| Auctions sites are a great way to promote your | | | | However, if the Ebay rules and regulation are not |
| websites and sell any affiliate product. For example, | | | | followed by the internet marketer, his About Me page |
| Ebay, the largest online auction there is, will expose | | | | can immediately be removed. |
| your websites and products to millions of people who | | | | Aside from the About Me page, another trick you can |
| use it on a daily basis. People from more than 100 | | | | utilize for promotion is the auction trick. Ebay's policy |
| countries use Ebay to either buy or sell products. Ever | | | | actually allows sellers to link to a page that has more |
| since its inception in 1995, Ebay had already hosted | | | | images of the actual product you are selling. By simply |
| billions of different auctions and its rate is growing at | | | | composing a clickable sentence, you can attract |
| an incredible 30% a year. | | | | people to visit your website. For example, just saying |
| Every week, the site receives 2 billion views and it sells | | | | "Click here to see more images of this antique", any |
| products in 7,800 different categories. Now, even for a | | | | interested visitor will definitely click on that particular link. |
| traditional brick-and-mortar store, this range of products | | | | Once your prospect clicks on the link though, they |
| is impressive. 10 million people make it a point to visit | | | | should be able to view what they are actually looking |
| this site at least once every week. Currently Ebay also | | | | for. You can have other links on that page though and |
| has 192 registered users, with this kind of market, it is | | | | if the buyer is interested, you might generate more |
| really no wonder that a lot of people decides to | | | | sales. |
| explore the potential in Ebay. | | | | The last trick you can use to promote your website in |
| But before you start promoting your product and | | | | Ebay is the "more information trick". It strategy mainly |
| website using Ebay, should first make sure that you | | | | works just like the image trick because you are |
| completely understand the site rules and regulation. For | | | | enticing the visitors to know more about the product |
| the most part, all you need to remember is that while | | | | either by letting them see images or through product |
| Ebay allows you to have your own About Me Page | | | | descriptions. |
| and you can put your website link there, you are not | | | | For example, if you want to sell something very |
| actually allowed to offer your merchandize on that | | | | expensive in Ebay, it is recommended for you not to |
| particular page. | | | | put everything together in the site all at once. What |
| For example, Ebay does not permit non-Ebay | | | | you can do is to put one or two of this particular |
| merchandize to be displayed in the About Me page as | | | | product on Ebay and entice the interested buyer to |
| well as links to other online auction sites and trading | | | | click on a hyperlink for more information or for the |
| pages. Of course, it is also quite apparent that Ebay | | | | story behind the product. Then, once they are at your |
| would not allow you to link to a site that offers lower | | | | website, you can put links to more photos and your |
| prices compared to the one on the site. Even fixed | | | | product catalogues so the buyer will be able to know |
| price trading websites cannot be displayed on the | | | | all the important aspects of your product. Of course, |
| About Me page. | | | | since they are already at your website, you should |
| So with these kinds of restrictions, how can you | | | | give these buyers an option to purchase directly from |
| effectively promote your website? Well, it previous | | | | you. |
| sentence says it all; you can actually promote your | | | | With all these benefits in mind, all online marketers |
| website on Ebay as long as it is not linked within the | | | | cannot help but conclude that Ebay is indeed not only |
| trading page itself. In fact, you can even link to your | | | | a tool to generate instant sales through negotiation and |
| individual internet store provided that it is not within | | | | trading, it can also be used as an effective promotional |
| other auction sites or the foxed price format. | | | | tool as well. |