rally there are a few points that bear repeating about pictures for the web.

· Keep your picture size as small a possible without compromising quality.

· Use appropriate lighting – avoid using the flash unless really necessary.

· Use a contrasting background to make your colors pop

· Always use a tripod to steady your shots

· Properly prepare your item so it m

When I first started selling on eBay. I spent a lot of my time trying to come up with great descriptions for my items. I would use a thesaurus and try to craft the most evocative descriptions to entice potential bidders to bid on my items. Yet, my auctions consistently ended, selling for much less than similar items listed by my competitors. I decided to do what Jay Abraham suggests, realizing that there is usually enough business to go around, you can learn a lot by talking to your competitors. So I took the plunge and actually offered to pay a fellow seller of children’s clothing on eBay to tell me what I was doing wrong with my eBay listings.

She took the offer and the money and her critique of my auction made me a hundred times over the $50.00 that it cost me. One of the things that she told me was “take more pictures of your item; a picture means everything in a listing, while words are just words”.

Although I found that statement a little strange, I understood just what she meant. I began putting more and more pictures into my listing. I saw my ending prices double on the items that I was selling just from that one change.

In this article I am not going to address the basics of taking pictures. I am going to concentrate on the finer points of creating photographs that make your items sell. I assume that you have a digital camera and know how to use it. If not, there are many, many great tutorials on the web about how to digital camera that will get you up to speed in no time

Some Basic Points: Generally there are a few points that bear repeating about pictures for the web.

· Keep your picture size as small a possible without compromising quality.

· Use appropriate lighting – avoid using the flash unless really necessary.

· Use a contrasting background to make your colors pop

· Always use a tripod to steady your shots

· Properly prepare your item so it ma

zing that there is usually enough business to go around, you can learn a lot by talking to your competitors. So I took the plunge and actually offered to pay a fellow seller of children’s clothing on eBay to tell me what I was doing wrong with my eBay listings.

She took the offer and the money and her critique of my auction made me a hundred times over the $50.00 that it cost me. One of the things that she told me was “take more pictures of your item; a picture means everything in a listing, while words are just words”.

Although I found that statement a little strange, I understood just what she meant. I began putting more and more pictures into my listing. I saw my ending prices double on the items that I was selling just from that one change.

In this article I am not going to address the basics of taking pictures. I am going to concentrate on the finer points of creating photographs that make your items sell. I assume that you have a digital camera and know how to use it. If not, there are many, many great tutorials on the web about how to digital camera that will get you up to speed in no time

Some Basic Points: Generally there are a few points that bear repeating about pictures for the web.

· Keep your picture size as small a possible without compromising quality.

· Use appropriate lighting – avoid using the flash unless really necessary.

· Use a contrasting background to make your colors pop

· Always use a tripod to steady your shots

· Properly prepare your item so it m

of the things that she told me was “take more pictures of your item; a picture means everything in a listing, while words are just words”.

Although I found that statement a little strange, I understood just what she meant. I began putting more and more pictures into my listing. I saw my ending prices double on the items that I was selling just from that one change.

In this article I am not going to address the basics of taking pictures. I am going to concentrate on the finer points of creating photographs that make your items sell. I assume that you have a digital camera and know how to use it. If not, there are many, many great tutorials on the web about how to digital camera that will get you up to speed in no time

Some Basic Points: Generally there are a few points that bear repeating about pictures for the web.

· Keep your picture size as small a possible without compromising quality.

· Use appropriate lighting – avoid using the flash unless really necessary.

· Use a contrasting background to make your colors pop

· Always use a tripod to steady your shots

· Properly prepare your item so it m

cle I am not going to address the basics of taking pictures. I am going to concentrate on the finer points of creating photographs that make your items sell. I assume that you have a digital camera and know how to use it. If not, there are many, many great tutorials on the web about how to digital camera that will get you up to speed in no time

Some Basic Points: Generally there are a few points that bear repeating about pictures for the web.

· Keep your picture size as small a possible without compromising quality.

· Use appropriate lighting – avoid using the flash unless really necessary.

· Use a contrasting background to make your colors pop

· Always use a tripod to steady your shots

· Properly prepare your item so it m

rally there are a few points that bear repeating about pictures for the web.

· Keep your picture size as small a possible without compromising quality.

· Use appropriate lighting – avoid using the flash unless really necessary.

· Use a contrasting background to make your colors pop

· Always use a tripod to steady your shots

· Properly prepare your item so it makes the best possible presentation.

The Finer Points: In addition to the basics points mentioned above, review the following points when taking pictures for eBay.

Tie each part of the description to a picture: Pictures should be near the text that describes the feature of the item that the picture is highlighting.

I have found that an effective presentation method is to use a 2 column table in my listings. It allows the portion of the description that addresses an important feature of the item to be directly adjacent to a picture of that feature.

Creating a table requires the use of html but you can get a basic table template from a tutorial on the web. Take pictures of the item from all angles: Real life happens in 3-D, the web is strictly a 2-dimensional medium, take all sides, top and bottom of the item. It makes your bidders comfortable by showing them that you have nothing to hide. Take a picture of any extras included with the item. If there are any accessories, spare parts, or instructional manuals that you plan to include with the item be sure to include a picture of them.

Take honest pictures and don’t over edit them: Let your bidders see pictures of any flaws that the item may have. After all, they will see the flaws when the item is delivered, so you may as well avoid any bad feedback you will undoubtedly by honestly describing and showing any flaws the item may have. Stay away from over-processing, enhancing and doctori