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SendFox Review: Email Marketing for a single $49 Lifetime fee

by T. W. Seller | Mar 1, 2020 | Marketing and Promotion, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews | 0 |

Review in a hurry: SendFox is a simple email marketing platform for an unbeatable one time price,...

Tips for telling an official PayPal email from a spoof or scam (with a real example)

by T. W. Seller | Aug 17, 2015 | Timeless, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

I got one of those PayPal spoofing emails and I wanted to share it. Let’s be clear, this...

ConnectUp lets you organize & market to contacts across platforms & social networks

by T. W. Seller | Jun 22, 2015 | Marketing and Promotion, Productivity and Getting Work Done, Social Networking and Blogging, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews | 0 |

Have you heard about ConnectUp, the new service that helps you organize and maintain your contacts...

“Can you write up everything we just talked about over the phone in an email?”

by T. W. Seller | Sep 11, 2013 | Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

Here’s my most recent maddening customer experience: Client via email: Call me, I wish to...

Get more done with less time by going through your entire inbox before answering any emails

by T. W. Seller | Apr 29, 2013 | Customer Service & Bettering your Business, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

If there’s one thing I don’t have a lot of these days, it’s time to work....

How do you handle stupid buyer questions?

by T. W. Seller | Apr 18, 2012 | Customer Service & Bettering your Business, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Sell Their Stuff: eBay Trading Assistants and Selling Assistance | 0 |

There are no stupid questions. Unless you’re selling something online. I’m reading an...

eBay seller files buyer claim against another seller. Whole thing feels dirty. Should it?

by T. W. Seller | Jan 21, 2011 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 6 |

I purchased an item on eBay for a gift. The listing didn’t say how it was shipping but it was a book coming from the US so I was assuming Media Mail. It was unlikely it would arrive before Christmas (though possible, based...

The “real” reason casual buyers leave eBay for Craigslist…

by T. W. Seller | Jan 17, 2011 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 6 |

I wrote this post during the holidays when I was stressed out of my mind.Buyer: This item I bought from you doesn’t work, I want to return it. I wanted one that works.Me: I am sorry to hear there was an issue with this....

Subscribe to my Marketing! The RSS or Email Mailing List conundrum

by T. W. Seller | Jan 10, 2011 | Customer Service & Bettering your Business, Marketing and Promotion, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

Many years ago, I had two mailing lists: one for my writing and one for my company. Then Web 2.0 took over and the free mailing list service I was using went under and I realized that, since Feedburner gave me the option to let...

eBay nags sellers to ship items they haven’t been paid for yet

by T. W. Seller | Nov 21, 2010 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 6 |

At 8:15 AM Saturday morning, I get this email from eBay: Yeah, I sold my old Sony Discman for $15....

Is this the newest scam? Weird eBay Trading Assistant “Business proposal” email

by T. W. Seller | Aug 18, 2010 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Sell Their Stuff: eBay Trading Assistants and Selling Assistance | 5 |

So, I got this email through eBay today. Obviously, it looks like some kind of scam but it’s of a different sort than I have seen in the past so I wanted to share it here so we could discuss it.Two things that strike me...

European buyer: Make sure you don’t send my package through all that volcanic ash

by T. W. Seller | Apr 20, 2010 | Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

I get an email yesterday from a European buyer. The exchange went largely like this:Buyer: I paid today. But make sure you don’t send my package through all that volcanic ash.Me: Do you want me to wait to ship it out until...