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How to build a free auction website with free templates





Auction websites like eBay can be a profitable business that allow you to work from home and you do not need to invest in products to start with. In fact, you can even find a free web hosting provider for your site. They may offer a selection of free templates so you can customize your site. The key to building a successful auction site is to find a good position for the products you auction, helping to reduce competition.



Step 1
Decide what kind of items, such as haute couture clothes, handicrafts or collector coins, you want to auction. Because you are likely to have a smaller group of specific items to auction, you can attract more customers by your easy accessibility and by adding a detailed "about us" page that includes information about you and your company, as well as a contact form so customers can contact you if necessary. It also adds a page detailing your privacy policy for customers to buy and sell securely on your site. The photos of the articles must be much larger than the text, since it is the first thing that potential clients see before bidding for an article.

Step 2
Browse through the features offered by various sites with free domain, such as WordPress, Blogger or Tumblr. Register an account on the hosting website.

Step 3
Go to your web page and click on "Themes" or "Templates" to search through the free templates offered by the host. Choose one that is professional and easy to navigate, and that also suits your site. The ideal template for an auction site has to have a custom header that you can use to display your logo, while the rest of the page should be simple and clean (usually with a white background) so that the focus is on the images of the objects that are going to be auctioned.

Step 4
Find a free title for the auction site in "EverySoft EveryAuction", "Bidware" and "phpAuction GPL". Download the script, and then follow the specific instructions for installation, which should be simple and usually involves loading it directly into the dashboard of your website.

Step 5
Customize your auction page by giving it an attractive title and contents such as images and videos (if applicable for products). Divide the products and content into categories to make the site easy for customers to navigate. Add phrases in the "Tags" to increase your ranking in the search engines. For example, an auction site for baseball cards may include labels such as "auction," "baseball cards," "baseball," and "collectible." Add a page with useful information about the type of items that auctions. For example, for the baseball card you could go into details about the history of this sport and the trading of the cards, the best known and sought after, and some examples of prices of several cards in previous auctions.

Step 6
Click on "Preview" in your control panel and thoroughly check your website. Go to "Settings" and "Privacy", and set your site to "Private"; Then click on "Publish". Ask a few friends to click on your site, auction and bid for several items, to see that everything works. When you're ready, go back to "Privacy" and click "Public" to make your auction website available to real customers.