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getagrip
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# Posted: 13 Oct 2006 11:47
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What a lot of people do not realize is that you don't have to have a product to actually sell on Ebay. What you can do is actually create a digital product (for example, an ebook) in the form of a PDF document, and sell that product on Ebay.
If you are going to write an ebook to sell it on Ebay, it doesn't have to be very long - 5 to 20 pages should suffice. You can sell it from anywhere between 99 cents and $9.99. To make the ebook more profitable for you, embed the ebook with affiliate links.
When deciding an a topic to write your ebook on, try and choose a topic which solves problems - there has to be a need for the product. Also, choose a topic which there is not already a lot of free information available on the internet.
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pcwork
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# Posted: 13 Oct 2006 20:29
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Getagrip have you been selling ebooks on eBay ? And for how long?
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getagrip
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# Posted: 16 Oct 2006 14:44 · Edited by: getagrip
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To answer your question, yes, I have sold a few mini ebooks on Ebay in the past, but I'm not selling any ebooks on Ebay at the moment.
However...
Currently, I'm reading an ebook called "The Silent Sales Machine Hiding on Ebay", which encourages you to create your own digital product. It also shows you how to get the most out of Ebay - and teaches you ways to make money through Ebay which most people aren't aware of.
Having said that, I'm planning to start selling ebooks on Ebay again very soon.......but I have to write them first 
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cyberchick
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# Posted: 19 Oct 2006 09:58
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Getagrip, sounds like fun. I might feel inclined to try this myself. I have sold on Ebay before, but general household stuff, which is great to make instant money to pay for advertising if you need some. That was a long time ago anyway  But I'm certainly interested to do an ebook myself. What software do you use to convert the books? Is it Primo? Anh where would I get graphics for the book cover? Is there a free software that does this for me somewhere?
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getagrip
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# Posted: 19 Oct 2006 20:18 · Edited by: getagrip
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Quoting: cyberchick What software do you use to convert the books? Is it Primo? Anh where would I get graphics for the book cover? Is there a free software that does this for me somewhere?
You can convert a word document into a PDF file for free at http://convert.neevia.com.
Also, the ebook cover creator isn't entirely necessary. Technically, you can just create an image with microsoft word or "paint" which comes with most personal computers - and you can make it into a small sized image just for a "visual" for the ebay gallery.
I know that Holly Mann's ebook comes with an ebook cover creator, but I think you can get one for free, just by typing in "free ebook cover creator" or something like that into the search engine.
One more thing - before you go through the trouble of writing an ebook, you might just do a "completed listings" search on ebay to see if any similar items are selling.
Also, if you know what you are going to write about, you can just type the subject of your ebook into the Overture Keyword Suggestion Tool (see below) in order to find out if there is any demand for that kind of product. If the keyword phrase gets a lot of search results, chances are, there is demand for that product. If the keyword doesn't get very many searches, chances are that there isn't a whole lot of demand for that product. Here is the link to the keyword tool:
http://inventory.overture.com/d/searchinventory/suggestion/
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# Posted: 17 Oct 2008 23:40
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I have been on Jim's (author of Silent Sales Machine) list for years.
He certainly is a respected professional, and sends quality, helpful email.
I really think highly of him.
eBay has changed their e book policies a few times recently.
I do know that there was success with eBay Classifieds, but am not sure which way they went with the policies again.
I do know that by using Auctiva checkout you have an option to collect email addresses, or at least the last I heard.
Paypal does also, but again, you really have to keep on top of the ever changing policies.
The traffic certainly is there!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Victoria
Getagrip, I have heard wonderful things about Jim's Silent team membership too, in case you are considering joining that..
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HobbiesMann
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# Posted: 31 Jan 2009 10:06
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Because I love my hobbies so much and much of what I purchase for those hobbies I find on eBay at great prices I like to promote products on eBay.
But I don't have any of my own products which at one time would have sucked.
I joined the eBay affiliate program, purchase a script to create sites with called BANS (build a niche store) and now I promote other people's products through my blogs.
Ebay has never been easier. I don't have to ship anything and never have to respond to buyer questions.
So I love eBay
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