

So it’s certainly not a perfect set-up, BUT, if you need something that’s FREE and easy to use, it’s still your best option.

YouTube videos may show ads when played in your listing, potentially turning some customers away.(if you OWN the video, you can disable ads in your account settings).It takes just a few steps to add a YouTube video to your listing and best of all – it’s 100% free! If you don’t want to learn special video hosting programs or pay for them, the easiest way to do this is simply by using good-old YouTube for this purpose. It’s not prohibited though – eBay does allow videos to be embedded inside listing descriptions but you have to figure out how to do it on your own. eBay, as always, is a few years behind everyone else and does not provide a simple way for people to upload videos to listings. All the major online shops, including Amazon, have been using product videos for quite some time now.

It’s actually surprising to see how few eBay listings have videos in them. Product pictures, if done properly, also are very important of course but with some products, video is just so much more effective, especially if you can demonstrate how it works and give a brief review of the product’s features and benefits. One of the easiest ways to bring online selling closer to the real life experience is by using video.
