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***mandy*** · 12-18-2005, 02:09 PM,

Quote:After discovering a great website for making audio files and RSS feeds, I am now offering audio descriptions of my eBay auctions and RSS feeds for people to keep up with my latest offerings. You may have heard of this concept by another name - podcasting.

As well as catering to visually-impaired customers, you are also adding a human voice to your auctions, which could make buyers more inclined to trust you more.

full article: http://auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y205/m12/abu0157/s02

dimucci · 12-19-2005, 12:31 AM,

Quote:As well as catering to visually-impaired customers,

The rest of the site doesn't cater to the blind. How are they going to even find my auctions??????

misteroriginal · 01-10-2006, 12:41 PM,

[quote author=mandy link=topic=1786.msg6243#msg6243 date=1134914976]

Quote:After discovering a great website for making audio files and RSS feeds, I am now offering audio descriptions of my eBay auctions and RSS feeds for people to keep up with my latest offerings. You may have heard of this concept by another name - podcasting.

As well as catering to visually-impaired customers, you are also adding a human voice to your auctions, which could make buyers more inclined to trust you more.

full article: http://auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y205/m12/abu0157/s02
[/quote]

Podcasting on eBay seems like a good idea, but this article seems more like a sales pitch. Why not just host the podcast on your own site?

bargainbloodhound · 01-11-2006, 04:35 AM,

Quote:Why not just host the podcast on your own site?

The average eBay user doesn't have a web site?