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Has anyone here tried promoting their Ebay store or selling their products on social networking sites? So many people have Facebook, Myspace and Twitter these days that I think it would definitely be beneficial to try to target those consumers.

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For me, it's not something that would appeal as my facebook account is aimed at friends and family while my ebay listings are a business asset. If I thought a friend or family member was interested in something i was selling on ebay, i'd be unlikely to list it on ebay initially.

Other members may disagree though and it may appeal to them, especially those using twitter or who have social networking accounts aimed at the business community

I think to promote your EBAY items you should post about our item in many site as many as you can, facebook's included.. I have no FB though.

I agree with Mark. You wouldn't go out for a drink with a few friends and take some of your products to sell to them. Imagine it you're having a conversation about football or politics or whatever and every now and then someone pulls out an mp3 player and tries to sell you it. Business is one aspect of life and socialising is another. I prefere to keep them separate. When I meet my friends I want a laugh, not a demonstration of some new gizmo.

I do add my link to EBay on Facebook, Not all of the time but most times I do when I update my status on there..

Yes I have a business page and I would definatelt recommend it, even if you pay for advertising it still pays for itself..

One of the benefits you get from Social Media is the traffic that flock to these sites. Imagine how many users FaceBook has worldwide and imagine if you could convert all those users into your customers?! Now wouldn't you be seeing a lot of dollar signs??? I bet you would be sporting a big smile all the time.

Seriously, you don't necessary have to mix business with personal. You can create a separate page that is devoted solely for your products, a Fan page perhaps. This will give potential customers a chance to get to know your products and YOU - thus you get the opportunity to prove yourself as a trustworthy seller that they can count on pre- and post-sale and best of all this won't cost you a penny..

Although you can put up ads as well if you like. Here's an article you may refer to when you do decide to put up a paid ad on FaceBook: http://www.inc.com/magazine/20100201/ho ... ebook.html

Also, there are recent studies such as this one, that shows that Facebook generates more ads traffic than Google does, http://www.inc.com/news/articles/2010/0 ... affic.html

Maybe you may want to re-think your thoughts about using Facebook to promote your products....

Yes you can promote your eBay products over the social networking websites and the thing is Social networking websites are meant for sharing information, interactivity, And as far as information is concern this information can be related to any product in other words promotion

Regards

Hey Guys,

This is a very good subject, you know all these social networking sites are the future of Ecommerce, whether you believe or even like it or not, I know of a few tutorial products out there that teach internet marketers how to successfully use this medium with amazing success!

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John.

Yes, Facebook is a great resource for tapping traffic/exposure! There are so many users these days using Facebook who actually sell their products on Facebook.

A recent study (2010 Social Shopping Study) conducted by the e-tailing Group and PowerReviews showed that Facebook does impact a buyer's decision. To read more, here the link to the full article:

http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m06/i08/s04

Cheers!

Hey Richelle,

Thats a great resource, you have there, when you think of combining social media and the access to it from apps like Apple iphone and ipad, its makes you realise that internet marketers are in for a powerfully profitable ride for years and years to come, and check this "its just the beginning" , you can already fully access eBay on them!

John.

Exactly John! And everything's laid out at the tip of everyone's finger tips. Its just a matter of putting it to use and starting things.

Even eBay CEO Donahoe is expecting mobile transactions (as compared to the conventional home shopping method) to increase in the not-so-far future. If you haven't, you can check out all the applications being laid out for iPhones/iPads to enable users ease of shopping and paying while on the go. Before it used to be just the internet and laptop/pc combo but the trend now is shopping on the go!

Cheers

Exactly John! When eBay started a few years back, who would have thought then that eBay would grow to be this big and influential in the world of e-commerce? My guess would be not too many people.. But now we see eBay as one of the giants and along with it, people's initiative to shop online has risen over a hundred folds!

In the near future, these social media sites will mature and evolve too! AS it is right now they are a great way to generate additional traffic to your site/listing.

All the best!