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451. | When And How To Cancel An Ebay Auction Early. by Kirsten Hawkins
One day, you might decide that you want to end an auction early. Before you do, though, you should consider why you want to do it: cancelling auctions upsets buyers and upsets eBay, and there might be a better to way to get what ...
[Added: 03 Oct 2005 Hits: 309 Words: 504]
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452. | How Ebay Consignment Centers Work. by Kirsten Hawkins
You might not ever have heard of eBay consignment centers – don't worry, most people haven't, as they're a relatively new concept. The idea is that you drop off anything you want sold, and then the consignment center will sell it for you and share the profits.
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453. | Special Rules For Selling Software On Ebay. by Kirsten Hawkins
Computer software is one of the biggest sellers on eBay – after all, everyone using eBay has a computer, don't they? There can be problems, however, if you try to sell certain kinds of software ...
[Added: 03 Oct 2005 Hits: 300 Words: 538]
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454. | A Look At Third Party Ebay Tools. by Kirsten Hawkins
There are plenty of companies out there offering third party eBay tools. Most of them are web-based instead of downloadable, so you pay a monthly fee instead of just buying the software. But do you know what these sites can do for you? It can be hard to ...
[Added: 03 Oct 2005 Hits: 336 Words: 529]
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455. | How To Trick The Search Engines by -JD
How to Trick the Search Engines
In a Zen sort of Way
Everybody is looking for the magic formula that will get their site listed on the first page of Google. Because of this, the internet is full of search engine optimization experts that are willing to take ...
[Added: 03 Oct 2005 Hits: 298 Words: 409]
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456. | Where To Buy Adsense Keyword List by Christopher Smith
Where To Buy Adsense Keyword List
Its in the keywords! The answer to all search engine related questions can be
answered by these 4 words: Its in the keywords! Knowing what keywords your
potential customers are looking for will get you more visitors ...
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457. | How To Leave Great Buyer Feedback. by Kirsten Hawkins
So your buyer has paid on time, you've shipped them the item, and they've left you positive feedback. Everything is going great! You know that leaving your buyer some nice feedback will finish everything off, and make them glad they chose to buy from you.
When you see that ...
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458. | How To Use The Ebay "Checkout Service". by Kirsten Hawkins
Back in the 'old days' of eBay, getting payment for the item was entirely left up to sellers: you had to choose your payment service, sign up for it and then send links to your buyers. Now, though, ...
[Added: 03 Oct 2005 Hits: 308 Words: 541]
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459. | How To Report And Handle Ebay Transaction Problems. by Kirsten Hawkins
Even when there aren't any disputes, you might run into a few transaction problems on eBay – glitches that aren't really anyone's fault, but are just the result of a technical malfunction or another situation beyond the buyer ...
[Added: 03 Oct 2005 Hits: 269 Words: 528]
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460. | How To Increase Your Auction's Visibility On Ebay. by Kirsten Hawkins
Once you've optimised your titles for search terms and your items have short durations to get them near the top of the results, there's really only one sure-fire way to make your auction stand out from the ...
[Added: 03 Oct 2005 Hits: 280 Words: 508]
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461. | How Long Should Your Ebay Auction Run? by Kirsten Hawkins
When it comes to durations, you have a wide range of choices: your auction can run for 10, 7, 5 or 3 days, or even only one day if you have a good enough feedback rating.
There's a reason why you get to choose your duration, and that's ...
[Added: 03 Oct 2005 Hits: 279 Words: 500]
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462. | Ebay Auction Pricing Strategies. by Kirsten Hawkins
If your items aren't selling, then you might have a bad pricing strategy. There as many pricing strategies in the world as there are buyers – if you look at two businesses selling the same thing, often the only difference you'll be able to find between them is pricing.
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463. | Keeping Your Text Links Natural by John Lessnau
After the latest Google Search Engine Ranking Position (SERP) update, many websites that focused too heavily on one keyword lost ground in the SERPs. When it comes to Google's latest search engine algorithm, if you are buying or trading text links it is becoming more important ...
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464. | Google Sandbox Tips by John Lessnau
At LinkAdage [ http://www.linkadage.com ] we get many questions on the Google sandbox. Here is a Q & A we've put together:
Q – How do I know if I am in the sandbox?
A ...
[Added: 03 Oct 2005 Hits: 340 Words: 427]
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465. | Making Money On Forgotten Websites by John Lessnau
A "forgotten" website is a site you may have created a few years ago that seemed like a great idea. Unfortunately, like many big ideas for the web, only a few realize their potential. The webmasters for these websites probably ...
