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4 Ways to Help You Scale Your eCommerce Business

by Guest Whiner | Jul 3, 2019 | Customer Service & Bettering your Business, Productivity and Getting Work Done, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

Regular readers know I’m all about focusing on the big picture of your ecommerce business...

From eBay frustrations to eCrater success: a marketplace review from a seller on both platforms

by T. W. Seller | Feb 17, 2010 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Social Networking and Blogging, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 18 |

Of all the new platforms and marketplaces out there, the one that caught my fancy the most recently was eCrater. The biggest selling point is that they are 100% free with no fees. Think of them as a craigslist style posting...

Five quick & easy ways to get buyers into your online store

by T. W. Seller | Sep 30, 2009 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Marketing and Promotion, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

So maybe you took the summer off or maybe sales have just stagnated a bit lately. Either way, you need to get buyers back into your store to buy some of that great merchandise you have in there and start to kick off the holiday...

Why your online store needs a return or exchange policy (even if you really don’t want to offer one)

by T. W. Seller | Sep 23, 2009 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 7 |

eBay instituted a policy this week that requires all sellers to specify a return policy on every listing. While most stores still leave the decision to have a return policy up to the sellers and don’t require it, no matter...

Customer Service: FAIL (never deprive a comedian of his shampoo)

by T. W. Seller | Mar 13, 2009 | Misc | 0 |

For a little bit of fun on this Friday, I wanted to share with you a customer service experience gone horribly wrong. This CS nightmare revolves around an order of shampoo from The Vitamin Shoppe and, unfortunately for The...

Auctiva debuts off eBay stores with Auctiva Commerce

by T. W. Seller | Dec 11, 2008 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options | 16 |

Auctiva is happy to announce off-eBay stores powered by Auctiva Commerce. Starting in January 2009, you will be able to set up an online store using Auctiva Commerce. We have the best features and prices available to help you...