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14 unique ways you can profit from the public domain
publication date: Dec 12, 2007
eBay Confidential eLetter
12th December 2007 *** - Editorial: Make more money on eBay next year - Breakthrough eBay Income - Uncover 4 Phenomenal Methods to Make Money With eBay - eBay Stores, and How Products Can be Promoted Online for a Fraction of the Cost of Auctions *** Hi, It's getting close to Christmas now and most of us take at least a few days off to plan how to make even more money on eBay in the year ahead. There are literally millions of ways to do this, such as by increasing prices, reducing operating costs, venturing into new markets, looking for really unusual products that no-one else is selling on eBay which you know have great market potential. It's always this dream of being sole seller of high demand items that interests me most and about the only place I ever turn to make the dream come true is the public domain. So my article this week, with a nice free gift for you to ponder over the festive season, is about using the public domain to make really great profits on eBay. There are so many ways to turn the public domain into hot selling and, best of all, unique products, of which my particular favourite area is craftwork. So let me give you some ideas for making public domain craftwork books and pictures, films and other creative works, make money for you on eBay. *** Fast Cash from Vintage Craftwork Patterns *** # History repeats itself, especially in the fashion world, and many early 20th-century designs are popular today. This means you can copy early knitting, sewing and other craftwork patterns and submit to appropriate magazines. Alternatively, you could use the pattern as the basis for a new design, perhaps incorporating several earlier patterns and including new features of your own. # For sewing and craftwork projects based on templates and picture patterns, you can simply copy the original item, reword the instructions and sell the product as your own. # Compile a book of fancy dress outfits with patterns and instructions for mothers to make themselves. As a book it could be marketed by direct mail or sold off-the- page in craftwork and parent magazines. It could also be marketed to schools or sold through craftshops and novelty suppliers as well as on eBay. # Compile knitting patterns for baby garments and sell to parents and craftworkers looking for unusual creations. Early Victorian styles and Royal Baby specials would be very popular today. # Compile a pattern book of early 1920s fashions: knitting, sewing, embroidery, etc. (Other decades can be used as desired). # Plans for creating children's toys like dolls' houses and sledges are immensely good sellers on eBay, especially if you have an illustration of the completed item to go with your reproduction plan. If the picture isn't there with the original out-of-copyright instructions, have a local craftworker make one up for you. # The last idea works well for plans to create large and small items for grown-ups too, such as windmills (for gardens and to actually live in), boats (to play with or sail away in), and so on. *** Things to Make Yourself From Public Domain Resources *** There are literally hundreds of different things I have seen selling on eBay which are essentially made from books, magazines and newspapers, both old and new. # I bought a beautiful trinket box, made from wood, which had a picture of a Boxer dog applied to the top, and the whole thing glued to protect the picture and add a lovely sheen. The same seller uses all manner of pictures for his trinket boxes, including early named location street scenes, advertisements for products long since disappeared, early movie and theatre stars, and so on. These pictures don't always have to be from the public domain but I always think it's best to be safe than sorry about using other people's artistic creations and the best way to avoid upsetting anyone is to be sure your items are in the public domain. # Another eBayer sells decoupage items, again very early pictures and scenes, and stated to be original items from early publications. Decoupage is a bit of a time-consuming art but simply means applying layers of paper onto one another, creating a few bends and folds, to eventually create a 3-D effect that can be mounted and framed. # Jigsaw puzzles can be created from early pictures. These can be physical items or computer desktop puzzles which we have made ourselves and offered as free gifts with out doggy prints and collectibles. You could use the original paper item to create a really exclusive one-off product for physical items or you could use reprints instead where the item is in the public domain. # We've also seen original and reprint items laminated and sold as tablemats for humans and animals. # Items in the public domain can be used to create your own unique brand of giftwrap and gift tags. We've seen such items selling very well through niche market categories such as, our favourite doggy categories, railway memorabilia, angels, witchcraft for Halloween, equestrian, and so on. All you have to do is scan in your favourite pictures, open a Word document, and manoeuvre the pictures into place on a page of appropriate size. A4 works best for giftwrap and almost any size works well for tags which can also be laminated and cut to size. # Public domain items can