Taking decent photos of your car could make you hundreds or even thousands of dollars richer come sale time – and help attract a better buyer who isn’t out to waste your time. In fact, the photos you use on your advertisement are critical. A great, clear, nice set of photos instils confidence and trust in prospective buyers – it says if you bothered to do that, you must have bothered to take good care of the car, too (which, of course, is true.

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Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today On the flip-side, there’s a special place in purgatory for people who sell cars with one photo that looks like it was taken with a potato. In a world where everybody has an amazing camera in their pocket – and where websites allow practically unlimited high-res photo uploading – such a sin against car-selling is simply unacceptable. We assume if you’re reading this, you’re already far from any danger of that.

This comprehensive guide will ensure you’re a car-selling angel – and help make the car-selling process that little bit easier, and hopefully more fruitful. 1. Make sure it’s clean.

This could be the most obvious first step, but it’s probably the most important. A clean car is a cared-for one – and cars that have been looked after, are worth more. Either get the car detailed or do it yourself, but it will make a huge difference.

2. Make sure you have a decent camera. And by that, we me.