Going live with your auction

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Great! So you’ve put together your auction and you are about to go share it with your bidders. Here are a few things to check before you do:

1. Proof - Check for typos and test any links you have put in your lots or auction description. Remember, that including lots of links will help your SEO rankings, but they have to be properly linked. 
   
   
2. Second, do one last check of your starting prices as these can’t be changed once your auction starts accepting bids- You don’t want to put off bidders with starting bids that are too high, as you only have one shot with some bidders. They will look at the auction and if the prices are too high, they won’t engage again. But do also make sure you are comfortable with the lots selling at that starting bid level if there is only one bid. 
   
   
3. Images - It is amazing the difference images can make. To elevate your lots and make your auction feel really professional, we always advise unifying the images on the main auction page. Whether this means cropping them all in the same way or presenting them on the same background. 
   
   
4. URL - If you are in the pro-plan make sure you are happy with your auction URL, terms & conditions and rules (such as the bidding extension, registration) as for obvious reasons these can’t be changed once people have started bidding.

And then if you are happy, you are good to go, and the next step is promoting the auction.