be copied and sold to scrapbook enthusiasts, mainly in the USA, but these people are avid users of items for their scrapbooks and what better to offer than one-off, unique items cut directly from the pages of old books, magazines and newspapers or else limited edition copies? # Woodwork plans are especially good sellers. They can be for log houses, sledges, anything, and they will always attract a ready audience. If they are in the public domain you can even copy them and sell as many copies as you like. *** YOUR FREE GIFT *** Your free gift is REPORT FACTORY which focuses on the public domain. You'll find it at: http://www.powerselleracademy Happy eBaying! Until next time, Avril P.S. Learn how to make serious profits here: http://www.on2url.com/app *** Breakthrough eBay Income - Uncover 4 Phenomenal Methods to Make Money With eBay *** Everyday, millions of people from all over the globe are surfing the Internet to either get information or to shop. And those who intend to shop mostly go to eBay to get bargains and best buys. With the number of online shoppers, you will surely not run out of prospective buyers should you decide to sell items on eBay. Here are the 4 phenomenal methods to make money with eBay: 1. Sell collectibles. Collectibles are all-time hot sellers in eBay. From cars, dolls, stamps, or coins, online shoppers go crazy over them. As the seller, offering collectibles in this site is one surefire way to earn more profit. 2. Familiarize yourself with eBay's pages. Make use of help tabs and sitemaps so you can quickly learn how to use various tools that can help you sell better in the site. 3. Go the extra mile. Always keep your customers happy by offering more than what they expect. For example, take extra care when sending your items to them to make sure that they will receive the item in good condition. You can also include a note on the package thanking them for doing business with you. In addition, you can make a follow up to confirm if they have already receive the item. Showing your concern to your buyers will definitely take your eBay career further. 4. Analyze your competitors. Know their best strategies in selling their items online and do better. Check their listings and analyze how they price, describe, or promote their products. Identify their strong points and incorporate those on your selling strategies. 5. Offer more shipping options. Sign up with different couriers that offer overnight shipping. This is very appealing to most eBay shoppers knowing they can get their items quicker. Learn more about how Sean Mize does all this at: www.secrets-of-internet *** eBay Stores, and How Products Can be Promoted Online for a Fraction of the Cost of Auctions *** When opening an eBay Store, the lower store tiers cost a very small amount of start up capital per month. This allows the work from home entrepreneur to get their foot in the door and see if they can make money from home selling on eBay through the online Stores program. With each Store listing costing the Seller usually under a dollar to list, it is easy to list a large amount of product pennies on the dollar compared to putting the same amount of listings in the auctions or fixed price arena. This allows a new store to compete in the start up phase by still using the power of eBay and the huge behemoth that their marketing team represents. With the power of their name online and the number of new users signing up each day, this online sales engine can really help to promote your product, business and store. Even when using the mid tiers of the Stores program, it only costs an average of $50 a month to list thousands of products and receive custom pages which you can use to tailor to your own marketing needs. When a entrepreneur has a number of products in a certain category and can group them into separate sales "aisles" as in your average retail store, eBay Stores presents an amazing opportunity online to promote this product with a low average cost per click. When selling anything online and opening a site, one of the important things in the beginning phases is getting your url and name out there while still keeping costs low enough to turn a profit. Opening a store allows the user to upload all of their product onto the right marketplace and simply place one or two of these items in the more costly auction or fixed price formats to bring in the customers. Saving money on the marketing budget can be crucial to the start of a new business. Wasting money on too much or the wrong type of advertising on eBay while not being educated or figuring out the market and competition for your particular industry is one of the worst mistakes that a new store can make. You need to know how the online marketplace works for your product and what better way to do it than eBay Stores. This allows you to find out customer response, types of questions asked and types of prices desired on the items before wasting money with marketing them on the fixed price or auction marketplace where a lot of uneducated eBayers out there lose money every day trying to compete. Looking into the costs of a store as opposed to simply listings items on the auctions or fixed price category is a smart thing to do for the online entrepreneur with a lot of product looking for a way to market it smart. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/ |
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