HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITH AMAZON.COM

Here’s How:

1. If you don’t already know it, learn some basic HTML. You have to do this to keep your costs down and still get what you want. Even if the site is basically laid out for you, you’re going to need to know how to insert images, create hyperlinks, and do some basic text formatting. Our HTML Guide offers a free 10-week HTML class and a great collection of beginning HTML tutorials. Get over any anxiety you have about this. Just do it. You’ll thank me for it later.
2. Decide on your topic. You’re going to be doing product reviews and recommendations, so pick a topic that you enjoy and know something about. If you can’t stay passionate about the topic, that will show, and it also won’t hold your interest. Choose a narrow enough niche to be distinctive, e.g., bands from your city, left-handed guitarists, music for a certain kind of dancing, authors of a certain religion, books about arts & crafts, etc.
3. Choose your domain name. Make it keyword-rich, not clever. Think how people will find your site in the search engines. Here are some ideas (all available, by the way):
Music: BandsFromTexas.com, BandOutOfBoston.com, SouthpawGuitarists.com, ClassicPsychedelia.com, Non-Stop-Hip-Hop.com, Merengue-Music.com
Books: Mormon-Authors.com, Arts-and-Crafts-Books.com, Books-by-Stephen-King.com, ClassicBusinessBooks.com
Others: Best-Baby-Toys.com, MomsMags.com, FelliniMovies.com
4. Register your domain name. If you’re not technically inclined at all, register your domain wherever you set up your hosting in step 5. Otherwise, you can save a few bucks by choosing a lower-cost provider. Not a big deal for one or two sites, but it can be for ten or twenty. I use GoDaddy, who have great domain management tools and are less than $10 a year. The least expensive I’ve found from a reputable source is 1&1, whose price is under $6 a year (last I checked).
5. Set up your web hosting. This is where most people get burned. For this kind of site, you do not need $10 a month web hosting! Check out Discount-Hosting.com for no-frills hosting with adequate functionality and bandwidth, for around $10 a year! If you want more features, or especially if you’re planning to run multiple sites, see GeekHosting.com or Multidomain-Hosting.com.
6. Install weblog software. “Weblog, you say?” Yes. It will give your site all the structure you need, plus make it easy to quickly post new content. My pick is WordPress, which is open source (i.e., free), easy to install and use, and yet very powerful. Download it and follow their installation instructions. Turn on notifications to Weblogs.com and Blo.gs. In WordPress, this is under Options | RSS/RDF Feeds, Track-Ping-backs.
7. Make it pretty. Free templates for WordPress are available at Not That Ugly. Choose a style you like and then tweak it to suit your tastes and the theme of your site.
8. Set up categories. Most blog software allows you to create sub-categories to help organize your entries. This will help visitors narrow in even more specifically on their interests. For example, BandsFromTexas.com might have one group of categories for genre — rock, country, blues, etc. — and another for city of origin — Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, etc.
9. Sign up as an Amazon Associate. It’s simple and free. Just visit Amazon and click on the Join Associates link at the bottom of the page (here’s a direct link for your convenience). Your site should already have at least the basic setup done, even if you don’t have any content there yet.
10. Create your blog posting bookmarks/links. There are two links that are going to be essential for you to make this easy. First is the blog posting link. In your blog software, on the posting page (see their instructions), at the bottom of the page there should be a “bookmarklet”. Click on the link (and hold the mouse) and drag it up to your Links toolbar in your browser (assuming Internet Explorer), or your Favorites menu. This will allow you to blog a product with one mouse click.
11. Create your Amazon Build-A-Link bookmark/link. This will make it easy to build the link with your affiliate ID built in. Log in to Associates Central, look in the left navigation sidebar, go to Build-A-Link, and under Static Links, find Individual Items. Click and drag this onto your Links toolbar or Favorites menu.
12. Build your first link. Go to Amazon and find the product you want to review. Scroll down to Product Details and find the ASIN or ISBN. Double-click on the number itself to select it, then right-click and choose Copy. Click on your Amazon Build-A-Link link. Right-click in the search field and choose Paste. Change the selection from Served Link to You Host. Click Go. Your selection should show up. Click Get HTML. Choose the kind of link you want, select the highlighted text and copy it.
13. Blog your review. Now click on your blog posting link (Press It! by default in WordPress). If you’re using WordPress, you should now see two pieces of link code in your posting form, the first one ending with “Associates Build-A-Link >< /a >”. Delete through that point. The second part is a link to the product with your Amazon Associate ID built in. Now just write your product review, choose the appropriate categories for it, and hit Publish.
14. Build out your site. Before you promote your site, you want to have some substantial content there. Write several product reviews. Have at least 2-3 in each category you’ve created. You may also want to make a categories for articles, news, and commentary about your topic. The more content your site has, the better. And the great thing is that while you’re writing all this, the search engines are getting notified automatically, assuming you turned on the notifications mentioned in step 6.
15. Promote your site. The best free way to do this is to communicate with other bloggers writing about similar topics, and to participate in online communities where your topic is discussed. See the Online Business Networking category for ideas, as well as the Internet Marketing category.

