I would have to agree with lynne about doing these things. I have been doing them with my stores and it has been doing wonders for me.
I would also like to add an additional tip. Create a link to your store within your item description. Your link text could be, "Come see what other items I have to offer". This has helped me sell many items from my store.
I actually have been selling more from my stores. One month I didn't place a single auction up and still was able to generate about $100.00. Not a lot of money. But it's $100.00 more than I had.
I really don't know how people found my listings. I guess it must have been me
using good keywords. What ever the reason, i made money from my store by doing nothing.
If you sre selling on eBay and don't have a store, I highely recommend you do.