What is eBay Pulse®?
eBay Pulse® strives to deliver a snapshot of the entire eBay marketplace. It features top 10 popular searches within nearly three dozen categories.
Revealing eBay Pulse® Secrets.
Since eBay Pulse® is a listing of the MOST POPULAR SEARCHED ITEMS by category, and not necessarily the most bid-on items, it's easy to conclude that eBay Pulse® is not a good tool to root out hot niches. Normally this may be true. However, I've developed free tools anyone can use to scan through eBay Pulse®'s various categories for those items getting the MOST BIDS. Suddenly, eBay Pulse® reveals it's hidden secrets.
How to Save Hours looking through eBay Pulse®.
Included in my tool box is a blog where I feature daily (or nearly so) scans of eBay Pulse® RSS feeds. These scans clearly show what items are getting the highest bids and hence drawing the most attention on eBay. My tools go beyond what eBay Pulse® offers at face value. Whereas Pulse is a 'popular search' list, my lists drills down into eBay Pulse® listings to reveal important data which you can use to uncover hot new niches as they are developing. These tools can save you hours of searching through eBay Pulse®.
Uncover New Trends Now!
My tools are highly specialized. They are not meant to reveal the seller, nor how much he/she paid for anything. The tools are NOT 'end of auction' listings. While I understand some writers recommend you only look at 'end of auction' listings I think it's important to see how auctions are going in nearly a 'real time' framework. Why? Because you catch hot products, uncover new developing trends NOW.. right now! This is not to say you will never look at end-of-auction' data. You may very well want to confirm your discoveries. For this reason my tools also include free access to Terapeak's data resources. And of course you can always use eBay's 'Search: Find Items' feature.
Fool Proof Tools to Get You Started.
The best use of the free tools I've created may be when they are used in conjunction with eBay's Search: Find Items. Others will tell you to type in keywords to uncover profitable niches. In truth, this is a time consuming way to go about it. The question you're immediately faced with is, what keywords? Where do you start? You start by using my free tools!
This is the most sensible way to go about it. With a few clicks in any category you'll quickly see what items are getting the bids. This immediately cuts down your research time because you don't have to start with a blank slate. Doesn't that beat just grasping at keywords? You betcha! It's fool proof. You simply can not go wrong with my method.
Uncover Hot eBay Niches The Smart Way.
Would you like to learn more about my free system of uncovering hot eBay niches? I've prepared two free eBooks explaining how the system works. Plus, there's several free software packages you can download to help you get started right now. Visit my web site and catch my blog for more daily scans of eBay Pulse® as well as eBay insider articles. Just follow the links to the free resources waiting for you.
About this Author
Dan Walter has been following major market trends since 1996. He is the creator of a unique online software program he uses to scan 'eBay Pulse' for the latest product trends in antiques, collectibles and much more. Visit his web site at http://www.1800realitycheck.com to use his FREE tool to monitor what's selling on eBay. Follow his blog at http://1800realitycheck.blogspot.com to catch DAILY SCANS of 'eBay Pulse', PLUS learn the latest business techniques and marketing strategies of the pros.
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