Bellamax, a digital photography enhancement company, and a number of university studies confirm that auction listings with high quality images achieve a 10%-15% higher closing bid than auctions with poor images. Good photography is integral to every Ebay seller’s auction listings, and yet many don’t have the necessary knowledge or skill to create digital photographs that enhance an auction listing instead of detract from it. New Canoe University aims to change that with this comprehensive course.
The course is taught by Leland Harden, an eBay veteran seller, author, and co-founder of New Canoe University. David Steiner’s book, "Snappy Auction Photos: The Online Auction Seller’s Guide to Digital Photography", serves as the basis for the seven lectures and textbook for the course. The lectures, which are each approximately 25 minutes in duration, are entitled:
Lecture 1: Choosing the Right Equipment
Lecture 2: Preparing to Shoot
Lecture 3: Effective Backgrounds and Props
Lecture 4: The Basics of Good Lighting
Lecture 5: Photo-Editing Software and Tips
Lecture 6: Image Hosting and Uploading Your Images
Lecture 7: Protecting Yourself from Image Theft & Copyright Infringement
The lectures include reviews of and links to tools, services, and product sources to firmly supply aspiring Ebay sellers with the answers and resources needed to effectively create quality digital images of their products for their auction listings.
Beyond the innovative, Flash-based, "talking slides" of the lectures, students actively participate in discussions and collaborate with their fellow learners and the instructor. "We endeavor to create a friendly online learning atmosphere where students are encouraged to collaborate with one another and enhance their learning experience," relates Leland Harden, Vice Chancellor of Institutional Advancement and Instructor at New Canoe University.
"I have always been passionate about creating good digital images for my auctions and sharing those techniques through my books," relates David Steiner, "I am pleased that New Canoe University chose to create a course utilizing my book as its text and enhance the content with its innovative elearning technology."
"David’d book is a great resource and we’re pleased to be able to tap his expertise for this course," says Bob Heyman, Provost at New Canoe University. "The addition of this course to our Ebay selling curriculum further cements our mission of being the most comprehensive and valuable learning opportunities for Ebay sellers on the Internet."
The cost of the course is $ 47.00 and includes access to the lectures and the online study groups for six months, and the ebook, "Snappy Auction Photos: The Online Auction Seller’s Guide to Digital Photography."
David Steiner is President of AuctionBytes (http://www.auctionbytes.com) and is based in Natick Massachusetts. David is an eBay power seller and has authored 2 books relating to selling successfully on eBay. He has been selling on Ebay since 1997.
New Canoe University (http://www.newcanoeu.com), founded in January 2003, is based in Sausalito, California. NCU's mission is to be the leading online provider of training in practical skills that can be immediately applied by students to start small, or home-based businesses. The Company offers low-bandwidth online courses at low-cost in short segments. NCU currently offers the courses, "Taking the First Steps to Ebay Success", "How to Become an Ebay Auction Power Seller", "How, What and Where to Buy Wholesale Products to Sell on Ebay" and other courses related to the entrepreneurial arts.
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