get a lot of questions photos is included. But do you
from people wanting to know know that these services are
how to add more pictures to expensive too? Fees are ranging
their auction listings. Do you between $20 and$70 per month -
know that eBay charges for depending on your selling volume.
additional pictures? Yes, that's This easily adds up to $400-600 a
right. Pay attention when you year - maybe even more.
launch your next eBay listing.
Only the first picture is for So, what can you do to avoid
free. For any additional photos these additional costs? Of
you will be paying $0.15 per course, you can add only one
photo. This does not sound much picture per item, but guess
but you will be surprised how what?? Right, the chance that
these figures add up: Imagine you your potential customer/bidder
add 3-4 photos per listing. This quickly moves to another listing
will end up to an additional is high. In fact, VERY high!!
$0.50 - just for hosting of your Because people like to see first
photos. Let's say you have 3-5 what they are buying and do you
listings a day at the end of the think that one picture is enough?
year you might have paid I don't, because we live in
$400-600$ just for picture highly visual world...people want
hosting. The fees can add up very to see the product or item they
quickly. Do you know that you can potentially want to purchase.
add as many pictures as you like Yes, the even would like to
- For Free and even without using "touch" it - if they could. What
eBay's image hosting service? about you? Do you take the
Well, you could use one of the so product you want to buy in your
called "auction management" hands and "touch" it? I bet you
services. You pay a monthly fee do. Imagine you are in a shop and
and hosting of all your item want to buy a birthday present
for a good friend. If one special
gift catches your attention you 2. Find a free or cheap web host
take it from the shelf and you - but be careful! Some of the
carefully look at the product, free webs hosting companies do
don't you? You "touch" it and not allow that their service is
turn it around to get a "feel" being used just for data storage.
for it. How can we add this Read their policy carefully
"feeling" experience to our eBay before you sign up.
auction listings? Yes, by adding
a couple of good photos. Take 3. Search for some image hosting
pictures of your item from all services. There are a couple of
sorts of different angles. The free image hosting companies out
potential buyer will get a good there allowing ‘hot linking" to
"feel" for the item and it's more eBay auctions.
likely that they place a bid. As
mentioned above: You can add as 4. In case you own a website you
many pictures as you like - For can make a special "ebay"
Free. How can you do it??? The directory for your auctions
answer is simple: Host your own pictures.
pictures! Not sure how to do it?
Here are some ideas: Upload all your photos and item
pictures BEFORE you design your
1. It's very likely that your auction listing and copy and
Internet Service Provider offers paste the image URL into the
you also free web space. I have source code of your auction
used (and still use) the 10 MB description.
web space my ISP gives me for http://www.auction-design-for-fre
free. Check the policy of your e.com may assist you with that,
ISP - maybe an email to them is a in case you are not familiar with
first try. this process.
pictures loading faster. So, make
One important point to mention is sure that the file size is in
the file size. Make sure that manageable range.
your 3 - 4 pictures of your item
are NOT 1 MB big. Can you imagine You'll be amazed how more
how patient your potential pictures will add more
buyers/bidders are? That's right! credibility to your selling
That's right! Not very patient at practice and gives the potential
all. If the pictures are not buyer/bidder the feeling that
loading within 20 seconds your they can almost "touch" your
visitor leaves your site and item.
moves on. There are maybe other
listings offering the same - with
About the Author:
Thomas Haselhorst is webmaster of http://www.auction-design-for-free.com and http://www.monster-ebook-sale.com
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