Archive for February 27th, 2006
Charging Sales Tax on the Internet
The following is a guest post by Shimon Sandler. Visit his blog at www.shimonsandler.com. If you own an e-commerce website, do you need to charge sales tax? The current law is this: If an online retailer has a physical location in a state, it must collect sales tax from customers in that state. If a [...]
Only on eBay: Image of Jesus on Sheet Metal
Leading the Charge: Thomas Haley was unloading supplies for his job at Hardy‘s Hardware when he said something odd caught his eye: the face of Jesus Christ on a piece of sheet metal. “I mean, it hasn‘t done anything miraculous as of yet, but seeing it is kind of groovy,” said Haley, 23. “Just seeing [...]
eBay’s Feedback System Broken?
InternetNews: eBay has taken a few “minor steps” to improve the feedback system recently, according to David A. Karp, author of “eBay Hacks.” Until recently, Karp said, new eBay members weren t instructed on how to use the feedback system. Now people must watch a mandatory tutorial on the proper use of feedback before they [...]
The Affiliate Marketerâs Journal: More and more I am seeing the trend of merchants offering âprivate labelâ? or âtemplateâ? web sites. Private labels appear to be a full fledged e-commerce site, complete with product pages, shipping policies, etc. When customers opt to buy something from the template site, however, they are actually directed to a [...]
This week’s Carnival of Investing is up at Retire at 30.
Pics of Cheating Wife Sold on eBay
icWales: A husband has taken revenge on his former wife by putting pictures of her on sale on eBay. The Welshman is selling discs containing 200 pictures because he says his ex-spouse cheated on him with his ex-best mate. Using an anonymous eBay trading name, the man has seven discs of pictures of the 24-year-old [...]
This week’s Carnival of Personal Finance is up on the Money Blog Network.
Marginal Revolution: Make Money on eBay Would you rather pay $10 and have free shipping or pay $5 and pay $6 for shipping? Answer: you prefer the latter. Well, at least if you are like most bidders on eBay. (tags: business bizopblog ebay)
BBC News: Internet auction site eBay should do more to tackle fraudsters targeting the site, a consumer magazine has said. Computing Which? called on the site to be more active in identifying its fraudulent users. It also wants the site to warn users about the danger of fraud and to crack down on the selling [...]
Internet Selling Presents Surprising Career for Many
SF Gate: Pinson is a case study in Internet entrepreneurship: A regular guy has a regular job until he discovers he can make an income selling online. But he’s not unique in the way he does business. Internet users have been turning themselves into Internet merchants since eBay began in 1995. Ten years later, according [...]
This week’s Carnival Of the Capitalists is up at Ideologic and cross posted at BusinessWorks.
Forbes: For startups, even those that have raised venture capital, it is important to stretch the dollar. Here’s how: Always ask for discounts and always negotiate. Don’t own; borrow or lease instead Look for opportunities to barter Partnerships Analyze all major expense line items Don’t be too cheap
Why Are Directories Anti-Affiliates?
Revenews: Web directories themselves are mere conduits to other destinations on the Internet; so, why should these directories have an issue with affiliate sites that are (much better) conduits to products or services that are useful to its users? Also, when will these directory owners realize that affiliate marketing is a serious business with the [...]
p2p news / p2pnet: “As the number of Google services has increased, we’ve continued to build on our core payment features and migrate to a standard process for people to buy our services with a Google Account. Examples of this migration include enabling users to buy Google Video content, Google Earth licenses, and Google Store [...]
