Feb
18
1. Buyers Abandoning eBay in Droves for New Alternative Auction Site.
- It sure would be a lot easier for sellers to abandon eBay if the buyers left for greener pastures as well.
2. Free Listing Day Today.
- When’s the last time you heard that phrase?
3. Survey among eBay Employees Reveals that the Majority of Them Actually Sell on the Site.
- If more of them actually used the site, it wouldn’t be the mess that it has become.
4. Pierre Omidyar Pissed - Founder Buys eBay Back - Fires Management Team.
- It’s gotta be sad to see your baby grow up to be a bully!
5. AuctionInsights Sold For Undisclosed Seven-Figure Income.
- A guy can dream can’t he?
What are some headlines you’d like to read?
Oct
14
The Camera & Photo category is a mixed-bag when it comes to the listing type the Best Match algorithm prefers for the various sub-categories.
According to my analysis, you should lean towards the fixed price listing type for the following sub-categories in order to have the best exposure in the Best Match search results:
- Camera Accessories
- Photo Albums, Display and Storage
You should stick with the auction-style listing format when posting in the following sub-categories:
- Camera Parts & Repair
- Darkroom & Developing
- Film Cameras
- Manuals, Guides & Books
- Projection Equipment
Oct
9
Things get interesting as we examine the Baby Category for the impacts of listing type (auction style or fixed-price) by category and sub-category under Best Match.
As a whole, the Baby category favors the fixed-price style listings, however the sub-categories vary widely - (three of them favor fixed-price style listings and three of them favor auction style listings).
The following sub-categories appear to favor auction style listings in the Best Match search results:
- Baby > Bathing & Grooming
- Baby > Keepsakes & Baby Announcements
- Baby > Toys for Baby
The following sub-categories appear to favor fixed-priced listing styles under eBay’s Best Match search results:
- Baby > Baby Gear
- Baby > Feeding
- Baby > Nursery Decor
See the original post in this series to review the methodology I used to conduct this analysis.
Oct
1
Booted from eBay Partner Network
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They say the first rule of running a blog is to post on a consistent basis. The second rule is to not apologize when you violate the first rule. So I won’t apologize.
In late August I found myself included in the many publishers recently booted from eBay’s affiliate program- the eBay Partner Network. Literally overnight, half of my online income stream dried up. Of course I was upset, but it was time to develop new revenue streams anyway. Blogging has taken a back seat while I focused on developing new affiliate sites and partnerships.
I’ve also been busy working on updating my free eBook, Best Match Made Simple, in order to incorporate the myriad of changes that eBay has implemented over the summer. You’ll see the fruits of those efforts on this blog very shortly. I’m very excited about some of the things I’ll be sharing with you in the coming days.