Brian McGregor at Best Syndication:
Most people think of eBay as a place where you sell physical items. They often start by selling unwanted bits and pieces from the attic, moving on to other things in the garage and, if it takes a hold, venturing into the market of buying items to sell.
Not many people associate eBay as a place where you can sell a service.
Let’s imagine I want to offer my services as a French language teacher. Where else do you know that you can advertise for 10 days, reach an audience of millions and only pay a few pounds or dollars in fees?
I can easily create an auction with my language services such as teaching, proofreading, editing etc. I list my qualifications and any appropriate memberships I have. I also include a photo of myself - making it personal.
If you have a skill, expertise and qualification, why not enlist the power of eBay to sell yourself?
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Sanjay Kumar on November 25th, 2006 at 4:48 pm
Interesting idea. The question I have is: do people actually search ebay for such offerings? How would you structure the listing to get the desired outcome? My guess is that the value of the auction has nothing to do with the eventual cost of the service you are marketing and it has to be negotiated outside the confines of the auction. The auction is for awareness only.
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NCS Learn A Language Resources on September 8th, 2007 at 6:23 am
I really want to try to do this on eBay, sell my services. I wish this article was longer, I need some advice on how to list it, in what category, what rules to lay down, etc. Thanks for the info, though!
MysteryBid on March 13th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
You can also create a classified ad for about $10 per 30 days. People sell everything on eBay now. Check out http://www.mysterybid.com for the weirdest eBay auctions!
J May on June 29th, 2008 at 4:54 am
How do you create an advert on eBay? I looked at their UK site and can not find a way to place an advert.