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eBay..Apple iPad Successful eBay business Concept?

Hi Ed WeBBers,

NOW i`m sure you`ve heard of iPad and how I believe Apple’s strategy is playing out…

Now,you could potentially make some serious profits by selling items similar to the iPad over the coming months…

You see, Apple are basically becoming a bit of a ‘middle-man’ – they are creating devices (although I don’t think they are ‘real’ manufacturers -some other company is probably doing that for them) and then selling downloads, subscriptions etc. – stuff which they don’t actually own, but which they will get paid for.

Essentially, they are becoming glorified middle-men (like eBay!) which is one of

the best positions in business to be in.

Ed….bet the men on the left and right are cheesed off?

No…Doris,they`re on commission, with free pens stolen from Argos!

On we go…

And that brings me to my favourite all-time business quote:

“The art of good business is being a good middleman”

I heard Aristotle Onassis said that, but I’m not sure.

Anyway – it’s very true, and it’s what Apple is starting to become…a very powerful middle-man (just as eBay is a pure middle-man – hooking up sellers of products with buyers, owning, shipping and stocking nothing, and yet making billions).

So, what’s the point I’m trying to make…?

Well, just as eBay is a ‘middle-man’, so can you be – but there’s only a very small number of ways to do that on eBay…

One such way is drop-shipping.

You stock nothing, hold nothing in inventory, ship nothing and don’t lay out any cashola!

You list items for sale – and then when something sells, you get the manufacturer to ship it out for you.

BUT – there’s a catch…

There aren’t many markets you can do this with on eBay.

In fact, AMAZON is probably a better place to do drop-shipping.

Why?

Well, one of the primary reasons is because on Amazon there are NO LISTING FEES.

You don’t pay to list an item – you only pay when it sells.

That means you can list hundreds of items for no money down, and then only pay when something sells.

If you’re seriously considering drop-shipping as a business model, then I’d certainly consider investigating Amazon as a potential stomping ground!

In fact, I’d encourage you to start there first if you want to be a drop-shipper – there’s less competition than on eBay in plenty of categories and (as I mentioned) no listing fees either.

Drop-shipping isn’t the be-all-and-end-all,but it’s something that you may want to look

at if you’re just starting out…and I just told you possibly the best place to start.

Another good place to start is with my head stuffed in a book?

warts

B&N BOOKS

WHAT? IT`S A BESTSELLER !

WEY HEY, peeps i`ll bet you`re etching ta see wart Eds got planned for the next deluge of my blogging adventures, well it concerns a cool FREE website tool that aid you in getting good quality targeted backlinks to your blog and the search engines love this site so do stay tuned , or i will smite thee!

Anyroad im off now i can smell…Doris delightfully burning my meal TTFN (COUGH)….Ed.



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Google adWords.. Famous Quotations makes Copy King?

Hi Ed WeBBers,

Words change the course of history. They alter the very consciousness of mankind.

Words are keys that unlock new realities.  When the right words get planted in the soil of humanity, they world is changed forever. Yes, ignorance is bliss… but you can’t un-learn a truth.

Consider these words, and how they’ve literally changed the world:

  • "The pen is mightier than the sword."

            -Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1839

  • "Let’s Roll."

            -Todd Beamer on flight 93, September 11, 2001

  • "Go ahead. Make my day."

          -Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry, 1983

  • "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

           -Neil Armstrong, Moon Landing, 1969

  • "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."

          -John F. Kennedy in his inaugural address, 1961

  • "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

           -Declaration of Independence, 1776

  • "I have a dream – that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

          -Martin Luther King at his March on Washington, 1963

  • "What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate."

           -The Captain, Cool Hand Luke, 1967

  • "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want"

           -King David, 1000BC

  • "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"

           -Charles Dickens, a Tale of Two Cities, 1859

  • "My Mama always said, ‘Life was like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get.’"

         -Forrest Gump, 1994

  • "Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn!"

          -Rhett Butler, Gone With The Wind, 1936

  • "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again."

        -Jesus to Nicodemus, 30AD

  • Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference."

         -Robert Frost, 1915

  • “Sod it Ed , i`ve got the beans stuck in the toaster”!

          -Doris 2010

Ed….i`m  poet lauret!

(KIDDING –DO READ ON)

~

Without exception, every person who spoke these words was a connoisseur of words. Every single one studied at the feet of the masters of their time. They had a deep appreciation for great truths expressed in compact sentences.

This, PEEPS, is why copy is king. Always has been. Always will be.

7 of these 14 quotes went viral through TV or movies… yet someone had to WRITE them first.

And this is why the serious student of marketing is ALWAYS sharpening their copywriting skills. You never rest on your laurels. No matter how good you are, where you are today is merely a good start.

Notice how pithy each of these gems are. The longest one is from the Declaration of Independence – and it’s only 35 words. A mere 177 characters. Almost all comfortably fit in a Google ad, a tweet or a cell phone text message.

