3 Powerful eBay Image Hosting Services

More and more people are using eBay to make extra income in addition to their regular nine-to-five jobs. It’s imperative that you make your eBay listing stand out from the crowd for a greater chance of success. One way to do this is to include vibrant, beautiful pictures of your products. Potential buyers want to know that the item they’re buying is in pristine condition (unless it’s listed as damaged of course) and good images will convey that. eBay allows users to have one free listing using their image hosting so it’s important to know all your options. To save money, you can use other image hosting services including:

PhotoBucket

PhotoBucket is a great choice for all your eBay image hosting needs. You can also sign up using your Facebook account which is always an easy option. Members get 25 MB free with an annual membership costing $25 per year or a little more than $2 per month. If you need a little help, PhotoBucket offers users a tutorial as well.

Image Shack

Image Shack has a long list of included features including no limit on how long photos can be hosted, simple and intuitive interface and you can also upload as many pictures as you want. Cool right? The best part of Image Shack is the fact it’s free and there is no limit on how many pictures you can upload. This is great if you want to include lots of images in your eBay auction.

Ink Frog

Ink Frog gives eBay sellers a two week free period to test out their service. Afterwards, you’ll pay $5 per month. You can store up to 400 photos for this price.  That should be more than enough for all of your auctions.

Make a budget, do your research and find out which eBay image hosting service is rightfor you. Don’t forget, your potential buyers want to see lots of pictures of the items you’re selling. You need to convince them that you’re selling high-quality wares - that is what will set you apart from the competition online. Trust me, I’m an eBay Power Seller and including pictures is one of the easiest ways to have more success online.

Posted on behalf of Adam Ginsberg by the Adam Ginsberg Team

Adam Ginsberg is helping people become financially independent with his resources like eBay templates, eBay software and eBay tools. If you want to know more about his resources you can listen to some testimonials of his satisfied customers or read his book, “101 secrets of an Auction Millionaire” for some inspiration.

Adam Ginsberg’s Tips on Choosing the Right eBay Software

Adam Ginsberg is a highly successful eBaytrader turned mentor, helping thousands of people set up and run their own successful eBay ventures. One of the secrets behind Adam’s unparalleled success is using specialized software to help build up and run an eBay business. 

One such specialized program highly recommended by Adam for making your eBay business successful is using an eBay listing software. According to Adam, a good listing software program  can add a whole new dimension to your eBay business: it lets you set up a professional-looking and attractive store front, create and manage your product listings easily and conveniently, automate certain features such as creating and managing multiple product auctions etc. Using a specialized program also lends uniformity to your business, thereby making it look more professional and organized. Most listing programs can be customized using a simple HTML editor, making it even easier to manage your eBay storefront.

However, before you start using any listingprogram, Adam suggests you do your research on which one would suit you best. You may even need to use multiple programs to organize different kinds of products if you have a varied product range. Also check to see if the program you’re buying is user friendly for your prospective customers. Other features to look out for when choosing a good listing program are whether they allow you to automate certain features of eBay, like product auctions, or whether they offer multiple themes to choose from for your eBay storefront. There are many features available in good listing programs and choosing the right one can do wonders for your eBay business making it more efficient and user friendly, and also create lasting brand value. So choose wisely.

Adam Ginsberg also offers a host of other tools and resources for running a successful eBay venture and making money online. You can also read Adam’s “Secrets of an Auction Millionaire” to learn more about eBay entrepreneurship.

The Ginsberg Roadmap to eBay Success

When Adam Ginsberg started selling pool tables on eBay, all he was armed with was an idea and the determination to succeed.  With hard work, dedication and a constant endeavor to improve his business strategies, Adam rose to become one of the top sellers on eBay.

Today, Adam helps thousands of people script their own eBay success stories through his mentoring programs. And, while his programs include complete details from setting up an eBay account to making it to the top sellers’ list, Adam shares his three basic principles for achieving success in your own internet business venture.

  

Research

Research is the key tosuccess in any business. The more in-depth your research, the less are your chances of making a mistake in your business venture. Start by asking yourself questions like “what is it going to cost to start your business?” and then list every possible cost that you are likely to incur, starting from the cost of setting up a website, which again will include everything from your internet cost, website development cost, electricity to run your computer and home office, etc. etc. As we said—get as detailed as possible. Once you have the costs figured out, you can do two things: figure out the profit margins you’d want to earn from selling your products, and figure out a way to constantly reduce unnecessary costs, which will help you earn better profit margins. Similarly, you could research about the products or services you want to sell, your competition, how to improve your services, etc. The more you research the better your business will get.

Plan

After you have done your initial research, make a plan of action for your business. Plan every last detail about how you’re going to launch your business, when you’re going to do it, where you’re going to do it, who your target customers are and how you’re going to reach them. Again, the more detailed the plan, the better your chances of tasting quick success. 

Evaluate

Once your business is live and has been running for a few months, revisit your research and your business plan and see if everything is going according to your plan, how good your research was, how successful were you in implementing your plan, if anything had changed in the market that could affect your business. And, if need be, realign your plan according to how your business is running and where you’d like it to go.

These three basic strategies alone are good enough to help you start any business make a success out of it. But, if you’d like to know more about Adam Ginsberg’s secrets of a successful online business using eBay, check out his eBay tools and resources. You can also read Adam’s blog or see some testimonial videos.

Adam Ginsberg’s Top Sources for Real Estate Information

As discussed in an earlier post, real estate investment can be a very lucrative and profitable enterprise. However, since it is a market that is spread over towns, cities and entire countries, it is very important to get correct, reliable and timely information for you to be able to profit from.

Adam Ginsberg reveals the sources that he goes to when he is looking for reliable, up-to-date information on real estate markets.

Media

According to Adam, newspapers, magazines, websites etc., make for a good source of multiple, up-to-date listings that can provide an investor with accurate scenarios, like prevailing prices, development projects, reputed agents etc., in a particular market.

Realtors

Realtors or real estate agents are probably the best source for the latest information on a particular locality or town as they are the people with their ear to the ground. A reputable realtor can be a useful ally in getting you the latest information and great deals in their market.

Banks and public agencies

Banks and certain public agencies can offer some great investment opportunities in properties owned by them, which they have been unable to sell. These properties usually require a considerable amount of renovation, but the upside is that these are priced much lower than their market value. Adam Ginsberg highlyrecommends building relationships with people handling real estate departments in banks and other govt. agencies.

Bank Foreclosures

In the last few years, bank foreclosures have emerged to be a great opportunity to make money in real estate. Because of the huge number of foreclosures that have happened because of the economic downturn, many investors have managed to snap up some really great deals, especially with banks being in a hurry to liquidate their holdings. Buying a foreclosure property may require you to spend some extra money in renovating the property, but because you can buy the property much below the market price, the cost of renovation won’t seem like much.

 

The various resources mentioned by Adam Ginsberg above can prove to be very profitable for your real estate investment, provided you do your research into which properties would suit your investment model and which ones you could sell faster.

For more tips by Adam Ginsberg on making money in real estate and online, visit Ginsberg’s eBay tools and resources.