HUGE Ebay Scam- Look out

I use Ebay a lot- I ran across a scam this weekend- somehow a virus gets into your Internet Explorer and when you go to log onto Ebay you get (a very real looking message) that says they need your name-addy-social-atm etc.....

I called Ebay, they never ask for a social security number-- once this virus has attached itself to you browser you can not get into Ebay until you provide a valid credit card--I had technicians working for hours on my system this weekend- we finally got by it by providing a real credit card number that we then had to cancel-- Be on the lookout- it is very real looking

Can you really make money online???

Ever since the Internet got started about a million of these scams have come along. I am one of the first people to say, "if it sounds too good to be true then it probably is."

Hey everybody and their dog would stay home and make a million dollars online if it was that simple. Wouldn't you???

Well I have came across legitimate ways to make money online but I had to work it to get it to pay. If you are willing to put in the effort the reward can be there also. I've done very well with Ebay and here are a few of the secrets.....

1. Have a good reputation- your reputation is everything in Ebay

2. No matter what you are selling- start it at a dollar with no reserve

( If I am selling an ounce of gold and it's value is $600 per ounce I start the bidding at a dollar with no reserve- WHY?- because nobody is gonna let you get that gold for a couple of bucks- this fires up the feeding frenzy. Go look at some auctions; the ones with no bids always started too high or have a reserve. Hey I go to Ebay to look for a bargain as does everybody else and I ain't gonna let you get something that I want for less than market value- this is human nature so capitalize on it)

3. A picture and description must be accurate.

There are a lot of various other resources that can help you out- I've included a link to the ones I found the most helpful- some of the stuff is free and the other stuff I have purchased was worth the money. The link below will take you there.

Free Ebay Ebook! Learn to make a full time income on Ebay. You won't believe how easy it is. Don't waste another minute. Go download this new ebook while it's still available for free: http://www.auctionsprofit.com/download/?aff=35649

If you are thinking about doing online business Ebay is probably the best way to get your feet wet as to how things work. Other money generators I use require more programming skills. Start off slow and easy- learn the ropes- then your revenue will start to come in.

By far my biggest online sales are the houses I have listed- but the money I make off junk from around the house is a great side addition to my wallet.

Simple Driveway Make-Over

Here was a fun little project I did last summer- I stumbled across some "concrete stain" at the local Menards and thought I'd give it a whirl.

I don't recommend the concrete stain- it was a mess- it didn't cover like the can said it would - and it costs 5 times what it should have- In the future I would use concrete paint instead.



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Is your agent Tech-savvy???

Is your agent Tech-savvy or not???

90% of all home buyers use the internet to find their next home, according to a survey by The National Association of Realtors®, yet many agents resist using technology to market their listings.

As I look around other communities with the thought of perhaps moving there I am always disappointed by the lack of information other agents post about a property. Hey, I’m buying a house I want tons of pictures- I don’t think you can have too many. So many times all I get is the front of the house. I also think a big part is the house’s layout- how about a diagram of where the master bedroom lies in relation to the kids bedrooms etc. It isn’t that hard to take the time to showcase a property on the Internet.

Or sometimes I come upon a host of pictures of the toilet. Now let me tell you, as a realtor, it is hard sometimes to get a decent shot of a small room in a home. (that’s why I like the blueprint idea or a video tour) but as the old adage goes: a picture is worth a thousand words.

One of the biggest reasons I went into the real estate industry was due to the fact, that as a customer, I couldn’t find the kind of information I wanted online. I started in 2001 and I haven’t seen much improvement in the local or even national content since.

As a customer the best thing you can do is to go to a search engine and type in what you are looking for, in our case that would be “Ottumwa Iowa real estate” once you have entered this who comes up??? AND are they on the first page of the search engine. If the search engines cant find a real estate site then neither can buyers!!! This seems like a common sense issue to me, but, too many times a Seller is happy just to see their homes pictures online and they forget how they had to type a link in exactly right to get there.

People want to shop online- not sign away their lives, phone numbers and email addresses- I hate when I go to a site that won’t allow me to just look. (and like most shoppers I will go someplace else to see what I want) The Internet is so powerful – it offers online shopping 24/7 so why are agents not utilizing this to its full extent??