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eBay Holiday Selling Workshop Highlights
Three execs from eBay recently put on a Holiday Selling Workshop, and I wanted to pass on some ...
Tuesday October 29, 2013
Would More DSR Information Help Your eBay Seller Status?
Help us, help you. Those are the words that came to my mind when I read all the comments complai ...
Sunday October 27, 2013
Will eBay Today Magazine Embrace Sellers or Just Buyers?
Amongst all the foofaraw of the past week of eBay announcements and changes, including the new C ...
Thursday October 24, 2013
Surprising Bestseller Costumes for Halloween
Christmas may be the biggest retail holiday, but not for Guy Kitchell, founder of Halloween F ...
Wednesday October 23, 2013
Could eBay Collections Help Your Sales?
eBay introduced a new Pinterest-like "Collections" feature , along with a spate of other new ...
Monday October 21, 2013
Four Ways Your Shopping Cart Button Could Be Wrong
Let's face it, it isn't even Halloween and we're already into the holiday selling frenzy...at le ...
Saturday October 19, 2013
Pinterest and Share Your Favorite Seller Tools
One of Sunday's Update articles is about some of online sellers' favorite tools, be they t ...
Thursday October 17, 2013
eBay Asks What One Thing Can Be Done to Improve in 2014?
At eBay's Wednesday online conference for a group of invited sellers, "Coffee with eBa ...
Tuesday October 15, 2013
Brands They Love, Brands They Avoid?
What brands do you think they love, and what do they avoid? Oh...you think I'm talking about eBa ...
Sunday October 13, 2013
Would Google Shared Endorsements Sway You to Buy?
Google Inc. announced in a blue banner across the top of its main search screen that "how we d ...
Friday October 11, 2013
AuctionBytes Introduces Its New Pinterest Board
Ever thought it would be fun to see a visual representation of the readers of The AuctionBytes B ...
Monday October 7, 2013
Could Busy, Colorful Templates Go Bye-Bye on eBay?
In our discussion the other day about whether or not scrolling image galleries are effective (or ...
Friday October 4, 2013
Are Scrolling Image Galleries Effective?
As I opened the eBay main screen a minute ago, I was met with the now-familiar image-intensive ...
Thursday October 3, 2013
UK Seller Frustrated by eBay Template Change
In the past, when eBay UK seller Andrew Titcombe ( Crucial Music Shop and Crucial-Cuts ) went ...
Wednesday October 2, 2013
Six Takeaways from International Shipping Webinar
Are you willing to sell and ship items internationally? If not, you could be missing ...