New to selling on eBay? Getting those initial feedbacks and finding ways to get your listings high up in searches can seem daunting, if not impossible. When I first started selling on eBay I remember despairing that I would ever get the fifteen feedbacks we needed back then to qualify to sell in the Fixed [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, June 23, 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 [...]
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 [...]
morePosted 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 [...]
Posted by: Justine Smith, April 8, 2010
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While Etsy is a fantastic and well-respected place to do business, many crafters and artists also sell their work offline and through other online marketplaces in an effort to earn more self-employed income.
I've noticed two growing trends within the handmade community for those looking to build up 'side income,' so I thought I'd outline a [...]
Posted by: Justine Smith, April 6, 2010
Love ‘em or loathe ‘em, the changes are coming. With less than two weeks before eBay’s changes take effect, most of us have been busy preparing our stores, our listings and our inventory for the changes. In case you’ve been putting it off, haven't yet had the chance to review the changes, or aren’t sure [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, March 17, 2010
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I have had a couple of weeks to digest the upcoming changes to eBay and think about how they are going to affect my eBay store and sales, not to mention how they will affect my students who are just starting out on eBay. On January 28th I attended an eBay webinar that reviewed the [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, February 8, 2010
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It is definitely time for an update on what is going on in the eBay world. But I have been so caught up with ramping up my independent webstore and branching out with a WebStore by Amazon that I haven’t been doing my due diligence with following up on eBay. You guessed it: I am [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, January 29, 2010
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Senator Herbert Kohl (D-WI) has introduced the Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act, an amendment to the Sherman Antitrust Act and action we like to see on behalf of the small business owner. To the Sherman Act, his legislation adds:
“Any contract, combination, conspiracy or agreement setting a minimum price below which a product or service cannot [...]
Posted by: Paul O'Brien, May 29, 2009
From Nick:
"How do I enter in a income of shipping. On some of my customer purchases there is a shipping expense they pay that I take in as income. What do you recommend I do for this shipping category?"
Our response:
"First, you'll want to go to the 'Settings' tab and click on the 'Categories' link on [...]
Posted by: Kevin Reeth, April 4, 2009
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