Ebay, and how it's good for small businesses

eBay has been the reason why there are a lot more web based small businesses lately, People who have an odd hobby they want to share with the world from jamming to snowmaking. With eBay all you have to do is list an item, and sell it, the money comes to you from the buyer via paypal or one of many other payment methods, eliminating the need for credit card processing, and reducing the confusion greatly for the consumer and the seller.

I have found that while eBay is great for listing general items, when you want to be selling all the time, but the items you are selling are low volume support products that you really need a website, that is why I reccommend that when some one starts on eBay that they create a supplementary website to sell supplementary products from, then their repeat customers can buy without using ebay listings (which cost money to the seller), and they may have their choice of all your products regardless if one sells early or not. My website is located at www.geocities.com/make.snow , this site sells the plans for the snowgun, however it also including running information, set up, take down procedures, tips, and critical information used to determine which parts to use, the site in the future will be used to sell hard to find nozzles, and products which will simplify set up and take down of a snowgun.

Another critical part of any website is a Frequently Asked Questions Section, this section provides information on the products, as well as the company, with my website this page provides details about what the consumer can expect from their snowgun and links to a page where the user can Contact us about their questions of how such a product can help their business generate a greater profit.

Website Update ( www.geocities.com/make.snow )

Well the new site is looking great, I've put some effort into it and so far we're at nearly 160 hits in it's first week. For those of you who don't know I'm talking about my site www.geocities.com/make.snow it's about building a home snow maker or snowgun, similar to the ski resorts, however, it's been downsized for home use. This means for people who are further from ski areas they can still enjoy the sport from home. People can also use it to make snow to promote their businesses, can you say free media coverage?

The site was created after significant success on ebay with selling the guide, however a website will allow me to sell different parts such as the special nozzles and in the future B-I-Y (build it yourself) kits, as well as prebuilt snow guns for those who are not into the whole DIY thing. Again the site is www.geocities.com/make.snow

New site make snow at home in your own backyard

Hey, well, I finally got the new site built, not that it was hard, but if you are looking to make snow at home this winter, in your own backyard then visit http://www.geocities.com/make.snow and you will be able to get my plans for the snow gun, also you will be able to buy parts (comming soon) such as nozzles, and the correct pipe to make the snow gun without having to search the internet like I did.