Does anyone make money off ebay? -

if so is it worth starting a shop on ebay, what items should i sell? and how much could i potentially make? 500 per week?

Does anybody make money off eBay? Sure, it s done every day. However, if you are going to consistently make money on ebay you have to treat it like a real business. You want your products to be something that you are enjoy or are at least interested in and you want to know a good bit about it, After all, you ll probably be spending a good bit of time dealing with them.I think the problem that most people run into with eBay is that they don t treat it like a business. Sure, you can be a casual seller and make a little money but if you re looking to bring in $500 per week, it s going to take some work. You ll need to do some market research on what you want to sell, find suppliers, evaluate and then continuously re-evaluate the market, price your product considering ALL of the expenses which include eBay and PayPal fees, advertise (ie post the items, build your eBay store), fill the orders, ship the items, collect payment, deal with unhappy customers....all of the same things that regular stores do. The advantage is that you can do it from the convenience of your own home with as little or as much effort you want to put into it.As an example, my sister in law had an eBay business that started out selling those glass friendship balls. It was just something she liked and thought she could make a little money from home. To make a long story short, she grew her business into a very significant income. However, she treated it like a business. She worked at least 4 hours every day, she did research, met with suppliers, took a glass blowing class, expanded her market with different products, etc. It was a job and she made very good money doing it but she enjoyed it since it gave her lots of freedom and it was something she liked.Good luck.

Actually, there are many who make their livings off ebay. The company I work with sells exotic cars on ebay and has made tens of thousands of dollars at it.You have to have good products that people want to buy and have a good markup. Either you need a very good markup, or you need to sell a lot of products.If you re a manufacturer, it can be a very nice supplementary income. One good way is to find something that is produced very cheaply in China that sells in the US for quite a bit more money. This is what walmart does.It really helps to speak chineese, and to know someone over there you can trust.The great part about ebay is that if people are looking for your product, millions can see it, and you can sell large quantities. There are lots of resources about selling on eBay, and some of them are even true.Good luck!

nobody makes anything off ebay any more except ebay and pay pal which are one in the same. They have raised the sellers cost too high for the little sellers and they don t seem to care that there losing a lot of the small sellers.

Ask General Motors or (Government Motors) how difficult it is to sell on eBay. lol ;-)

What is the best site for hosting an Ecommerce site? -

I am in the process of owning my own online retail business. I ve asked on yahoo answers about 3 times and keep getting treated as if I don t have a brain.That being said, what hosting site is the most reliable and offers the most services?I want to offer multiple ways for a customer to pay, such as paypal AND credit cards (some people don t know what paypal is... so please don t try convincing me to only use paypal).I also would like my customers to log in (so that they don t have to type in their information every time they buy an item).I would love a hosting site that offers templates because I like to create, but am not good at designing a web page without guidance. If you have any advice for my online store, I d be happy to hear it. if you don t know of any good hosting sites, I d like information about sites you would recommend not using.(oh, and if you would like to put a link to your site, that d be great. That way I can see an example of a template from the hosting site, and you can get some free marketing:)Thank you!

I ve spent the last 6 months researching an eCommerce site provider with a lot of the same things you are looking for. I ended up with Volusion and have been EXTREMELY HAPPY with the package plan chose.Their support is top notch as well!Price is reasonable, it s easy to use with free templates or build your own template, you also have multiple ways to have your customers pay, customers can log in, everything that you re looking for.I ve been with them now for 3 months and glad I went with them!Best of luck!

Go to ecommerce angel.com. They set up a site for me the very same day and it looks and works great. All you do is add your products. Really easy to do.

I answered a question similar but sure I will help you.Starting an online store there are many ways to do it.1. You are designing an entire site including the payment gateway with Api (requires web programming development skills)2. You want a host that supplies a template and payment gate way for you which is probably what you want. about $39.99 a month most are limited items up to x amount.3.Use simple cart buttons that are supplied free from payment gateway companys like paypal and google.4. There are software companies online that create carts and process payments through their merchant services. Depends if you want to accept coupons and so on I would go with #2 its your best option as its easiest to apply everything you want it sets up coupons, shipping preferences (calculate shipping, different shipping address other then billing please read policy). Also depending on the webhost you choose some partner with companies like yahoo webhosting accepts creditcards and paypal is a partner. To really accept all payments you would have to develop yourself (have the whole site custom done). I like yahoo small business because they have sitebuilder which is a good tool easy to apply buttons and with the plan the payment gateway is ready just add buttons and designing in a template is all point a drag.Email me more details in my profile any questions I will answer them and in timely manner.

Hi , I think I can help you choose the best web hosting.Well there is Hostgator , google host , Yahoo host , Dream host , Network solutions , Justone host , Godaddy host , blue host and Lots more but the Most Recommended one is Network Juice Hosting ; NetworkJuiceHosting.comI think They now offer plans starting around $0.99/mo for a great amount of diskspace plus everything else unlimited. Plus they ve manage to keep up 99% Uptime.They have all features such as PHP5, java ,Cpanel , Fantastico ( allows you to auto install Blogging systems and CMS portals without wasting time) , Cron Job , Apache ,Unlimited Dadabase , ftp accounts and much more. Basically EVERYTHING! is supported. Also it comes with something called RVS site builder. You can use it when you want too. It Helps you build websites using only 2 skills : point and click. Lol , or you can upload your own files , scripts and ect. How ever you want to run or build your site.There are other affordable and great plans as well , in NetworkJuiceHosting.com. I hope this company never change to tell you the truth bro.Also , Sometimes they give you scripts such as E-commerce , Forums and etc , but you must request them or you can just use the Fantastico system they offer you which can help install a basic E- commerce system.Hostgator.com is also a great host , but there Uptime time is not so good. Also , customer service is very poor , Not to many features are supported.Google.com not so sure , But i know there s lots of files they do not support , no Cpanel , and i don t know how come , but they have been receiving downtimes lately in their host servers.Yahoo , let me just say it s the worst web host ever ,you can t even host the amount of domains you want to host . Including FatCow.com. The downtime is way to much , and many files are un-compatible in fatcow for some reason. Network Solutions , Is by far the MOST THEFT out of all web host in the world wide web. They tend to theft your domain registered on their registrar and your files , also they do not give you the full Web Disk Space you have ordered. Also THEY ARE WAY TOO Over priced for the non-quality hosting they offer. To buy a domain , the most recommended site is godaddy , but not for it s hosting!! I Tell you !!!.For a Great Affordable web host with maximum features and quality , the most recommended web host is www.NetworkJuiceHosting.com . ; Network Juice Hosting.

Chelsea,Im sorry you were treated poorly. You definitely have a brain, I can tell from your question.I have several websites on several hosts, and I like Justhost the best. Plus, they are the best deal out there right now. Justhost has an ecommerce program you can use, it comes with your plan. You could also use Wordpress. Wordpress is very easy to setup, and the results are great. Many thousands of templates. Just google free wordpress themes Also below is a secret link for 20% off Justhosts 50% off, great deal.Good luck