Kidson Talks | The E-commerce Chemist

Once you have at least 30 days of eBay selling under your belt you can start thinking about selling smart!
- Use something like ‘Terapeak‘ to research each of your product types (this is something you should do really before you start selling properly) Terapeak can tell you the best selling times, the best categories and [...]

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Seriously complicated that it is. I have been reading all about the new trust and safety policy seeming to suggest that now neutrals are classed as negatives on Scot Wingos Blog. He has now followed up on this article with more information.
eBay’s Chatter has tried to clear up the issue:
Q: Are you now considering a [...]

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Following on from this post: Know your eBay fee break points
Taking the £29.99 item, I used Fee calculator for eBay UK to give me a rough estimate of the money I would get back from that £29.99 item launched on eBay taking into account the highest paypal fees for the uk.
Listing the item with [...]

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Once upon a time a titanium seller told me that when they started on eBay they listed everything starting at £1. They then realised they could save five pence on every listing by listing the items at £0.99.
This seller was selling over 500 items a month, spending £25 a month, for the sake of £5.
But [...]

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Seems so. Suitable mostly for hobbyists eCrater is
2 things in one. First, it is a 100% free online marketplace. Second it is a free ecommerce website builder.
They profess it will remain free, and the only charge will be for premium listings in premium positions on the site as the sellers discretion.
The feature include:
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‘Web Two Point Daddy-O’ made me laugh, web 2.0 is all about ‘buzz’ words and ‘rock and roll metrics’. Anything that someone can sell on and make a fortune. The web is now a manic mash up of social sites, feeds and teenagers.
If you want some buzz words to litter your marketing materials [...]

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eBay is a diverse marketplace, and the only way to survive sometimes is to be diverse. Consider eBay a huge jumble sale. If you sell taps and bathroom accessories for example. Don’t corner yourself into this highly competitive category. Do your homework and try out some different home and garden related items such as tools, [...]

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The BBC said in this news article:
Wet weather in July drove online shopping to record levels as consumers surfed the net rather than sloshing down the High Street, a report claims.
and the Guardian says:
Risks of flooding are growing to “unacceptable levels” because of climate change with up to 4 million Britons facing the prospect of [...]

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I had an email from Merchant Advantage and they wanted to put their software on my radar screen as an product feed management platform for the small to medium sized business. There product Channel Management Lite only costs $145 (£73) a month and has no transaction fees and no set up costs. This offering can [...]

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A email came in today regarding what to do when you have brought an e-commerce platform, sold the earth and delivered a small island. How do you prevent this from happening at the sales stage?
Bad Web Companies are plenty, and it can be hard to sort the wheat from the chaff but there are a [...]

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