In addition to those below there are thousands of examples
running now on eBay
If they can do it, so can you...
FreeForm is the most flexible online service you will find for designing HTML templates (without needing to learn HTML). The examples on this page represent only a narrow band of FreeForm's potential. By default the FreeForm Builder is empty, awaiting your creative input. That can be intimidating -- so, all of the examples you see here (and more) are available to use as starting points. In the FreeForm Builder, next to where you will see "Load Up the Builder With:" there is a link labeled "The Library". That is where you may load the "ingredients" of various examples into the Builder. Learn and experiment with the techniques used, and adapt them however you desire. The examples on this page are stored in the folder "OtherExamples" in "The Library".
This is Example 1. I've used this on eBay in auctions as an invitation to try FreeForm.
Welcome!
This auction is an offer to use my ''FreeForm Auction Description and Template Builder'' for one month with a minimum bid of only $1.00. I believe strongly in ''try before you buy'' so I urge you to visit my AboutMe page or click on the FreeForm link at the bottom of this presentation to learn more and try it out before placing a bid. Winning this auction includes my assistance, as much as you need, in creating your first customized attractive and effective template using FreeForm.
For years FreeForm has been helping sellers produce attractive designs for their auction and store item presentations. On any given day there are many thousands of them running on eBay. I've chosen a dramatic style for this one by use of the Frame Builder Tool and graphics included in FreeForm's libraries. How you use the Builder is only limited by your creativity in putting the pieces together.
If you have an Internet host on which to store your own graphics, you may readily incorporate them into your designs. FreeForm provides for saving what you create as your own personal templates to use for all your presentations, including eBay About Me pages, eBay Store pages, and within web pages on your own website.
This is an excellent medium for adapting fixed layouts or graphic sets acquired elsewhere into flexible templates you can actually use. You can easily insert or remove photos and text without needing to alter or edit HTML.
Beyond the pretty, using a service such as FreeForm also has a very practical purpose. If you have an Internet host on which to store your photos, with FreeForm you may display them in whatever size and quantity you desire within the body of your presentations. That importantly keeps you completely in control over the quality of their appearance ... and you don't need to pay eBay a penny when displaying them within descriptions.
The example photos above and below are hosted at my Easy Auction Picture Hosting (EAPH.com) service where I've created tools that make it easy to optimize photos for use in auctions including application of the fuzzy edges you see here. EAPH membership is separate from FreeForm and not included in this auction for use of FreeForm. FreeForm does not require use of the EAPH service but you must have an Internet host to display images in the body of descriptions. EAPH just makes that easier...
With FreeForm you may also include your own HTML and JavaScript. The slide show below was created using ''Plugins!'', another feature of EAPH hosting, and displayed in this presentation via use of a ''Code Input Area'' in FreeForm. FreeForm is the most flexible online service you will find for creating custom presentations.
Besides the many ''live'' examples you will find on eBay, FreeForm includes Samples and Examples including the ''ingredients'' used to create this particular presentation. Those are great to use as a starting point toward creating your own unique layouts. I urge you to visit my AboutMe page or click on the FreeForm link at the bottom of this presentation to learn more and try it out before placing a bid.
I want you to understand, FreeForm is an online service -- nothing to download and nothing to install -- and winning this auction will not result in software being sent to you! If you win this auction I do, however, pledge my commitment to help you create a customized, attractive, and effective template using FreeForm. If at any point in the process, you are in any way unhappy just say the word and I'll issue a refund with no argument. With that in mind, please do return here to place a bid!!
This is Example 2. Formerly present on the robshelp.com home page
Van Gogh Reproduction Set
You won't need to hack off an ear to afford these!
This is an example of what can be done with the FreeForm Auction and Template Builder. Other than the pictures, everything you see here was created using the features available.
FreeForm excels at helping to produce auctions with photos displayed from within the body of descriptions. This readily enables what I think of as a ''Story Telling'' format: Alternating photos and text to point out features and lend interest to the item being sold.
Displaying photos in the body of descriptions via use of a third party host prevents the need to pay per-picture eBay charges and keeps you in control over their quality and display size.
Use of backgrounds and color provides the opportunity to ''showcase'' photos -- really make them stand out and shine. Naturally, not every item deserves the extra effort but I liken color coordinating to jewelers displaying diamonds on black velvet in bright light. It just makes them look their best.
As for jewelry, I like a black background for artwork. For most other items for sale it is probably better to specify a lighter complimentary color or choose a background wallpaper from the ''libraries'' provided in the Builder.
FreeForm includes samples including the ''ingredients'' of this example description to help get you started. Use your imagination and experiment to come up with your own unique combinations and define your style. The ability to save your creations in FreeForm enables you to use them as templates for all your auction descriptions.
