eBay Classifieds are great for Bum Marketers!

Over the last few weeks I have been experimenting with different ways to make money with Classified Ads on eBay and have found that the most successful methods are either lead generation (getting people to join your mailing list) or affiliate marketing.

What this means for Bum Marketers is that they can write their articles directly in eBay's classified ad format and add their affiliate links on the page pointing the customers directly to the product.

This is a huge advantage over article directories for a number of reasons.

* One is that eBay customers are already READY to buy - that's why they are there, to look for stuff to purchase. You already have found your hungry crowd.

* There is low competition. Many sellers are put off by the $9.95 per month cost for placing a classified ad. But if you think that you really only need ONE purchase to break even in most cases (depending on the product price of course) then over the course of 30 days you are bound to get at least that many sales (and probably a lot more if you choose a product that is in demand).