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Writing a Guide

Share your knowledge or opinions about almost any topic with the entire eBay community. To write a guide, go to Reviews & Guides and click the "Write a guide" link. You'll need to be logged in to write a review.

  1. Create a guide title.

    This title will be seen in the Reviews & Guides search results.

  2. Write the guide text.

    You can change the appearance of the text, add bullet points and more with the editing tool. Guides have a 20,000-character limit. Remember: Your character count includes text, links, pictures, and HTML formatting.

  3. Add links to eBay searches and other eBay pages (optional).

    For example, if you have written about vintage toys, you can add a link to an eBay search for vintage toys:

    1. Click "Link".

    2. In the eBay search box enter the words used to run your eBay search. For example, "toy fire engine vintage".

    3. In the "Name of Link" field, enter the text that will represent the link in your guide. In this example, "Vintage Toy Fire Engines".

    4. Click the "Add Link" button to add the link to your guide.

    You can also enter URLs for eBay pages directly in the "eBay Web Page" field. Use this option to link to complex eBay searches, Shops pages, About Me Pages and more.

  4. Add pictures (optional).

    To upload pictures into your guide, click the browse button to find the picture on your computer. Then click the insert button and the picture will appear in the guide text box.

  5. Enter tags.

    Tags are important words related to your guide that will help members find your guide when searching. Pick words that are important to your guide. For example, a guide about vintage toys might include the tags: "toys", "vintage toys", "fire engines", "miniatures" and "dolls".

Based on the title and tags of your guide, the system will recommend up to three categories where your guide will be saved. After you click "Save & Continue" you will be able to deselect categories that do not seem appropriate for your guide.


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