Archive for September 17th, 2006
AuctionBytes Survey Reveils Sellers Packing Their Bags
News about eBay is coming in thick and fast at the moment. No sooner did I finish my last piece on the page view numbers when the AuctionBytes Survey results came in. This is a very interesting report and I thoroughly recommend reading it, particularly if you are a member of eBay management. Editor Ina [...]
eBay Sellers Going Back toCclassifieds
In the last 12 months, eBay has increased auction-format listing fees, final value fees, launched eBay Express, significantly increased eBay Store fees, and made numerous other changes which have severely impacted many smaller sellers’ businesses. eBay’s target inventory has been steadily moving away from the used market (other than antiques and collectibles), particularly with the [...]
Yahoo Ads Have PayPal Shopping Cart Icon
Yahoo Search Ads Testing Paypal Cart IconAndrew Goodman at Traffick has stumbled across some Yahoo Search Marketing ads for eBay.com which are serving a Paypal Shopping Cart icon in the ad copy. This new addition to the Yahoo Search advertisements are incredibly similar to the Google Checkout Cart graphic being used in AdWords Ads by [...]
New Release of Mac Calling & Video Skype
Making that long distance call to Europe or Asia via Skype used to be a Windows-only affair. But the Luxembourg company is now letting Apple Mac users in on the fun. Skype today released Skype for Mac 2.0, a beta version of its calling software, that allows users to make free calls and video calls [...]
eBay Bringing Home A Little Closer Than Expected
Suzi Dagney and her husband, both retired military, have been all around the world. They’ve lived in Spain, set up housekeeping in Sicily, sent the children to school in Japan. So it was no wonder that one day Suzi got to thinking about home – specifically, her hometown of Mosiertown, Pa., population 42. She was [...]
Marathon Runners Turn to eBay for Bibs
Entrants for major marathons such as the New York City Marathon in November are outpacing race capacity, and some runners are looking online to gain a slot.Limited race venues are causing some runners to pay hundreds of dollars for a chance to complete the 26.2 miles, The New York Times said Saturday. Some of the [...]
CNNMoney.com: Do you clip coupons? If so, you’re in the minority. Fewer than 1% of coupons ever get redeemed, according to coupon-processing firm CMS. Vijay Chetty and Fred Paul, co-founders of ScanAps in Los Angeles, think they’ve figured out how to change that – and save manufacturers and grocers money and time. ScanAps makes a [...]
Unusual Businesses Ideas That Work: When Marty Metro and his wife added up the number of times each of them had moved over the years, it came out to an astounding 29 times. Metro knew they weren’t alone in using massive amounts of cardboard boxes and was convinced he could help movers, businesses and the [...]
Ina Steiner at AuctionBytes.com: AuctionBytes conducted an online survey of readers in September 2006. A total of 1225 people completed the survey. There are tremendous challenges and opportunities for sellers who want to sell independently. 46% of respondents do not have their own ecommerce site or storefront, and when asked where they sell now and [...]
Older Workers More Loyal to Employers
Inc.com: Employers who are looking to reduce turnover might want to consider hiring older workers, not recent college graduates, according to a new study. The study, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows that workers ages 55 to 64 have been with their current employers a median of 9.3 years, while workers ages 25 [...]
13 Year-Old Entrepreneur Finds Chocolate Success
CBCNews: After Nicholas Collishaw finishes his homework, he’s up late whipping up wonders for chocolate lovers in Cape Breton. Collishaw started making sweets to raise money for a school trip about a year ago, but it quickly turned into a profitable business. There’s usually a steady stream of customers at his booth at the flea [...]
