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Tips on Making Money on eBay Without Selling

The eBay business phenomenon has seen millions of buyers and

sellers join together in what amounts to the world's biggest

virtual flea market. In this world's fast-paced online

transactions, that amounts to billions of dollars a day, a

person can actually make some money without selling anything he

owns. In the world of free enterprise, all it takes is the

ability to grasp opportunity and take an educated risk.

Here are some tips on how you can think out of the box with

eBay:

1. Promote products as an affiliate. Promote other sites with

products. An affiliate program is actually just another way for

a company to give its products as much exposure as possible to

potential buyers.

Most affiliate programs actually let you join them for free or

with a small fee. All you have to do is to list the product,

with the highest bidder getting what he wants through you. The

company tracks these sales. Depending on the revenue generated,

or even the agreement you ad with the company, every sale of a

product you make, you get a commission. As an affiliate of a

company, you are not an employee or a contractor, receiving no

perks nor benefits, except for the commission.

2. Get out there and join the forums. If you are quite

passionate about the products you advertise, you can create

interest by providing highly relevant content to enthusiasts.

Find others like you. You have to let people know you exist.

Participate in chats, forums and user groups. Once these people

get to know you and your level of expertise in the subject, it

gives you a leg up on making "recommendations".

3. Drop shipping products. Another variation of the affiliate

program, drop shipping involves just passing on to the

manufacturer or wholesaler your customer's order letting them

take care of the delivery, and you make a profit from the

difference between the wholesaler's price and your selling

price.

4. Advertise other products when you post. Most veteran eBay

sellers know a large volume of customers can pass through their

auctions without people actually buying something. So, in order

to maximize their marketing space, they advertise other products

in the same space through links. Savvy eBay sellers even edit

their About Me links to get people interested in other wares.

5. Create a link to other sites. If you are a web programmer,

one outfit suggests you make use of the About Me site in another

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way. When you create the About Me link, there is a way to take

advantage of the HTML layout feature. This layout can be edited

with HTML syntax to link users to another site, if you so

choose.

As a further explanation, when you create your About Me link,

choose any format layout. This may sound strange but you will

have the opportunity to enter a code on your own. Next, go to

the bottom and click on "Preview". There, you will go to the

bottom of the page again, this time clicking on "Edit using

HTML". Delete everything in the box and replace it with your own

code. If you are not code-savvy, you better hire someone to

create the link.

So there you have it, five (out of a lot of) tips to make money

from eBay without resorting to selling.

About the author:

Jason James website 'The Auction Resource Network' reveals his

inside secrets and sources that help him pocket over $10,000 a

month on eBay.

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