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| cath2008 Member
 
 Joined: 24 Jan 2008
 Posts: 1
 
 | # Posted: 24 Jan 2008 06:59 Reply
 
 hi
 
 ive just signed up to this so im very new,
 
 im interested in starting up my own make up business be it my own website or an ebay shop
 
 would love to hear any tips to get me started
 
 also anyone know of any reputable suppliers would be great
 
 thanks xx
 
 
 
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| MedTranHome Member
 
 Joined: 18 Jul 2007
 Posts: 83
 
 | # Posted: 25 Jan 2008 12:04 Reply
 
 Hi cath2008, welcome to the board!
 
 I do medical transcription, so I can't help with ebay, but I'm sure others can.
 
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| markmcculloch Member
 
 Joined: 1 Feb 2008
 Posts: 11
 
 | # Posted: 4 Feb 2008 06:30 Reply
 
 I personally am not a great fan of ebay selling or buying due to when using paypal i dont like their ethics
 
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| Newbie Shield 
   Joined: 22 Sep 2007
 Posts: 1418
 
 | # Posted: 4 Feb 2008 07:26 Reply
 
 Hi Cath,
 
 Welcome to the forum. Vishal, who is the forum admin, is offering to upload websites for free here:
 
 http://www.work-at-home-forum.com/8_6941_0.html
 
 
  
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| cebarber2 Member
 
 Joined: 29 Oct 2007
 Posts: 55
 
 | # Posted: 5 Feb 2008 12:52 Reply
 
 Hi Cath2008, welcome.  I'm sure you'll get many of the answers you're looking for here.
 
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| happywife 
   Joined: 14 Aug 2007
 Posts: 860
 
 | # Posted: 5 Feb 2008 18:34 Reply
 
 Welcome to the forum Cath,
 
 If you want to own your own business over the long haul, you'd be better off building your own site for it.  That way you own your own traffic, etc.
 
 It's not as hard as you think as far the technical side of it if you start out with the right site building system.  It is hard as far as putting in the time and effort.  You have to be committed to it and persevere with a bit of patience.  If you can do that, you can succeed.
 
 If you chose to, you could sell on ebay, as well.  That could be one of your monetization methods.  There's an awful lot of make-up being sold on ebay, so there is a lot of competition.   That is something to consider, too.
 
 I do wish you success, and hope this forum will help you out.
 
 Blessings,
 Angie
 
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| Homeboy Member
 
 Joined: 4 Feb 2008
 Posts: 217
 
 | # Posted: 6 Feb 2008 17:16 Reply
 
 
 Quoting: markmcculloch I personally am not a great fan of ebay selling or buying due to when using paypal i dont like their ethics
 Hmm........could you elaborate on that a bit? I've never personally had a problem with Paypal.
 
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| mountainmom5 
   Joined: 30 Aug 2007
 Posts: 1055
 
 | # Posted: 6 Feb 2008 17:36 Reply
 
 Welcome kath2008,
 
 I do Ebay on the side and have sold a lot of odds and ends on there.
 
 If you are trying to get familiar with it, start by listing small stuff around the house - your junk may be another person's treasures!
 
 Books, clothes, shoes, knick knacks - as you probably know, you can buy almost anything off Ebay, which means someone is also 'selling' it!
 
 That way you can start the bid at .99 and if it's not a hit, you will not be out the money but you will be able to build feedback and get familiar with shipping procedues,etc...
 
 I would be careful with dropshipping as that is a good way to get some neg feedback - it's hard to compete with dropshipping and you can't control whether or not the products are in stock or not...
 
 Just a few tips that I'll pass on
  
 Good luck!
 Viola
 
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