Feb

25

Free Online Photo Editors

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CNET news has a list of 15 online image editing services highlighting and comparing significant features of each.  I’ve provided links to the free online photo editors below.

I’ve got admit that I haven’t used any of these.  I’m still partial to Paint.net (review) which is free and easy to use (both important characteristics for me).  However, from the comments on the original post, pixlr.com has got a lot of fans. 

Post your thoughts about any of these in the comments section.

So, if you’re looking for an online photo editor to spruce up your eBay images, give one of these free services a try:

Feb

24

Search Versus Sort

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Over at Seeking Alpha there’s a blog post discussing eBay’s decision to retire their old search algorithm by the end of April 2009.

According to Jeff King, eBay’s “Senior Director of Finding,”

In a nutshell, it looks at a multitude of details in listings to deliver more of the results you want.  It makes it easy to browse and narrow your selection, and lets you choose how you want to see the results.  With the new auto-complete feature it even ‘anticipates’ what you’re typing in the search box.

Does this mean changes to Best Match?

Not really.

This change (the search algorithm) pertains to what results are returned when a user types a query in eBay’s search box. Best Match (the sort algorithm) pertains to the order in which the results found by the search algorithm is presented to the user.  The user can choose from other sort algorithms such time and price, but Best Match is still the default sort method presented to the searcher.

It’s easy to lump the two together (I do it all the time here) because, to the user, search is search. I type something into the search box and look at the results listed on the results page.  It seems like a single process, however there are two things going on here - search and sort.

According to the announcement, eBay said it would expand its practice of using product details (formerly known as “pre-filled item information”) in listings and said using them is one of the best ways to boost exposure in the new search.  (If anybody is keeping track, I predicted this not too long ago.)

When the Best Match sort algorithm does it’s thing, how do your listings rank?  Learn more about ranking well in Best Match with my free 128 page eBook: Best Match Made Simple.

Feb

23

Auctiva and Procrastination

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One of the things I had on my list of things to do last week was sign up for Auctiva and post a review on the free auction management service.

Over the weekend, some of Auctiva’s servers were infected with a Trojan Horse virus and was apparently infecting users computers with malware.

So, once again, procrastination pays off for me.  Looks like you will have to wait a while longer before I play around with Auctiva and post a review here.  I’ll stick with good old Template-O-Matic for a while longer.

Feb

18

5 Blog Post Headlines I Wish I Could Write

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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?

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