What the Big eBay Money Makers Have in Common: Attributes of a PowerSeller
- By Ed Staff
- Published 08/20/2009
- Online Auctions
- Unrated
To attain PowerSeller status and become one of the elite big money makers on eBay, you must first have the appropriate attributes to attain that level.
Becoming a successful online auctioneer requires much, much more than a simple source for cheap products that have a high profit margin. Anybody can find stuff to sell and list it on eBay. But running a business requires a level of dedication that few people have... which is exactly why there are far more workers in this world than entrepreneurs, and far more buyers on eBay than sellers.
Review the PowerSeller attributes below, and be sure that you have them all. If there's something you're missing, then a simple change of attitude is often all that is required in order to obtain it.
Understand That You're Running a Business
Running an online auction business differs little from running any other kind of business. As the owner and president of your very own company, you need to think like a CEO. The decisions you make as the president of your company will directly affect your success.
Dedication
Unlike gambling in Las Vegas, there is very little luck involved in the success or failure of a business. A successful company succeeds because of the dedication of its founder and employees. You must be passionate about your business and have the discipline to do what it takes.
Desire
When I was in Marine Corps basic
training, I watched as several recruits simply gave up and quit. Somewhere along the line they decided that the effort wasn't worth the reward. What separated the quitters from those that made it through to the end? Very simply, desire!
Those that made it to the end preferred to be Marines, and have the prestige and respect that comes with being a Marine. I actually met a man who broke both his legs during boot camp and spent several months in medical rehabilitation. The Marines offered to send him home several times, but he always refused. He eventually healed and returned to training.
What is your desire level? Are you ready and willing to deal with the tough times that come with running your own company so you can eventually quit your job, or do you just want to keep grinding it out making money for your boss?
Are you going to quit when things are tougher than expected, or will you do whatever it takes to earn the prestige of being an eBay PowerSeller?
Becoming Successful is a Learned Process
Chances are you're going to fall down a lot. Reaching success means that every time you do fall down, you get back up. But before you start charging ahead, you take the time to dust yourself off and analyze why you fell down to begin with.
Falling down is not failure. Failure is not getting back up. Falling down is simply an opportunity for you to learn how to not fall down again. Do that, and you soon be well on your way to making the big money on eBay and join an elite group of eBay success stories.
Becoming a successful online auctioneer requires much, much more than a simple source for cheap products that have a high profit margin. Anybody can find stuff to sell and list it on eBay. But running a business requires a level of dedication that few people have... which is exactly why there are far more workers in this world than entrepreneurs, and far more buyers on eBay than sellers.
Review the PowerSeller attributes below, and be sure that you have them all. If there's something you're missing, then a simple change of attitude is often all that is required in order to obtain it.
Understand That You're Running a Business
Running an online auction business differs little from running any other kind of business. As the owner and president of your very own company, you need to think like a CEO. The decisions you make as the president of your company will directly affect your success.
Dedication
Unlike gambling in Las Vegas, there is very little luck involved in the success or failure of a business. A successful company succeeds because of the dedication of its founder and employees. You must be passionate about your business and have the discipline to do what it takes.
Desire
When I was in Marine Corps basic
Those that made it to the end preferred to be Marines, and have the prestige and respect that comes with being a Marine. I actually met a man who broke both his legs during boot camp and spent several months in medical rehabilitation. The Marines offered to send him home several times, but he always refused. He eventually healed and returned to training.
What is your desire level? Are you ready and willing to deal with the tough times that come with running your own company so you can eventually quit your job, or do you just want to keep grinding it out making money for your boss?
Are you going to quit when things are tougher than expected, or will you do whatever it takes to earn the prestige of being an eBay PowerSeller?
Becoming Successful is a Learned Process
Chances are you're going to fall down a lot. Reaching success means that every time you do fall down, you get back up. But before you start charging ahead, you take the time to dust yourself off and analyze why you fell down to begin with.
Falling down is not failure. Failure is not getting back up. Falling down is simply an opportunity for you to learn how to not fall down again. Do that, and you soon be well on your way to making the big money on eBay and join an elite group of eBay success stories.
Ed Staff
PowerSellerPros is a free instructional website that teaches you how to sell on eBay and offers advanced advice on how to make money on eBay, authored by a former eBay employee and PowerSeller. Ed Staff is a freelance writer.
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