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The Net Auction Masters... an intensive 5-Day e-mail course
on how to join the Net Auction Game and WIN!
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If you have a friend who would benefit from taking this
course, please pass this on.Or tell that person to receive
the 5-day course by sending a blank e-mail to...
tnamsalliesunme@sitesell.net
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Refer to this course over and over again as you grow your
Net auction business.Print each e-mail out, pour yourself
a beverage of choice, bring along a pen to jot down some
ideas, and take it all to your favorite sofa. This is
serious -- you want your first actions to be effective.Go
for best learning results -- get comfortable. :-)
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Net Auction Masters 101
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Introduction
by Sydney Johnston and Ken Evoy
You are a VERY lucky person!
You are in the RIGHT spot at the RIGHT time.At this point
in e-history, you have open access to an incredibly
profitable and exciting business opportunity -- one that
didn't even exist five years ago -- a Net auction business.
You probably know something about Internet auctions (or know
someone who knows).Maybe you've actually looked at a
couple of auction sites, or even bought a goodie or two by
auction.Just for the fun of it.
In your mind...
... Net auctions seem sort of intriguing, but you're just
not sure if...
a) they fit your needs (personal and business).
b) there's honestly any money to be made.After all, hype
is everywhere.Maybe you think Net auctions might be fine
for a little playful buying and selling, but they're not a
*real* bring-home-the-paycheck business.
Fair enough.A new business venture is not to be taken
lightly.You need "ground level" information not
pie-in-the-sky announcements.
The Auction Masters course will plant your feet firmly on
the ground and provide you with the information and
confidence you need to start and grow a profitable Net
auction business.Each DAY of the five DAYS of the course
will expand your knowledge base and make it easier for you
to join the "Net Auction Game" and WIN!
This installment (DAY 1) answers some of the "W" questions
about Net auctions (who, what, why,).Let's get started...
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Consider this ...
The auction site giant, eBay, has...
o five million items for sale daily
o 22.5 million registered users
eBay estimates their share of the global market will soon
reach $1.7 trillion!eBay's revenues topped $430 million in
2000, an increase of *92%* from 1999.
And even though eBay is definitely the "queen" of auction
sites, there are still hundreds -- even thousands -- more
sites that are selling and buying items every day, along
with professional services.
Yet, in spite of these gigantic numbers, eBay is definitely
the territory of the SMALL SELLER... the individual working
from home, the small business owner, the netrepreneur.
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Since you are reading these words, you must have some
interest in creating your own business, or increasing the
profits of one you already have.Do you match one of the
profiles below?....
o You are a mom who knows that it is critical to be home
with your kids in their first important years of life.Yet,
living on a single income is tough and you need to make a
little extra money.
Every home business you check out requires an up-front
investment (like addressing envelopes or assembling products
that the company promises to buy from you).And you just
aren't sure which way to turn.After all, how can you tell
if this is a real opportunity -- in ADVANCE?
o You're retired and those pension checks don't really go as
far as you thought they would.You can live OK, but there
isn't any money for extras, like that trip all your friends
are going on, or the special present for that wonderful
grandchild.
But pouring a lot of money into a business is too big a
gamble to take because you can't afford to lose your
investment.
o You are an affiliate with a lot of great products and you
need another way to attract customers.You keep eyeing
those auction sites, with all those hungry buyers, and you
keep wondering if there's any way to tap into that market.
But you don't quite know how to go about it.
o You own a store, offline or online, and business is
just... well... not what you'd hoped!You need customers
and you need them "yesterday."Where are they going to come
from?You know there are a lot of customers on Net auctions
but you are frustrated -- you don't have a clue about how to
take advantage of that traffic.
o For you, money isn't a problem but you want something
interesting and fun to do.You love to shop and if you
could share your buying expertise -- and make money from
it -- you would be in Shopper's Heaven!
o You have a passion for antique silver or rare coins or
_____.Your family and friends' eyes begin to roll back in
their heads whenever you want to talk about your latest
treasure.You really need someone to talk to!
o You have a very expensive hobby and that paycheck just
won't stretch to cover that high-end camera equipment or
those custom skis or _____.You feel that you might wither
and die inside if you have to give this up!But where is
the extra money going to come from?
o You want a change in your life.You wake up one morning
and get smashed between the eyes with a realization that "I
hate what I do every day."From that moment on, you are
fired up to get out, out, out, but you can't figure out how
to do it. If you give up that paycheck too soon, you will be
in financial trouble.
