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When It Comes To eBay, Don?t Follow The Herd
Q: I want to start an online business. Since I don?t know anything about ecommerce and building websites and such, I?m thinking about starting out selling products on eBay, then pay someone to build a website for me once the money starts coming in. The big question is: what is the hot product to sell on eBay to make money fast?
-- Bob D.
Dropship Your Way To Ebusiness Success
Q: I would like to start my own eBay business, but I really don?t want to invest in a ton of inventory until I can get a better handle on what might or might not sell. I read another column about dropshipping, but I?m still a little fuzzy on how the whole process works. Do you think using dropshipping is a good way to start an eBay business and if so, how do I get started?
-- Candace M.
The Secret To Real eBay Success
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As a small business person-slash-advice columnist I dread the first quarter of the new year. Not because in my mind my own business fortunes start at zero again every January or because I have already dismissed every New Year?s resolution I made when the clock rang out the New Year.
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If you are selling online,here is the down side of our business....you will never be able to compete with Amazon. (Or Kmart, or Target, or any other big outlet) Here is why, They buy directly from the manufacturer in such huge quantities that they are getting the product for a price that you and I (as small business owners) will never realize. That is an unfortunate fact of business.
Taxing eBay Part Deux
When my column on paying income tax on eBay profits ran it brought a wave of emails on whether you were required to report income earned from eBay sales to the IRS sparked a number of additional questions and comments from eBay sellers who were hoping that I could somehow validate that their eBay activities were mere hobbies instead of actual businesses and therefore not susceptible to IRS taxation.
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You may have heard about ebay and other online auctions.
So What Are YOU Going To Do About eBays Fee Increases?
Unless you have been hiding under a rock, I am sure that by now you have heard that eBay is raising its fees. So what's a small merchant to do? Here are some suggestions.
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Top 10 Free Online Wholesale Resources
By the time that a product has made it to your local retail store, it?s probably changed at least three people?s hands, possibly even more than that. And each one of those people had to mark up the cost of the item to cover their investment and make a profit. That means that by the time it makes it to your hand, even if it was on the clearance rack, it?s been marked up. A LOT!
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