Ebay business help

[andy2513]

hi all

happy new year and all that well i will get down to the point straight away. i am new to all this and well over the past few years have been selling on ebay as a privete user but i am now sick and tired of my job (armed forces) an wanting to start up a online business selling also on ebay amazon and my own website. my major problem is that i aint got a clue where to start and in need of advice i am happy with the onlie things of selling and all that its more the setting up the business and accounts i just not got a clue and well was hopeing that some one would be able to point me in the right direction and if posible give some hints and tips

many thanks

Andy

 

[||MARK||]

http://www.bgateway.com

This might get you started.

 

[Simon12]

What are you selling?

 

[andy2513]

clothing mainly ladys and shoe range

 

[Lorro2]

The ebay discussion boards are very good. With ebay you sort of have to play it by ear as they always seem to be making changes and trends change very quickly. Its a good idea to have your own website which will attract more serious and b2b business.

 

[andy2513]

thing is how do i go about promoting the website to get ppl visiting is there software how do i go about getteing more visitors?

 

[||MARK||]

You could try searching on the site above for "seo" there is loads of information on there.....

 

[eBaySpecialist]

Hi Andy

Register as a Business Seller on ebay and don't forget to let HMRC know , read the community boards, there's some fab advice there from time served sellers. Google an ebay blog called Tamebay, good unbiased ebay advice there too.

As for accounts, I use a web based app for my eBay accounts by the name of Outright, set up by eBay sellers it is a free US based secure site that auto downloads everything from Paypal and ebay automatically for you so at the end of the month you just download the info to CSV (spreadsheet) I've been using it now for about 3 months and find it saves loads of time. It is an eBay site recommended via the eBay.com tools platform.

I think the best advice would be to familiarise yourself with the DSR (Distant Selling Regulations) many ebay shops and other online buinesses don't follow the law when it comes to this and have things like 'I'm not responsible for items lost in the post' and they don't show their geographical location etc so it's worth checking that out so you comply with the law from the off.

As you may already know, customer service is king now on eBay and the way the feedback system is set up, bad Detailed Seller Ratings (stars) now disadvantage you in Best Match search (that's why it is important to leave the star ratings for a seller) and will give you a lower place in the search.

I wish you the best of luck .