Run Your Own Auction Site - You set the fees, you make the rules!
Tired of paying high fees when trying to sell your good online? Do you have an organization, niche market, or community you would like to create an auction web page for? Take a look at www.instantonlineauction.com
What are Instant Online Auctions???
After trolling the internet for countless hours, the folks over at Instant Online Auctions realized creating your own auction web site was darn near impossible. Any 'free' software either didn't work or required significant programming, installation, and troubleshooting. Buying custom auction software was extremely expensive, ranging from the hundreds to Thousands of Dollars. In additon, Hosting costs could eat you alive! Both of those solutions were unacceptable.
Thus was born Instant Online Auctions. We have compiled a package that can get you up and running with your own auction site in a matter of moments. Here's what you get.
- No Installation or Coding Required
- You set the fee-structures, no minimum fees or pricing restrictions
- Auction software fully powered by Kaqoo . They have a very attentive support staff and great resources to get you started
- All the premium features you could desire including : Bold, Gallery, Image, Featured and more!
- Listings are shared across the thousands of sites in the Kaqoo Network. You list the item, it can sell on any Network Site, and you get the fees!
- Hosting of your website for rock-bottom pricing. The basic package allows for up to 70,000 auction visitors to visit your site each month! One item listed through your site can easily re-coup this cost!
- Domain Names. Order Domains for your new Auction Sites through us and the entire process is automated. However, if you would like to point your domain at your new site and host it elsewhere, that is allowed as well.
- If you are looking to start a community, niche, or charity auction site. This is the place to do it!
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Check out Instant Online Auction for more Details!
How Does it Work?
Start Generating Revenue with your own Auction site in 3 quick steps
Instant Online Auctions has been designed to get you up and running with your own personal auction site with just a few clicks of the mouse.
Follow these 3 easy steps and you will be up and running! No waiting, no wondering, and no hassle!
- Chose one of our Turnkey Packages . We offer Automated Domain Name Selection or you can use your existing domain name!.
- After your account has been set up (Instantly!) it usually takes about 24-48 hours for your new domain name to 'point' to your new site. You can test it by typing your domain name into the address box of your browser. Once you sign up for the account, we will proceed to install the software and send you your login information. (Make sure you read the Terms of Service so you know how the program works!) Do Not Worry about downloading the software! It is already installed for you!
- After signing up for an account, you will receive an activation email from Instant Online Auction. Click the link to your new auction site and log-in using the provided username/password combination! Log-in and begin setting your own fee schedule, listing auctions, and customizing your site!
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
- How Do I keep my new Kaqoo software updated?
You Don't!!
All Kaqoo auctions are updated from Kaqoo as soon as the update is released! All you have to do is launch it and leave it! - What type of Billing Cycles do you offer?
All of our pre-made sites offer billing in monthly, quarterly, Semi-Annual, and Annual increments. The longer the increment signed up for, the lower the price! Our Basic Auctions start as low as 99 cents a month!
- Can I customize the look of my site??
Absolutely!
Kaqoo is written in PHP and you can customize it to look however you want ! Currently our basic install comes with 6 color templates to choose from. At this time, Instant Auctions Online does not offer web design services, just turnkey implementation.
- Oh no! I've accidentally Deleted my Site!
No Problem!
Just Send us an e-mail at support@instantonlineauction.com and we will install a fresh copy for you Free of Charge!. You may lose some of your formatting settings, but all of your listings and accounts are stored on the Kaqoo central server and will still be there!
- What are some of the Features of the Auction Software?
Great Question.
All of our Auction Sites are Powered by Kaqoo. This is a full featured web-based Auction Software.
- Kaqoo Accounts are Free to sign up for
- All fees you generate are split 80/20 with Kaqoo. You get the 80%!!There are no other fees associated with the software.
- You can set the fee schedule for your site! This Includes:
- Listing Fees
- Final Value Fees
- Upgrade Fees
- You have a 'virtual money' account which allows you to add funds to any member's account (including your own!) this 'virtual money' can be used for any fees you have set up on site. This is great for setting up your own Affiliate Programs and Sign Up bonuses!
- You can create Classic Auctions, Classifieds, Fixed Price, and Reverse Auctions!
- Third Party Payment
- PayPal Integration!
- and more!
Check out the Kaqoo Web site for more details!
If you have registered your Account, Stop by the Forums to ask any questions you may have!
- I'm a little confused about the instant online auctions thing. Could you explain the concept a little better?
Sure! About two months ago I was cruising around the web looking for an e-commerce solution for the Houston Antique Source. I'm going to be trying to build a local community on there so I wanted to have a platform multiple people could sell items on. None of the regular shopping carts I could find really supported this feature well, if at all.
I ended up looking for auction software because that is the closest thing to a 'group marketplace' that I could find that would fit my needs. There are two price points for auction software I learned : Free and Thou$ands. Out of the free group I found 3 different prospects:- PHPAuction : Looks terrible, doesn't work well and is difficult to Mod.
- EveryAuction: Written in a difficult language I don't know (Perl), extremely difficult and complex to install ( and no longer supported by anyone).
- Kaqoo: What I chose to power Instant Online Auctions.
Kaqoo had a couple things going for it that I liked:
- The appearance and look is fully customizeable.
- There is a central 'hub' that all the listings go through. This means that if you search for 'Antiques' at Houston Antique Source, you will see all of the Antiques listed on a site running Kaqoo Software. This is huge for sites that don't have thousands of visitors a day.
- Even though the software is run from a central place, you still have an installation on your web host and you choose all of the settings: fees, allowed categories, etc.
- The only cut that Kaqoo takes is 20% of any fees that you decide to collect. I think this is pretty reasonable considering the quality of the application.
- All of the settings and the listing process would be familiar to an Ebay user, making the learning curve for adoption low.
However, Kaqoo has one little hitch. You have to basically know your way around owning a hosted web site in order to do the install. With Instant Online Auctions, I'm taking all of the technical steps out of the process.
- I Install the software and get them a username and password. (which they can obviously change).
- I provide the space and the bandwidth to host the site. (Kaqoo doesn't take tons of space and if you only want to run a auction site, paying even $3.95 a month is ripping you off for the amount you would use)
- I allow you to register your domain.
End Result:
Instead of spending a week trying to get Kaqoo to work and giving up frustratedly because of web hosting or installation issues, I have reduced hosting an online auction to the lowest common denominator - storage, domain, bandwidth, software - All in One.
Useful Links
Helpful Links to answer your questions
- Kaqoo Forums
- The Auction Network
Kaqoo is the project which allows all auction sites to come together. Kaqoo Partners: Login using Site Admin data to access exclusive Partners Forum and see the latest threads. - Instant Online Auctions
- Instant Online Auctions
Providing reliable Turnkey Auction Sites at a Phenomenal Price - Sell My Lens - The place to Buy and Sell Squidoo Lenses - Squidoo Lenses
- www.sellmylens.com is an online auction offering a low-cost solution for selling Squidoo lenses. Powered by Kaqoo
- Kaqoo Auction Partners Headquarters
- Kaqoo Auction Partners The place for all Kaqoo Partner Sites to expose themselves to the vagaries of the World Wide Squidoo.If you run a Kaqoo Network Auction this is where you can blow your own trumpet and let the world know why you are the best.Happy Kaqooing.
- The Houston Antique Source | Your Resource for Antiques in Houston TX
- The Houston Antique Source
Another web site that uses the Kaqoo software as part of its services
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