an existing private label ebook.

I really can not go into specific details of everything the site details, and it really took me some time to get my head around the concept it was offering. Viewing this site alone, Alex Jeffrey has added me to his list of fans and I’ll be keeping a close eye on anything else he offers.

So, what does Easy Profit Auctions include:

Like Jason James Auction Resource Network, for me one of the main attactions is twelve months worth Of unlimited personal consulting, by alex himself. Access to the EPA private members forum, expert advice of the concepts and techniques described by Alex, a range of bonuses and tools and full support offered to all members. You can check out the site at EasyProfitAuctions.com