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| Using Your Web Design Skills to Create and Sell Turnkey Web Sites on eBay by Alexis Dawes You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to notice there's an abundance of web site designers circulating around the Internet. And naturally with all this competition you're bound to have slow periods. Times when you wish even a 0 project would come across your desk. But alas there's an easier way to smooth through those hunger spells. This technique allows you to utilize your inherent design skills, and turn a 00-,000 profit. And unlike the web design industry where there are tens of thousands of competitors, this one has less than 30 currently in the ring. Enter the wonderful world of developing and selling turnkey web sites. eBay usually has 500-2,000 web sites for sale at any given time. After analyzing the web sites for sale category I've noticed that the typical daily sales turnover is more or less 40%-49%. With no abundance of competition, and a very decent sales ratio, the odds for success are definitely in your favor. So how do you get started in this business. Here are a few insider's tips that'll help you beyond the design phase... * Choose your projects carefully. You can't just put together any old web site, and sell it on eBay. Observe the market daily to see what's hot and what's not. When you see an emerging trend, QUICKLY develop 2-3 sites matching the trend, and put one on the auction block every week. This strategy alone could easily be worth a couple of thousand dollars. * Use your programming skills (if you have any) to increase your profits. One of the major expenses in developing turnkey web sites is the software or scripting you have to use to make the site run. If you're proficient at creating CGI scripts, you can cut that expense significantly. * Begin your auction with a low opening bid. I've seen many web site auctions start with a .00 opening bid, and go up to ,000+ in less than a week. Low opening bids create a frenzy early in auctioning process. If you're scared that you could sabotage your efforts, run a reserved auction, and if your secret price isn't met before the auction ends, nobody wins the site. * Brainstorm 1 or 2 long term projects. Usually the longer a site has been in existence, the more intense the bidding activity. Storyboard a long term project, and put it into play now. Sell it at the end of the year (when people are making their New Year's resolutions to start a new business). I've noticed many ,000+ web sites sell during the holiday season. ---
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