Cop shows are all the rage here. we say, “Shoot it like it’s a crime scene; write it like you’re the only witness.” We’re going to have to deal with description writing with brevity-importance or brief up top, detail down below, as mobile devices continue to encroach on shopping behaviors. The rapid rise in “snacking” [...]
The folks over at Outright continue to pour out good information for small sellers. The latest is an “infographic” full of interesting nuggets about the new 1099-K form. Click here for the full post at Outright.com.
There’s a new honkin’ guide full of eBay and eCom info from UK eBay blogs-alot master, Chris Dawson of Tamebay.com. It’s not just all about the UK, though – Tamebay included me and some of my projects (education through Uncle Joe Radio and informational podcasting with RRB Radio). You’ll recognize other names from our side [...]
Oscar Season is upon us, and the fine folks over at Kabbage caught the fever recently, awarding me their gold statue for “Tallest Thinking Cap.” In their fun article, they cite my pointy-headedness in the win “for always having his eye on the future of ecommerce.” I actually do enjoy trying to look ahead to [...]
I was cleaning up and updating the blog software and such when I ran across this little piece I’d written months ago. A lot of water has passed under the bridge, but I thought I should put this in place so that I could remember what this point in time was like for me. I’ll [...]
This was a suggested response to a customer who was upset that the shipping cost displayed by her eBay invoice was 3X the cost shown by the item page on a multple purchase. (Honor the first shipping price, you fraud, or cancel my order!) Dear Customer, I apologize for the problem you noticed with the shipping price [...]
The eBay feedback DSR for Shipping & Handling is automatically getting 5 Star ratings if the Seller offered FREE SHIPPING, according to alert reader SimplyMyBusiness. I was able to test and verify this myself later in the evening, though it isn’t clear that it’s anything other than a trial run. When leaving feedback the Buyer [...]
Not long ago, somebody got it all figured out: the key to being found on eBay search was the first three words in a title. Only these first three keywords, it was explained, were used to determine if the search the Buyer entered was a match to the item. Like other “kinda-sorta-maybe” things that find [...]
I’ve been taking things easy for a little while here in the Oklahoma heat. I’ve been able to get a few things done, explore others, and generally rest up after realizing I needed to dial things back in the first place. (Boy, can I be hard-headed about such things!) I’ll tell you more soon about [...]
eBay gives Stores users two days of 10 cent Auction listings from midnight tonight (July 27) through midnight Wednesday (July 28), no matter the opening price. Sellers are cautioned to do their research before slapping something valuable down without a good idea of recent market demand and price. But for a dime, it may just [...]
