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All your site really needs to be is clean, simple, and well-structured. It does not have to be fancy. It does not need to be complicated. And it certainly does not have to be expensive, despite what the pundits say. But it must not look like a dog’s breakfast. Your credibility will go…

bye-bye!

The best way to recognize good site design from bad is to do some surfing. You will know when you have found a good page, and its opposite. How? Just pay attention to your feelings as you surf. If you find yourself frowning or saying, “What’s going on?” a fair bit — sit up and take notice. Ask yourself… “What’s the problem here?… Where do things fall apart?”

In general, I don’t recommend putting banners on your site. No one clicks on them, and they hurt your site’s credibility. However, there may be a special situation here you require a banner. Suppose you’re implementing an affiliate program.

In that case, you will need banners for associates to display on their Web sites. Yes, banners are ineffective. No, most people won’t even look at them.

Why Do I need a Banner Then ?

Do I hear you asking… “Why use them at all?” Good question! Here’s the answer: When you’re faced with a choice between an affiliate member throwing up your banner or doing nothing at all, you’re better off with the banner. Even .5% is better than nothing.

Amazing graphics don’t make sales. They increase page loading time, so your visitors arrive (if they even bother to wait) impatient and irritated. Even if your graphics are especially compelling, all they do is distract the customer from making the purchase.
Not good!

Your logo doesn’t need to be elaborate. Visit the following examples. These are the top 6 “e-tailers” and their corresponding logos… (Source: PC Data Online)

Amazon.com

Ticketmaster

CDNow

See anything spectacular? I sure don’t. Simple. Easy to read. Functional. And that’s all your logo needs to be. You don’t have to be a graphics expert to create a satisfactory logo.

Ever wonder how does big hit sites drive traffic top their site? Most of them are spending tons of money to drive the traffic to their sites, investing in many advertising campaigns and different forms of marketing schemes and gimmickries. This is all worthwhile because, well, they are what they are now, high earning, big hitting websites.

You don’t have to do this if you don’t really have their resources. There are many ways to generate low cost website traffic without having to spend what you don’t have or can’t afford. Many people have banked on high cost methods and have ended up losing their shirt over it.

There are buying strategies for buying if that is your end goal, but we’re assuming you’re here to learn how to buy to sell at a profit. Obviously, in order to sell, you need to have things to sell – which in general you will have bought not too long ago. It is important to purchase early (ahead of your planned sales) and wait for the right time to auction merchandise.

In this new articles serie, courtesy of MSS2002, we will try to present you a step-by-step system to get your own website running. We’ll cover all the steps, from creating your website to hosting your domain name. Follow the guide !

Getting started on the Net is becoming easier and easier. Barring the SEs’ gradual move towards paid listings, it’s also becoming cheaper. Things are improving on an almost daily basis.

What are the absolute necessities to get started?…
• A HTML editor (preferably a WYSIWYG one)
• This book (congratulations, I see you have it already!)
• A graphics editor
• Own domain name, plus hosting fees
• The odd “how-to” book for technical issues
• A business plan.

Feedback

As previously mentioned eBay has a unique feedback system, allowing buyers and sellers to post comments and feedback on their recent auction experience.
Each transaction allows you to give a single rating to your trading partner – positive, negative, or neutral.

The trend is on your side. The Internet is exploding with growth!

Within the next 3 years, experts predict Internet sales will reach an amazing $103 trillion dollars! A larger portion of this than you may think will be generated by auctions run by success-minded marketers just like you. The Internet is the hottest new way for the average person to get rich leveraging the Web in the shortest amount of time possible. It’s amazing what an auction – a form of competition – does to people and their buying process.

What are the methods of payment?

You can generally pay for an auction the same way you would pay for anything at a local business – cash, check, credit cards depending on the preferences of the business (in this case the seller). For many years before the broad-based establishment of online payment systems, money orders were the most popular form of payment on eBay because they are easier to get than a certified bank check — they are also usually cheaper — and they represent “guaranteed” money, which a personal or business check does not.

Internet auctions started as a hobby for a few computer people in the San Francisco area to have a “virtual swap meet” and get rid of some things they had, and find some things they wanted. In just ten years, this fun little idea has become a multi-billion-dollar enterprise and a global phenomenon, and amazingly, presents one of the best low-risk opportunities in history to start or grow a business! The potential is unlimited and still growing.