How to Create Art That Sells on eBay

1. Bright colours. The little thumbnails that eBay gives you have to provide an image of your work that has clout - so make it brightly coloured. The brighter the better - intense, vibrant colours sell better.
2. Box canvas. EBay is all about instant gratification and not spending too much money - having to frame a piece of work puts buyers off. As an artist you don't want to pay lots of money to framers, so paint on box canvases.
3. Have a 'theme'. Lots of different paintings in different styles and dimensions don't look good together. Instead you'll need to work in themes, selling different variations on the same basic idea.
4. Don't spend too long on a painting. Time is money and unfortunately, eBay buyers just don't recognise the craft involved in spending long hours getting your painting 'just right'. Or perhaps they do, but they aren't willing to part with their cash for it. So paint 'fast and loose' and never spend longer than an hour on a painting that might sell for a penny!
5. Paint lots and lots! This point follows on from the point above. Art sells slowly, so you'll need to produce a lot of canvases to keep your cashflow rolling in.
6. Never undersell yourself. Use plenty of superlatives like 'huge' (for any canvas larger that 12 inches square) and 'amazing'.
7. Highlight any good feedback you receive in your main description, don't rely on buyers to look at your feedback ratings.