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Etsy Launches Holiday Hotline but Restrictions Apply
Borrowing a page out of Butterball's playbook with its annual Turkey hotline to answer people's qu ...
Friday October 25, 2019
Amazon Sets Pricing Bots Loose on Sellers
Sellers say Amazon "bots" have been running amok late this week, aggressively deactivating their l ...
Tech Issues Hit PayPal and eBay Thursday Evening
PayPal experienced technical issues on Thursday evening (now resolved), and they seem to have caus ...
Wednesday October 23, 2019
Amazon Sellers Should Avoid Quid Pro Quo Reviews
It may seem like a great marketing idea - you scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. You buy m ...
Monday October 21, 2019
Should Amazon Ban Sellers from Listing Perishables?
Amazon is getting bad press about sale of expired perishables on its marketplace. CNBC wrote an ar ...
Saturday October 19, 2019
Is Etsy Losing the Personal Touch?
Conversing with artisans and crafters is part of the charm of shopping on Etsy. But in its bid to ...
Thursday October 17, 2019
A Piece of Ecommerce History May Soon Disappear
Yahoo Groups are on their way out, and a huge piece of Internet history is at risk of disappeari ...
Amazon Earns Millions in Ad Dollars for Curated Toy Guide?
Amazon charges "millions of dollars" to the toy industry just to be considered for a spot on its p ...
Wednesday October 16, 2019
Will Departure of Postmaster General Impact Online Sellers?
The head of the US Postal Service is retiring at the end of January. The departure of Postmaster ...
Sunday October 13, 2019
Amazon Squeezes Sellers to Optimize Warehouse Space
Amazon will impose stricter storage limits on sellers who use Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) beginnin ...
Thursday October 10, 2019
The Rush to Get Inventory to Amazon Warehouses
Amazon FBA sellers have less than 4 weeks to get their inventory to Amazon fulfillment centers i ...
Wednesday October 9, 2019
Etsy Redesigns Shop Stats and Adds Conversion Rate
Etsy redesigned "shop stats," which is designed to help sellers understand their performance and ...
Thursday October 3, 2019
Amazon Not Giving up on Handmade
Amazon conducted a survey this week to learn if sellers on its Handmade marketplace have enough re ...
Tuesday October 1, 2019
Sellers Should Be Grateful to Amazon
The Washington Post ran a piece today that described a desperate seller who was unab ...