(Context: I read a blog post on Informationally Overloaded and I thought the format was rather cool. So here’s my own.) Recently I have… .. read the book Purple Cow by Seth Godin. It’s about the importance of being remarkable in business. It’s a short read long on food for thought. … rediscovered my love […]
Someone was getting the antediluvian jitters down at the Evening Standard today when they wrote this poster snapped at Waterloo station not an hour ago. (Now, I’m not questioning the risks and I’m sympathetic to anyone who has suffered from the flooding, but really… this sort of nonsense doesn’t help!)
Here comes the flood… Read More »
eBay and PayPal have published some new resources to reinforce their safety initiatives. Check out PayPal’s rather good phishing quiz here. You can see and hear from eBay UK’s Head of Trust and Safety in a video in the Safety Centre. The only way you can minimise the risks of trading online is to make
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I spent a pleasant weekend in Northern Ireland. Here’s a view of the Mountains of Mournes from Narrow Water Castle in Warrenpoint.
Where the dark Mournes sweep down to the sea… Read More »
An article in The Times today caught my eye. Based on research by Parks Associates, it focuses on the ‘promiscuity’ of social network users and how many use several networks. The behaviour of these ‘internet tarts’ is evidence, apparently, according to Robert Jones, of Wolff Olins that “grand operatic brands no longer work.” Wolff Olins,
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The Web 2.0 bubble must be close to bursting: I stumbled on mizpee recently. Here’s the premise: “Do you ever find yourself desperately looking for a clean toilet in the city? MizPee finds the closest, cleanest toilet and gives you entertaining reading material once you get there. Since the service is cell phone-based, it’s always
mizpee. Taking the pee? Read More »
One of the few times I have ever had a problem as a buyer on eBay occured recently when I bought some razor blades. Razor blades are expensive in the shops and by buying in bulk on eBay you can make some real savings. I’ve been successfully saving for years. However, I recently bought some
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Once again, eBay University (9th June in London) proved to be an engaging and enjoyable day out. I led four sessions, sold a stack of books and learnt a lot. A day with eBay sellers is never wasted and I started early last Saturday: an eager eBayer spotted my eBay Uni shirt and started chatting
eBay Feedback 2.0: Some Thoughts Read More »
I was interviewed by Tamebay about my new book. My new book is available from Amazon here. My Tamebay interview was picked up by The Seller Evangelist. All is not ticketyboo with Google Checkout, according to The Register.
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eBay University‘s in London on Saturday. I’ll be there and it would be lovely to see you too. :O) If you want to learn about using eBay as a new seller or if you’re already selling and want to ramp up your sales, it’ll be useful. Find the full programme here and book a place
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I noticed that Google are promoting Checkout in their Adsense content and it’s in Search Results too. See the images below. This is taken from my whimsical blog WhoTube. I’m a Google Checkout sceptic but it’s difficult not to accept that it’s going to have a major disruptive effect on ecommerce. The sign up deal
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Tonight, another amusing episode of The Apprentice has been required viewing at Chez Wilson. I hate The Apprentice because of what it says about business and the myths it promulgates about what it means to be successful: all Gordon Gecko rather than Meg Whitman, Anita Roddick, Richard Branson etc. Any business that based it’s approach
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Arena Flowers, the blooming enterprise that my friend Will presides over, has just started a blog. It’s called flowers… uncut. He’s already put up some engaging posts about the business and I hope he continues to keep us updated: it’s a fun read. Will is candid in his reasoning for starting a blog for the
Arena Flowers now has a blog! Read More »
It’s all SEO at the moment and anyone who is selling from a website needs to be taking time to optimise their appearance in search engines. There’s a load of guff out there but this is a useful, sober look at what matters and what doesn’t. http://www.seomoz.org/article/search-ranking-factors
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