Take Your Small Business Online in 5 Steps
March 6, 2009 by Jean Murray
Filed under Small Business
Everyone wants to sell online these days. But it takes more than great products and services to succeed with an online business. So what do you need? First, read this article from SCORE called Am I Ready to Sell Online? The article suggests that you must be mentally ready to deal with the realities of online sales, because they certainly are different from face-to-face sales. And you must be able to create lots of top-quality content to draw people in. The nuts and bolts of taking a business online take time, money, and creativity.
Here are 5 steps to getting your …read more
Tips for Selling on eBay in a Down Economy
March 1, 2009 by Sandy Mitchell
Filed under Marketing
Yes, consumers aren’t buying collectibles as eagerly as they did in the late 1990s, but that doesn’t mean you still can’t make extra money selling–or reselling–items on eBay, the world’s largest online auction site. You just have to use a little marketing savvy to make sure that your items stand out from amidst the millions of products listed. Here are a few tips:
1. Offer free shipping. eBay attaches a special “free shipping” icon to auction pages that offer this feature. If you’re selling your unwanted attic items, you’ll not be losing anything by paying the shipping costs. If you’re reselling …read more