I’m a fan of long copy, but what I love most of all is punchy phrases and sentences that slice through the mind like a knife through butter.

177 characters or less, but every single one of these sentences altered humanity.

You may not be Martin Luther King and you may not aspire to change the flow of history, but I know you aspire to change your marketplace.

The #1 way you’re going to accomplish that is with copy.

My point is, if all these quotations became viral knowledge  before the internet which they did and are global signatures to the people who spoke them, then surely this is the mindset to use for creating great eye catching Google adWords or ads for any search engine come to think of it?

*You’re only a handful of sentences away from doubling your market share.*

If you’re a connoisseur of words – if you appreciate the alchemy of the right sentence spoken at the right time – then it’s a landmark opportunity to rocket your business and your market penetration to an entirely new standard of effectiveness with Google adWords:

Think about that philosophy?????

BUT FOR NOW..

Lets discover the philosophy of a book read..

 

Rabbit Flasher

amazon edit

$12.99

WEY HEY, don`t miss my next flashback when i will be rooting through the cupboards of my eBay shelve of info to find my Ed File on why Apples NEW iPad  strategy relates closely to  a clever business practice you could utilize on eBay?

BUT, all forlorn i must depart thee , and go back to my box in the attic..
No don`t cry TTFN….Ed.



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eBay..Skincare Profits, Auction Goldmine By John Edwards?

Hi Ed WeBBers,

WELL, you probably know from your visits, that i always hammer home,about how the first and most crucial part of becoming a success on eBay, is to pick the right markets to sell into and that if you have a peek on eBay you will also notice that these markets are where the upper echelon of eBay are residing hauling in the cashola!

These are the POWERSELLERS..

That’s right these are the studs to emulate, as I’ve just said choose the right markets ,then the right products to sell into them..and WAH-LA long term success but people still get this wrong!

Now the best of the best markets to enter into are without  a shadow of a doubt “Perennial markets” ..

These markets always offer the business owner long term success simply because they are a goldmine of “consumable products” for the customer and that can only mean regular repeat sales, which is the very essence of business!

Which markets am i talking about?

WELL, i want to concentrate on the one that i feels the most powerful , because the products sold within this market are most probably the most consumable next to food , and i am talking about the “Skin care Market”?

Did you know that the average annual revenue from this industry reaches in excess of $180 Billion !

Now i don’t know about you but for me that’s got to be at least one of the best marketplaces to enter into to build a solid business foundation with long term high profits and for life!

I mean think about it, we all have skin , and we all develop conditions and issues with it we simply don’t like so we search the internet for information looking for a cure a remedy?

OR..

With wallet wide open we go on eBay looking for a “SOLUTION” to our skin problem?

OR..

Maybe we want to find some skin care product that acts as a “PREVENTION”  for our skin, maybe you like the way you look and you want to stay that way?

Lets class these two scenarios as “ITCHES”, now what if you where to start an eBay business of your own what do you think would be the answer to that to be successful?

That’s easy to answer, you find the right skin care products  that”SCRATCH” the “ITCHES”!

Can you now see the power of this mindset.. i hope you can?

What if you really wanted to start your own successful skin care eBay business, i mean what if i showed you how to do exactly that , given that this market is the hottest to sell into on eBay *PERIOD*!

You’re off to a good start in that alone..

WELL, if you where curious and interested all at the same time , let me excite you a little further?

AND CHECK THIS OUT?

http://www.skincareprofitsgoldmine.com

This is an amazing 210 page report crammed with 150 screenshot illustrations that show you exactly how to succeed step by step  in an already successful  massive skin care market that has statistically  remained successful in financial growth through the history of recession, thats how strong and lucrative these products are *FACT*!

As i  have said the skin care market is one of the hottest markets in sales on eBay, and with that said I’m sure you would like a slice of that pie?

And if you are unsure check out the info and sign up for the FREE 6 Day Course where i will send you an email each day with some really HOT tips on how to succeed on eBay and BEYOND with these products, you will be blown away by some of the strategies shown to you in within?

http://www.skincareprofitsgoldmine.com

Get in early, and start to profit with these products, this really is a good time to build an eBay business within the skin care marketplace!

BUT thats your call. whatever you decide to do in life i sincerely wish you good luck and i hope you think long and hard about this opportunity believe me its a HOT market, who knows maybe this venture could see you waving bye bye to your 9 To 5?

I`LL LEAVE YOU WITH THAT THOUGHT

http://www.skincareprofitsgoldmine.com

TTFN….Ed.



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eBay..Successful Business practice “Steal Smart?

Hi Ed WeBBers,

Have you seen the ‘Money For Gold’ adverts…

You’ve probably seen them?.

They go (quite simply!) like this:

"Money for your old gold!" – turn your old gold into cashola.

