"> We meet once a month at Panera Bread in Elk Grove Village. Check out this link to find out more.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Chicagoland eBay Sellers MeetUp Group
If you are an experienced eBay seller or part time eBay seller, or a beginning eBay seller who wants to learn more about eBay, this is the group for you. Come join our Chicagoland eBay Sellers MeetUp Group. "> We meet once a month at Panera Bread in Elk Grove Village. Check out this link to find out more.
"> We meet once a month at Panera Bread in Elk Grove Village. Check out this link to find out more.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Doc makes more cash selling clothes on eBay
Check out this great article. http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/10/07/mainstreet.ebay.doctor/index.html?eref=rss_health
If a busy doctor can do this, so can the rest of us!!!
If a busy doctor can do this, so can the rest of us!!!
Monday, October 12, 2009
Awesome Online Sellers Holiday info from Lisa Suttora
Selling online this holiday season?
If so, then you don't want to make these 5 common mistakes that
many online sellers make... (they'll put the Grinch in
your online sales.)
1. Not preparing your website/online store to look like Christmas.
Imagine what your local mall would feel like during the holiday
season WITHOUT all those holiday bells and whistles.
It certainly wouldn't get you in the holiday spirit would it?
Yet frequently, online sellers do nothing to prepare
their stores with a holiday look & feel.
If you want potential holiday shoppers to stop and shop on
your website, you need to let them know that you are dialed-in and
ready for the holiday season.
This doesn't have to cost an arm & a leg either - there are
things you ca n do to bring the spirit of the season (and the
sales) to your website for less than the cost of a dinner out.
2. Merchandising too late. You cannot, I repeat CANNOT wait
until December to start featuring your holiday merchandise.
Otherwise it will simply be TOO late in the season to pick up anything but
last minute sales.
3. If you sell on eBay, in order to get the best visibility for your
products you need to mix up your listing formats. If you've been
selling everything in a Fixed Price Multi-Quantity Format, it's
time to relist or list some new merchandise in a 7 day fixed price
format.
4. Not collecting email addresses of your customers. This is
probably one of the most business devastating mistakes I see
people make during the holidays.
I recently worked with a client who sold almost 800 items
last year during the months of Sept - Dec. and hadn't tracked
any of those customer's email addresses.
That's 800 people who they never followed up with again!
Now there are certain legalities that you need to be
aware of in order to do this so that you'll be in compliance
with the CAN SPAM email laws - but when done correctly,
a simple year-end email can build an ongoing relationship with
your customers for the following year.
5. Telling your customers what you can't/won't do instead of
what you CAN do. Nobody likes to be told "We don't do this or
No, you can't have that."
Well the same goes for your holiday customers.
It's all in how you say it.
"We don't accept checks." should be "We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover & PayPal"
"We can't ship overnight." can be rephrased as "We're delighted to offer two day shipping."
Look at your website, eBay store or listings. Count the # of times
your copy says "We can't" or "We don't" then replace those statements
with "We can" and "We'll gladly."
********************
It takes 43 muscles to frown and only 17 to smile.
The same goes for your holiday web copy - make it smile!
Your customers will thank you by rewarding you with their business!
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
10 Steps to Holiday Selling Success
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
We've just talked about the 5 bah humbug mistakes that will
kill your holiday sales and what to do about them...
Now let's talk about the 10 steps TO online holiday sales SUCCESS.
This is my 15th holiday selling season (7 offline & 8 online!) whew!
And if there's one thing I've learned over the years, it's that
you CAN'T do it all during the short 90 days of the core
holiday season from September to December.
(And if you try to do it ALL it will just hurt your sales.)
In fact, over the years I've identified the 10 MOST IMPORTANT
steps you need to take in your online business in order to
boost your holiday sales.
But online strategies change so quickly, these 10 steps are
not the same every year.
That's why I've created this brand new 2009 Holiday
Season Checklist Audio + PDF to guide you through the
10 most important steps to prepare for THIS year's holiday
selling season.
It's like having me sit right next to you at your desk,
coaching you through your holiday prep.
http://skyrocketholidaysales.com <<== Click here
I've priced this 90 minute MP3 audio & PDF workbook at the
ridiculously affordable price of $15 THROUGH October 14th.
