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eBay Business Diploma Course
Centre of Excellence

Summary

Price
£49 inc VAT
Study method
Online
Duration
150 hours · Self-paced
Access to content
Lifetime access
Qualification
No formal qualification
CPD
150 CPD hours / points
Achievement
Certificates
  • Certificate of completion - Free
Additional info
  • TOTUM card available but not included in price

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Overview

The eBay Business Diploma Course shows students, step-by-step, how to set up and grow a successful eBay business from anywhere in the world.

eBay is an ever-growing platform where anyone can sign up for free and purchase anything that their heart desires, from clothing to jewellery, kids clothes to food. Thousands of transactions are hosted by eBay every single day, providing the ideal business opportunity to sell to a huge audience of people over a small period of time. Thus, eBay is one of the most powerful e-commerce sites to have emerged.

This course is divided into 11 modules, and each module aims to give you a better understanding of how you can benefit from growing a business on the website.

Who Would Benefit from the Course?

Whether you have never registered with the site, used the basic buying and selling functions or have an eBay business that needs some help, the eBay Business Diploma Course provides the structure and guidance you need to build a successful business.

Achievement

Certificates

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included

CPD

150 CPD hours / points
Accredited by The CPD Certification Service

Description

What You Will Learn

  1. What is eBay?
  2. Getting started
  3. Setting Up Your eBay Business
  4. Making Money on eBay
  5. Managing Inventory
  6. How to Present an Item for Sale on eBay
  7. Promoting Your Goods
  8. Running a Successful Business On eBay
  9. The Way Forward
  10. Real-Life Success Stories
  11. Course Overview

The 1st module of the eBay Business Diploma Course acts as an introduction to eBay itself. It discusses in great length the origins of the website, what eBay is, its purpose, and what it is used for. This module also talks about the growth of eBay over the past few decades, and the strategies used to maintain its growth.

Module 2 instructs students on how to register as a user, as well as educating on the dos and don'ts and other necessary information that should be understood before beginning to use eBay. It provides details on how to be a good seller on the site and talks about the importance of securing good feedback and how to achieve it.

The 3rd module discusses the procedure of setting up your own business on eBay. It starts with a detailed discussion of the policies and legalities of eBay, and why it is necessary to understand the terms and conditions before you set foot in the eBay market. It goes on to discuss the importance of deciding upon a method for listing your products. This module also talks about the methods of payment that you can employ on eBay and describes the use of each method respectively. The module ends with a brief discussion of how to manage your sales on eBay, and the ways to constantly improve them.

Module 4 is a guide to making money on eBay. The module opens with a detailed list of factors that affect the amount of money you can make. It also provides you with an insight into how to decide what you should sell. The module ends with a list of goods that are popular amongst buyers on eBay and how these goods can be profitable.

The 5th module of the eBay Business Diploma Course is all about inventory. It starts with details of where you can find inventory to run your business. The module goes on to talk about the various storage and shipping details that you need to understand in order to run your business efficiently. This section also details how to reduce the costs of storage and shipping while maintaining your sales. Lastly, this module will highlight some of the problems that you can face in the storage and shipping of your goods, and how to avoid them.

Module 6 of the eBay Business Diploma Course focuses on the presentation of the item that you wish to sell on eBay. It starts with an explanation of why it is necessary that you take professional, high-quality photos of your item and goes on to present a few ideas on how to achieve this.

Module 7 is a detailed guide on how to promote your business on eBay. This module will equip you with the necessary marketing skills for a basic eBay business. It will also talk about promoting your eBay business on other platforms.

The eBay Business Diploma Course's 8th module discusses how to run a successful business effectively on eBay. It summarises some of the highlights discussed earlier and builds upon how you can improve your sales and profits.

Module 9 discusses the legalities of expanding your business and includes information on the costs and benefits attached to expansion. This module also informs students on how to keep the business secure online.

The 10th module of the eBay Business Diploma Course is a collection of real-life stories. It discusses some eBay success stories, along with some accounts of failures, to give you a well-rounded image. This module also focuses on what you need to learn from these stories, and how to avoid the mistakes common among people who start a new business on eBay.

The final module summarises the course, giving learners the opportunity to briefly revisit what they have learned, so that they may concretise information or highlight areas where they may be less confident, so that they can be restudied.

Who is this course for?

anyone

Requirements

none

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