Now before we continue – what we will be discussing here is listing a Classified Ad on eBay.com NOT the new eBay Classifieds (I know it’s confusing … but stay with me).

Huh?

What is the difference between listing a classified ad on eBay.com and using eBay classifieds – aren’t they the same thing?

No.

eBay Classifieds (ebayclassifieds.com) are for selling locally.  You can list for free, but you only get exposure to the town or city in which you list.

Whereas listing an ad on eBay.com will give you exposure to all of the U.S. – and since we want our ad seen by as many people as possible, then this is where you want to list it.

Still confused?  Yes I know– I wish eBay would change the names too!  Ahh well, let’s move on.

Now if you want to use eBay’s sell your item page here is how to do it on ebay.com:

1. Go to eBay’s Sell an Item page. You’ll see a default page with a big blue button that says Start Selling. Click that button.

2. You may be asked to sign in if you are not already signed in.

3. Now you should be on a page that is asking you to enter 3 words about your item so that it can suggest a category to you. Put anything you like here – you can change it later.

4. eBay only allows you to list Classified Ads in certain categories. I usually list most of mine in Information Products > Other. You can get a full list of which categories that eBay allows here. Choose your category and press continue.

5. Fill in all the details about your ad. If you scroll down the page you should see a section where you can ‘Choose how you’d like to sell your item’. If you have chosen a category that allows Classified Ads then you’ll see a tab for that. If you don’t see it, go back up the top and click the link that says change category and choose a category that supports the classified ad format.

6. After you are happy with everything and how it looks click on continue where you can review your listing before you let it go live.

Good luck with your ad!

Tracey

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Auction Classified Cash is now the best selling guide to making money using eBay’s classified ads online right now (and it’s also the cheapest!).  But don’t let price fool you – as many of my happy customers will attest to – this guide is an absolute winner!

If you are serious about making money using eBay’s Classified Ads then get this guide!  http://www.auctionclassifiedcash.com/

Now I’m on to my next project – Making a free website using free resources to make money online.  Think I can do it?  Think you are up to the challenge?  Stay tuned …

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However, today I decided to go and check out their listing policy to see if anything had changed and it had!  (Now I’m not sure when they changed it, the last time I checked was around a month ago).

Anyway – here are the two items of interest taken from the policy page at http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/listing-links.html:

One link to your email address that opens an email client for potential buyers to ask questions about the item in that listing

Links to your Store newsletter and mailing list names are permitted, provided that your inclusion of the mailing list names does not constitute keyword spamming or violate any other eBay policy

Now while it’s still a little unclear I’m going to take it as a YES.  (I’ve been using opt-in’s with no problems for months with great success).

Go for it Adders!

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If you are a beginning Internet Marketer, often it can be confusing to know where to start.  I remember when I was just a baby marketer I didn’t have a clue about how to sell an ebook, or promote a product.  I was clueless!

Very recently I had a lovely customer of mine come to me for help because the technical aspects of making money from a classified ad was a bit overwhelming.  He just didn’t know where to start.

So my advice to him, and to you too, is to keep it very simple to begin with. 

If you are yet to make any money online, I would recommend starting with promoting an affiliate product.  Obviously Clickbank is a good place to start, but I also like promoting eBay products or Amazon products too.  (Yes you can promote eBay products through an eBay classified ad using an affiliate link!)

In my book Auction Classified Cash I stick completely to eBay’s rules with the methods I suggest, but I need to let you know that eBay are STILL not cracking down on aff links in ads.  I’ve been using them still for months and not once have I ever been told not to.

So should you put a direct link in your ad?  Why not!  The worst that could happen is they pull your ad.

Ok so for my friend here are the step by step ‘how to’ method for doing that.

Go to Clickbank Marketplace and choose a product with a high gravity. 

Check if they have an affiliate page.  If they do, great – have a look at some of the text or images they have there and see if you can use them.

If not, that’s fine, just try and write in your own words what the product is about from reading the sales page.

Create your Classified Ad and put in the ad what you wrote about the product.  It doesn’t need to be long, just enough to create enough interest so people will want to know more and click on your link.

Add your affiliate link.  You get your affiliate link by clicking the ‘create hoplink’ button and putting in your clickbank id where it tells you.  You don’t need to worry about tracking id – that’s for more advanced marketers.

Now you will be given a link that looks something like this http://YOURID.MERCHANT.hop.clickbank.net/

In your ad – at both the top and bottom, add your link using the following html code: <a href="[YOUR AFFILIATE LINK HERE]">Click Here for More Information </a> But Make Sure to put YOUR affiliate link in place of the one I’ve got here.

Also test it to make sure it goes to the right page by clicking on it yourself.

On the page, that code will look like show up like this Click Here for More Information (this link doesn’t go anywhere it’s just to show you what it looks like).

Then when someone clicks that link they will go to the product via your affiliate link and if they buy the product you will get the commission.

