The Complete Idiot S Guide To Starting An Ebay Business 2nd Edition

The buck starts here! eBay® is the Internet's premier auction site and everyone's favorite place to shop. It's also the place to start a business and make money from the comfort of one's home. Completely revised, this new edition will help readers create the eBay® business they dream of. There is also new and updated information on: - The basics of eBay®, the auction process, and the essentials of getting the business down on paper-including recordkeeping, accounting, taxes, insurance, legal issues, and other essential details - Determining what to sell, how to price it, and working with services such as PayPal® - The ins and outs of the biggest growing areas of eBay business-sourcing, wholesaling, and fixed price sales - Cutting through the competition, improving profit margins, changing strategies, improved advertising and promotions, and more

The buck starts here! eBay® is the Internet's premier auction site and everyone's favorite place to shop. It's also the place to start a business and make money from the comfort of one's home. Completely revised, this new edition will help readers create the eBay® business they dream of. There is also new and updated information on: - The basics of eBay®, the auction process, and the essentials of getting the business down on paper-including recordkeeping, accounting, taxes, insurance, legal issues, and other essential details - Determining what to sell, how to price it, and working with services such as PayPal® - The ins and outs of the biggest growing areas of eBay business-sourcing, wholesaling, and fixed price sales - Cutting through the competition, improving profit margins, changing strategies, improved advertising and promotions, and more

So, you've got eBay ambitions. Do you want to become a full-time seller or make money from a side business to supplement your existing income? Whatever your ideas, you're not alone. Millions of new sellers will list their wares on eBay® this year alone. But putting an ad on eBay is no guarantee that your item will sell - 39 percent of all listings never sell - or that your online business will succeed. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting an eBay Business, Second Edition, is a step-by-step guide to creating the eBay business you've dreamed of. Not only will it help you understand what's involved in selling with eBay, but the authors also walk you through the best ways to establish and grow your online business.

Experts explain "the new eBay®" . . . eBay® users, new and experienced, also need a clear, convenient reference for optimum results. In this revised edition, readers will find: • Tips on how to set up an account • Buying and selling • Protecting one's identity • Finding the best deals • Making fast and profitable sales • Revised version includes major changes to eBay® as of July 2009, which change users' experience • Authors deeply involved and influential in the eBay® community, as sellers and educators • Tens of millions of people use eBay® every day and three quarters of a million people earn their living with it

This resource shows how to set up, run, and grow a home-based business and features explanations of laws affecting home-based businesses, tax rules, how to turn a great idea into a great home-based business, and how to market the business.

Covers timing, legal requirements, mergers, debt-equity ratios, taxes, financing, setting a price, and adjusting to a merger

It's just good business. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Business Plans, Second Edition, helps new and existing entrepreneurs create clear, comprehensive, and compelling business plans by walking them through all of the decisions they'll need to make before writing their plans, and then helping them structure and execute their plans to achieve their specific business goals. • According to the Small Business Administration, in 2002 approximately 570,000 new small businesses opened their doors for business, and in 2007, the number rose to 680,000. Data shows that the past three recessions all resulted in significant rises in the number of new small businesses • More than 75 percent of small firms use some form of credit in their start­up or operations