[Added: 03 Oct 2005 Hits: 305 Words: 475]
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466. | 10 Great Ways To Source Low Cost Products For Ebay. by Kirsten Hawkins
So you're having trouble finding stock cheaply enough to sell it for a good profit? Well, you've come to the right place.
Garage sales. The chances are you've gone most of your life seeing ads for these and ignoring them. Start going to as many as you ...
[Added: 03 Oct 2005 Hits: 294 Words: 535]
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467. | Using Paypal On Ebay. by Kirsten Hawkins
PayPal and eBay were made for each other – and now that eBay own PayPal, using them together is getting even easier.
What is PayPal?
People with PayPal accounts can send money to each other securely online. You can deposit money in a PayPal account from a ...
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468. | VOIP Service: Sign Up And Save by Ron King
If you want to save money on your telephone service using the internet, you will need to sign up with a VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) service provider. They will sell you the necessary equipment and assign you a number, ...
[Added: 01 Oct 2005 Hits: 400 Words: 412]
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469. | Your Rights As An Ebay Buyer. by Kirsten Hawkins
When you buy things on eBay, you pay the seller before they send you anything. This means that you, as a buyer, are vulnerable to all sorts of problems. You might not get the items ...
[Added: 01 Oct 2005 Hits: 322 Words: 536]
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470. | An Introduction To Bidding And Buying On Ebay. by Kirsten Hawkins
Have you noticed that whenever you open a newspaper, watch the TV or have a conversation, people seem to be talking about eBay? If you've never used it and you've no idea what it's all about, then the chances are that you're starting to feel a little left out. ...
[Added: 01 Oct 2005 Hits: 307 Words: 623]
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471. | Should You Run Auctions On Other Sites Besides Ebay? by Kirsten Hawkins
eBay doesn't have very many competitors, and the ones that there are remain small by comparison – that's part of what makes eBay so powerful for niche items. If you're selling more common things, though, you might like ...
[Added: 01 Oct 2005 Hits: 356 Words: 550]
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472. | 8 Things You Must Know To Build A Great Website by Tim Knox
Last week we talked about how a bad website can do your business more harm than good. That column brought several emails asking what is the key to building an effective business website. I replied with the same answer I always give: building an effective ...
[Added: 01 Oct 2005 Hits: 576 Words: 1136]
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473. | Should Meta Tags Be Used With Search Engine Optimization? by Shell Harris
I deal with many questions from curious website owners everyday. One question I have a new answer for is, "Should I use META tags on my site when do search engine optimization?" Old Answer: It couldn't hurt, but don't worry about them, the search engines ...
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474. | How To Start An Online Business - Part One by Jason A. Martin
Getting involved in the online business world is a relative simple process. Whether you just want to make some spare income or become the next Internet business mogul, you have to start somewhere. It is best to start with the ...
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475. | Google Page Ranking And The Value Of Links. by AllianceLeads SEO
In today's incarnation of the Internet search engine optimization or SEO is more important than webpage design skills. The best designed webpage has limited usefulness if no one visits it. A website is a product and a product that people don't know about doesn't sell. With the many search engines ...
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476. | Choosing An SEO Consultant by AllianceLeads SEO
While the most important thing in creating a webpage is the designer a consultant knowledgeable in SEO is even more important if you want to have it show up well in search engine rankings. An SEO consultant can mean the ...
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477. | Keywords, Content And Copywriting by AllianceLeads SEO
Today WebPages must compete for survival just like animals in the wild. Natural selection isn't just a concept limited to Mother Nature. Even in the world of cyberspace there is a "law of the jungle". Search engine optimization or (SEO) lies at the ...
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478. | How To Dispute Unfair Ratings On Ebay. by Kirsten Hawkins
So you've done everything you can to keep your buyers happy – but still someone's left you negative feedback! You don't think it's fair, either because you fixed the buyer's problem, or they never gave you a fair chance to fix it. What can you ...
[Added: 30 Sep 2005 Hits: 303 Words: 543]
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479. | How To Use Ebay's "Second Chance Offer" Feature. by Kirsten Hawkins
When someone wins your auction, you might think that's the end of it. In fact, you can offer the item to anyone else who bid in the auction but didn't win.
Why Would I Do That?
There are three reasons you might want to ...