Tips:

1. You have to learn some basic HTML and basic concepts about running a web site. It’s just not that hard. If you have to rely on purchased software, you won’t be able to get exactly what you want, you won’t know what to do when things go wrong, and you’ll end up spending money you don’t need to. Spend the time to learn it. It will be well worth the investment.
2. I slightly recommend music over books and other products, mainly because you can listen to the clips of an entire album in about 10 minutes and get a good enough feel for it (without buying it) to do a short review. If you have another topic that you’re passionate about, great, but make sure you have a unique angle on the topic. People can get reviews about a lot of those consumer products anywhere. You need to give them a reason to come to your site.
3. To draw repeat visitors, create a newsletter. Frequency should depend on how often you’re posting new content. Start with monthly. EZezine will let you send up to 1,000 messages a month for free, with no ads. By the time you exceed that, you should be able to justify paying for the service.
4. To pick up some extra pennies, sign up for Google AdSense. It probably won’t generate a lot of revenue, but it’s free to sign up and completely effortless to maintain.
5. Set reasonable expectations for earnings. You’ve only invested $20. You’re going to make 5% on most products. That means that you need to sell $400 worth of stuff to make back your investment. To make $20 an hour, what you write must generate $400 worth of purchases. You get credit for other purchases made while at Amazon besides just the product you linked to, so it’s not as hard as it may sound. It won’t make you rich, but it’s not hard to be profitable, and it builds over time.

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Why is this important? Well, this can be one of the best marketing tools in yourauction marketing arsenal. Using the “About Me” page you can:

1. Let the auction Ebay know who you are and what you specialize in.

2. Promote your online auction business. (I would be low key about this since this isn’t a good place for a hard sell. Subtlety is the name of the game here.

3. Promote your offline business if it’s related to your online auction business. We have a physical bead store, so I include photos of it on my “About Me” page. It’s been successful in bringing traffic to ourphysical store.

4. Educate your potential customers. For example, if you sell oriental rugs, you could include a short article on how to care for them. This can enhance sales of your Ebay auctions by increasing your credibility.

5. Let people know you’re a real person. Ebayers are more likely to purchase from someone they’re familiar with. Help your potential buyer get to know you by revealing a little about yourself. Be humorous or outrageous if appropriate. Buyers will love you forit!

6. Use it to improve your search engine rankings. If possible, use relevant keywords scattered throughout your Ebay “About Me” page for purposes of ranking well with the search engines.

7. Build brand awareness by using it to display your business logo.

You can enter HTML code on your “About Me” page using Ebay’s HTML tags. Ebay will also allow you to display up to two photos free of charge using their Ebay picture services. You can even display some of the current auctions you have running as well as customer testimonials on this page. Once you have submitted the material for your “About Me” page, Ebay will send you the URL to the page so you can share it with others. When you share your URL, you are indirectly driving traffic to your auctions which will help you to generate more sales. Use it to your advantage!

You can see that it is important to fill out the “About Me” section of your auction listings. Surprisingly enough, I’ve found that a lot of people don’t make use of this valuable auction marketing tool. Don’t miss out on this easy opportunity to market your Ebay auctions!
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Discover the History of Barbie Dolls Barbie dolls have evolved much over the years, from teen model to fashion maven to modern working woman—and ultimately, a worldwide collectible obsession. The first Barbie doll When Ruth Handler realized that her daughter preferred playing with paper dolls of grownups to paper dolls of children, she developed the Barbie doll. Handler bought a Lilli doll while visiting Germany, then presented this doll to her daughter. Handler then bought the rights to distribute Lilli dolls in the U.S. and in 1959, at New York’s annual toy festival, Barbie was born. The first Barbie doll sported a striped black and white bathing suit and a ponytail. Barbie debuted as a “teenage fashion model,” although her now famous proportions were not very teenage. Barbie as fashion plate Over the decades, Barbie’s wardrobe shifted with the fashion trends. Barbie wore fashions like Silver Flame and Fashion Luncheon. She joined the British Invasion around the time she acquired the Twist ‘N Turn waist. Barbie established her trendy fashion flair when she modeled the full range of ‘70s styles, including the granny dress, a “California Girl” suntan, and daring disco glam. In 1977 Barbie became Superstar Barbie, when she got a wider smile and brighter eyes. In the ‘90s Bob Mackie, Vera Wang, Nolan Miller, and others started designing fashions specifically for Barbie. A makeover by Bob Mackie rejuvenated Barbie with updated makeup, more prominent lips, and a youthful lift to the face with Neptune Fantasy Barbie. Barbie collections By the ‘80s, Barbie’s first fans had grown up. Now in their 20s and 30s, these fond fans collected Barbie. In recognition of her growing adult fan base, Mattel released Blue Rhapsody Barbie in 1986. It was Mattel’s first porcelain Barbie and the launch of a collector’s line. For many, Barbie doll collecting has become a full-time passion. From Barbie fashions and Barbie furniture to vintage Barbie dolls and Collector or Limited Edition Barbie dolls, one thing is sure: Barbie collectors will never run out of inspiration, imagination, or options to fuel that passion on eBay.

