My blood is boiling, my mind is racing and let’s see, what else? My eyes are popping! I finally got a chance to sit down and read eBay's 2010 Summer Seller Update and I feel like I am taking crazy pills. With the DSR and feedback situations running completely amok and eBay mid tier sellers’ [...]
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Posted by: Linda Sanchez, May 18, 2010
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When I work with students in my Basics of Selling on eBay class, many of them have never sold on eBay or have fewer than ten feedback scores. I expect them to make a lot of mistakes as they learn the ropes and find out what works to move their products. But I am always [...]
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Posted by: Linda Sanchez, May 5, 2010
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I absolutely loved selling on Etsy when I first started out in early 2009. The site is very addicting and many people just love the atmosphere and excitement of working alongside other sellers in hopes of one day living out their dream as full time crafters.
That being said, I wanted to go through the top [...]
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Posted by: Justine Smith, May 4, 2010
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If you’ve ever gotten an email from a Nigerian prince you know that there are a lot of scammers out there on the Internet. Yet, every day dozens of new customers choose to buy items from my eBay store and web store. They shop for the product online, complete the purchase online, and even enter [...]
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Posted by: Linda Sanchez, April 28, 2010
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I accidentally left my iPod at home the other day and had to fumble around in my glove compartment to find a CD to listen to as I drove. I came across an older Indigo Girls CD, Swamp Ophelia and was immediately drawn to the chorus of Dead Man’s Hill, which had a powerful a [...]
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Posted by: Linda Sanchez, April 26, 2010
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As a new teacher many years ago, I learned quickly that it is not wise to try to reinvent the wheel. When I first started teaching. I would come up with some fresh idea, work tirelessly to create lesson plans, related worksheets and manipulatives and corresponding PowerPoint slides for my students. But then when I [...]
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Posted by: Linda Sanchez, April 19, 2010
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Confused about what mobile shopping could mean for your online stores? Google is offering a Free WebEx event entitled Wireless Shopper 2.0. The event will be held on April 20 at 2pm Eastern. According to Google: With so many choices, how do consumers make wireless purchase decisions? How do they shop online, and how can [...]
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Posted by: Linda Sanchez, April 16, 2010
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Emily from 4Hands asks:
I’m starting to make the rounds to galleries and stores with a much more focused pitch then the first time I did this 5 years ago. I have 3 lines, with very different audiences and have created my business cards, my wholesale sheets, and am ready to take the next step. With all [...]
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Posted by: Justine Smith, April 15, 2010
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Money, money, money! I spent a LOT of money last year. Last week I ended up going through my 2009 receipts and paperwork for my jewelry business, Plume Adore, in order to file my taxes and boy, was that scary. While I only spent a few hundred dollars initially to get my business started, I [...]
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Posted by: Justine Smith, April 14, 2010
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Cindy from Josary asks:
I have recently made a large transition in my life which consisted of quitting my full-time job to become a full time student and finish my degree in Fashion Design. I have begun a in home business which consist of hand crafted handbags and garments. Being a single mom of a four [...]
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Posted by: Justine Smith, April 8, 2010
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