Saturday, August 05, 2006
Making Money At The Fair
Yesterday we went to the county fair. We were making money at the fair. Well, not actually at the fair, but while we were there, the money kept coming in. A few dollars from internet marketing and a day’s pay from our Ebay sales that go on whether we watch them or not.
I like work that pays even when you are not working. This is particularly true of IM money. It just goes on and on with no extra effort. Of course you do need to make some effort to increase it and period website maintenance to keep the income level up.
Ebay is a great way to make money but it required continuous and ongoing effort to keep new items listed, unsold items relisted and sold items shipped. You cannot go away for a three week vacation when you sell on Ebay unless you plan very carefully in advance. You have to quit selling before you leave. You have to be sure all auctions are paid before leave. You have to plan on at least 4 weeks of down time to get 3 weeks off. One week to get all you auctions closed. Then when you get back you still have another wait to get your auctions back up and running before any income can come in.
People on Ebay are not all that forgiving if do not ship their item very quickly. With mail order we are used to 3 or more weeks shipping time. On Ebay people expect to pay for their item and have it within a week. If it takes too long for them to get an item they may give you negative feedback which makes your Ebay reputation a little “dark”.