Bear in mind that FreeForm is not just another ''cookie cutter'' template system. You can be very creative and with that there is a learning curve. Allow yourself some time to get familiar with the features -- you'll be happy you did.
This is Example 3. Has been used to introduce people to FreeForm via eBay auctions.
FreeForm
Auction Description and Template Builder
It is my pleasure to introduce you to FreeForm via this auction listing. It is a wonderfully flexible on-line tool for creating custom auction templates and descriptions for eBay or any other service that accepts HTML descriptions. You can easily create professional looking auction templates for eBay or elsewhere including as many pictures as you like, web site links, email links, links to your eBay About Me page, links to your other eBay auctions, background wallpapers, framed borders, background colors, and text colors. You can save up to 20 different descriptions for use as your own custom auction templates.
FreeForm has been in place on robshelp.com for years, and although it is normally supported by voluntary contributions of $1.00 per month, please do bid on this auction! There's absolutely no risk involved. If you win and find that FreeForm isn't right for you, just say the word and I will issue a refund no questions asked.
Why FreeForm?
HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) is the programming language of the World Wide Web (AKA Internet) and is allowed by eBay for use in auction descriptions. Use of HTML enables presentations consisting of formatted text, color, and images (graphics and pictures/photos). The alternative to learning HTML is to engage the help of programs designed as tools to create the HTML. FreeForm is such a tool with the unique distinction of being designed specifically for creating customized HTML auction descriptions/templates for use on eBay.
Rather than needing to purchase and choose among a potentially unlimited variety of pre-designed templates and then fussing with the HTML yourself, with FreeForm you provide the ingredients and the program builds the HTML around it.
FreeForm includes libraries of over 100 public domain background wallpapers, a library of email link images, works well with ANY picture / image hosting service that provides public access, and even includes a built in point and click interface to pictures stored with many services including EAPH (Easy Auction Picture Hosting). EAPH and FreeForm combined are a good solution for sellers who are particular about their auction presentations but don't have the time or inclination to learn HTML nor to deal with complicated hosting services.
The only way to avoid using (and paying for) eBay Picture hosting is to secure your own hosting and include pictures within the body of your eBay descriptions. Via FreeForm you may include as many pictures as you want in descriptions in whatever size works best for your items. The photo of the figurine below is shown only as an example of how pictures can easily be embedded into auction descriptions via FreeForm. Photos may be adjusted to display with different sizes and/or as click for larger version links. Almost anything you see in other auctions that has impressed you is possible with FreeForm.
FreeForm includes a WYSIWYG Editor component that you can use to super customize your presentations including inserting photos or graphics right in with text, varying text size, color,and font.
Note: Using the WYSIWYG editor component requires Internet Explorer version 5.5 or higher.
Be sure to click the links below before bidding. Check out several of the thousands of currently running eBay auctions created using the program to see the freedom of expression FreeForm enables, learn the history of FreeForm, and even try the program free of charge!
Winning this auction entitles you to as many months usage of FreeForm as the bidding goes up to at $1.00 per month. I'm very proud of this tool I've created for eBay sellers but I do understand that no single tool can be the best solution for everyone. I won't abandon you if you ask for help nor will I hesitate for a moment to issue a refund if you ask for that instead. That's my personal guarantee.
Thanks for visiting and good luck with your auctions! ~Rob
This is Example 4. I've also used this on eBay in auctions as an invitation to try FreeForm.
Welcome!
This auction is an offer to use my ''FreeForm Auction Description and Template Builder'' for one month with a minimum bid of only $1.00. If you need help creating a template using FreeForm, this offer includes my assistance. Just ask!
For years FreeForm has been helping sellers produce attractive designs for their auction and store item presentations. On any given day there are many thousands of them running on eBay. I've chosen a dramatic style for this one by use of the Frame Builder Tool and graphics included in FreeForm's libraries. How you use the Builder is only limited by your creativity in putting the pieces together.
If you have an Internet host on which to store your own graphics then your freedom of expression is magnified infinitely. What you create with FreeForm is your's, and your's alone. FreeForm provides for saving what you create as your own personal templates to use for all your presentations, including eBay About Me pages, eBay Store pages, and even web pages on your own website.
Beyond the pretty, using a service such as FreeForm also has a very practical purpose. If you have an Internet host on which to store your photos, with FreeForm you may display them in whatever size and quantity you desire within the body of your presentations. That importantly keeps you completely in control over the quality of their appearance ... and you don't need to pay eBay a penny to display them within the description.
