| Before you start a business on eBay, you need to | | | | your sold items are out of your office and in the hands |
| establish a solid system of organization for every area | | | | of your parcel carrier within 24 hours of sale? If not, |
| of your eBay operation. | | | | you should adopt this as your benchmark for all of |
| The only way that I could have ever reached such a | | | | your eBay shipments. |
| high level of success on eBay is by having a thorough | | | | By doing so, you can deliver exceptional service to |
| organizational system. | | | | your customers as well as operate your business |
| By being highly organized, I could easily scale up | | | | more efficiently. |
| processes and eliminate bottlenecks in my work flow. | | | | If you want to run a smooth operation, you need to |
| As you develop your business, take the time to think | | | | have all packing and shipping supplies on hand and |
| through your processes and then develop a plan or | | | | setup neatly in a section of your home office. You |
| manual where you can document the exact flow of | | | | should have your own postage scale in your office so |
| steps behind these processes. | | | | you are not wasting time at the post office. |
| Most importantly, you must be able to document all | | | | Also, keep a large stock of pre-printed return labels. |
| key flows and be able to retrieve and file important | | | | Don't forget to have an adequate supply of packing |
| physical data. | | | | materials, stamps and boxes. |
| A great example of an important area to watch is | | | | Now that you know what to do before you start a |
| your shipment process. This is a crucial step that | | | | business on eBay, take action and you will be amazed |
| cannot be overlooked. | | | | by the results! |
| Do you have a system setup in place so that all of | | | | |