An Ebay Listing + A Copywriter = A %&# Load Of Views & Bids

[Texas_Guns]

A few years before copywriting found me, I was
messing around on eBay selling a few items here
and there to make some extra cash.

I have always loved writing and all the sales training
and years of door-to-door sales must have combined
forces. I first started to write compelling copy to
sell items on eBay of all places without really knowing
what I was doing.

Before I knew it, I was writing near salesletters for
all the items I was listing. Thousands of dollars in
profit started to pour in. Thousands of views on
the auction listings made the view ticker go bonkers.

Several of my auctions went viral in a few niches
and were talked about for weeks on a few forums.

This has been something I've continued to do for years
by habit - never really spending much time thinking
about what I was actually doing.

Recently I listed a couple of items on eBay and did
my normal copy type listings and as usual got quite
a few emails in from people who read the letter telling
me how much they loved reading it.

But one email that stuck out more than any other I've
received over the years.

The fellow eBay member offered to pay me to write
his auction listing for him for a similar item.

Although the amount to pay me was not worth my
time and I kindly declined, he sure did set off a few
fireworks in my head.

For those copywriters looking to make some extra
money on the side, why not start an eBay Auction
Listing Copywriting Service?

If you're new to copywriting or have a few clients
under your belt, there may be something here.

For example, I've sold two cars on eBay over the
years. For both listings I created full salesletters
with videos, photos, funny stories, and sales copy
that brought in a TON of views to my listing.

The first car I sold I had purchased a year before
to use as a winter vehicle. I sold it for more than
I paid for it.

The second car was my wife's BMW that we had
for two years. We broke even.

So either I got lucky twice selling cars on eBay
or the copywriting techniques I used in the auction
listings had something to do with it.

So back to the point of this post...

If you're a new copywriter, why not hit up some
eBay sellers and offer them to write copy for one
of their listings?

Maybe have different packages ranging from $97
to $397. Target sellers who sell higher ticket items.

I see a TON of people selling products for THOUSANDS
of dollars on eBay and they have just a few sentences
of text on their listing! What are they thinking!?

Anyway, just an idea to help new copywriters make
some quick cash, gain experience, and scoop up some
testimonials you can plop on your site.

- TexasGuns

[travlinguy]

Good idea Texas Guns. I also sold stuff on eBay for awhile. I got to be a Power Seller too. One thing I noticed about so many of the descriptions was they were very often lacking necessary information about the item. So when I was interested in buying something and the info was incomplete I had to email the seller and ask the question. Sometimes when I was busy I wouldn't bother and the seller would lose a legit bidder.

I saw lots of auctions with really lousy descriptions. That prompted me to always write detailed descriptions of my stuff. And knowing what to write was simple. I'd just ask myself, If I were interested in this item what would I want to know about it to make an intelligent decision?

I had a lot of comments in the feedback section where buyers raved about the excellent descriptions. For big ticket stuff I think you have a great idea. And you know what? You'd obviously want to take out a classified ad on eBay to pitch the idea. Last I heard it was still $10 for 30 days with a virtually unlimited word count. At that price it wouldn't be a bad place to pitch IM copywriting either.

[Lady_T]

Pure Genius...I'd never thought about approaching power sellers
on eBay...I'm probably one of the last people on earth who have
never sold anything on eBay.

This is a great idea - right in time for the holidays too...

[blackjack]

Hi

I am looking for copy writer for my eBay listing. I am powerseller on UK site.

Any one interested doing some copy writing for me?

Please PM your details

Thanks

[colmodwyer]

There's two good audio's over on Mike Senoff's site that discuss exactly this...

--> Free Business Audio Seminars | Internet Marketing Secrets And Business Marketing Strategy | Michael Senoff Interviews The Masters Of Selling, Advertising And Internet Marketing

Good luck finding it.

Colm

[Texas_Guns]

Nice find Colm.

The link about ebay is:
eBay Seminar | Hard to Find Seminars | eBay Marketing

I quickly breezed through the page there and a lot of
what I saw is spot on and things I've been doing for a
long time. Great to see others using those methods.

[igorhelpsyousucceed]

Sounds like a fantastic idea. Thanks Texas