Online Sales Decline So eCommerce Market...
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...
BooCoo.com Jumps Into The Online Auction...
An Innovative New Online Auction Site BooCoo.com About 2 weeks ago my good friend Walt Kolenda (aka AuctionWally) suggested I check out a new online auction venue called BooCoo.com. Now in full disclosure Walt is doing some consulting work for this site. I took a look at the site and then received an...
Internet Retailer Conference & Exhi...
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...
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...
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...
Fair And Balanced News? Use Several Sour...
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...
Bonanzle Secures $1M In Angel Funding Pl...
We’re Funded Phaedra Stockstill Interviews Bill Harding on ebay & Beyond: Basics To Business Podcast On Monday April 28th, 2010, Bill Harding CEO of Bonanzle.com posted on the website’s forum that $1M in funding had been secured. In the post he described what the immediate future will...
eCommerce Summit 2010 Review: Meet Addow...
Meet Addoway.com One of the most interesting startups I met at the eCommerce Summit 2010 sponsored by PESA/ECMTA is Addoway. A completely free site that incorporates a marketing platform with social media marketing. I sat down with Fredrick Nijmn Co-Founder of Addoway during one of my interviews to discuss...
eCommerce Summit 2010 Review: Meet Kabba...
Kabbage.com I had an opportunity to sit down with Marc Gorlin from startup Kabbage.com at the eCommerce Summit 2010 in Las Vegas this past week. While I am sometimes hesitant to endorse startups simply due to their inherent failure rate, I believe this dot com is going to be BIG! The entire Kabbage.com...
Selling Online,,,,Wait, I Don’t Wa...
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...

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