Besides the many ''live'' examples you will find on eBay, FreeForm also includes Samples and Examples including the ''ingredients'' used to create this particular presentation. So, there's no point in going on and on... Please just visit my About Me page, learn all about it, and follow the links to FreeForm. If you like what you find, then please also return here and place a bid.
This is another auction that was run on eBay for use of FreeForm
Welcome! This auction is an offer to use my ''FreeForm Auction Description and Template Builder'' for one month with a minimum bid of only $1.00. FreeForm is a completely online service. Nothing to download, nothing to install, and free to try for as long as you like. It is important that you make use of the links below to learn about FreeForm and try FreeForm BEFORE BIDDING to make sure it is right for you.
Yes, you can improve the appearance of your auctions on eBay...
... and, all other things being equal, more and better quality photos combined with an attractive description will lead to more bids. My FreeForm and Easy Auction Picture Hosting services provide that one-two punch!
The FreeForm Builder makes it especially easy to use pictures stored at any photo hosting service, including any free image hosting service, that allows display of pictures on eBay. You may display as many pictures as you like within the body of your eBay auction descriptions via HTML generated by the Builder. This keeps you in control over the number and the display size of your auction photos on eBay.
With the Builder you can easily ''showcase'' your photos against background wallpapers and colors that enhance their appearance. Of course, your photos themselves should also look their best! My hosting service, EAPH (Easy Auction Picture Hosting), helps with that. You'll find ''State of the Art'' Photo Optimizing Tools will enable you to dramatically improve loading speeds while maintaining superior visual quality. Please consider taking a moment to visit the EAPH site and give the demo a try.
Picture with frame, matte, and caption
Visit the examples page for auction descriptions created using the FreeForm Builder. The Builder itself contains samples and examples including the ''ingredients'' used to create those and used to create my eBay About Me page. There are always thousands of auctions running on eBay with descriptions created using FreeForm. If they can do it, so can you!
If standard eBay descriptions are not getting the sales you desire. If you need more, including pictures embedded into your descriptions, background wallpapers, interesting color schemes, and custom layout templates then try FreeForm. Freeform is probably the most versatile program available on the web for constructing custom eBay auction templates and descriptions without needing to learn HTML. It is almost certainly the most flexible such program you will find anywhere for the price. FreeForm is normally supported by completely voluntary contributions of $1 per month. That means there is no obligation and no commitment required to give it a try.
Easily create thumbnail galleries that link to your other auctions or store items on eBay. You need only provide eBay item numbers to create the links. Galleries may also be used to show a variety of styles and colors in a compact display. Only one image is shown here repeatedly. You would probably use a variety of images.
The design interface for FreeForm is a modular ''fill in the blanks'' format. Because it is ''fill in the blanks'', all descriptions created automatically become templates for future auction descriptions when they are saved and you can save up to 20 of them. There is never a need to learn or wade through HTML to create custom descriptions. To use your templates just bring up a saved description / template and change the entries.
FreeForm includes libraries of public domain background wallpapers, a library of email link images, works well with ANY picture / image hosting service that provides public access, and even includes a built in point and click interface to pictures stored with many services. Other than for library images and saved descriptions / templates FreeForm does not provide hosting for pictures. To satisfy a need for the very easiest to use picture / image hosting, Rob now separately offers EAPH (Easy Auction Picture Hosting - $8 month for 30MB storage) featuring his powerful auction image management program ''iDrive''. Although EAPH and FreeForm do not depend on each other there are enhanced capabilities within FreeForm for EAPH subscribers.
Easily create list type galleries that link to your other auctions or store items on eBay. The list type provides for textual descriptions. Only one image is shown here repeatedly. You would probably use a variety of images.
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We have a huge assortment of styles and colors available!!
HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) is what enables colors, pictures, links, background wallpapers, and design layouts in web pages. Because eBay allows the use of HTML in auction descriptions, virtually all of what is possible with full web pages is possible within the description portion of an auction page. Rather than expecting everyone who desires HTML features to take the time and effort to learn HTML, many authors have created programs both free and for profit to help. Typically these programs consist of pre written HTML auction templates or shells into which eBay sellers can insert specific information about what they are selling. If the seller happens to find an auction template that meets all his needs then he is sitting pretty. If the selection of auction templates lack desired features then it's back to square one.
FreeForm is different because no pre written auction templates are employed. Instead, one chooses among the features desired and error free auction description HTML is composed by the program on the fly. Once desired features are chosen the option is provided to save the result in one of up to 20 different personal containers. More complete than regular templates, these containers can hold information about the seller, pictures, terms and conditions of sale, email addresses, web site addresses, etc. that typically do not vary from auction to auction. FreeForm provides the fastest and most flexible route available for creating and saving custom auction templates for use over and over again in auction descriptions.