It really is that easy.  The only difficult part is trying to choose a product to promote!

Good luck.

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If  you’d like to see an example, check out my latest classified ad that promotes my free report (notice how I also subtley promote my ebook as well on the page - sneaky huh!)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270250551224

I’ve been using video in some other classified ads and so far the results are awesome!  (Although this is the first one in which I’ve used myself in it – so be kind )

Anyway if you have any thoughts, feel free to write a comment below.

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The reports from the recent eBay Live 2008 conference are that they will no longer allow email addresses to appear in your classified ad after 1st September, a strategy that we have been using successfully up until now.  So while we still have a few months before they will start cracking down, it is time to look for more creative ways to take advantage of the 84 million customers that eBay gets.

Lucky for you I’ve already starting experimenting with a few new ideas that are still completely within eBay’s rules and while it’s still early days, my results are certainly looking promising! 

In fact, I might even go so far to say that I think that these new methods of using classified ads are much more profitable than before – I’m finding a 12% increase in clickbank sales and a whopping 29% increase in opt-ins.  And while it’s still early days I’m thinking this is not bad at all!

I’ll be revealing all in the updated version of Auction Classified Cash coming out after 1st July.  All existing customers will be getting the new version automatically.

I will also be increasing the price after that time by a measly $10 (as I plan on adding a few ad templates to help you along as well).

1st July is nearly here and I predict that many eBay classified adders will have their ads removed for breaking the rules which means we will all have less competition, and that means more money for us!

Personally, I’m looking forward to the changes.

Happy Selling!
Tracey

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Here is the answer I gave:

I must admit that I don’t buy many of the products that I promote.  I do however do a bit of research to make sure it’s a decent product by looking at other people’s reviews of it first (the best reviews are on ezinearticles.com – they seem the most truthful).

I also read the sales page carefully and try and think about what type of people would be interested in that product.  I think thats the key when promoting products, don’t just copy the sales page, but try and think about what sort of customer they are targetting first and why they would want that product.

Then tailor your ad to that customer – what do they want/desire?  If it’s a weight loss product, perhaps they want to fit into a bikini / look good for a wedding / make an ex-boyfriend jealous .. very rarely it’s just losing weight for no reason.  If you find the reason then you’ll make sales.

I also to try and offer them a solution in the ad too – whether that’s advice, a free report, etc.  Don’t sell them straight away, if you give them something good first, then you can follow up with the sale later because you’ve built some trust already.

The exception to this is products I promote here on my blog.  Anything mentioned here I actually DO use!

Tracey

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I wanted to have a quick chat about your ad title.

As you know I’m not a huge fan of just having the title of the product you are promoting in your title – why?

Because very rarely does anyone actually search for the product name unless it’s a very well know product.

People search for the BENEFITS of what the product will do.

So say you’ve decided on promoting a product that will help get your baby to sleep and the product name is Sleeping Soundly .. (or some such thing).

Unless that product has been on Oprah it’s unlikely that people will be searching for it by name. 

However, loads of people want to know how to get the baby to sleep and you want to earn money promoting the product so what would be a better title?

Hmm .. How about something like ‘How To get your Baby To Sleep in under 15 Minutes’.  Think that title would get clicks?  I certainly do.

So instead of placing the product name in the title, try using a product benefit and watch it increase your click through rate!

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Google Cash Review
Or
Google Cash – How to Make Money – my Honest Review

Ok, ok that was a little too easy.

Then what about this title
10 Free ‘Google Cash’ Tips – Sneak Peak Review
Ohhh, I bet you know the answer now!

You see the trick for getting more clicks on your classified ad is to give your potential customers something they want: a sneak peak, a review, tips (or all three as in the last title example).

Want more great classified ad ideas?
Then check out my ebook at http://www.auctionclassifiedcash.com

To your success!
Tracey

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“Tracey, you wouldn’t believe it, I made $200 from just one ad this month – thank you so much” – Warren

 Awww – that makes my day – I love helping people make money. Anyway I wanted to let you in on some tricks I use in my ads for more cash in my pocket: 

1. Use bullet points in your description!  People love lists and would much rather read a list than a paragraph.  And the more likely your ad is read, the more sales that you are probably going to make. 
   
2. Make sure you tell the customer WHAT TO DO NEXT – whether that is to send an email for more information, click a link – whatever – just TELL THEM what to do.  A big ol’ click here is not enough – tell them WHY they are clicking there – click here for more information, click here to learn the secrets to weight loss, click here to send a man to the moon … you get the idea 
   
3. Think about what people WANT before you choose a product to promote.  No good choosing products just because they sound cool, people must actually want the product. 

   Tracey what do you mean?  Well I’ll give you some hints – people WANT to lose weight, the WANT to fall in love, they WANT to make money.  They probably don’t care much for an ebook on how to cook toast .. ya get my drift  

Cool!

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