With many services and Web sites available today for consumers to sell  products or services online, it can be challenging to figure out which  one will work best for you. But regardless of where you decide to sell  online, there are basic sales principles you can follow that will make a  difference between achieving a profitable sale and having a prospective  customer skip right past your product listing. Following these rules  will help call attention to your listing and put your offering in the  best possible light to prospective buyers.
1. Be honest. If your item is five  years old, don’t call it brand new. Describe how long you’ve had it and  what wear it has gotten. Otherwise you are wasting the potential buyer’s  time and creating distrusting.
2.  Do your research. When selling a product or service online,  spend some time researching similar items for sale and how they are  being advertised. This will help you decide which information to include  in your listing, what features to highlight and what price to ask for  your item.
3. You’ve gotta see  it to believe it. People want a chance to see an item before  offering to buy it, so include a high-quality photograph showing the  item. If it’s a large object like furniture or a car, use more than one  photo with multiple angles in your listing. Research by the advertising  industry proves that photos catch more buyers’ eyes and increase sales.
4. Pay atention to speling and grammer.  See what we mean? A successful listing is written and proofread  carefully. Is all your spelling and grammar correct? Many sites allow  you to preview your listing before posting, which could save you from  losing a potential buyer.
5.  Don’t forget this is a business deal. Respond to all customers  promptly and politely. Answer all emails with a greeting and closing,  full sentences and your name. Be clear and complete in your descriptions  of the product, price and delivery options. If you meet a buyer, be  punctual and courteous, no matter how the negotiation goes. If you send  your product to the buyer, be sure to package it securely to protect  against damage and make sure it arrives to the buyer promptly. You are  selling yourself just as much as you are selling your old things, so pay  careful attention to how you deal with potential buyers.
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