EZLister.net provides virtually unlimited image hosting on
a FTP site created exclusively for your use. There is no charge
for this service, and it is quick and easy to set up and use. Please
note that this tour assumes that you elect to use our free image
hosting service. If you desire to use another image hosting
service, you may incur additional fees, and different procedures
are required.
The only requirements we impose are that files posted
to the FTP site must be in a “.JPG”, or “.GIF”, format;
and the individual image size must be less than 200 K. We
advise you to edit and prepare your photos prior to moving
(uploading) them to the FTP site. This can be accomplished
using Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, Adobe, or any image editing
software you choose. Also, the number of listings posted
to the FTP must be consistent with the number of auctions
launched and managed using our product.
Let’s begin by showing you how to setup the FTP site. Your
private, individual FTP (File Transfer Protocol) site is
created automatically by EZLister.net during the Administrator
Setup procedure. During the initial setup, the Administrator
establishes the password used to access the FTP site. The
Administrator can also modify this password at any time
by logging in to the system using the Administrator’s password
and user name, and selecting “FTP Hosting” from the menu
on the left hand side of the page. This presents the page
recreated below containing a brief explanation of the FTP
service, and allowing for the creation or modification
of the access password.
To begin using the FTP site, open up a browser window. In
the address bar, type ftp://www.ezlister.net. This
will bring up a screen requesting the password discussed
above. Entering, and reconfirming the password will bring
up a blank FTP Site with the following appearance.
Save this site as a favorite, and you will not have to
repeat this procedure every time you access the site. This
will appear as “ezlister.net” with the FTP icon in your
Favorite folder, and you may want to rename it to something
that you find is more descriptive.
This FTP site is now available for your exclusive use. This
FTP site is the location that the EZLister.net program
will search for the image files you associate with listings
you launch. This means that you must provide EZLister.net
the path to the FTP, as well as move the images associated
with a particular listing to this page prior to launching
an auction. Sounds complicated, but we have made it easy
to complete this task. Here’s how.
First, remember that images are nothing but files. Like
all files in Windows, they can be cut, copied, pasted,
and renamed using conventional commands. The FTP site
is nothing but a Windows folder with some special characteristics. Like
any Windows folder, files can be added or removed by dragging
and dropping. Also, it is possible to create sub-folders,
and to move files between them. With this in mind, you
have complete flexibility to manage your images however
you choose. Just remember that you must provide the complete
path and the image name to EZLister.net when describing
an auction and preparing it for launch.
There are two procedures available in EZLister.net for
associating images with auction listings. The first is
to physically move (upload) the desired images to the FTP
site, and then provide the path and image name to EZLister.net. To
do this, open the folder on your local computer that contains
the edited image you wish to use for a particular listing. Also,
open the FTP site by clicking on the appropriate button
in your Favorite folder, or by entering the proper FTP
URL, ftp://www.ezlister.net and
logging in. Now, arrange the two windows so they both
are visible, and select the files that you would like to
upload to the FTP. Below, the images “3200MOver” and “3200MFront” are
selected in the folder titled “Printers”.
After dragging these to the FTP site, the images are
now uploaded and ready to be included in a listing. The
FTP site with the uploaded images appears below. Note
that the image “3200MFront” has been selected for viewing
and is displayed. You do this by simply double clicking
the image you would like to view.
Now, let’s see how to include these two photos in an
auction that we are preparing for launch. This task is
completed by the Describer using the menu options available
in that module. Appearing below is the image portion of
the page used by the Describer to insert the photos for
a listing. Here, the paths to the images are already filled
in. Clicking the underlined number to the left of field
completes this action. For image No. 1, the image file
name “3200MFront” was entered by the Describer. For Image
No. 2, only the path name has been entered, again by clicking
on the underlined number to the left. The describer still
has to type in the image file name. Clicking the magnifying
glass icon to the right presents a preview of the image
selected. By selecting the “More Images” icon, this process
can be repeated so that up to 10 images are available for
every listing. From the standpoint of assigning images,
this listing is now ready to launch.
Now, let’s suppose that you store your photos on your
local computer or on your camera, or that you do not want
to access the FTP site. EZLister.net provides a routine
that allows you to do this although you should understand
that all images used for on line auctions must be hosted
on a server somewhere. In this case, your images will
still be uploaded to your individual FTP site, but you
will not have to actually physically upload them as illustrated
above. Instead, clicking the “Image Search” icon on the
screen causes a new selection to explode onto the screen. This
is shaded in blue, and allows you to search local drives,
cameras, scanners or other devices for image files and
automatically upload them to the FTP.
To begin, as mentioned simply select the “Image Search” icon. In
the blue shaded area, you will see that there are 10 available
fields for images that you can use for this listing. To
the right of each image field is a “Browse” button. Selecting
this button opens a typical Windows navigation window. You
must now find the folder or device where your image files
are stored. Once you have located this folder or device,
the available image names will be displayed. Selecting
an image file and clicking the “Open” button will transfer
the path and image to the field in the Describer’s page. Below,
we have already selected the image file “3200MFront” and
inserted it into the first available field on the Describer’s
page. By clicking the open button, the image file “3200MOver” will
be selected and placed in the second available field. Again
this process can be repeated so that up to 10 images can
be associated with each listing. When satisfied with the
images selected, click the “Upload Files” button, shown
here at the bottom of the screen, and your listing is now
ready for posting from the standpoint of assigning images.
We recognize that image handling can be a confusing and
difficult chore to active sellers using the eBay site. We
have developed two methods to simplify this task and remove
some of the confusion and difficulties associated. We
have just presented an overview of how EZLister.net can
assist you in associating auctions with your listings. You
may continue to tour the system or obtain more detailed
information on how to use the program by following the
links listed below.
