Friday, December 24, 2010

A great picture is worth a thousand words - especially on eBay!

eBay is not like the brick and mortar stores you see at the mall where you can see, feel, and touch the product you are thinking about buying.  It is all online and the only thing you can see is a picture of the product and the description given by the eBay seller.  Since the picture is the only way you have any kind of connection with the product you need to make sure that your picture is perfect!  I would also advise you to have several pictures in your listing because if one picture is like a thousand words then wouldn't it be better to have more than one?  It has been proven that eBay listings with more than a single picture sell better.

So how do you take the perfect picture?  The first recommendation I have is to make sure that you have a white background for your picture.  That way you make your product the focus of the picture and there aren't any other items distracting the customer from what they are buying.  Next I would also recommend you get some photo editing software to use to crop your picture so that is shows off your product in the best possible manner. Keep in mind you are not trying to edit out any blemishes your product might have or cover defects with the editing software.  You are simply removing anything else that might distract your potential customer from the product you are selling.

Get a good digital camera, use a white background, edit any distracting items out of the picture, and finally take more than one picture and include these in your listing.  Make your eBay listing great by having great pictures!

No comments:

Post a Comment