{"id":4988,"date":"2018-11-06T11:22:36","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T05:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecomclips.com\/?p=4988"},"modified":"2026-01-31T07:43:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T07:43:03","slug":"percentage-off-promotions-on-ebay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecomclips.com\/blog\/percentage-off-promotions-on-ebay\/","title":{"rendered":"Run Percentage Off Promotions on ebay | The Ultimate Marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Promotions are one of the great major tools for a marketing boost. There are many types of promotions available in the marketplace. As we are eCommerce experts, we will cover an important factor of eBay. So, take some of your valuable time and learn something new. Today we will show you how to run the percentage off promotions on eBay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before starting the article, we would like to give a little brief on eBay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Little Brief on eBay<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the era of e-Commerce, there are countless marketplaces where you can find great success for your online business. Among these marketplaces,eBay is one of the biggest and oldest marketplaces. eBay Inc. is a multinational web-based business company. eBay facilitates consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer sales through its website which is a multibillion-dollar business with operations all around the World.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, we would like to share a secret with you. The secret is promotions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Promotions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, promotions are one of the keys to get a huge boost in your marketing and sales. In the e-Commerce business marketing, there are 4 Ps \u2013 Price, Product, Place, and Promotion\/Discount. Promotion or Discount is one of the major tools used to gain some quick revenue and exposure. It is a marketing communication technique used for a pre-set limited time to increase consumer demand, encourage sales or to improve product visibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are various types of promotions available in the eBay marketplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today\u2026we will show you how to run percentage off promotions on eBay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Run Percentage Off Promotions on ebay<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>STAGE 1<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 1:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Firstly, we need to go to the eBay Seller Portal. There you have to login first. After logging in, you will get the following view. To go to your eBay Seller Hub, you need to click \u201cSell\u201d option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/K5FBUQLj2jytu6444MU6KSU3FtH2w7EkcgOJeUwZwpZnUFSAocsmnA6yp_hD1FxTPjPTtBrvIFtHJYRXvkJqSQiL6_O7wTbCzFQ6-llAr4p1KMHmkIO0Q1Y8w4DWvPZRBh4dsFzWjWNJePRmxGTqick\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 2:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After clicking \u201cSell\u201d option ebay Seller Hub will appear. In the ebay Seller Hub you can monitor &amp; control all of your ebay account. For creating a Percentage Off Promotions or Discounts in ebay go to the \u201cMarketing\u201d section &amp; select \u201cPromotions\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/WlmWkz23gqFkhB3QtkVB5nafb4gY_cYgZZvJoe65rMTRW949QrmSQSc67vvs1pRFGDHbrXxDuwtMqljwK33AauFpvAaLb_gO2bdjTYVgDMp3A64nBjOJBheBj7qTqF4vfQmzi-HsH-5ZU7Hz3tFxkHg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 3:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Manage promotions window, you can see all of your running promotion statuses. Also, here you can edit your running promotions or you can end promotions easily. To create a new promotion click on the \u201cCreate a promotion\u201d drop-down box and select\u201cSale event + markdown\u201d option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/nDTSra1n0pK3wRX9SO1ysEALfEWNeFpBUBYdlmmIJN2b8J7ljCUVwQj34L4pcM-3p94YHeNMISQEuvm4sWhNIBozKugMK3ce36KXxu4O1Q0Y3CDZjbrwUj_53AKCanXV1Lab-GOGNB42svYStD4kMkI\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 4:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After clicking \u201cSale event + markdown\u201d option you will directly go to the create a sale event page. Here you can find there are 3 stages<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Set discount.