Online Sales Decline So eCommerce Market...
Online Sales Decline So eCommerce Marketplaces Buy
It’s Summertime While some online merchants are reporting declining sales (summertime is normally a slow season for some categories) it seems the ecommerce marketplaces are trying to provide their own economic stimulus. Earlier this year Japanese giant Rakuten purchased Buy.com for a reported $250M...
Internet Retailer Conference & Exhi...
Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition 2010 From My Perspective
As I walked through the exhibit floor of the huge McCormick Place Convention Center I was very glad to see it full. Full of vendors and full of attendees. It was a stark contrast to the last time I was here, in June of 2008 for what we now know was the last eBayLive. In 2008 there were many open vendor...
Are You Satisfied With A Website That Ra...
Are You Satisfied With A Website That Ranks Itself 4 Out Of 10?
As I was reviewing Google Alerts for news this morning I ran across a post by Scot Wingo CEO of Channeladvisor and author of the ebaystrategiesregarding comments made by John Donahoe CEO of eBay during an interview at the D8 (Wall Street Journal’s All Things Digital) conference. During an interview...
So You Want To Have Your Own Website! WH...
So You Want To Have Your Own Website! WHY?
Really,,,WHY? You have made the management decision to come into the 21st century and have your own website. Again, I ask the question,,,,WHY? Before you run off and start to build a website or have one built, you must know why you want it. What is it that you want your website to do? Do you want an...
Flea Market or Sell It Online? eCommerce...
Flea Market or Sell It Online? eCommerce May Be Revitalizing Old Fashioned Flea Markets and Yard Sales
John Donahoe: A year ago, we had 14 per cent of global e-commerce, we’re the largest e-commerce provider, and our home page still looks like a flea market,” he says. “The world around us had changed. In particular our buyers’ experience hadn’t kept up. December 18, 2007...
Fair And Balanced News? Use Several Sour...
Fair And Balanced News? Use Several Sources To Gather Internet Marketing News!
Today’s information highway is very very crowded! There are literally millions of sources online for ecommerce news. Most of us have websites or blogs that we follow regularly to learn of the latest breaking news we are interested in. The idea of having our (the website owners or bloggers) information...
Selling Online,,,,Wait, I Don’t Wa...
Selling Online,,,,Wait, I Don’t Want To Own A Business!
Much has been written and discussed about online marketplace eBay seemingly seperating itself from the small seller. I define the small seller as someone who sells a few items to maybe enjoy a night out or pay an extra bill or just because they like the challenge. They aren’t relying on their...
eBay’s Listing Numbers Soar! Not R...
eBay’s Listing Numbers Soar! Not Really!
It’s All In The Numbers,,Or Is It?? eBay implemented their announced site modifications yesterday and immediately the world watched. Ok, so maybe not the world but a lot of sellers were watching. PowerSellersUnite.com is one of those watching and their site reported a 55% increase in listings yesterday....
eBayClassifieds, Bonanzle MeetUp and Sto...
eBayClassifieds, Bonanzle MeetUp and Store Items In Core Search
Full News Day Wow it really has been a full news day! As announced by eBay, today eBay Stores items now appear in the normal “core search” for eBay buyers. Until this point there had been several different attempts to bring the items sellers listed in their eBay Stores in the main search...
Ramping Up For eBay ESR Changes May Be C...
Ramping Up For eBay ESR Changes May Be Costing More Than You Think
The Announcement Back on January 26th 2010 eBay released the latest round of ESR’s (eBay Seller Release) changes due to take effect on March 31st. While many of the changes seem to be geared toward improving the buyer and seller experience (OK, mostly buyer) there were some good things for sellers...

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