Are There Any eBay “Secrets” That Are Worth Buying?
All you need to do is spend a little time online and you will find all kinds of people trying to sell you all kinds of information about eBay ‘secrets’, and the cost can be astronomical. Seriously, I just checked out a site that was selling an eBay-related program for just shy of $1,500.
Here’s a sample of the types of claim you will find out there you should be careful of: “Along with over 400,000 other eBay sellers I make a living on eBay. I go days without needing to speak to a customer, even though I have a customers all over the world. My business runs virtually on autopilot with only spare time effort on my part.”
You too can pay for such valuable tips as: “Simply write a list of questions other people would pay to get the answers to, give that list to a friend and have him call you on the phone and ask you those questions. Then record the call, have the recording transcribed and edit the transcription! And ta-da, you just created a valuable ebook and you did it quickly with little effort.” And tons of ebooks have been created this way, or even with less effort.
So what do books like this contain?
A lot of them are of little to no value. Don’t get caught up by the slick sales letters and all the hype about secret sales strategies. Most of these ‘you can’t do without this’ strategies boil down to the same thing. Follow the advice and you’ll spend a ton of time writing long sales copy or other tasks so you can sell crappy ebooks to the naive on eBay or by funneling eBayers to a website. Now don’t give me wrong. I’m a fan of ebooks, and there are really good ones out there and there are a lot of people making good money with ebooks at the center of what they do. However, I’m for a realistic view of learning and running an ebook-based business.
A big theory out there is that these ebooks will sell themselves and you’ll only have to put minimal effort into it. However, the reality is that trying to sell ebooks on eBay or anywhere else is not easy and there is a lot of competition. I can’t say the market is totally saturated but it’s not the same as it was even a couple years ago. It’s not as easy as a lot of people say it is.
So remember to be careful when researching for information, especially when you plan on shelling out your hard-earned money to buy. Also remember that, if given enough time, you can find a lot of the information you’re looking for free.
In Christ,
Clint
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