We've all heard about the internet being a giant networking tool. Hardly a day goes by without something in the news media about bebo.com, MySpace and YouTube. But one that may have escaped you, well, me at least, is eBay.
Regular users will recall an in-depth series earlier this year about small to micro-sized companies selling on eBay. The hands-on research for the series involved yours truly selling off 15 years' worth of accumulated Saab 900 parts.
After a long break, I recently returned to this garage-emptying venture.
Long story short, I sold some spares to a guy in Cheshire who subsequently expressed an interest in an item that failed to sell at auction. A deal was struck and the transaction concluded to mutual satisfaction.
Being of an inquisitive nature and noticing the buyer appeared to be using his own domain for his email, a quick nosy at his site seemed to be in order. Curiosity, in this instance, didn't kill the cat, it may mean the cat gets some cream.
For it turns out the buyer was an IT consultant with a web design sideline. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, so I emailed him saying my day job was writing content for web sites and did he have a requirement for same. He replied the next day, saying he didn't need any content right now but was willing to pass on my details to a friend who ran a web development company in Manchester. By chance, he was meeting with him later in the week and he almost certainly needed content.
Fingers crossed this fortunate coincidence does mean more sales. And not of ageing classic Saab 900 bits.
