Once you make a sale you order the product from the supplier and it is sent directly to your customers address. You make money by setting your own profit margin on the items that you are selling. For example if it costs £5 from your supplier and you sell it for £10, you get £5 just for promoting the product. Just ensure any postage costs are also covered.

Drop shipping suppliers allow you to create your own online store or sell products on sites such as eBay without having to worry about the shipping of the item. The only issue that may arise is if your supplier runs out of stock therefore delaying delivery of the item.

Drop shipping is a great way to earn extra money. You can process orders in the evenings when returning home from work or you can do it full time. The downside is that your supplier will add more profit for themselves onto the product that there would be if you were buying directly from the manufacturer. However on the upside you do not have to pay to store the stock.

There are many drop shipping suppliers for a whole range of products which allows you to choose one that has products that you want to sell. You need to be careful when choosing your supplier because there are many con artists out there. Do research on the website that you find and look for other customers experiences with them by searching online forums etc.

Here is an example of a drop shipping website.

If you have some domains already that you want to sell or think have value, your first job is to find that value. There are websites such as Sedo.com that will evaluate your website for you and you can list your domain for sale on Sedo as well. Sedo are not the only evaluators on the web, you can find appraisals on many forums related to the topic as well as other websites.

Things that effect the value of a name include:

• How old it is?
• The extension that it has, such as .com, or .net
• The PageRank of the domain
• The length of the domain
• Does it contain a keyword(s)
• Links to that domain
• Number of type-ins
• Whether it has characters, numbers, letters and the different combinations
• Is there initial interest in the name from potential buyers contacting you?
• Spelling of the name is important or is it a typo to catch traffic.
• Is it hyphenated?

Once you have a rough idea of what you domain is worth you can set a price that you want to sell for. List the domain anywhere you can such as forums or domain name sale websites.

You can create a HTML page to advertise your name which ensures people know its for sale. Almost all domain registrars offer free HTML pages without paying web hosting fees.

Increase the visibility of the name by giving your web URLs to leading search engines so that you get increased traffic to your domains. More visitors = more chance of a sale.

Update the WHOIS information to make others sure that your domain name is for sale. If you get no offers, or interest you may wish to contact an expert about the name for a thoroughevaluation. Also check that all your details on WHOIS etc are up to date so you receive any attempts to contact you.

It is polite to reply to every interested reader even if the price is not what you expected. They may increase there offer or you may wish to lower your asking price for a quick sale.

Good Luck with your sales.

Where does the money come from?

Next you need to register an account with Google AdSense and Adbrite. These are two of the best programs for proxy website. Implement the AdSense code into the config file however ensure AdSense is only on the home page of your proxy. On proxy enabled pages use Adbrite or your AdSense account will be banned.

How do I advertise my proxy?

You want as many users as possible on your proxy. Here are a few ways to advertise it.

• Add it to signature links on forums
• Use Social Bookmarking websites such as Stumble Upon.
• Post on Groups such as Google and Yahoo. Find one relating to proxy sites.
• Submit to link directories.
• Use Proxy link sites.

Should I Sell My Proxy Website?

There is no reason why you can’t. When you think revenue is at its highest and you have covered your hosting costs then you may wish to sell. Selling may cover initial costs as well so don’t be put off. On the other hand you can create a network of proxy websites. Once this is built up you can sell them as a network and ask for more money.

I hope these tips have helped and I wish you the best with your proxy websites. 

Selling on eBay has to be one of the best options available to the general public to make some extra money. You can list and sell you items cheaply. I would recommend having a Paypal account to accept payments. Here are a few tips to help you succeed with selling on eBay.

Exposure: eBay is huge and at a small fee it allows you to list an item. Selling items via a website is fine, however eBay already has a huge audience, whereas this is something that has to be achieved by yourself with owning a website.

With the vast amount of visitors, it is very likely that you will find a buyer no matter how common or bazaar your item may be. With the amount of users selling, it will be worthwhile to see what similar items to yours are selling for. This will give you an idea of what price to ask for.

Buy It Now: I would suggest adding a Buy It Now price, sometimes known as a “BIN”. This allows someone who wants the item badly, to be able to pay a fixed price that you are happy with. If someone selects Buy It Now, then the auction will end and the item is sold.

If you have a bulk lot of certain items, you can list the quantity that you have and one will be subtracted each time one is sold.

Should I Reserve?: If you are unaware what the value of your item is then you may consider adding a reserve price. However if you know the value of your item, its best to not place a reserve. If you want to ensure it sells for a certain price then you can always make the starting bid higher. However this may not encourage as many bidders.

Easy Payments:Ensure that your buyers can pay you easily. As suggested above Paypal is a good way to go. Paypal have millions of users, and accepting a Paypal payment is easy. You can even print your postage label through Paypal which will save you a trip to the post office.

Appearance:Always try to make your listing look professional to encourage more bids. Use colours that match to create a nice theme. When listing your item use keywords that relate to your item. If you wanted your item, what would you search for? Use eBay features to enhance your listing if there is enough profit in your sale. Try to use at least one picture so the buyer feels more confident about the item they will receive.

Contact: Try to allow easy communication between you and the users who are viewing your listing. If they have any questions about the item you want to be able to answer them quickly. This will help increase the buyers confidence in you. Be polite to buyers and treat them how you would like to be treated.

Feedback: Naturally you will be more trusted if you have a high positive feedback. Its nice to receive good feedback so ensure that you do the same.

Buying: If you are buying items in bulk to resell or just in general, be careful of fraud. I would only recommend buying on eBay using Paypal or Credit Card. This way you are protected and can fight the seller. Usually when buying an item you want it asap so you can use it or resell it. This is why its important to pay the seller as soon as you can. I would always suggest that when bidding or selecting buy it now, that you pay straight after you have confirmed you want the item.

There are a few tips for beginners on eBay. Good Luck.

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