NO to Anchor Stores on eBay.... $299 Use the Money for Gas

The title says it all. The anchor store claims to offer you a better position on eBay. However, if you read and take a good look; you will find eBay promotes those with large number of auctions and store items.

Visit http://pulse.ebay.com/ You will see here Popular Searches and eBays Largest Stores. This helps you understand how eBay ranks you. You can also break it down by category.

Checking this out is Very Important for you. As it will show you what the Buyers are Searching for. Now, all this information is there for you and its FREE. Waste and spend no more Money. Research it. I am anxious to know your findings. Sure enough this will help you understand how the marketplace is doing.

The stores worth promoting are of sellers using their ProStores. In order for you to use ProStores you MUST accept Paypal. ..... Good Luck...

Resheard your Category...KNOW your competition. In order for you to stand a chance inside eBay and on the web you MUST dominate each category. For example: selling Office File Cabinets check the competition and list more than what they have. So..you do not have enough in stock?? Run a promotion or
a) offer Free Shipping or
b) work on your TITLE (keywords)

If you lack the stock and cannot compete in numbers then do it with KEYWORDS

ex: 4 drawer office file cabinet metal for sale (Competitor)
you: Hon Home Office Lateral 4 drawer File Cabinet Key

Your Title should Highlight-
Brand, Color, Use and Compare to Major Name brand ........... you will stand a better chance of obtaining that sale.

Work on your About Me page on eBay. Keep in mind all content on the About Me page is searchable outside eBay (the Web). Insert keywords, talk about the product, manuals, warranties etc...

I do not recommend for you to spend $299 on ProStores
I do recommend:
1) Your own Website
2) Merchant Account
3) Promote yourself at no cost
4) Promote your website on major search engines (yes, this requires an investment)

If you have your website, invest the $299 into Goodle Ads. The return will be well worth it.

I will talk more about Google Ads, ProStores and Google Adsense. The Internet is a wealth of information and opportunity to make money.

Stay tuned. :)