Using iPhone, Android or iPads to create efficient eBay / Amazon listings.
About a two months ago I started brainstorming was to make my online business more efficient.
I was hiring my first employee to help me with my EBay and Amazon listings but my second computer was WAY to slow.
I was hiring my first employee to help me with my EBay and Amazon listings but my second computer was WAY to slow.
I needed to come up with a new way for both of us to be able to research eBay & Amazon items as well as create fast efficient eBay & Amazon listings.
I found a myself with two options
#1 Purchase a new laptop
#2 Purchase an iPad
Using a smart phone or ipad to create eBay & Amazon listings just seemed to make more sense.
I decided to purchase the 32gb 4th generation iPad. Since she had never used an iPad before, I was a little concerned that there might be a little bit of a learning curve since she had never used one before but she had no problems figuring it out.
Within a few days of using the ipad for listing I came to the realization that using a mobile device such as a smart phone or iPad to create listings on EBay or Amazon is not only more efficient, it is healthier and increases productivity.
Health benefits of creating eBay & Amazon listings with a smart phone or iPad
When you list on a mobile device such as a smart phone or iPad, you have the freedom to get away from your desk, saving your back, buns, stomach and heart. It also gives you indirect exercise that you normally wouldn't get sitting at your desk.
What applications I use for creating listings with my mobile device.
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eBay mobile application for iPhone, ipad & Android
eBay mobile productivity benefits of using an iPhone, ipad or android to create listings.
#1. There is just something about the ease of listing with my phone that really helps me get through the "back of the pile" items, you know the ones that I am talking about. The ones that your really not that interested in and tent to sprout like mushrooms in dark corners.
#2. Using your iPhone, ipad or android for listing also helps you from being distracted. How many times do you find yourself on facebook or some other social site when you should be listing? Using your iPhone, ipad or android doesn't take away that option but it does take away the urge.
#3. Need to answer a question or pull some inventory? No need to waste paper printing off what inventory you need to pull, just take your phone with you and look it up as you go.
#4. I can only speak for the iPhone and ipad but with the voice recognition feature you don't have to type most of your description, you can just dictate your description and it will appear in the listing. It is not 100% accurate and you do have to go back and do some editing, but it eliminated the need to use a keyboard which is nice.
Now that we have went over some of the general productivity benefits of using an iPhone, ipad or android to create listings, lets dig a little bit deeper into the applications I use on my iPhone & ipad.
#2. Using your iPhone, ipad or android for listing also helps you from being distracted. How many times do you find yourself on facebook or some other social site when you should be listing? Using your iPhone, ipad or android doesn't take away that option but it does take away the urge.
#3. Need to answer a question or pull some inventory? No need to waste paper printing off what inventory you need to pull, just take your phone with you and look it up as you go.
#4. I can only speak for the iPhone and ipad but with the voice recognition feature you don't have to type most of your description, you can just dictate your description and it will appear in the listing. It is not 100% accurate and you do have to go back and do some editing, but it eliminated the need to use a keyboard which is nice.
Now that we have went over some of the general productivity benefits of using an iPhone, ipad or android to create listings, lets dig a little bit deeper into the applications I use on my iPhone & ipad.
Here are a few of my favorite features of the eBay mobile application
My favorite part about listing with eBay's mobile app is the category suggestion feature. No more digging through categories trying to find the right one. Two months in and I have not had to look up an item yet, this time saving feature is great.
Another great feature of the eBay app is the built in camera capture option, snapping pictures while creating your listings saves you lots of time.
Gone are the days off hooking up a digital camera to the computer and downloading all the pictures to my computer, they are just there and it is wonderful.
Gone are the days off hooking up a digital camera to the computer and downloading all the pictures to my computer, they are just there and it is wonderful.
Mobile Amazon listing with Profit Bandit for iPhone, iPad & Android.
With profit bandit you can scout as well as list directly to Amazon from the program.
Amazon's Mobile application will not let you list directly to Amazon but with Profit Bandit, you can.
I use this program on my iPhone. I can scan the barcode, plug in a few bits of information along with a price and have my listing on Amazon in under a minute.
This particular program does cost a flat fee of $15.00 but it quickly pays for itself and is a great tool for finding stuff to sell.
I use this program on my iPhone. I can scan the barcode, plug in a few bits of information along with a price and have my listing on Amazon in under a minute.
This particular program does cost a flat fee of $15.00 but it quickly pays for itself and is a great tool for finding stuff to sell.
Final thoughts on using a mobile device for creating listings on eBay & Amazon.
The eBay Mobile application as well as Profit Bandit will without a doubt increase efficiency as well as speed of listing. The only drawback that I have found is that there is currently no option to ad a store category to the listing
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