Archive for October 30th, 2006
Buyers Sensitive to eBay Glitches
eBay shoppers are complaining that the “favorite searches” feature is broken. On the eBay discussion forum devoted to search issues, a buyer posted, “I have a list of Favorite Searches stored on My eBay. I use them once a week to check for stuff. I always get many hundreds of results. Today they all give [...]
eBay A Major Sorce For Home School Curriculum
Home-schooling always has thrived on its ability to be flexible and adapt to changing circumstances. Today is no different. Over the past 10 years, home-schooling has grown rapidly. There are more than 2 million home-schooled children, up from an estimated 1.2 million in 1995. Home-schoolers represent about 3 percent of the school-age population. Growth has [...]
Microsoft Releases Accounting Software For eBay Sellers
Upping the ante against Intuit, Microsoft on Monday released a new accounting software package for small and home businesses. The most alluring feature of the offering may not be its Outlook-like interface and Office integration, but rather its price: free. Office Accounting Express 2007 is largely a basic accounting suite aimed at those who currently [...]
HP Expands User Options with PayPal
HP will offer PayPal as a payment option at the HP Home & Home Office Store, the company announced on Thursday. “Adding PayPal as a payment option gives our customers more choices and even greater convenience,” said Sam Taylor, senior vice president, Consumer Direct, HP. Stephanie Tilenius, vice president of merchant services for PayPal, said, [...]
Internet TV Coming Soon to Skype
The creators of Skype and KaZaA plan to launch an internet television service. The service will be free to consumers due to advertising. The founders say that judging by the popularity of YouTube the timing is right for internet television. Janus Friis, who co-founded Skype, said that the group already is in negotiation with a [...]
Tips On Choosing What to Sell on eBay
You have finally made the decision; you want to earn some serious cash from the world’s #1 online auction site, eBay. Congrats. eBay, well those seeking to make purchases on eBay, paid for all new fishing equipment and my entire year of fishing, the first year I started buying and selling on eBay. The first [...]
Relics Boycott eBay On All Saints Day
Tired of seeing sacred body parts for sale on eBay, the International Crusade for Holy Relics (ICHR) is calling for a boycott of the online auction house on Wednesday – All Saints Day. Centuries ago, the day was set aside to honor Catholic saints, to celebrate their lives and to revere their relics. What better [...]
Entrepreneur: With more than 2 billion items listed on eBay in the past year, and close to $50 billion sold, the sheer size of this online marketplace can be overwhelming. Fortunately, as eBay has grown, the company has worked hard to make it easier for new sellers to get started and be successful. Here are [...]
The Story Behind One Minute Manicure
Chuck Huckaby: She originally just wanted to make money while staying at home with her children. Today that ambition has created a business with $20 million in sales. It’s the One Minute Manicure. She got the business going with about $5,000 in cash in 1999. Her products are available online and through major retail outlets [...]
Yearly Business Planning Is Vital Organization Tool
Rhonda Abrams: Fall is a perfect time to take stock of your direction, set goals, and milestones for the coming year. That’s the time when we have traditionally developed an annual plan in my company. But this year, during the summer, we conducted a thorough marketing plan session, so we put off the business plan [...]