*******************
Just one of the tips in the audio helped Melinda sell
seasonal merchandise she didn't even know she had.
"I want to thank you for the idea of repositioning
my everyday merchandise for the holiday season.
I hadn't really planned on selling anything special
this year as I was feeling that I'd started
too late.
Low and behold I sold 3 items last week to a
customer who wanted them for Halloween.
They'd been sitting in my store for months.
If I hadn't featured them as you instructed in the Holiday Checklist, I'm
sure they'd still be sit ting there.
Thanks for helping me to see my inventory in a different
light!
I fully expect to sell much more this holiday!"
Melinda Everst
Chicago, IL
*******************
Oh and a side note - not only am I offering this
Holiday Season Checklist Audio + PDF for only $15.
I've also thrown in a juicy bonus for fast action takers...
Click here for bonus details...
http://skyrocketholidaysales.com
Your Partner in Online Holiday Selling Success,
Lisa
Lisa Suttora
Founder/CEO WhatDoISell.com
Ecommerce Strategist
Product Trend Expert
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
An eBay Certified Provider
Member of the Better Business Bureau
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PS: Another common mistake is being passive in your holiday selling.
People who take action sell more. It's simple as that.
This holiday selling season will be what you make of it.
Here's your first step...
http://skyrocketholidaysales.com
WhatDoISell.com
4701 SW Admiral Way Suite 162
Seattle, WA
98116
US
If so, then you don't want to make these 5 common mistakes that
many online sellers make... (they'll put the Grinch in
your online sales.)
1. Not preparing your website/online store to look like Christmas.
Imagine what your local mall would feel like during the holiday
season WITHOUT all those holiday bells and whistles.
It certainly wouldn't get you in the holiday spirit would it?
Yet frequently, online sellers do nothing to prepare
their stores with a holiday look & feel.
If you want potential holiday shoppers to stop and shop on
your website, you need to let them know that you are dialed-in and
ready for the holiday season.
This doesn't have to cost an arm & a leg either - there are
things you ca n do to bring the spirit of the season (and the
sales) to your website for less than the cost of a dinner out.
2. Merchandising too late. You cannot, I repeat CANNOT wait
until December to start featuring your holiday merchandise.
Otherwise it will simply be TOO late in the season to pick up anything but
last minute sales.
3. If you sell on eBay, in order to get the best visibility for your
products you need to mix up your listing formats. If you've been
selling everything in a Fixed Price Multi-Quantity Format, it's
time to relist or list some new merchandise in a 7 day fixed price
format.
4. Not collecting email addresses of your customers. This is
probably one of the most business devastating mistakes I see
people make during the holidays.
I recently worked with a client who sold almost 800 items
last year during the months of Sept - Dec. and hadn't tracked
any of those customer's email addresses.
That's 800 people who they never followed up with again!
Now there are certain legalities that you need to be
aware of in order to do this so that you'll be in compliance
with the CAN SPAM email laws - but when done correctly,
a simple year-end email can build an ongoing relationship with
your customers for the following year.
5. Telling your customers what you can't/won't do instead of
what you CAN do. Nobody likes to be told "We don't do this or
No, you can't have that."
Well the same goes for your holiday customers.
It's all in how you say it.
"We don't accept checks." should be "We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover & PayPal"
"We can't ship overnight." can be rephrased as "We're delighted to offer two day shipping."
Look at your website, eBay store or listings. Count the # of times
your copy says "We can't" or "We don't" then replace those statements
with "We can" and "We'll gladly."
********************
It takes 43 muscles to frown and only 17 to smile.
The same goes for your holiday web copy - make it smile!
Your customers will thank you by rewarding you with their business!
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
10 Steps to Holiday Selling Success
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
We've just talked about the 5 bah humbug mistakes that will
kill your holiday sales and what to do about them...
Now let's talk about the 10 steps TO online holiday sales SUCCESS.
This is my 15th holiday selling season (7 offline & 8 online!) whew!
And if there's one thing I've learned over the years, it's that
you CAN'T do it all during the short 90 days of the core
holiday season from September to December.
(And if you try to do it ALL it will just hurt your sales.)
In fact, over the years I've identified the 10 MOST IMPORTANT
steps you need to take in your online business in order to
boost your holiday sales.
But online strategies change so quickly, these 10 steps are
not the same every year.
