Archive for April 6th, 2006
Carpet Sculpture International
The home improvement industry is flourishing and continues to be very profitable. Today’s consumers, however, demand more than ordinary floor covering. One-of-a-kind area rugs, wall hangings and wall-to-wall carpets with inlaid & sculpted designs add substantial value to their homes…in addition to Pride of Ownership. The solution is to provide a custom carpet service, matching [...]
eBay’s New ‘Trust & Safety’ Feature
auctionbytes: eBay is rolling out a new Trust & Safety feature called “Report this Item.” Every listing item page will have a “Report this Item” link at the bottom of the page. The link will take users directly to a list of possible reasons why a listing needs to be brought to eBay’s attention for [...]
msnbc: Whether you’re a new or veteran seller, the great thing about eBay is that you have lots of options to choose from to help you sell better. The only problem with this is that sellers often find the many offerings available to be very confusing. I get e-mails from sellers all the time who’ve [...]
Let Us Help You Turn A Little Cartridge Into A Very Bright Future Nearly 90% of cartridges sold in the U.S. come from the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) like HP, Canon, Epson and Lexmark, whose margins on these products are enormous. Why do so many people knowingly spend as much as two and a half [...]
Choosing eBay Auction Management Software
ecommerce-guide: Roughly speaking, eBay sellers are divided into two groups. The first group is casual sellers, who make a few bucks with occasional, one-time sales of items like uncle Gary’s old bowling shoes or aunt Mildred’s old Elvis CDs. No real work is involved. The second group is serious sellers. They make more than a [...]
Startup Journal: Greg Butterfield clearly remembers the moment when he realized Altiris Inc. would have to scrap its sales strategy and go to market in an entirely different way. It was early in 2000, and he had just arrived at the helm of the software company, which was losing money. Mr. Butterfield was reviewing all [...]
The Surprising Truth About Ugly Websites
Mark Daoust has more about ugly websites, and Plentyoffish.com‘s success: Ugliness has never looked better. I have spent the last few days examining a surprising trend in web design that has made ugly websites look absolutely irresistible. No, its not the bolded, 18 point Times New Roman font shouting at me as I access the [...]
Better Homes Real Estate Services
→ bhr.com California is an extremely active real estate market and includes some of the most affluent neighborhoods in the country. Better Homes Realty has been serving this dynamic market since they were established in 1964 in the Northern California city of Walnut Creek. By 1975, Better Homes offices were opening all throughout the state. [...]
This week’s Brain Brew Radio episode is online: Loraine in Portland, Oregon asks Doug and Dave how she can get people to buy her game when they can’t say the name, Syzygy… Tim with Potty Glow, Inc in Ontario looks for guidance on how his company can take their product from the gag gift market [...]
National Auctioneers Association to Serve eBay Sellers
auctionbytes: The National Auctioneers Association (NAA) issued a press release on Friday announcing it has widened its focus to include Internet and sealed bid auctions in addition to live auctions. The move represents a significant repositioning of the NAA, which will now include eBay sellers and other people involved in Internet auctions and other new [...]
Terry Gold: Here’s where I think a lot of entrepreneurs, particularly those that are bootstrapping, make a big mistake. They hire a VP of Sales and Marketing, capable of growing a large sales force. Maybe. The New VP spends a lot of time thinking about Positioning. They talk about Executive Selling, Leadership Alignment and Developing [...]
Small Is Beautiful — and Lucrative
Business Week: Think small. That was the basic starting point for Mike Cayelli when he decided to open an online retail business two years ago. With a tiny house, little capital to invest, and only “spare time” to devote to the project, Cayelli knew his big dream had to stay manageable. The Washington (D.C.) entrepreneur [...]
