New Year’s Resolutions: How Are You Doing?

June 14th, 2013

Did you realize that this year over half over? It didn’t really occur to me until the other day when a friend of mine commented that she was listing some Christmas decorations. She mentioned that next month would make it six months until Christmas and then we both realized that the year is almost half [...]

Amazon Introduces New “Login With Amazon” Feature

June 7th, 2013

This week, Amazon introduced us to a new service they are rolling out called Login with Amazon. According to the press release on their website, this new service will give over 200 million active Amazon customers the ability to login to apps, games, and websites by using the Amazon login rather than creating a new [...]

What NOT to Do on Twitter

June 5th, 2013

Twitter is a great way to get the word out about your business. When those 140 characters are used correctly they not only help you sell your products listed on eBay and Amazon, but they can establish you as a major presence on the Internet. When Twitter is used incorrectly, however, you may establish a [...]

Will eBay auctions become a thing of the past?

May 29th, 2013

Diehard fans of the once popular auction-style listings on eBay may be disappointed to learn that last week Bloomberg Businessweek reported that some Stanford University researchers think the online auction selling format might soon become a thing of the past. This speculation stems from a recent study where researchers noted that now fewer than 15% [...]

Setting Up a WordPress Blog

May 22nd, 2013

If you have an eCommerce business, you may feel that you already have a good presence on the Internet, and that having a blog is an unnecessary and time-consuming commitment. While it’s true that maintaining a blog requires a level of commitment and attention, if you don’t have one you are missing out on a [...]

Life Imitates Art: The Great Gatsby Effect

May 20th, 2013

You’ve probably heard that art imitates life, but sometimes it’s the other way around and life imitates art, especially if the art form is a movie. The blog, Fashionata reported that eBay is experiencing what they are calling a “Gatsby” effect, and after a quick check of Amazon it appears that the effect is popping [...]

7 Tips to Make Your Business Blog Successful

May 16th, 2013

I recently wrote about how important it is to have a blog for your business. Today, I would like to give you some ideas on how to make your blog successful. After all, if you are going to go to all the trouble of creating a blog, you do want your buyers to read it. [...]