Sale on eBay Fees

I’ve been working on a new site, so I apologize for ignoring the Diaries. In my continuing quest for diversity, I’m going to be setting up more blogs. The idea is to find the small niches that aren’t being serviced very well on the web and filling that need. The trouble for me, though, is my complete and utter lack of imagination! I know there are folks who can look at a long-tail keyword and instantly see dollar signs. I get hung up with my research – and distracted by following a new trail for more information! Oh well, as with all things, I’m reassured that all it takes is practice.

My new blog is http://www.glutenfreelifeonline.com, started because my sister and niece have both been diagnosed with celiac sprue disease. I’m still working on the long-tail, underserved keyword thing. I am working on incorporating video, pictures, articles, and other blog posts into it. It’s built around the FirePow system I told you about last month. Check that post here.

One note about keyword research. There are tons of ebooks and tutorials out there about how to do it, what tools to use, how to find profitable markets, etc. But the one I’ve found to be an absolutely fabulous tool is MicroNiche Finder. It’s from a fellow named James Jones, and he really knows his stuff. This tool gathers together all the niche/traffic sources, gives you the traffic counts, the competing pages both for broad and exact search terms, and even has a red-yellow-green light feature to tell you whether the keyword looks profitable. Although I bought it some time ago, I’m just now finally using some of the features that go way beyond simple keyword research. I’ve gone on enough about this, but I did want to suggest you check it out. At the very least, watch the free videos; they’ve give you some good keyword hints (and James is fun to listen to).

So finally to eBay. If you’re signed up with them, you’ve probably received the email about their fee specials. If not, here it is: for the month of January, the fees for 1 and 3 day auctions are half off. They’ve also extended their free subtitle offer through March. You are also reminded that your payment method can no longer include accepting checks or money orders. If you ship books, music, DVDs & movies, or video games, be sure that your shipping charges are in line with what eBay now allows. This has been a bone of contention for buyers, and eBay has responded by setting maximum charges. They say if you violate their new guidelines, they’ll remove your listings.

Back to my research. Be well.