Listing templates

[a-to-z-stencils]

Can anyone recommend a listing template outside of ebay? I did look on google but there were so many - not sure where to start. thanks

[digital*ghost]

I personally use FreeForm2 via Robshelp, which is quite easy to use and allows me to create a customised template rather than use one that many others can also use. You can create a variety of templates, and I also use it to create my listings from my saved templates, then copy/paste the HTML into eBay's online form (without saving in Freeform so that it doesn't create a new template).  http://freeform2.robshelp.com/freeform2.htm

Before that, I did use a few different free, finished templates that you can find. In that case it was just a matter of looking at each site and viewing the available templates, then picking a few that I liked and seeing how they looked with my products. I didn't like anything overly graphic heavy, and definitely nothing that glittered, flashed, moved or sang  - but I think most of the ones I ended up using came from here: https://freeauctiondesigns.com/template_category/all/

I also used a couple from here: http://www.isdntek.com/tagbot/templates/shipscript.htm as I had a liking for the clean designs (no images, graphics etc) in neutral colours.

[wehavethatau]

I paid to have someone make mine 😛

[digital*ghost]

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@ozfalcon2801 wrote:
I paid to have someone make mine 😛

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I'll do that after I make my first million on ebay. 😄 Having not quite reached that goal yet, the most I'll do at the moment is pay Vistaprint to do my return address labels (and even then, only when there's a significant discount coupon involved.  )

[wehavethatau]

How much do they cost?

You know you can buy eBay label paper so you can print the front and return label?

[digital*ghost]

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@ozfalcon2801 wrote:

How much do they cost?

You know you can buy eBay label paper so you can print the front and return label?

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It varies slightly according to the value of the voucher. One of the last ones I had was for $20 or $30, so I got 420 individual labels for a bit under $8.00 (that was the delivery cost), plus I had previously uploaded my own design / logo (they charge for that, but sometimes give free uploads), so all told it was just shy of 2c per (colour) label, no paper/printing costs of my own. I like them for the branding aspect, and it saves a decent amount of time when I have a lot of packages, but without discounts and so forth, they'd be more around the 10c per label range, which I would never pay.

[davewil1964]

I had to pay for my last lot of return address labels. They don't seem to be discounting them much or often anymore.

[wehavethatau]

Ah OK

I use these which works out at 17c / ea 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/231148545834?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

[digital*ghost]

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@davewil1964 wrote:

I had to pay for my last lot of return address labels. They don't seem to be discounting them much or often anymore.

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The last decent voucher I received was in conjunction with the Melbourne cup. Sometimes they almost tempt me with the $5 mug and t-shirt deals, but then I remember I have nothing practical to do with them (other than feel self-satisfied if/when I use them myself.  ). 

They have got me a bit... I've gotten used to the convenience of the RA labels now and I bit the bullet recently and actually paid for some (50% off 420, so this time it cost me - after delivery costs - $20, a bit under 5c a label. I looked into a dymo thingy, but near as I can figure, they cost a lot more per label). There's probably more cost effective alternatives, but I found printing my own labels to be a bit more time consuming and laborious than handwriting the delivery adress, sticker with the return address on the back.

[digital*ghost]

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@ozfalcon2801 wrote:

Ah OK

I use these which works out at 17c / ea 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/231148545834?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

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I don't have the turnover to warrant that kind of investment, LOL. (I send out average of 45 packages a week).