How do sellers increase sales on ebay stores? I don't get it. The fees are crazy!?

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Opening a store is crucial if you want to sell on eBay as a business, rather than a hobby.

First of all, the listing fees are only 3 cents per item for a 30-day listing. You can list hundreds of items in your store inventory for practically nothing, as opposed to running all auctions for around $1 per item. Yes, the final value fees are higher on store inventory, but you don't pay these fees unless an item sells. You can display hundreds of items very inexpensively by setting up an eBay store.

Second, having a store is like your home base on eBay. Buyers may check out your auctions, but if you have a store, they can look for other things that may interest them. If you offer combined or discounted shipping for multiple items purchase, customers will be compelled to buy more from you at one time. Having a store gives you brand recognition - you can build a customer base and customers will return if they like your service and your products.

Driving traffic to your store can be done using the internet, for free. You can network on social sites like FaceBook ,StumbleUpon, Squidoo, and LinkedIn; use Google Base Store Connector; network on places like Yahoo and eBay Groups, and use other tricks like strategically naming images and categories with highly searched key words. You will find alot of helpful articles about driving traffic to your eBay store here:

http://ezinearticles.com/?expert_bio=Suz...bio_sort=a

And you can join the eBay Coach's Seller Discussion Forum (FREE)and chat with over 700 other sellers about these types of marketing questions.

http://ebaycoach.freeforums.org