Sparkplugging is starting a new tradition called “Spark an idea Thursday.” As part of this tradition, I’ll be sharing with you my experiences and interpretations for each week’s topic for those of you who sell products or services online.
I invite you to grab our image over there to the right and carry the tradition [...]

 
Best Match has been around for a while now. There are a number of ways to stand out and boost your rankings to appear higher in eBay search results – raising the bar for more successful sales.
From eBay:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/searchstanding.html
Best Match is the standard sort order for search results. It evaluates items and sellers based on a [...]

My co-author Jenn recently advised eBay sellers to diversify in order to recession proof their eBay businesses.
I’m not an eBay expert, but I imagine that with the built in audience at eBay, diversifiying is sound advice.
But will this work for a small ecommerce business? Probably not.
Unless you’re a Fortune 500 company, there’s a good chance [...]

Pictures can have the effect of enhancing your eBay items. Have you ever seen 2 auctions for same item, but noticed by the end of both auctions one item ends at a higher price. Several ideas can be suggested to make your next item have more of an uplifting picture.
Are you wondering how can you [...]

If you’re selling products online, social media can benefit your business.
That said, I wouldn’t recommend spending a ton of money on social media workshops, ebooks and online courses.
Even getting started is pretty simple. First, find out which sites your target market are on. If you’re selling rock band t-shirts to teenagers, your target may be [...]

Sparkplugging is starting a new tradition called “Spark an idea Thursday.” As part of this tradition, I’ll be sharing with you my experiences and interpretations for each week’s topic for those of you who sell products or services online.
I invite you to grab our image over there to the right and carry the tradition through [...]

Now more than ever I feel like people are searching eBay for great items at a great price.  While you want to be aware of what is working for you, be sure to keep an open mind on what to sell on eBay.  Here are a couple tips to keep in mind while expanding your [...]

Sparkplugging is starting a new tradition called “Spark an idea Thursday.” As part of this tradition, I’ll be sharing with you my experiences and interpretations for each week’s topic for those of you who sell products or services online.
I invite you to grab our image over there to the right and carry the tradition through [...]

Did you know you can share your eBay listings with friends on Facebook? If you share your listings with your friends on Facebook, they’ll be able to view your listings in your News Feed.  Not only that, there are eBay groups on Facebook that you can join to gain even more exposure to your eBay [...]

Several new Internet sales tax laws are affecting large merchants and affiliates.
You may have already received a blow to the wallet from your affiliate programs if you live in certain states. Large merchants are dropping local affiliates in response to new laws that require the merchants to pay sales taxes in those states.
Historically, merchants only [...]