[How To] Set up a steam shop!
Information about this post
- Showing you how to setup a steamshop via forum
- What people need to see and not need to see when looking at your post
Goals
- Make people able to read your steamshop easier
- Get you more business
- Get you more friends (nah I'm kidding, you wont get any friends) <3
- Show your MSN clearly
The way to make a good steamshop is by making it easy for people to read and understand. People like colors, working with website background and text boxes.
If the steam shop is set up, in an ugly format. People will most likely ignore your shop. If you look professional, you are profesional (scammers not included).
The most easiest way to set up a nice steam shop is to have seperation between sections of your post (ex:4dig/5dig/6dig/7dig/8dig/etc.) Look at this example I just created.
Code:
4/5 Digits:
6 Digits:
7 Digits:
8 Digits:
Format Used:
Code:
Size=4
Color=Blue
Underlined
Bold
This is a basic separation, but what it did was drew the eye of a buyer and maybe even a seller.
Next I'm going to show you how to format the things you need in your post, such as the SteamID(STEAM_0:0:12345678), 2 Different formats of Games(CSS/CS/HL2/HL1/Etc..)(CounterStrikeSource/CounterStrike1.6/Etc...), Vac Bans(whether its vac-banned or not), and the League Proof(cal I/cevo p/Cevo M/etc).
First off, we'll learn about the SteamID. I know a few ways to get the SteamID rather than just going directly ingame and typing status in *******.
Method 1
- Log into the account via http://www.steamcommunity.com or using the program steam itself.
- Go to the community tab in the account
- Search at the top of the page for the URL to that page
- Ex: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/#############/home (replace the # signs with numbers)
- Copy the #'s that are the URL
- Go to http://www.noobsticks.com/home.php?pageid=lookup and paste those #'s you found in the URL into the text box
- Copy the Steam ID that they provide you (ex: STEAM_0:012345678)
- Paste the Steam ID into your steamshop thread
- Remove the Last 2 or 3 numbers of the Steam ID and add X's
Method 2
- Log into the steam account via Steam program
- Start a game that you have installed
- Join an online server
- Go to *******
- Type this command Code:
status - Find your ingame name in the list that appears
- Copy the Steam ID that is shows
- Paste the Steam ID into your steamshop thread
- Remove the Last 2 or 3 numbers of the Steam ID and add X's
Now time to do that boring part, listing the games. I personally use a steam multi-tool, allowing me to enter a username and a password, which then shows me the full list of games already typed out ready for a copy and paste. That is why in my shop, I show use a code format and type out the full game. But I can tell you guys a different easier way to do it.
Method 1
- Go to http://www.steamcalculator.com
- Find your community page URL
- Copy the numbers from the community page URL
- Paste those numbers into the text box
- At the end of the numbers type Code:
/home
For the next 2 things we need to do (Check Vac Status, and League Proof), we can use the website http://www.legit-proof.com. In order to use this website, you will need to know the Steam ID of the account you are checking.
- Get your Steam ID as shown in the first tutorial
- Copy/Paste the 0:X:XXXXXX into the text box at http://www.legit-proof.com that says Vac Banned
- Do the same for the League Proof text boxes at http://www.legit-proof.com.
The easy stuff now, adding your contact info.
At the top of your website, always include your contact details! Most people use MSN, which means you should probably go out and get it. (http://www.hotmail.com)
Basic Format
Code:
Format
Code:
Words Contact Info
Size=5
Bold
Underlined
Color=Orange
The contact info
Size=3
Bold
Color=Orange
Example of a bad steam shop
http://allsteams.com/as/showthread.php?t=312
Well, hope this helps! I took about an hour working on this. For new members, use this as a guide to make people want to buy from you!
If you need any other tutorials, just ask me. I'll be glad to help!
