Selling Links on eBay
Blogs April 24th, 2003
Tony Pierce is selling links
from his blog on eBay and he actually has bids!
(links via BoingBoing)
Doh! Why didn’t I think of that!
Well, I certainly don’t have the market share of Tony’s blog, but on March
6th my valuation was at $403.06 :-)
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I find it quite interesting that he targetted the blog-audience. What WOULD be profitable would be to sell “PageRank” by linking to commercial sites desperate for more exposure. Some already do: didn’t you ever wonder why popdex.com lists platinum-diamond.com, sndgems.com and similar as donors? They’re not blogs, but Popdex has a Google PageRank of 7 (of 10 maximum) giving the gem-dealer sites a boost in their search engine rankings…
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great ebay opportunity
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3045555263&category=189
To be a serious seller requires a certain degree of commitment, but the eBay Web site walks beginners through the process. eBay charges small fees to post items, and a small percentage of the sale, depending on the price. And eBay deploys a middleman payment system that allows buyers to securely use credit cards, forwarding the payment to sellers. Digital photos of the items help attract interest, as does punchy descriptive writing. Serious sellers need systems for packing and shipping their goods. eBay user sites help with suggestions.
eBay particularly courts “powersellers,” such as Mr. Levi in Manhattan — those with big sales and high customer-approval ratings — with special perks including travel deals and health insurance. Powersellers must meet minimum monthly sales ($1,000 for the lowest level; $150,000 for the highest) and must have an approval rating above 98%.
When Mr. Levi, who sells used cameras from his Manhattan apartment, was laid off from his position at Carolee Designs, a fashion jewelry firm in Greenwich, Conn., the layoff came as a shock. He’d been a globe-trotting salesman, spending much of his time on the road in Hong Kong, London, Sydney and other cities. “I’d never lost a job,” he recalls.