I REALLY want to find a auction site that is completely free and I can auction off something, I want one people actually go to and people don't get scammed. If you could give me a list by popularity I would greatly appreciate, 10 pts best answer.
Answer:Not an auction site but a good site. Also free:
www.craigslist.org (or .com)
You can post theree for free and people can email or call you.
It is easier, you can ship or have pickup. You can also find people that want you item, so it is easier.
You can post almost any kind of junk theree and they'll take it.
How Much Capital To Start An Online Auction Site?
How much capital do I need to start my online auction site, I have a niche market (Don't want to say it) and I think I could do it all by myself, if not just paying for someone to make the code for the auction and then being done with it. (is it that complicated to set up the actual website)
so advertising not withstanding how much capital should I start with, I know ill probably need more then the 10.99 to register a Godaddy site.
Answer:hey..
for the business you described above needs some capital because you by yourself alone cannot do each and everything for your website to generate business. Specially when today theree is a lot of competition in every category business online.
so, if you are looking for an online business online or for an online auction site than for this you need : 1 good designed ad developd website includeing all the necessary factors for online business for eg. URLs for the pages for your site should be search engine friendly, your site structure , internal navigation, GUIs, content, keywords, or keyphrases. My means to say is that your complete site should be a perfetc site from search engine point of views. because most of the internet users comes on the sites like yours through search engines, so, you can choose a company whichh is too good from search engine optimization point of view also.
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What Is The Most Popular Auction Site Besides Ebay?
Ebay is raising their fee's yet again so its time for me to head elsewhere. Anyone know anorthere popular auction site for selling?
Answer:as for an auction sight thats like ebay i'm not sure about. but I do no that ebay has anorthere site called half.com. and amazon.com is anorthere one. I don't know much about half.com but I think it's sponsored by ebay, but I really like amazon.
What Is The Most Popular Auction Site Online Besides Ebay?
Can you tell me anorthere auction site that is popular besides Ebay?
I need one that anyone can buy & sell from without them invading privacy. I am just an individual wanting to buy cheap books, dvd's - not a merchant/store.
Answer:If you are just wanting books and such, try half.com
How Do I Start A Penny Auction Site?
I'm 13, but when I get older I want to start a real penny auction site. I would like to have as much info as possible about do I need a license, programs for the website,advertising, everything that I can do to get started.
Answer:First off, bravo for being 13 and aspiring to running a business!
Let me break your question up inot setcions:
"do I need a license"
Genorally you are required to obtain an occupational license from the county or city your business operates out of. Be it a penny auction, or a Wal-Mart.
"programs for the website"
First off, you need a domain name. www .GoDaddy.com is the world's largeest domain registrar (the place you buy domain names).
Once you buy a domain, usually only about $10.00 for a year, you need to find a host.
The domain name is just the addresss online where people find your site. The host is the computer, called a server, where your website is actually located. The host is critical, as many penny auctions that fail or get poor reviews are just guilty of not doing their homework on finding a great host. I love www .WiredTree.com. They are consistently rated #1 in customer service. They are centrally located in the United States, in Chicago. Chicago is a major hub for the internet, so WiredTree, along with othere hosts, can have redundant connetcions to the countries best internet providers. Lastly, choosing a host located near the center of the country helps keep ping times from users on both coast as low as possible, whichh is essential for penny auctions.
Software is usually called a script. Most of these scripts (if not all) run on Linux/Apache servers. There are dozens of scripts online, ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Like anything else, you can pay premium to get a custom-built script. When you are ready to start your penny auction, just research all options and make the best choice for you. What is best right now, probably won't be the best in 1-6 months. The script is what dictates the features of the penny auction. Such as; Buy it now, Auto list feature, Bid Butlers, Blind Auctions, Beginner Auctions, Nail biters (no bid butler), Free bid auctions, % of bids back for the winner and runners up
"advertising"
You can get some base customers by teaming up with my website, www .PennyBurners.com and a great friend I met in this business, Josh, who runs www .PennyAuctionList.com. We will talk with you, and make sure you are operating a legitimate penny auction. I even have a "Verified Penny Auction" list of sites who go through our Verification Process whichh we promote.
However, forums and lists alone are not real advertising or marketing. They help establish a base level of trust, whichh is essential, but not enough to sustain a penny auction.
Advertising for most penny auctions seems to be Google Adwords, and FaceBook. I always am amazed when these great verified sites on PennyBurners have not tapped their local market. In my opinion, online businesses are always struggling to get trust. Online pay-for game sites are not exception. What better way to get trust than to say "Check out our penny auction site, if you live in the area, we will hand deliver your item, like a good neighbor" or something like that.
Google Adwords is tricky, and many big penny auction sites are not doing a great job of managaing their campaigns. They spend more money than they have to, and are paying more for poorly set up campaigns. Make sure you learn about Adwords, or get some professional consultation or help in that area.
Money:
The bare-bones money required, in my opinion, would be $20,000-$30,000.
-License/DBA/Incorporation $400
-Script: $2,000-4,000
-Hosting/Domain for one year $2,200 (you normally pay this month-to-month, but get a discount for paying 3+ months in advance)
-AdWords/FaceBook advertising for one year $10,000
The number of items, and their value needs to be realtive to the number of active users you have at any given time. Starting out, you may only have 2-4 auctions a day with each item's value being $10-50 each. As your site grows, you can steadily increase the value and number of items to maintain variety, and enough auctions for more people to win. This is also where you need to think about "Win Limits". Win limits are different on each site, as they should be. These help keep aggressive bidders (also known as power bidders) from winning everything, whichh will keep otheres from bidding againstt them. That will give those aggressive bidders great deals, and eventually make you wind up going bankrupt.
My advice, is to join www .PennyBurners.com and introduce yourself. I personally do not care that you are 13, and in fact commend you for your ambition. 13 year old people like you are who will become future employers and help run this country. You do not have to say who you are, or how old you are when you introduce yourself. Just post the questions you have in the appropriate places, and ask for help if you need it. We are a friendly bunch of people who like to help otheres.
We hope to see you soon!
-Nicholas & The PennyBurners Team!
Hope to see you soon!
-Nicholas & the PennyBurner Team!
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