Archive for May 22nd, 2006
Tracking Phone Orders and Keywords
Shimon Sandler: Place a Phone icon and Promo code ( listing ID ) on the webpage. The phone icon is a nice visual and you can place the promo code right next to it. The promo code will identify the search engine and keyword. Each promo code can be dynamically generated. Then, require the call-center [...]
Q&A With American Inventor Judge Doug Hall
MSNBC: Entrepreneur.com: You’ve been inventing since you were 12 and have what is reported to be 15 to 18 inventions in the average American’s home. What qualities does an invention need to have to have in order to make it into the market and into people’s homes? Doug Hall: The first thing is the invention [...]
Stupid Penny: The United States government has finally admitted that it costs about 1.4 cents to make every cent it makes, which means by this time next year, the taxpayers will lose $45,000,000 just by making more stupidpennies! The whole point of stupidpenny.com is to get the penny abolished! We’re giving you a chance to [...]
The Venture Voice Startup Workshop
Greg Galant: Venture Voice has been illuminating entrepreneurship through the podcast for just short of a year. Now, at the Venture Voice Startup Workshop on June 26 in New York, you can interact with top entrepreneurs and venture capitalists to find out how to start and grow innovative businesses.
Last week, Mike Arrington reported that eBay has begun “selectively removing listings from sellers who point to their Rapleaf reputation profilesthat link to RapLeaf.” RapLeaf is one of Opinity’s partners, a company that wants to create a portable standard for reputation. Here’s a conversation between Bill Washburn and me that begins by discussing the relationship [...]
Style Bytes: I had so many favorites saved on eBay that I wasn’t allowed to add any more. Here’s a few new for you so that I can start looking for others. Starstruck Vintage Apparel, shoes and accessories starting at low prices. The Olive Shoppe Lots of beautiful dresses starting low, but selling quite high. [...]
8 Stupid Frat-Boy Business Ideas
Ramit Sethi: See, when I was in college, I would walk by the Quad and see a poster for some new book-exchange service literally every week. “SCREW THE BOOKSTORE!!!” it would say. “TRADE YOUR USED BOOKS WITH THIS NEW SERVICE!” The idea is that bookstores charge too much, so why not give the power back [...]
Om Malik’s 5 things eBay can do
If my name was Om, my blog would be called Omygahd and I would have a Valley Girl mascot. GigaOM: This week’s PodSession is about eBay shopping for partners. This is inspired by recent buzz about eBay looking to take on Google with new allies such as Microsoft and/or Yahoo. EBay is voicing its concern [...]
5 Deadly Mistakes When Starting a Business
CNN Money: For many people, starting their own business is a dream come true. But too many entrepreneurs see their dreams fall apart – their firms fail because of common pitfalls that could have been avoided. One-third of small businesses fail in the first two years, according to the Small Business Administration, and a little [...]
This week’s Carnival of Personal Finance is up at Frugal For Life.
This week’s Carnival of the Capitalists is up at The Integrative Stream.
eBay tips from former eBay store employee
LifeHacker: Former Ebay store employee Sean Blanda lays out some practical tips for auctioning off your stuff, from the best times to run your auction to how to encourage a bidding war. For instance, he says photos of whatever you’re selling is a must, and that you should avoid setting a reserve price: Whatever you [...]