Give it to us, we’ll buy it, send you a cheque, and we’ll all walk away happy.

That’s the theory anyway!

And, in fact, I’m sure they offer a good service…

Now, the interesting thing about this business is that it’s been around for years – but has more recently surfaced because of the sky-rocketing price of gold on the markets.

Ed….Don`t tell me NASA`S now sending gold into space instead of chimps?

Doris…you couldn’t`be further from the truth, golds no good to martians but chimps are entertaining!

Sorry about that the medications wore off..

What was i saying?

Here we go!

It is said that one chap started this ‘Cash For Gold’ business in the USA many moons ago- and then, sure enough, he got flooded with competitors.

All offering a similar proposition.

Now of course, the ‘business’ (as a whole) is very successful – in short, it could sustain plenty of competitors, but the chap who started it ended up with no real advantage over plenty of his competition.

My point?

Merely that the creation of entirely NEW ideas and concepts isn’t always the be-all-and-end-all.

In fact, being a knock-off artist can often work.

And work very well!

The eBay examples are too numerous to mention – in fact, in plenty of markets, there isn’t

that much advantage to ‘being first’ like our cash-for-gold chap above.

In fact, ‘being first’ can be risky.

‘Being second’ (knocking off a good idea) is often preferable, although for obvious reasons not everyone will be comfortable with this approach.

What home-run concepts are on eBay at the moment – ones like ‘Cash For Gold’?

And can they be knocked off?

I’m sure there are many, many examples – in fact, I know that because I see them every day.

You’ve just got to keep your eyes peeled for the eBay equivalent of a ‘Cash For Gold’ and be ready to pounce – and get a piece of the action for yourself.

Talking about pouncing , i think i`ll jump on a book…

“My Life in a Cement Mixer”

cement mixer

abesbooks

£10.99

WEY HEY, there’s concrete proof there’s someone better looking than me,do return peeps to my mix of sensible jibe and insanity when i will be reviewing a HOT product by some fool by the name of John Edwards, shut it…Doris he looks n nowt me i have a stoop and three hairs!

  BUT, me luvvies for now it`s TTFN….John AHH i mean….Ed



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eBay…Dvd Sales At The Train Station?

Hi Ed WeBBers,

 

WELL, who would have thought there would be money to be made at a train station , i mean its not often you go to one only to be confronted by an unusual huge ‘box’ that has a TV on the front…

OK OK  what i should have said is it`s a ‘racket’ -

They are basically a huge DVD dispensing machine.

How it works: they show sample ‘clips’ on the TV on the front of the ‘box’, then you can choose a DVD which you like, and the machine spits out the DVD you’ve chosen (for a fee!) in return.

You can buy: DVDs, games and other stuff.

It’s a nice idea. Especially at a train station, where people may be ‘on the move’ and looking for something to occupy their time.

Plus, huge amounts of people a.k.a. ‘traffic’ moves through a busy train station.

OK, I’m not going to make a point today about DVDs or selling DVDs…

Rather, there may be ways you can apply this ‘model’ to what you’re doing now on eBay.

Ed….who in their right mind would think to carry a dvd player with them at a train station, so they could watch the film?

Doris…did you not know the ticket inspector carry’s one all the time, and some of the viewing is in braille!

GIVE ME STRENGTH..

SO, How

WELL?

I’m not going to say here.

Because I want to make a slightly different (but related!) point…

And that’s this: by keeping your eyes ‘peeled’ -and looking at other businesses, and other business models – you can frequently ’swipe and steal’ great ideas that you can then apply to your own (eBay) business.

This is just one example – there are tons more.

In fact, every time you walk into a business, a shop, or buy something over the phone or online, there are things you can learn – and then apply to your eBaying.

What kinds of things?

Tons of things!

The point of this message isn’t to say – it’s to alert you to the fact that you should always keep your antennae up.

I do.

I might ask…

How is this business making plenty of cashola?

How is it getting customers, and getting more sales from those customers?

What kinds of things do they say in their marketing/sales ‘pitch’ to get people to buy?

How do they demonstrate their products?

Ask these questions enough times of enough businesses, and you’ll have tons of competition- beating information to work with when it comes to eBay.

Observe, understand…and translate/apply.

Whatever I’m doing online- I always look at who is doing what, and how.

And then see how I can apply that.

I’d urge you to do the same.

Best part: it costs nothing. Plus, it’s interesting to boot.

SOD the boots, lets chill with a book read..

“My Life As An Acorn..( Lying To Squirrels)!”

acorns edit

Alibris  
£11.99

WEY HEY, it`s official i`m nuts, even my head looks like an acorn, swiftly traversing on …don`t miss the next tree climb to my eBay files tree house when i will be planting a SEED in your mind on why old business models can be the “steal smart” way to go on eBay?

BUT, for now you babes in my woods, tis a saddened moment TTFN….Ed.

 



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