Archive for April 27th, 2006
eBay wants to pay you to drive traffic
Webpronews: The online e-tailer thinks people offer a great opportunity to bring more users to eBay, and has put up the cash to reward those who bring traffic, and buyers & sellers, to the site. Editor’s Note: eBay is rolling out the proverbial red carpet for affiliates, rewarding those high volume sellers with opportunities to [...]
The Street: Whether you’re a new or veteran seller, the great thing about eBay (EBAY:Nasdaq – news – research – Cramer’s Take) 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. [...]
eBay Category Updates Coming Soon
The category structure will be updated in mid-May based on feedback received from the eBay Community and from experts in the affected fields. You may provide category structure feedback at any time by clicking here. A complete list of the new category structure can be found on Seller Central here. Categories that will be updated [...]
Entrepreneur Almost Daily: Looking for a dose of e-business inspiration–or just a gift for a friend? Wired has an article on the 10 Wackiest E-Commerce Sites. Some of my favorites are mentioned, including t-shirt vendor Threadless and the crafty alternative to eBay, Etsy. But whatever your shopping desire–gadgets, crafts, environmentally friendly products and even bikes–you [...]
The eBay category structure will be updated in mid-May based on feedback received from the eBay Community and from experts in the affected fields. You may provide category structure feedback at any time by clicking here. A complete list of the new category structure can be found on Seller Central here.
Test-Drive Your Dream Business
Business Week: A two-year-old Portland (Ore.)-based company called Vocation Vacations, a business that gives people the opportunity to “test drive” their dream jobs. Creating temporary but intense mentor/apprenticeship experiences, Vocation Vacations enlists professionals from a variety of fields — everything from winemakers and makeup artists to architects and sword makers — and pairs them with [...]
Jim Hopkins: Here’s more evidence that Americans are turning to entrepreneurship in droves as they age. Of the finalists on ABC’s American Inventor reality show, just three are under 40 years old. Photo by David Wilmot.
Tom Holzel: The inability to see the world from the point of view of the users or customers of a facility (as opposed to the builders of it) is an endemic problem not limited to the British Isles. It is a problem all companies face, and only a few have solved. Small companies (especially start-ups) [...]
Seth Godin: This is scary. It’s really scary to turn down most (the average) of what comes your way and hold out for the remarkable opportunities. Scary to quit your job at an average company doing average work just because you know that if you stay, you’ll end up just like them. Which is why [...]
Hector Barreto, head of the Small Business Administration (SBA), has announced his resignation. The White House announced the nomination of his successor, Steven C. Preston. NY Times: Hector V. Barreto, the embattled head of the Small Business Administration, said on Tuesday that he would resign and take over a Hispanic advocacy group that has supported [...]
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ChannelAdvisor launches eBay Express Support
Businesswire: ChannelAdvisor, the leading provider of channel management solutions (CMS), announced today support of eBay Express, a new web site that provides buyers an easy way to find new, fixed priced items on the eBay marketplace and pay for them instantly. eBay Express will provide online shoppers with another way to shop that is a [...]
