In this issue:
In this issue: Adding products to your blog, website or FaceBook page with a simple cut and paste, eBay Blogs going away, product source of the month, five must have Google tools and more!
Adding A Simple Cut & Paste Shopping Cart To Your Blog Using ArtFire
Here’s a simple cut and paste way to add a shopping cart for your product(s) to your blog, website or FaceBook profile using ArtFire.
And best of all it’s FREE! No fees, not secret service charges. You can list up to ten items for free. If you decide you want more there’s a $12.00 a month service charge, which is very reasonable for shopping cart technology.
There are limits however, it’s a site specifically for handmade, craft, antique & vintage items and crafts.
However, handcrafted doesn’t mean just artsy stuff. According to ArtFire Policy my CD/DVDs are allowed.
Check out their policy page and if you qualify let me show you how to use their service.
https://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Terms_Of_Use
eBay Announces Their Discontinuing Blogs
As of October 31, 2009 no more eBay Blogs
I know a lot of community members were heartbroken to hear their blogs are going away. In an announcement from eBay’s Russ Peterson the eBay blogs never gained enough traction to continue supporting the service.
As far as I know the only way you’ll be able to carry the information from eBay to a new blog is to cut and paste it into a notepad and then copy it into a new blog.
I don’t have any time saving techniques to offer – but if you’d like a professional looking eBay seller blog, branded to match your eBay store please contact me for a quote.
Bling My Bra EBay Breast Cancer Charity Auctions Are About To Start!
Beginning Sept. 24, 2009 the Online Sellers Group will be running an eBay auction per day of “Fantasy Bras”. Creative confections with themes that are funny, beautiful and inventive created by artists and crafts people celebrating the military, their favorite hobbies (offroading) and car racing, flowers and dozens of other themes. (pictures available upon request) Some notable eBay and internet celebrities are joining the action by donating Fantasy Bras including the original motivator, John “ColderIce” Lawson of 3rdPowerOutlet and the ColderIce Blog, and Marsha Collier, author of the eBay for Dummies series of books, Santa Shops at Ebay. Marsha is an eBay PowerSeller as well as the Co-host of Computer Technology on wsradio.com at http://www.marcandmarsha.com
All proceeds – 100% of the sale price of these auctions will go to Susan G. Komen For the Cure – Headquarters – Certified for eBay Giving Works since 2003. MissionFish nonprofit ID 939 through Giving Works. Special thanks goes to eBay seller VMKinnovation – who is donating a special DoLife hat that will be included in each auction. The DoLife symbol celebrates Life and offers hope.
Please join us starting on the evening of September 24th when the first auction will launch at the Depression Glass Warehouse
Congratulations To Edith Russo who The eBay Marketing Bible for entering her photo in the eBay Photo Contest
Congrats go to: Edith Russo who wins the eBay Marketing Bible. Thanks for everyone who posted a photo. The contest is over but that shouldn’t stop you from posting on the CloverCity page – I’d love to see your eBay event photos!
Here is Edith’s story: “I had attended eBay University 2006 in Seattle with Janelle teaching. I decided afterwards that I’d like to sell on eBay seriously, so I convinced my husband to go with me to Vegas to eBay Live. We rented a house and when we arrived, there was this long-haired cat laying outside, in 100+ degree weather. I knew right then and there, we were going to bring her back (she was obviously abandoned). It took about 2 days for my husband to come to that conclusion. EBay brought Binky into our lives!”
Please keep visiting the page for more contests, polls, discussions and more. And feel free to continue adding your photo and blurb on the CloverCity Fan page
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A Shout Out To Jan at Gosinta – who’s been working hard to get her store ready for the holiday season!
Jan has been working very hard at filling her store up with inventory, updating her newsletter offer and upgrading her landing page – you can check it out at: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Gosinta__W0QQ_armrsZ1. Give Jan a big round of applause!
What’s Happening At The Web Sellers’ Circle
- We’re starting a new ‘Selling On eBay” series this week – If you’ve been wondering about selling on eBay here’s your chance to see how.
- Our Affiliate Website winner this month was Deb B – we’ll show you the finished results next time!
- We’re starting a new series called “The Presenters Series” which will cover the who, what, how and why of using today’s technology to teach others, sell or produce products and build a tribe of followers. If you are an Education Specialist or Product developer you are going to want to learn this information! I hope you’ll join us at the Web Sellers’s Circle.
Product Source Of The Month
People are spending more time at home these days and spending less on eating out and travel. That’s terrible news for restaurants and travel agents – but can mean great news for retailers.
As we cook and entertain at home consumers will be looking for the tools and foods to help them lead an healthy lifestyle, entertain with confidence, and enjoy life around the hearth.
The Gourmet Retailer now has a FREE product sourcing tool at: www.trgshowcase.com
If you are looking for cooking and kitchen products this is the place to check out.
I took a quick peak, and found the Zojirushi Rice Cooker with contact infomation for wholesale orders. Rice cookers are hot and this brand is rockin! A check on my research tool shows that the Average Selling Price is $145.22 with a Sell-through rate of 84%.
One Last Word
Join us for a live call using FaceBook! My friend Janelle Elms told me about this new service on FaceBook called “Califlower’ for free conference calls. Dany & I are going to test it out. Not sure how it’ll work – this is a test call – but if all goes smoothly we’d like to invite you to a FREE 1/2 class on the Five MUST HAVE Google Tools for Online Sellers.
We’ll take questions at the end of the call – so stay tuned.
When: Friday, 1:00 pm (Pacific) 4:00 Eastern
To register for the call go to: http://bit.ly/5gyCB
That’s it for now,
Cindy Shebley
eBay Certified Business Consultant
eBay Marketing Bible