eBay Selling Strategies
5 Conversion Boosting Tactics to Boost Your Holiday Sales on eBay
Sunday, November 9th, 2008Everyone talks about driving traffic to your eBay listings, but very few people talk about what to do when those buyers get there!
What do you DO with those visitors to turn them into sales!
On Tuesday, November 4th, I was a guest on eBay Radio’s “The PowerSeller Hour” with Griff.
In this radio segment I shared 5 [...]
NRF Survey: Buyers Rank Amazon & eBay As Their Top Two Favorite Online Shopping Destinations
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008STORES Magazine, a publication of the National Retail Federation, just published their Top 50 list of shoppers’ favorite online retailers.
Postioned firmly at the top?
#1 Amazon
#2 eBay
The report shows that even though shoppers have grown cautious about their spending in the last year, online retail sales remain a bright spot.
Forrester Research retail analyst Sucharita Mulpuru reported [...]
Why BusinessWeek’s Article Poured Fuel on the Wrong Fire
Saturday, June 7th, 2008Last week’s article in BusinessWeek titled “Auctions on eBay: A Dying Breed” was another attempt by the media to pour fuel on the flames of eBay’s fire. I get it. Stories are meant to sell magazines. And a generalized story is easier to write than one that actually weighs the facts.
However, when millions of people [...]
eBay Classifieds - Don’t Put Your PayPal Button Here
Saturday, March 29th, 2008The change in the eBay Digital Download policy has generated copious amounts of advice/opinions on how to sell your digitally downloaded products come April 1st. Unfortunately there is a lot of incorrect information being spread - via blogs, emails, discussion boards and the like.
So much so, that eBay came out with an updated policy announcement today [...]
eBay Digital Product Sellers, Take Heart
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008In an age when print newspapers are suffering massive declines in readership, and print magazines are biting the dust, yesterday’s announcement by eBay regarding the sale of digital products comes as a surprise to many.
Effective March 31 all products that can be digitally downloaded or transferred electronically can no longer be sold on eBay using [...]
Beyond DSRs - Have You Taken Your Eyes off the Sale?
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008Ever since eBay announced the changes in importance in DSRs (Detailed Seller Ratings), there has been one main topic of talk about eBay “How do I maintain high Detailed Seller Ratings?”. And while I am by no means encouraging anyone to IGNORE their DSRs, I’m seeing a growing shift in seller focus that is undermining people’s [...]
6 Steps to Drop Shipping on eBay AND Keeping Your DSRs High
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008With the increased importance on DSR ratings it’s now more important than ever to establish a good relationship with any companies who drop ship single item products for you.
When you ship your own merchandise, you have control over exactly when it will go out the door. With drop shipping, you are relying on someone else [...]
Which eBay Listing Upgrades Should You Use?
Saturday, March 1st, 2008Happy March 1st! It’s the official start of the Spring selling season.
This weekend, eBay is holding a listing upgrade sale. I’ve put together a short audio for you to explain which listing upgrades are worth the money and how to effectively use the upgrades. Click below to listen to the audio and find out if and [...]
Dispelling the “Always List on Sunday” eBay Myth
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007I just came across another article on the web that perpetuates the myth/old wives tale that everyone should list and end their eBay items on Sunday.
This information has been spread time after time on the Internet for as long as eBay has been around. And unfortunately, it is widely accepted as truth by many [...]
5 Tips for Using Video Successfully in Your eBay Listings
Saturday, April 21st, 2007This week, eBay announced the ability to easily integrate video into your listings as a way to further describe your product.
Online video has taken the web by storm in the past 2 years, and eBay is taking the right step by integrating the option to include product videos in their listings.
In their announcement eBay provided [...]