That's why I've created this brand new 2009 Holiday
Season Checklist Audio + PDF to guide you through the
10 most important steps to prepare for THIS year's holiday
selling season.
It's like having me sit right next to you at your desk,
coaching you through your holiday prep.
http://skyrocketholidaysales.com <<== Click here
I've priced this 90 minute MP3 audio & PDF workbook at the
ridiculously affordable price of $15 THROUGH October 14th.
*******************
Just one of the tips in the audio helped Melinda sell
seasonal merchandise she didn't even know she had.
"I want to thank you for the idea of repositioning
my everyday merchandise for the holiday season.
I hadn't really planned on selling anything special
this year as I was feeling that I'd started
too late.
Low and behold I sold 3 items last week to a
customer who wanted them for Halloween.
They'd been sitting in my store for months.
If I hadn't featured them as you instructed in the Holiday Checklist, I'm
sure they'd still be sit ting there.
Thanks for helping me to see my inventory in a different
light!
I fully expect to sell much more this holiday!"
Melinda Everst
Chicago, IL
*******************
Oh and a side note - not only am I offering this
Holiday Season Checklist Audio + PDF for only $15.
I've also thrown in a juicy bonus for fast action takers...
Click here for bonus details...
http://skyrocketholidaysales.com
Your Partner in Online Holiday Selling Success,
Lisa
Lisa Suttora
Founder/CEO WhatDoISell.com
Ecommerce Strategist
Product Trend Expert
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
An eBay Certified Provider
Member of the Better Business Bureau
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PS: Another common mistake is being passive in your holiday selling.
People who take action sell more. It's simple as that.
This holiday selling season will be what you make of it.
Here's your first step...
http://skyrocketholidaysales.com
WhatDoISell.com
4701 SW Admiral Way Suite 162
Seattle, WA
98116
US
Monday, September 28, 2009
Chicagoland eBay Sellers Group - Nov 4 Dinner with Griff
This is an invitation to all eBay sellers to join our MeetUp group. The goal of our group is to bring eBay sellers and potential sellers together to learn from each other’s experiences. We enjoy hearing about each others interests and discovering new ways to research and sell products. We all have something to contribute to help us all succeed. Come out and bring your ideas. Let's help each other out! We meet the second Thursday of each month at Panera Bread in Elk Grove Village, IL. To sign up for our group, please go to www.MeetUp.com and search for the Chicagoland eBay Sellers Group or use this link:
http://entrepreneur.meetup.com/940/calendar/11343212/
We will host a special dinner/presentation with Jim Griffith (Griff), the Dean of Ebay Education on November 4th at Charlie's Charhouse in Elk Grove Village, IL. You must be registered with MeetUp and RSVP and pay in advance to attend this event. Due to our contract with the restaurant, we cannot accept any walk-ins. Please see this event for more information:
http://entrepreneur.meetup.com/940/calendar/11195298/
This promises to be an exciting evening. Griff has worked for eBay since 1996 and was the 6th employee of eBay. He is an advocate for eBay sellers and hosts eBay Radio program on wsradio.com. He will be coming from eBay headquarters in San Jose, California to talk to our group and answer questions. Please come and join us.
http://entrepreneur.meetup.com/940/calendar/11343212/
We will host a special dinner/presentation with Jim Griffith (Griff), the Dean of Ebay Education on November 4th at Charlie's Charhouse in Elk Grove Village, IL. You must be registered with MeetUp and RSVP and pay in advance to attend this event. Due to our contract with the restaurant, we cannot accept any walk-ins. Please see this event for more information:
http://entrepreneur.meetup.com/940/calendar/11195298/
This promises to be an exciting evening. Griff has worked for eBay since 1996 and was the 6th employee of eBay. He is an advocate for eBay sellers and hosts eBay Radio program on wsradio.com. He will be coming from eBay headquarters in San Jose, California to talk to our group and answer questions. Please come and join us.