Yet, working all day doesn't leave much time for creating
something else.And everyone knows that creating your own
business takes lots and lots of time.Besides when your
day ends, all you have the energy for is to climb the stairs
and fall into bed.
o You have made the plunge!You are a full time
entrepreneur and home business owner.But, it isn't going
quite as well as you planned.In fact, you spend a lot of
time at night staring at the ceiling, wondering how you got
into this mess.
If you don't get more income soon, you're going to have to
write off all the time and money you've spent so far and
start looking for a J-O-B.
o You are ambitious.You already have a successful business
(offline and online) but you want to climb even higher.You
see the "demand" -- all those potential buyers actively
searching Net auctions for products or services.You
want to be part of the "supply" equation.The customer
profits and so do you!
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These are average Joes/Josephines, just like you and me.A
Net auction business can be the solution to financial/
employment/business concerns and they can satisfy personal
needs/dreams.
Why?Here are a few reasons to get the ball rolling...
1) There is NO financial risk for start-up!
It is cheap, cheap, cheap to start an auction business! You
never have to worry about employees, rent, costly technology
or any of the other expenses that suck up the money of an
netrepreneur.Somebody else has already created the system
and taken all the risk.
All you have to do is raise your hand and say, "I'm in".
The panic of watching your bank balance fall at an alarming
rate is no longer a part of your life.There is no need to
take a second mortgage on the house or risk the kids'
college fund, gambling on your own business.
You can begin by selling stuff that you're sick of or have
outgrown (why did I ever buy that orange vase, anyway?)Or,
you're bound to have relatives or friends who would love to
sell that what-cha-ma-call-it for a few dollars and need
your help.
Depending on what auction site you use, advertising your
widget may be free.Even the most expensive site, eBay,
costs a maximum of $3.30 to list your item (except for a
home or car).
The two tools you absolutely must have to play the online
auction game is a computer and access to the Internet -- and
you must already have that, or you wouldn't be reading these
words. ;-)
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2) Auction sites attract millions -- yes, millions -- of
TARGETED customers!
If you build your own Web site, you have to figure out ways
to attract buyers.As many of us already know, to our
dismay, this can costly in either money or time (or both!)
----SIDEBAR----
That doesn't have to be the case.Make Your Site SELL!
(MYSS!), generally accepted by almost every major Web
marketing guru as the BIBLE of selling on the Net, shows you
how to effectively and easily build targeted traffic to your
Web site.
http://myss.sitesell.com
----SIDEBAR----
Auction sites have already done the hard and expensive work
of getting customers for you.You just need to provide a
great product at a great price.Auction players are looking
for bargains, uniqueness and convenience.Provide that and
you will always have customers at your auction doorstep.
(More on this tomorrow.)
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3) Auctions are the EASIEST game on the Net.
You can start immediately, with very little knowledge.The
learning curve is minimal.You can be operating an auction
business five minutes from now.Simply fill in the required
registration form (no charge) and you are ready to begin.
Naturally, if you decide to become a serious player, making
thousands each week, you will need to educate yourself. But,
even then, it is the easiest and most do-able business on
the Net.
That doesn't mean that you will become an overnight
millionaire working 10 minutes a day, like so many of those
ridiculous Internet claims would have you believe.
But running a Net auction business surely isn't brain
surgery.The basics can be mastered quickly, and then it is
just a question of selling and practicing to raise your
skill level.
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4) You can use online auctions as a TRAFFIC GENERATOR to
promote your business or any other interests that you have.
Regardless of what you're doing on the Internet, you can use
Net auctions to drive traffic to your product or service.
Lots of traffic.
And fortunately for you, almost no one realizes what a
powerful strategy this is. There are millions of people
selling on auctions, but most of them don't realize yet what
a powerful lead-generating tool it is.
