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EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce. by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com |
eBay Marketing Emails Feature Stale Listings
Opt-in emails are a great way to drive traffic to product listings, and eBay sends personalized emai ...
Thursday September 27, 2012
It Will Take Weeks to Fix Traffic Reports, eBay Says
eBay again reacted to my inquiries about Traffic Reports with a post on its Systems Announcement Boa ...
Wednesday September 26, 2012
eBay Eliminates Buyer Addresses from Email Notifications
Sellers are reporting that as of Wednesday morning, eBay is no longer including buyers' addresses in ...
Tuesday September 25, 2012
Etsy to Advertise All Listings on Google Shopping
Etsy has committed to spending a minimum of a quarter million to advertise its sellers ...
Monday September 24, 2012
Will eBay's Latest Social Feature Finally Take Hold?
In the mid-2000's, eBay began losing its strong user engagement to sites like MySpace, and its answe ...
Friday September 21, 2012
Last Call at eBay after Teens Buy Booze in Collectibles
After an expose showing teenagers are buying alcohol online, eBay decided to temporarily suspend all ...
Thursday September 20, 2012
eBay Denies Traffic Problem, Blames Omniture Traffic Reports
Two days after I wrote about a problem with eBay's reports that showed a sharp decline in some selle ...
eBay Tweets Shopping Survey - Where Do You Shop?
eBay announced a new survey using its Twitter account and is giving respondents a chance to win ...
Wednesday September 19, 2012
Etsy Adds Field for Processing Time akin to eBay Handling Time
Managing buyer expectations is half the battle in ecommerce customer service. eBay tries to do this ...
Tuesday September 18, 2012
eBay Sellers Stores Reports Show Traffic Drop
As any webmaster will tell you, reading your traffic stats is like taking the pulse of your website. ...
Sunday September 16, 2012
Point Counterpoint - Ending eBay Auctions Early
Do you think it is fair for a seller to end an eBay auction early once a bid has been placed? That's ...
Thursday September 13, 2012
The Ugly Side of Social Selling
Are the models set up by social commerce sites to encourage social selling actually rewarding users ...
What Do You Think of eBay's New, 'Less Quirky' Logo?
eBay announced it will be rolling out a new logo in mid-October, saying it reflects who eBay is ...
Wednesday September 12, 2012
eBay Limits Auction-Promotion to Four Sellers
eBay is promoting auctions in a campaign called " Fall into Antiques ," but sellers are wondering ho ...
Tuesday September 11, 2012
Retailers Gather in Denver to Talk 'Shop'
The National Retail Federation's online division, Shop.org, is holding its annual summit in Denver ...
Sunday September 9, 2012
Taking the Air out of the Social Ecommerce Myth
Being a cynic by nature, I've never been fully convinced that any of the "Big Three" social media t ...
Thursday September 6, 2012
PayPal Inserts Ads into Email Notifications
eBay found another way to monetize its PayPal payment service - PayPal is now inserting ads into the ...
Tuesday September 4, 2012
What Do Sellers Think of the New eBay Returns Process?
eBay announced a new managed returns process in March, and it is now available to eBay Top-rated S ...
Monday September 3, 2012
Are Diamond Sellers Helping or Hurting the eBay Marketplace?
eBay was founded on Labor Day 17 years ago, but the company has strayed from its roots. In Tuesday's ...
SoWa Outdoor Market - Shopping Small, Shopping Local
You've likely heard of food trucks, which are restaurants on wheels seen in many cities the ...
Sunday September 2, 2012
New Promotion Another Sign eBay Is Testing Free Listings
eBay is running a free-listing promotion in the entire Outdoor Sports category through the end of ...
Saturday September 1, 2012
Sellers Blocked from USPS, eBay Glitch Shows Incorrect DC Info
While many Americans are enjoying time off over the long holiday weekend, online sellers are still ...