hillary | The Whine Seller

There’s few things ruder than misspelling a customer, client or business contact’s name

by T. W. Seller | Jun 16, 2014 | Customer Service & Bettering your Business, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Timeless, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

My name is Hillary. H-I-L-L-A-R-Y. Hilarie, Hillaree, Hylari, I have seriously seen them all but...

Why I turned down my book deal: on eBooks, printed books and pricing (Guest post from author Gary Ponzo)

by Guest Whiner | May 26, 2010 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 6 |

Today’s Guest post is about something I know many readers, writers and publishers will be...

The 5 Most Important Things I’ve Learned About Self-Publishing and Print on Demand

by T. W. Seller | Mar 12, 2010 | Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Sell Their Stuff: eBay Trading Assistants and Selling Assistance, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

Back in early ’09, I did the following post as a guest post for Henry over at...

On the heels of banning Twitter, eBay Partner Network says no to Facebook referral links

by T. W. Seller | Feb 11, 2010 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Social Networking and Blogging | 2 |

The problem with Facebook ads has long been that there isn’t a good way to track conversions so I was using an eBay Partner Network link on a specific Facebook Ads campaign specifically so I could see how many conversions...

“DO NOT EVER BUY ANYTHING ON EBAY. Those people cant be trusted!”

by T. W. Seller | Jan 29, 2010 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 7 |

So my friend’s status on Facebook currently reads:”DO NOT EVER BUY ANYTHING ON EBAY. Those people cant be trusted! no offense hillary”Yeah, I’m sorry but I’m still gonna take offense. I like this...

Where do you get your shipping labels? (Panicking and really need some help here!)

by T. W. Seller | Jan 27, 2010 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 8 |

Readers, I could really use your help right now. Kinda really freaking out right now. Many years ago, when my business was new, I ordered shipping labels. I ordered WAY too many of them. As such, I have been working off that...

Amazon ups the royalty rate for Kindle publishers to 70%

by T. W. Seller | Jan 21, 2010 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

This goes out to all those people who sit there on the Amazon forums and complain about how...

You have to post something on your blog every day!!! Or…what exactly?

by T. W. Seller | Jan 20, 2010 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Social Networking and Blogging | 1 |

I have been doing some thinking about blogging lately. I enjoy it, obviously, or I wouldn’t do it. But how important is it that I post something on here every single day?Now, of course, this is one of 5 blogs I manage but...

Do some advertising, do some good: American Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders or Habitat for Humanity

by T. W. Seller | Jan 15, 2010 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling | 0 |

So I promised back on the 14th to let you know what I would be auctioning off through eBay’s Giving Works to support the organizations helping out in Haiti with the earthquake. One of the new features launching on The...

Buyer’s PayPal funds are reversed but seller already shipped the item

by T. W. Seller | Jan 8, 2010 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 2 |

I got this email from a regular reader in the beginning of December and was too darn busy to address it then but it’s something I wanted to come back to. Leaving off the name just in case the sender wants to remain...

5 Tips for Leaving a Voice mail or Answering Machine message

by T. W. Seller | Dec 11, 2009 | Sell Their Stuff: eBay Trading Assistants and Selling Assistance, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 2 |

Tips in this vein were going around Twitter a few days ago and as I just sorted through a very annoying voice mail message, I figured this would make a good little quickie post. If you are calling someone and leaving a message,...

eBay’s WTF Google Product Search (Base) announcement (eBay to English translation)

by T. W. Seller | Oct 8, 2009 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Social Networking and Blogging | 1 |

While those of us over here in the trenches were trying to puzzle out if the changes to Google Product Search (which eBay calls Google Base which I thought was two names ago but whatever) was good or bad news, eBay sent down an...