NOW is the time to take advantage of the power of auctions,
before everyone else wakes up to the possibilities.
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5) Your auction business is ALWAYS open -- but you don't
have to be!
Once you list your product/service, you can go about your
other business.It's not like a retail store, or an
office, or even a garage sale where you must be there in
person, or there won't be any sales.Let the auction do its
job and direct your energy to other things.
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6) The amount of time you spend is entirely up to YOU.
You can spend an hour a week... or ten hours a day... on
your auction business.Your level of involvement is your
decision.
This means there is no reason to give up the security of a
pay check, until you are ready.Or... you may love your job
and want to keep it, but you just need a little extra money.
Increase your level of involvement whenever you want to.Or
keep it strictly a sideline.Your choice.No desperation.
No risk.
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7) There is the FUN FACTOR (the best part)!
Where else can you buy or sell...
o The costume Jim Carrey wore in "The Grinch"
o A Klingon battle uniform, straight from the famous Star
Trek series
o A signed check from the most famous TV show of all time,
"I Love Lucy"
o The silver belt worn by Super Villain Robert Patrick in
Terminator 2 (now a star on the X Files)?
A Net auction business lets you follow your passion, meet
new people and be entertained -- all while you are
"working."
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Make Your Net Auction Sell! (MYNAS!) outlines other powerful
features and benefits of a Net auction business.It gives
you the "big picture" so that you can easily see YOURSELF in
that "picture".
http://mynas.sitesell.com
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Are you starting to have a clearer idea about Net auctions?
Great!But our "grounding" goal for DAY 1 is not completely
met yet.To be firmly planted, you must have FOCUS.
Focus is necessary for success in any business -- and a
powerful, lucrative, joyful auction business is no
different.
As Tim Gallwey, author of "Inner Game", says ....
"Focus is the quintessential component of superior
performance in every activity".
Make Your Net Auction Sell! covers an entire series of focus
questions, designed to help you maximize your results.
http://mynas.sitesell.com
However, for now, focus on just two very basic questions...
1) "What do you want from your auction business?"
o Do you want a part-time income?
o Do you have a specific dollar amount?For example, you
want $1,000 each month to cover the mortgage payment?
o Are you really ambitious and want to quit your job in six
months and so need to make $20,000 a month?
What are your other dreams and goals?
o Do you want to spend more time with your family?Or
involve the entire family in your auction business?
o Do you want the freedom to play golf every Wednesday
afternoon or coach the Little League team?
o Would you want to spend every waking moment buying and
selling antique musical instruments?
o ... (your ideas)
o ...
o ....
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2) What can I bring to this Net auction business?
o enthusiastic interest/ zeal of passion
o great product/service
o time (how much?)
o family support (emotional and physical)
o effort and perseverance
o life experience
o ... (your suggestions)
o ...
o ....
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Simply write the questions down in a notebook (on or off the
computer).Don't be in a rush to answer them completely
right now.Over the next few days, read over them once a
day and let them simmer in the back of your mind.Your
answers will develop your focus.The more questions and
answers you add, the sharper your focus will be.
Consider this assignment as your ONGOING homework -- for the
course and beyond, as you develop your business.
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That's all for today.Are you already thinking about what
you could sell?Do you have an urge to run down and open
that box in the basement and see if that almost-forgotten
treasure is still there?Want to place a bid on something?
All are good healthy signs of enthusiasm, motivation and
readiness to begin something new.
And to keep that CAN-DO thinking bubbling along, tomorrow
we will answer two key start-up questions for a Net auction
business...
1) "What should I sell"?
2) "Where do I find customers?"
Get ready to join the Net Auction GAME!
See you then,
Sydney and Ken
P.S.Please -- save this e-mail.So many people ask us for
"back issues" when they realize how strong the whole course
is -- but it's all automated.Print them all and refer to
them as you build the best home business in existence.
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Written by Sydney Johnston
Author of Make Your Net Auction Sell!
And...
Ken Evoy, M.D.
President, SiteSell Inc.
(c) copyright 2001 SiteSell.com Inc.
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"Make Your Net Auction Sell!" TM SiteSell.com Inc.
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