eBay & ecommerce

Rumour has it that eBay will soon release millions of dormant Usernames. So it could be time to think about whether your Username is doing you justice as we go ‘Back to Basics’. Your Username is the core of your eBay brand. It says something about the kind of operation you run and it influences […]

The first theme I want to explore in ‘eBay Tips 2008’ is getting the fundamentals right by going ‘Back to Basics’. The most important part of your eBay listing is the title. Why? It’s how buyers find you. To succeed you need to ensure that your titles are 55 characters of sexed up keyword bliss.

Every New Year is a time to take stock, plan and reflect in whatever you do. And for eBay sellers, it looks like 2008 will be a year of change and significant developments in the marketplace. Executives have already indicated that sellers should expect significant amendments to the fee structure, changes to the buying experience

It’s always worth keeping an eye on what the journalists and financial analysts are saying about eBay. Here are some of the things I’ve been reading in the past few weeks. Financial Times: eBay’s rising star plots revamp of ‘flea market’ Henry Blodget: Fixing eBay: Our Four Step Plan And three from the New York

This blog, and by extension me, was reviewed in the Independent Guide to eBay 2008. A big, glossy magazine format guide, it’s a pretty engaging read. But you’d expect that for £7.99. It’s a got lots of useful resources and reviews of eBay services and software which means it’s better suited to more advanced sellers,

I meant to blog this weeks ago, but it slipped my mind. Here’s an interview I did (in June!) with housewives’ favourite, Take a Break magazine. It has an astonishingly huge readership: 3 million. And then enjoys a second life languishing in surgery waiting rooms all over the nation. (When the aliens land after the

I’ve been contacted by a student at the London School of Economics (my alma mater!) looking for people who might be able to help her with research into eBay bidding. Do you buy stuff on eBay? If so, your views are sought. It only takes about 5 minutes and there may be a prize in

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

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

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.