How to Make Money from Internet
Auctions
by J. Stephen PopeIf your
business is not using eBay and other Internet auctions, you could be
missing out. Here are just a few ways of generating additional
income, profits and cashflow from online auctions.
1. Convert Excess Assets to Cash
Sell personal or business items
that you no longer use. For example, are there slow moving inventory
items in your store? A major camera store chain sells their slow
movers, quite successfully, through eBay.
2. Buy and Sell Anything
Sometimes people put things out in
the garbage because they don't need them anymore and don't know
anyone who could use them. You can successfully sell some of these
items by Internet auction. As well, if you pick up bargains from
garage sales, flea markets, importers, wholesalers, closeout dealers
or other sources, these items can also be sold through online
auctions.
3. Drop Shipping
There are suppliers who will ship
one item at a time for you. You don't have to stock any inventory.
You simply pay your dropship supplier out of the money you receive
from your auction sale. They will ship the product directly to your
customer. For further information about drop shipping, visit:
http://www.yenommarketinginc.com/dropship.html
4. Self-Publishing
Do you have expertise in a
specialized area of interest to people? Then, you could publish your
own information product. A very popular format for self-publishing
information products is the electronic book (or e-book). E-book
compilers, some of which are free, are readily available on the
Internet. When people buy your e-book, they can download it from
your website or receive it by e-mail. You could sell such
self-published information products on eBay and other Internet
auction sites. Incidentally, online auctions are an inexpensive
method of testing the market for your information (or other)
products. For further information about self-publishing, visit:
http://www.yenommarketinginc.com/dropship.html
5. Reprint and Resale Rights
You may not want to produce your
own information products presently. Or, perhaps, you may already
have an information product, but would like to supplement your
income with additional, related product offerings. This is where
reprint and resale rights come in. You can buy the rights to reprint
or resell excellent information products created by other people.
Some of these rights are inexpensive. In addition to selling these
products from your own website, you can use Internet auctions to
create extra sales. Another advantage of online auctions is that
they can create additional traffic for your website. For further
information about reprint and resale rights, visit
http://www.yenommarketinginc.com/instantpub.html
6. Sell Your Services
Do you design logos or websites? Do
you sell consulting or other services? These, also, can be
successfully sold through eBay and other auction sites.
7. Run an eBay Consignment Shop
There are still people who don't
have a computer or who don't use eBay. You could sell on a
consignment basis for them, taking a commission on the successful
sale. You would need to charge for advertising expenses incurred,
such as eBay listing and selling fees.
8. Promote Affiliate Programs
through Auctions
Some affiliate programs have
brandable e-books that contain your affiliate link. When people
order from the e-book that they bought from your online auction, you
get credit for the sale. As well, some of those purchasers may sign
up as affiliates, earning you additional commissions. Some of these
e-books have valuable information that is worth the nominal value
you would sell it for on eBay. In other cases, such an e-book is
readily available for free. In this latter case, you might consider
selling another related product and offer the e-book as a free
bonus. For further information about affiliate programs, visit
http://www.yenommarketinginc.com/affiliate.html
9. Supply Fellow Online Auctioneers
During the gold rush days, it is
said that those who sold picks and shovels were more likely to make
money than those panning for gold. Similarly, since there is such a
big market for online auctions, you can make money supplying eBayers
with information and auction tools to help them start and grow their
own online auction business.
10. Internet Auction Consulting
As you gain experience and
expertise in online auctions, you might consider charging for your
knowledge. Consulting services, seminars, information products and
other ways of packaging your knowledge can earn you additional
income streams. For more information about consulting, visit:
http://www.yenommarketinginc.com/consulting.html These are just a
few of the ways you can profit from Internet auctions.
For more information about Internet
auctions, visit:
http://www.yenommarketinginc.com/auctions.html
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J. Stephen Pope, President of Pope Consulting Inc.,
http://www.popeconsultinginc.com has been helping clients to
earn maximum business profits for over twenty years. For valuable
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