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          Many shoppers just assume that every seller combines shipping and handling, which isn’t the case.  Some ebayers may even think that sellers are required to give a discount with additional purchases.  Sellers don’t have to combine anything, unless combined shipping is listed in the auction that you bid on.

Some sellers offer combined shipping on similiar items only.   Some items are odd shaped - or have some other reason that they can’t be combined.  For example - we won’t combine something smelly with our Bakery Items.  We won’t ship candles, perfume, bath products, etc with edible items.

So - don’t assume that if a seller combines for one item, that all of the other products listed are equally combinable.

Some dirty tricks to look out for:

1. Seller advertises “Combined shipping” or “We combine shipping for multiple purchases“ 

The Dirty Trick:  The seller combines the shipping, as in, they put your items all in the same box, + then they mail them together,  but you still pay the full listed shipping & handling for each item.  Because they only combine the PHYSICAL shipping,   they didn’t put in their auction “We combine shipping CHARGES”

If this ever happens to you, (which, you shouldn’t let it happen, by checking on these issues BEFORE you bid) but if this does happen, and you are paying with paypal (which, by the way, you should be paying with paypal), you should make sure that you pay for all of your purchases with this seller SEPARATELY.   Why pay separately?  Well,  then the seller will be forced to ship your item separately, in order to prove to paypal that your items were shipped.   Why should the seller enjoy a shipping discount, at your expense? 

 Don’t discuss this with your seller, after all, they have the right to their selling policies.  Don’t email them and argue about it.  As per Ebay policy,  you are obligated to pay for the items and the listed shipping, because you bid on the auctions and won.  You do have to pay,  but you also have the right to pay for your items separately.  

Your seller may even  just go ahead and combine your parcel, and save himself some shipping money.  In that case, the seller will only have ONE delivery confirmation number, leaving them open to paypal complaints of item non-receipt for the other items in your package.   If you were to file paypal complaints,  the seller must have a delivery confirmation number that shows delivery for each separate payment that you make.

2. Seller advertises “We combine shipping charges”

The Dirty Trick:   You win 4 rings from a seller, each has S&H charge of $5 listed.  Rings are light, so you assume that shipping will be close to $5 to $7 dollars for 4 rings.  Seller sends you an invoice which states $19.25 shipping and handling charges.

Has this seller combined charges, as advertised in their listing?  Yes.  They charged you $5 S&H for the 1st ring, and $4.75 each for the additional rings, giving you a 25 cent discount per additional item.  This may not be a nice thing to do,  but it is, technically, combining shipping charges.  You were given a shipping discount,  true,  it was a very small discount, but still qualifies as “Combining Shipping”

3. Seller advertises  ”We are happy to combine shipping charges!” or “Shipping for each additional item is $1.00″

The Dirty Trick: You win 5 pairs of earrings.  Shipping and Handling is listed at $3.00.  You assume that your total S&H charge for all 5 sets of earrings will total $7.00.   ($3 for the first item, and $1 shipping for each of the 4 additional items)  You think that $7.00 is a little bit on the high side,  but you like the earrings, so you go ahead and bid.

Seller sends you an invoice, with S&H listed at $11.00.  Why?  Because SHIPPING is $1.00 for each item, and HANDLING is $2.00 for each item.  Some sellers charge handling for each item, even when combining shipping. 

What can you do to protect yourself from this?  Well, you should always try to purchase items that have the information listed clearly on the auction page.  For example:  Shipping and Handling is $5 for the first item and $2.50 for each additional item.

If S&H is not listed clearly enough, email the seller, and ask this question: “How much is shipping, handling, and any required insurance for 3 of this item shipped to zipcode 00000?”  (Insert your zipcode into the sentence)  If you do not get an email answer, do not bid.  If you do get an email response KEEP the email in case you need it later, sometimes sellers change their minds about shipping quotes.

If you don’t get an email response, and you really want the item…. and you don’t mind the listed S&H for one of the items,  you could bid on ONE of the items.  After you win the item, you could then email the seller and ask them how much more would it cost for S&H if you bid on another item.  Often, the idea of an add-on sale will get the seller to answer you, and may incourage the seller to offer a better discount.  These are just a few examples of what can happen with combined shipping.

BUYERS: You shouldn’t expect to get your items shipped for free or even close to free.  Sellers have to pay the shipping companies, and they are allowed to charge a handling fee.  It’s important to realize exactly what you are bidding on, and to insure that you are going to be happy about the total amount of money the purchase is going to cost you. 

Please don’t bid too much, and then email the seller and say  “You should be shipping this for free, considering how much I bid”  because sellers have no control over how much you bid.

I imagine that I will get some negative votes from the sellers who like to run their auctions using these costly combined shipping techniques…….. If you are one of those sellers, you should consider that your negative feedback comments about combined shipping could be costing you sales.

This is the first draft of  Combined Shipping + Handling, may be altered  in future additions.

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