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Selling on Amazon, eBay, Etsy, and Cragslist
One of the quickest ways to get started selling online is to leverage the power of third-party sites. E-commerce giants like Amazon, eBay, Etsy, and Craigslist are powerful sales and marketing platforms with a built-in prospect base. Millions of people regularly shop on these sites, and the numbers keep growing.These mega-sites make it easy to set up shop so customers can browse your products, and there's no need to build your own website. Also, you’ll find a built-in search feature so that interested buyers can easily find your online storefront. Plus, you get to use the site's shopping cart. In short, you avoid a lot of the expense and hassle of setting up an independent e-commerce website.
Amazon: With Amazon, you can even have them fulfill your order. The digital retailer also says there are more than two million sellers on their website, representing 40 percent of all sales. Another benefit of using Amazon (as well as these other third-party sites) is that people already trust them and are more likely to buy off of them then from your own independant website if you had one.
eBay: With eBay, the procedure is very similar. You simply start by becoming an eBay seller and stay in good standing by making sure your PayPal account is verified, and then you can sign up for your store. These three steps allow you to piggyback on eBay’s reputation, reach, and sales and marketing infrastructure in order to sell your own products. Though you can list a single price on eBay the big benefit of their platform is the auction system which let's your prospective buyers get into bidding wars - driving up the price you can sell at with the items you are listing.
Etsy: If you're crafty, Etsy is where you should set up shop. The web portal is focused on handcrafted and unique one-of-a-kind items and has 1.5 million sellers around the world. And, like Amazon and eBay, you can set up your own online shop on Etsy's site.
Craigslist: Perhaps one of the oldest sites when it comes to listing items for sale this is still a great place to list and sell items.
All four of these sites are a very easy way to start your digital career, although you do have to pay fees ranging from $0.99 per item for Amazon, to $0.10 for eBay, to $0.20 for Etsy.
The common denominators among all three sites are that you need to use clear, high-quality photos of your products, keep product descriptions detailed and specific, and know what your competitors charge so you don't out-price yourself
