I had another “oh no” eBay moment this morning while trying to create a listing. You know, when all is going well and you are suddenly hit with some new hoop to jump through or some new eBay rule you might be violating. And just when I had been starting to feel fully recovered from [...]
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Posted by: Linda Sanchez, March 4, 2010
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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 after viewing literally thousands of items, I found two or three must-have items for our online stores. I love trade [...]
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Posted by: Linda Sanchez, February 23, 2010
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When I am having a bad day or having a hard time holding onto faith in the vision that guides our small business, my partner reminds me that Ray Kroc (who built McDonald’s into the most successful fast food operation in the world) had to serve one burger before he could serve billions and billions. [...]
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Posted by: Linda Sanchez, February 18, 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 [...]
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Posted 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 [...]
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Posted by: Linda Sanchez, January 29, 2010
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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 [...]
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Posted by: Paul O'Brien, November 12, 2009
When you decide to open an ecommerce store, the whole process may seem simple at first. You find a product, and you sell it. But for anybody who has ever tried to sell a product online, whether through a standalone site or etailers like eBay, Etsy, and 1000 Markets, it quickly becomes apparent that picking [...]
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Posted by: Jennifer Escalona, August 7, 2009