Charity Bra Auctions - Bling My Bra
Support Breast Cancer Research during October 2009 – Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Starting this Thursday, September 24th, a network of eBay, Bonanzle and Internet sellers have organized a “BLING MY BRA” campaign to raise money for breast cancer research during October 2009, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
We will be running an eBay auction per day of “Fantasy Bras”: creative confections with themes that are beautiful, funny, and inventive, created by artists and craftspeople celebrating the military, their favorite hobbies (such as bowling and offroading), Moms, eBay, comic books, baseball, and Halloween, among other themes. (Pictures available upon request.) Some notable eBay and internet celebrities joining the action by donating Fantasy Bras include the original motivator, John “ColderIce” Lawson of eBay store and website 3rdPowerOutlet and the ColderIce Blog; Janelle Elms, visionaire of the Online Success Institute and OSI Rock Stars (http://www.osirockstars.com), an nationally renowned eBay and Internet educator; Paypal Jason of eBay and PayPal, host of PayPal Radio and Comic Book Talk Radio on http://www.wsradio.com/; and eBetsy, an eBay celebrity, eBay Education Specialist, and Contributing Editor to eBay Radio. Auctions will be listed by eBay seller WOADIELAND, Beth Cherkowsky of Levittown Pa, through her eBay store HYPERLINK "http://www.depressionglasswarehouse.com" http://www.depressionglasswarehouse.com.
All proceeds – 100% of the sale price — of these auctions will go to Susan G. Komen For the Cure – Headquarters, certified by eBay Giving Works since 2003, MissionFish nonprofit ID 939.through Giving Works. (More information about eBay Giving Works is available at HYPERLINK "http://givingworks.ebay.com/about.html" http://givingworks.ebay.com/about.html).
Starting this Thursday, September 24th, a network of eBay, Bonanzle and Internet sellers have organized a “BLING MY BRA” campaign to raise money for breast cancer research during October 2009, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
We will be running an eBay auction per day of “Fantasy Bras”: creative confections with themes that are beautiful, funny, and inventive, created by artists and craftspeople celebrating the military, their favorite hobbies (such as bowling and offroading), Moms, eBay, comic books, baseball, and Halloween, among other themes. (Pictures available upon request.) Some notable eBay and internet celebrities joining the action by donating Fantasy Bras include the original motivator, John “ColderIce” Lawson of eBay store and website 3rdPowerOutlet and the ColderIce Blog; Janelle Elms, visionaire of the Online Success Institute and OSI Rock Stars (http://www.osirockstars.com), an nationally renowned eBay and Internet educator; Paypal Jason of eBay and PayPal, host of PayPal Radio and Comic Book Talk Radio on http://www.wsradio.com/; and eBetsy, an eBay celebrity, eBay Education Specialist, and Contributing Editor to eBay Radio. Auctions will be listed by eBay seller WOADIELAND, Beth Cherkowsky of Levittown Pa, through her eBay store HYPERLINK "http://www.depressionglasswarehouse.com" http://www.depressionglasswarehouse.com.
All proceeds – 100% of the sale price — of these auctions will go to Susan G. Komen For the Cure – Headquarters, certified by eBay Giving Works since 2003, MissionFish nonprofit ID 939.through Giving Works. (More information about eBay Giving Works is available at HYPERLINK "http://givingworks.ebay.com/about.html" http://givingworks.ebay.com/about.html).
Awesome eBay class in Bridgman, Michigan
We had another wonderful opportunity this past weekend to teach the Basics of Selling on eBay to the Bridgman Public Library in Bridgman, Michigan. We are continually impressed with the excitement and the desire to sell on eBay. Once again the library charged a minimal fee for the class which included a delicious, home-made lunch. The community room at the library was perfect for our class with plenty of room. We enjoyed so much meeting community members and hearing their stories and sharing their interests. Thank you to Denise for setting up this day and thank you to all who came to the class. We wish all of you great success selling on eBay. We understand we will be scheduling another class at this library. Please contact Denise Malevitis at the library to let them know you are interested. Their phone number is: 269-465-4663.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
eBay Class in Michigan
We had a wonderful time in Michigan teaching the Basics of Selling on eBay to a enthusiastic group in a small town in Michigan. The library hired us and charged their patrons a minimal amount so that they could learn the ins and outs of selling on eBay. We were impressed! Here's a state that has been majorly affected by the economy and the library understood the importance of helping people learn how to make a few extra bucks. Thank you to Ann for all you work in setting this up. And thank you to all the community who participated. We enjoyed your participation and your questions. We wish you all the luck in the future selling on eBay.
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