by Amanda O'Brien | Nov 27, 2015 | Blog, Featured
New to eBay… Small inventory… Should you wait before opening an eBay shop… or jump straight in? You may remember that a few weeks ago, the topic of my blog post was all about the complications I went through whilst trying to ensure my eBay shop name was changed...
by Amanda O'Brien | Nov 20, 2015 | Blog, christmas products, Featured, office gifts, party gifts, Product Sourcing Articles
This is your last chance In just 35 days time, it will be Christmas Day! Yes I know, that’s exactly 5 weeks away! It’s snuck up on us again and believe me, those 5 weeks will pass you by in a flash so don’t be lulled into a false sense of security thinking you’ve...
by Amanda O'Brien | Nov 13, 2015 | Blog, Featured
Join the scrum from relative online safety and increase your Christmas sales Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll have noticed that ‘Black Friday’ has been in the news this week! Black Friday originates from the United States and is now a very popular yearly...
by Amanda O'Brien | Nov 6, 2015 | Blog, chinese sellers, Featured, hmrc, vat
I am officially angry about this… I’ve just been reading this article here which appeared on the BBC news website earlier this week detailing how Amazon and eBay may find themselves ‘liable’ if they continue to ignore some sellers on their sites who are committing VAT...
by Amanda O'Brien | Oct 30, 2015 | babz media td, Blog, Featured, margin
A couple of weeks ago I was browsing online, checking up on my eBay competitors, catching up with the news via several forums and generally updating myself on what’s going on in the world of online selling when I noticed a thread regarding the company ‘Babz Media...
by Amanda O'Brien | Oct 23, 2015 | Blog, Featured, product bundling, sales strategy, the apprentice
Follow the crowd, but don’t – Be the same, but different…. Confused? Yay ‘The Apprentice’ is back on our screens on BBC for an eleventh series, showcasing another bunch of candidates who don’t seem to have an ounce of business sense between the 18 of them. Laugh-wise...
by Amanda O'Brien | Oct 16, 2015 | Blog, Featured, store settings
Who is more clever – me or eBay? Those who have been following my eletter regularly will know that I have multiple eBay accounts – all at varying levels of powerseller/non powerseller status, and earlier this week I encountered a bit of a dilemma on a non powerseller...
by Amanda O'Brien | Oct 9, 2015 | Blog, Featured, home business, Motivational Corner, start ecommerce business, tasks, time management
This is potentially the biggest killer of the home business I’m a regular at the gym, but such is the environment there that it’s rare I actually have a long conversation with anyone – I’m plugged into my iPod as are most people and everyone is extremely focused – so...
by Amanda O'Brien | Oct 2, 2015 | Blog, eBay Articles, Featured, listing, product description, sales and marketing
Why your eBay listing description is important and how you can make yours better! I received an email from one of my eTail Academy students recently who was particularly concerned because he had spent a long time writing and perfecting his own eBay product description...
by Amanda O'Brien | Sep 25, 2015 | auction listing, bin, Blog, Featured
BIN or Auction. Which is best? Since I first started selling on eBay, over 10 years ago now, the site has evolved quite considerably, as you would expect. When I started selling, auction listings were the norm – particularly for private sellers – but even businesses...
by Amanda O'Brien | Sep 18, 2015 | Blog, Featured, sales
Help! My eBay items aren’t selling… Well I’ve had a very exciting few days! This week I welcomed my brand new eSeller Mastery students; and what a lovely bunch they are. I’m so looking forward to working with each of them over the next few months. Now, as you would...
by Amanda O'Brien | Sep 11, 2015 | Blog, customer competition, Featured, sales
It’s up to you to achieve ‘the edge’. Here’s what to consider when dealing with online competition If you’ve been researching products to sell online, then I’m pretty certain that at one time or another you will have found a really great product which is being sold by...