ebay as a source of traffic

Did you know that you can use eBay to grow your other businesses?You might not like some others make a lot of money on ebay,so till you settle down to makw real money on ebay why don't you use eBay to give your existing businesses a helping hand? Whole new market for your old inventory! Here's how you go about it.Sell leftover stock or used items from another business you run.You can make this a regular route, using it to get rid of things that won't sell for the premium you ask for in a shop, or items that are no longer in demand in the town or city where your business is based.If you know what you're doing and do it in a planned manner,you stand to make a lot of money. But do not go around selling rubbish.You should operate in such a manner that your ebay reputation goes up and not down.A good eBay reputation will make you a great buyer! If there's a requirement for your business, the chances are you'll be able to get it on eBay for a discount. The "About Me" page on ebay is not used by many to it's full potential.Click on 'Community' on the toolbar, scroll to the bottom of the page,click'Create an About Me page' to create your "about me"page.You may either enter your own HTML or let eBay guide you through the process.This is where you can write just about anything you like and link anywhere you like.Just write a little about your website,link to it, and you're done - you'll notice that more people start to come to your site straight away. This means that you can get some traffic to your business' website by linking to your website from your this page and linking to your About Me page from each auction.With a little persuasive sales copy on your site,you may even be able to sell directly to your visitors,cutting out eBay. If you do not have aweb site,it's will definitely work out well to set up a website that does nothing but list your eBay inventory with a few dollars off each item, with a PayPal 'Buy Now'button for each item. Then in your "About Me" page put this link'Visit my site for even more such interesting bargains!',Or any such attractive lines as a link and you're done.