Auction Autopilot Blog

Whether you are an eBay newbie or a seasoned Power Seller, these two simple tips can keep you ahead of 90% of your online auction competition.  If you aren’t doing these two things, you can bet you aren’t making the kind money on eBay that you can.

Use Your Keywords in Your Auction Titles

This may seem obvious, but I am amazed when I see people who don’t do it.  More than 70% of eBay buyers use the eBay search feature to find the items they are looking for.  The basic search feature on eBay’s home page or listing page searchese all the auction titles for the keywords you enter.  If you haven’t used keywords that would normally be used by a buyer in your title, you could miss more than 70% of the potential buyers who are looking for your product.

If you aren’t sure what keywords to use, just do a search for items similar to yours.  Look at the keywords being used by your “competition” and decide which ones grab your attention.

You can also use a really cool tool called eBay Keywords.  eBay Keywords is a list of popular terms that people search for on eBay.  Each eBay Keyword has its own page, which allows you to view all the items eBay has for that keyword.  You can use this nifty little eBay tool to fine tune your keyword selection and ensure you are using keywords that get a lot of searches.

Spy On Other Auctions To Find The Gems

Part of your due diligence should be to keep an eye on your potential competition.  You should do periodic searches to see what other people are selling.  Click on some of the auctions and scroll down to the bottom.  Most auctions will show you hwo many people have seen the auction.  This can give you are very good indication of the popularity of the item and also how effective the title keywords are.

When you find auctions that have a significant number of views and bids, you should check out the seller’s other auctions to see what kind of products they are selling.  You can investigate their success rate and look for techniques they are using that can help you get more auction views and sell more product.  You may also discover new products you can sell, to further fatten your bottom line.

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