Many of us have heard of eBay or similar websites that allow consumers to purchase goods, usually at a discounted price, online. However, there are those businesses or individuals who are on the opposite side of the fence.

Nowadays, there are many people who have merchandise to sell and would like to facilitate the transaction online. The problem then may be that perhaps they don't know exactly how beneficial this would be for business; they don't possess the knowledge of how to get the Internet ball rolling or they simply don't have the time or desire to manage such a task.

"In this time-pressed era, many people simply don't have the time for the process of selling items online," says Paul Barton, president and CEO of Internet Sell.

Internet Sell is an example of a full service provider of online selling solutions. Companies such as Internet Sell do all of the work for you. Some of the benefits of using a professional online seller like Internet Sell include:
? Photos taken of your merchandise for web viewing.
? Storage of your items.
? Internet descriptions written for you about your items for sell.
? Web listing of each item and responding to inquiries.
? Handling payment collection and shipping to bidders.
? Sends you the payment when the sale is complete.

"All of our Internet Sell consultants are knowledgeable about online selling," says Barton. "This means we give our clients unbeatable expertise that allows anyone to tap into the online selling market."

Some important details to keep in mind when deciding whether or not to sell your merchandise online are the site’s affiliate contract, make sure they spell out precisely what they’ll do to market your store. Also, ask how they will "optimize" your online store for search engines. Since most people don’t look beyond the first page of results when they do an Internet search, you want to be sure that people looking for your product will see your site as one of the top 10 “hits” on the results page. Lastly, try to pick an online seller that will use several of the major online selling sites.

For example, Internet Sell uses eBay, Overstock.com, GoAntiques.com among several others. They also provide a store drop-off location where you can speak to and deal directly with people, no email or automated contacts. You get to interact face to face with the people responsible for selling your items.

Make sure you select your online liaison carefully. They will be the ones responsible for managing everything from inventory liquidation; search engine optimization; developing and maintaining websites; setting up merchant credit card services and delivering you a check for your goods.

Internet Sell provides tools to help small businesses, individuals and even non-profit organizations to sell online. They are located at 3295 Business Park Drive Suite C in Vista. For more information on Internet Sell, including its commission structure, visit www.internetsell.com or call (866) 312-7285.

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