Free eBay TemplatesCan using free eBay templates really make your eBay listing look more professional while costing you nothing? Sure! You can find lots of free eBay auction templates to customize your auctions and help build your own distinctive brand. Or you can make some simple changes to how your listings look while writing your item's description. Both options are easy once you know where to find them! There's really two parts of an eBay listing or auction sales page. The top part of the page is most visible to the buyer. It's filled with info you enter on your SIY (sell it yourself) form. The look of this area can't be changed. Beneath the top area is the part that you can customize. First lets see how to change the way your listing looks with tools available on the eBay website. To edit your the way your description looks, you'll need to use a browser that's compatible with eBay. Safari, the new Google “Chrome,” and some other browsers aren't compatible . Using Firefox from Mozilla is one solution. These changes are temporary unless you do them with the CREATE TEMPLATE option. First, click the tab marked SELL (upper right of page). This will take you to a page with a tab that says START SELLING. Under the heading SELL WITH A TEMPLATE, click CREATE TEMPLATES. You'll need to choose a category for your listing. Don't worry if you sell a variety of things in different categories. You can change to a different category when doing your actual listings without disturbing the template. I've found that it's best to be creating an actual listing while creating a template. Fill in the item title, add pictures, and scroll down to DESCRIBE THE ITEM YOU'RE SELLING. This section has two tabs... standard & HTML Clicking on standard shows you things you can change. You can make simple changes to the way your actual words look by changing the
If you click HTML, all the options disappear, you'll get to enter HTML code for how the listing will look. If you enter your own code, remember that there's things you can't do because they're either eBay-illegal or are incompatible with eBay's code. This is also where you'll enter the code of your chosen free ebay templates. Almost Free eBay template changes found on eBay!There's another eBay template change that isn't free but only costs a dime for each use. Beneath the item description are 50 “listing designer” templates of borders. This is a cheap and fast fix if you just want to spiff up a special auction.The last free eBay template available on eBay isn't really free but is included in the monthly fee for your store. Do you need an eBay store? Are you serious about making money by selling things on eBay? Do you plan to keep inventory listed regularly? If yes, then opening an ebay store of your own is a good idea. I have one and it works great for what I sell! To find these free eBay auction templates once you've signed up for a store, click on MANAGE MY STORE under SHORTCUTS on the left side of your MY EBAY page. These templates are are found and managed in “display settings. Themes & display will give you very basic templates for your store page. While doing research for this page, I found a page on eBay that's full of useful information. AND links to free eBay auction templates. AND tons of free auction tools. (No, it's not mine.) Amazing stuff! I think you'll find answers to any questions about ebay graphics and free eBay templates and tools. Click there for eBay template and graphics info & tools. Free eBay templates!Another way to find free eBay templates is to just type those keywords into your browser. There's lots of websites that have pre-formatted code for you to use on your listings.First, find a template you'd like to use. Try to think like your customer here and choose something that is appropriate for the category. And remember that many people still use dial-up internet connections. Too much flashy graphics, sound and animation can make the page load slo-o-owly. Frustrated shoppers aren't happy buyers. It's a good idea to keep your template attractive but simple if you can! To use the ebay auction template of your choice, follow the instructions that each site gives you. Ideally, you'll just be cutting and pasting the code for the ebay template you want to use, into the listing description area. After you have your code, return to ebay. You'll need to be sure you've already clicked on the tab marked html. The code will be pasted into the description area. That should be it! It sure looks easy- I wonder why I haven't done this myself? Now that I've found the free eBay auction templates, I'm anxious to try some in my auctions soon! Return to Starting An eBay Business from Free eBay Templates
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