Alternate photos and text to create what I think of as a ''story telling format''. You may include a large number of photos and put them anywhere you want.
Features List
No need to be afraid of the many features and options available. FreeForm produces great looking auction templates and descriptions almost by default. All you need do is check boxes, fill in blanks, and click buttons. Topical help and instructions are located throughout and samples are included. This is a powerful design tool -- do yourself a favor and allow some time to learn and experiment -- you'll be glad you did.
Insert images (graphics and photos) wherever you desire in description
Insert textual content and links wherever you desire in description
Point and Click to include images stored with many web hosting services
Adjust display size of images
Size attributes are automatically added to gif and jpg images (auctions show faster)
Use any text font you desire
Choose color and size of text
Choose from a palette of background colors or enter one yourself
Choose a background wallpaper image from ''libraries'' or enter one yourself
Control link text colors
Easily create links to web sites
Easily create links to your ''About Me'' page on eBay
Easily create email links
Easily create links to ''My Other Auctions'' on eBay
Save up to twenty of your own custom templates
Option to conveniently include the auction Title within description
Option to include hit counters, shipping calculators, and other custom code
Option to use Special Terms and Conditions box
Frame Builder Tool (apply background layers)
WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Text Editing Tool
Gallery Builder Tool (create your own galleries inside your presentations)
Because FreeForm is not a listing service, nor incorporates a direct interface to any online venue, the HTML that FreeForm generates is available for use anywhere HTML is accepted all over the world including:
eBay Argentina, eBay Australia, eBay Austria, eBay Belgium, eBay Brazil, eBay Canada, eBay China, eBay France, eBay Germany, eBay Hong Kong, eBay India, eBay Ireland, eBay Italy, eBay Korea, eBay Mexico, eBay Netherlands, eBay New Zealand, eBay Singapore, eBay Spain, eBay Sweden, eBay Switzerland, eBay Taiwan, eBay United Kingdom, eBay United States.
Requirements
FreeForm is an entirely online program. There is nothing to download and nothing to install. FreeForm has been tested thoroughly using Netscape version 4+ and Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5+ running through AOL version 6+. While there are absolutely no third party advertisements or privacy invading cookies used on robshelp.com, FreeForm does utilize ''First-Party'' cookies and JavaScript to create new windows. It may be necessary to turn off popup blocking for the domain ''robshelp.com'' to be able to use FreeForm. Because the AOL browser does not handle multiple windows very well it is strongly advised that AOL members use Internet Explorer instead.
The WYSIWYG requires use of the Internet Explorer browser.
To be able to include your own graphics and pictures within the body of descriptions requires the use of a picture hosting service. As thoroughly explained within the FreeForm Builder Getting Started page this is an eBay requirement, not FreeForm's. Separately offered is EAPH Easy Auction Picture Hosting that works hand in hand with FreeForm and, just like FreeForm, is designed based on the insight gained while answering many requests for help. EAPH is both the easiest to use and most flexible image / picture hosting service you will find providing virtually foolproof storage for auction pictures.
The example photos above and below are hosted at my Easy Auction Picture Hosting (EAPH) service where I've created tools that make it easy to optimize photos for use in auctions including application of the fuzzy edges you see here. EAPH membership is separate from FreeForm and not included in this auction for use of FreeForm. FreeForm does not require use of the EAPH service but you must have an Internet host to display images in the body of descriptions. EAPH just makes that easier...
With FreeForm you may also include your own HTML and JavaScript. The slide show below was created using ''Plugins!'', another feature of EAPH hosting, and displayed in this presentation via use of a ''Code Input Area'' in FreeForm. FreeForm is the most flexible online service you will find for creating custom presentations.
RobsHelp has been helping sellers for nearly 6 years and over a half Million auctions have been posted on eBay with descriptions created using the ''Freeform Auction Description and Template Builder''. The sister service ''Easy Auction Picture Hosting'' (EAPH) is just over two years old yet already is powering the display of over 200,000 member images in auctions on eBay Every Day. Both services are based on providing proactive customer service -- continuously adapting textual content and programming to help avoid common problems and prevent the need for questions. This strategy has been very successful enabling Rob to devote the bulk of his attention to helping members who have special circumstances. You will receive personal attention from rob@robshelp.com If you don't receive an email response within 24 hours then something went wrong. In which case, please use the Help Response System you will find at the site.
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FreeForm includes a WYSIWYG Editor component that you can use to super customize your presentations including inserting photos or graphics right in with text, varying text size, color, and font.
Welcome!
