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As I mentioned in a recent post, we just returned from our biggest trade show of the year, the Toy Association Industry Toy Fair in New York. After three days, countless conversations with salespeople and [...]
Posted by: Linda Sanchez, February 23, 2010
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We're keeping a close eye on legislation related to Sales Tax and how it affects online merchants. Not long ago, Wray covered briefly what is popularly called the "Amazon Tax," for the impact sales and state tax legislation will have on Amazon's behemoth online business and the affiliates who earn some money because of their [...]
morePosted by: Paul O'Brien, December 1, 2009
It seems that everybody wants a piece of the pumpkin sales pie this holiday season. And since eBay will be promoting itself through its “Come to think of it…eBay,” television commercials, print ads and online ads through Christmas in an attempt to “boost its standing as a holiday shopping destination,” we all can take advantage [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, November 24, 2009
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Were you affected by the eBay outage this weekend that caused eBay’s search feature to return either limited or no results throughout the day on Saturday and into Sunday?
They say timing is everything, and with most of us online retailers gearing up for a busy few weeks before the Holidays, this was the worst of [...]
Posted by: Linda Sanchez, November 23, 2009
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On October 17, the Unites States Postal Service updated its International Customs long-form, 2976-A and it is a little tricky for us eBayers. (The short form, the green PS Form 2976, Customs - CN22, is unchanged – for now!) Those of us who ship via USPS and hand-write our customs labels, now have to fill [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, November 16, 2009
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I bought my home on ISoldMyHouse.com, I met my husband on eHarmony.com, I found my last teaching position on Monster.com and now I am a Power Seller on eBay. So why do I sometimes still feel like a newbie in the face of online trends and new applications?
I notice that the items on my to [...]
Posted by: Linda Sanchez, November 12, 2009
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eBay sellers struggle with hefty amounts of paperwork, shoeboxes of receipts, and incomplete records, making tax time a burden too great for everyone. Yet, while a burden, bookkeeping is a critical part of running a store; done well, actually saves you money and helps uncover opportunities to grow your business. With those two [...]
morePosted by: Paul O'Brien,
Do you make, well, anything?
Get started with Etsy. The handmade goods marketplace is one of the largest shopping portals connecting consumers with artists, designers, crafty creatives, and... well... our users, entrepreneurs like you.
Not familiar with Etsy? I couldn't begin to describe the brilliant products coming out of the artists on Etsy so instead, [...]
Posted by: Paul O'Brien, October 16, 2009
In an ideal world, your small business would improve the lives of everyone it touches and all those people would quickly refer three friends and ensure that you stay in business for years to come. But the reality is that sometimes, no matter how hard you work to satisfy every customer, bad reviews crop up.
For [...]
Posted by: Jennifer Escalona, August 20, 2009
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For most small and medium size businesses (SMBs), the earth upon which they marketed their businesses no longer exists. Most people recycle their yellow books before they even get used, despite that yellow page sales guy promising you the moon. Newspapers readership is in decline. In the place of these comfortable advertising mediums is [...]
morePosted by: lee, June 18, 2009
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