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select items.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review &amp; launch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To finalize a Percentage Off Promotions or Discounts promotion you have to finish all the stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/Z6dNVLRl9QCX-T8kqiRpcjSgSKm-E0j2RKjNv4AbhNewQYBALt56Gwgh7tZ-XHvI33dyGrD_Zl7pkm-vMDA4WxYNDgrg-ebcStTED3QSwDtPydIk_pnrBNAa2EAInAJCJVIrq7knDRYO-WDKa7WF1e8\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 5:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Set discount stage choose your discount. There are 2 types of discounts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Percentage (%) Off<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dollar Off<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By percentage off you can give from 11% to 80% off discounts per item. e.g. Save up to 50% on designer accessories or Save 20% off designer handbags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Dollar Off you can give from 5$ to 15000$ off per item e.g. Save $25 off all designer handbags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/_d9CvdFn1LD8GRTOSO5FJ4mhv-FlgTbD01yShaNIWp_OiLhy52tnmgFF5dSuCad1w4083cLzqiptQL-D8oQJG-DjAJYfU59MIebZuKGe1zOwjGSHgd1Otq1fCerhphl_ZGlOcZ7stJMM80j0Lu-0gzw\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">( ** Note: For this content, we will choose percentage off discount. You can choose any of them ** )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 6:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to offer free shipping for all items, you have to mark this checkbox. Otherwise, you can leave this box. Giving free shipping is a great way to attract more customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/_Ozd0EwWCO5jOSTV91j2MaMdzM1YnoIWXDI8EbYIPgEUoLi1TC9HRAIROgsGJ_GXzymff8lpej8CTNOVQyALRYO2-Vo7_y8cXf9FNQyTjTopgjN-BSEoy_mtHdzvtQwCu7KuTRrbvNlvh8qkp_ijbD0\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Basically, by marking this checkbox your promoted items will show up as \u201cFree Shipping\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/drZUfXQZcK3dFx2q0k561xTE-P3qA0oGfmDYNVhTXBOmrpPpJAtWkLvzllBJuWRAg63nJKFaRUP9wgRRKsn61iEndU-GEJLhiB7V_ELVr3OhMAPjzS9JmJF2NICx6E7Zp89ISie39UPc1pGLHKG5ZDQ\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After giving all the necessary information, click Select items button for completing stage 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/sOg_3awgGInIBbSeq7olPWUYKA04RtcQ31IpHScO6z_rOoZBUWsZMpEzuNuuK3ftl7M5pwVzaFbbkcPi0kdNPwFP0gjOO2UgL-S2SCj08uJBRwRyGJKlvvIAhkINz92ISMR1u2Dr_0-9R4t_Dx2QNuM\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>STAGE 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 7:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the stage 2 it\u2019s all about choosing your desired items that you want to run promotions for. You can select items in 2 ways<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select items- It means choosing items from your inventory manually<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create rules using categories \u2013 Set rules using categories or filters which will determine which items will have the promotion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(**Note: For this article, we will choose Select items. You can choose whatever you want. If you want to enter specific SKUs or item IDs for promotion you can click the \u201cAdvance\u201d option.**)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You need to click \u201cSelect items\u201d button<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/4HVjtimHB6_A9RTbVt5CiFNjUGJyo4l3ChJdSNNQdTZs_1NE96XRIPYr6lV6xVqpxQfQ02sniXcUEDoI25qVqONUOLld1vN0O-KTsPVJeppMjm_Bpp_G3EBGkF4mG8dYIttPswu4SnWXxzPX7xfFoiE\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 8:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here you will need to select your items. You can find your products in \u201cItems found\u201d section or you can search your items by items title in the search option. After selecting your items please Click \u201cConfirm selections\u201d button for continuing further process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/9JFz9i4RGuowYdAQts95gq2XwcPsnuueIMCebvaOcVB-lPxt5THjI6BXx0HZDlqQnUjX-sYTc2RnAgi1Jjwu0ORWch-G4xN897BOYm7VkbY69aOSruulE7LYIck_TkgQXuh3exyLeokBf5F7IyI1Wo8\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 9:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you confirm selection, eBay will review your promoted items before starting the promotion. Here you can add multiple items again by clicking \u201cAdd more items\u201d button. The percentage off rate will be the same for different items. TO complete Stage 2 you have to click \u201cSave and review\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/7jtxwboEcBLiEPOqtxMP-sCJ71XvMQ9r4ArKBOxj8jq3FC0KJSmQ3xg0NY4xo8wNcTJgHjI9QgJB3VqPkbVVGA0w3rkYndNE4C6dQ4gQlD3W11vSLWRTtgSdg2PCnJ6Cnd_qjBenPNTQWONb1Q3hR2U\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>STAGE 3<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 10:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After clicking \u201cSave and review\u201d, we have entered Stage 3. This stage you can also call declare stage where you will announce your promotions date. For your better understanding, please give a name to your promotion in the \u201cSale event name\u201d box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/uDAZHuXGUP7Vz0nRwZtsKEtUTFzz-PRLVxq60Zz46SHmfBVznHJTOKbtj5N4cKkNhzCLM_hHOv9TbHHmLwesCwgJhEG4bmebCwTXEm0qCO0pgRmm7UfBIZ6S84ayehUaiUdc6rWP986VK3wsPMubzXU\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 11:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the \u201cDate range\u201d sectionchoose your desired date for your promotions durations. This is a very important section. If you want to to start your promotions right away, then you can select \u201cStart now\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/AVut5dvEiqdZv4PF5YGmGJ2cTilrsyB4T-EvpKEKjiuXWiRzqzko9lQ3bruOmr3IMIz7wvECoTPDM-fvUakV3WyMja4fMRTpljbz4uFhNdVJNQUaXQhzGQiiX-_kCejZOWoRoeqQ1coz26AnExF5UdE\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 12:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After declaring date range go to the \u201cSale event description\u201d box. Basically, anything you write here will be showing in Products promotions pages which will attract the customers for buying this product. For example Reduced, Clearance, Limited offer etc\u2026.etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/_fccfa5G4gwH0hT7J917q0DbFqGsvBgcX352m76JBZZiXbG7tgmWysEpbgqPTyL6ueyUWeppUYst44tLWHmiWQMk3NgNWxY721eQ7GnC7ZfyHS9FaTlK2c0U1q3VVaFJYvc7J-36u0Nmau-_MP23qtM\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 13:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After completing all the required informations in the Stage 3, click \u201cLaunch\u201d button to finish the whole process. If you want to run your promotion later you can click \u201c Save for Later\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/6OvzHL0ivApXIithM70h9Wtwi1lA0q1HaZ3kVwS_2CVJjDNo__lesGpB1QsSMwIew7W_Srvd3-33uLbq8zaocMeZzQBmseOiLEtkkeLRFbEv4_pIWMlnb_IBklZF-ohC1gAngLdlk2hktqpHBTcM-hQ\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 14:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Return to the Manage promotions view. So that you can see your promotions activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/invX2tSodNU5_ugBZMIbQS-jxkovJkJxIlCMW9PLSDQWQeM8XC5806zPyK1XGxYvIe-JirH1wAHWnjp44EAVxuz6PZ3k9vzFEpkpk2JJzwdmxRLyj-Q9oNeS1ozhFXBJ9w1EGQxZmPZvJiUb4Wlk6-Q\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to increase your business growth on eBay, promotions will be one of the most powerful tools. A good promotion not only gives you visibility but can also influence buyers buying decisions. You can get a lot of new customers and turn them into a loyal base. It can convince buyers to buy more giving you a good amount of revenue. If you do not adept new discount and promotion strategies on a regular basis there will always be a change of getting run over by the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, you always need to implement good promotional strategies for the most lucrative items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for reading till the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keep Watching more of our contents. Hopefully, it will help you out on your eCommerce ventures. If you like our content, please let us know in the comments. If you have queries and need eCommerce related help you can contact us.<br>Have a Nice Day !!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Promotions are one of the great major tools for a marketing boost. There are many types of promotions available in the marketplace. As we are eCommerce experts, we will cover an important factor of eBay. So, take some of your valuable time and learn something new. 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