If you have done any research into building a residual income business opportunity then there is no doubt in my mind that you will have heard that people have seen lots of success with Ebay. This auction site is great for one reason; people that go to this site are ready to buy and are on the site with that purpose alone. Therefore as a business opportunity to pull a nice income or salary the opportunities are abundant.

What I want to talk to you about today is one thing related to Ebay specifically. If you are planning on using this auction site to actually make residual earning then you better thing long and hard about what you are planning to sell. If you are just looking to make income online and actually work day in and day out then Ebay might be good but if you actually want to earn passive income then this might not be the best option for you.

You see with Ebay you will be tied up day in and day out dealing with all the details of your auction meaning bids, close times, processing, shipping the products bought if they are physical, and the list goes on and on. What I want you to remember earning income online does not automatically make it passive. The definition of residual income is money that comes to you while you are busy doing other things. Selling and making money on Ebay can become a full time job. Sure you can get heavy pay if you do it successfully but often this is not a good business opportunity if you are truly trying to go passive or residual style.

So don’t think I’m trying to discourage you from making residual income through Ebay. Actually it comes down to your business model. If you set it up so that you have a system of selling, shipping, putting products up for auction, dealing with orders, etc and you aren’t needing to work 8 or more hours day in and day out year after year just to make sure your income comes in then you have successfully set up a proper passive income generator. Remember what we are going after here – working effectively and setting up systems that bring in income whether we work two hours a day or six.