I've been hearing a lot about using eBay not just to earn money, but as a learning tool for Internet Marketing. So I listed my first item for sale and managed to sell it for enough to buy myself a coffee.
I'm learning to write headlines, take good pictures, and write short, interesting copy - things that I need to know to succeed as an Internet Marketer. Granted, I didn't make much money, but the item was a small plastic toy and my description was good enough to attract 9 bids.
I read some sales copy recently that was in the form of an exciting story and it was so well written that I hung on every word. That's the way I want to be able to write copy.
Thanks to eBay, I'm beginning to feel like this is a game - see how convincingly I can write, so that someone will want to buy, whether they need it or not. Are you playing too?
I'm learning to write headlines, take good pictures, and write short, interesting copy - things that I need to know to succeed as an Internet Marketer. Granted, I didn't make much money, but the item was a small plastic toy and my description was good enough to attract 9 bids.
I read some sales copy recently that was in the form of an exciting story and it was so well written that I hung on every word. That's the way I want to be able to write copy.
Thanks to eBay, I'm beginning to feel like this is a game - see how convincingly I can write, so that someone will want to buy, whether they need it or not. Are you playing too?
Until next time,
Carol
Hey Carol!
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog; looks like we might be in this thing together! I'm not making any money yet either, but I am figuring out a few things. did you by any chance go to "Ebay University" a few weeks back? Take a look at my blog in your spare time; I'm blogging my experiences and my thoughts as I go through this process.
BTW, we're over in Mississauga
--practically neighbors!
Cheers!
Tina
Hi Tina, so nice to have you close by. I'm in Cambridge now, so not far at all.
ReplyDeleteI didn't get to eBay University, but I heard great things about the time. Were you able to make it there?
Looking forward to reading your blog.