Sparkplugging is starting a new tradition called ‘Spark an Idea Thursday’. Each week we’ll be sharing some great ideas for a topic of interest to our readers. We invite you to grab our image and carry the tradition through to your own blog! If you do, please link back to this post so we know [...]

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 [...]

My daughter started full-day kindergarten this school year and my son is in third grade . As much as I knew I’d miss them, I was excited all summer, anticipating the hours I’d have to focus on my business during the day, and the time I could focus on my family in the evenings.
As it [...]

I have had a lot of people asking me lately if they really should consider starting an online store in this economy. 
The answer is a loud, resonating YES!!!
Now is the best time to start a store and here is why:

Your other income opportunities are becoming much less stable – layoffs, a down employment market mean [...]

The question I am asked most often is, “Can you really make money on eBay?”
The answer is, “Absolutely.”
But between you and me, you can make so much more than a living on eBay. You can make a life.
Hold on tight, because it can be quite the ride. Allow me to share with you [...]

The problem with rarin’ to go is that sometimes you have to spin your wheels a bit before you gain some traction. You get your wheels all warmed up and find your place again on the track. You begin to pick up speed, find yourself passing the competition, and find it easier and [...]

I love a challenge. I accepted this job at eMoms at Home precisely because I needed to challenge my eBay skill set again. As I’ve said, I had become complacent about my eBay store and allowed my attention to drift to other things. Things that did little to help our family finances, [...]

I let my guard down and shared with you that I may be allowing the fear of success to paralyze me. Then I was called a lazy whining mom who has never had a real job in her life. Ooh, and also a cry baby.
Impressive. The number of insults in the full [...]

I lied to you. Repeatedly. And I’m really sorry. Time to come clean.
Remember when I told you that this wouldn’t be a how-to blog about eBay? I said that it would stand apart from all of the mundane and functional “Top 10 blahdy blahs about eBay” posts out there? [...]

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