[Added: 30 Sep 2005 Hits: 452 Words: 535]
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480. | How To Get Help From Ebay's Safeharbor Team. by Kirsten Hawkins
SafeHarbor are the eBay police department. If a buyer does something they're not supposed to, then it's SafeHarbor you should be reporting it to.
Non-paying Buyers.
This is the most common rule buyers break -- it's all too easy ...
[Added: 30 Sep 2005 Hits: 616 Words: 522]
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481. | Google Page Rank Updates by Christoph Puetz
Many webmasters are obsessed with the Google Page Rank. Articles and books have been written about Google PR (Page Rank). Forum postings cover the topic over and over again and about every 3 months tensions are rising ...
[Added: 30 Sep 2005 Hits: 331 Words: 573]
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482. | When Not To Use "Buy Now". by Kirsten Hawkins
As you get more experienced on eBay, you might be tempted to use fixed price auctions, just so you can budget better. It's often more reassuring to know that either you will make a small profit on an item ...
[Added: 29 Sep 2005 Hits: 300 Words: 534]
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483. | An Ebay Seller's Checklist. by Kirsten Hawkins
Being a seller is a lot of responsibility, and sometimes you might feel like you're not doing everything you should be. This simple checklist will help you keep on top of things.
Have you found out everything you ...
[Added: 29 Sep 2005 Hits: 331 Words: 555]
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484. | Learning The Ebay "Lingo". by Kirsten Hawkins
Do you have trouble sometimes understanding when people talk about eBay? Don't worry, some of the jargon is really obscure, and you can't be expected to understand it until someone's told you what it means. Here's a little ...
[Added: 29 Sep 2005 Hits: 462 Words: 541]
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485. | Are There Any Ebay "Secrets" That Are Worth Buying? by Kirsten Hawkins
If you look around a little on the web, you'll no doubt come across people trying to sell you ebooks about eBay's 'secrets' for as much as $20. Here's a sample:
"Along with 400,000 other ...
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486. | Domain Registration: How Many Extension Should You Register by Stanley Spencer
When it comes to selection of a domain name, people are often inundated with several questions. One of the most important of them is which extension should I choose - dot-com or dot-net or dot-biz?
There are ...
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487. | Keeping focused in Online Business is Key! by Anthony Jewell
Whenever you are starting a new business online one of the toughest things to do is to focus all of your attention on that one business. Alot of people find themselves jumping from business to business because the results don't come quick enough. Actually the truth in ...
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488. | Should Paypal Be Your Only Ebay Payment Option? by Kirsten Hawkins
You may have noticed that many sellers list PayPal as the only payment option they accept – they simply can't be bothered cashing cheques and money orders, never mind any of the other strange ways some ...
[Added: 28 Sep 2005 Hits: 311 Words: 532]
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489. | The Seven Secret Skills Of SEO Work by John Fowler
There is a lot of talk on the web regarding Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and how, if you just do this one thing, you will be at the top of Google. If only it were that easy! In fact, I believe ...
[Added: 27 Sep 2005 Hits: 354 Words: 1414]
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490. | 5 Simple Steps To Posting Your First Ebay Auction. by Kirsten Hawkins
It's surprisingly simple to get started posting your very first auction on eBay. Here's what you need to do.
Step 1: Open an eBay seller's account.
If you've bought things on eBay, then you already have an account – just log in with it and click 'Sell' in ...
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491. | Is The Ebay Customer Always Right? by Kirsten Hawkins
I can answer this question for you right now: the answer is 'yes'. In fact, the answer is 'YES!' – the biggest yes you've ever heard. Of the course the customer is always right. If you want to ...
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492. | How To Boost Your Web Traffic And PR For Free by George Hubka
Scouring the web you are sure to find thousands of web sites and products that claim to be able to make you web site into a miracle success. Build it once, walk away, and reap the benefits for years. They ...
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493. | Creating Online Communities by George Hubka
Looking for somewhere online to meet new people, discuss hobbies, plan events, or just have fun chatting? Online forums have been around for some time on the internet and often free and easy to setup. Forums are basically online discussion web sites where people share information and chat grouped around ...
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494. | How Important Is Your Buyer's Reputation? by Kirsten Hawkins
Your reputation as a buyer (or 'feedback rating') is the most important thing people see when they deal with you on eBay. It is on the basis of this little number that they will decide whether they can trust you or not.
Each time you buy or sell something ...
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495. | How To Get eBay Coupons. by Kirsten Hawkins
You have to be very lucky to be one of the chosen few who receive an eBay coupon by email. These coupons are just like cash that you can use towards anything you buy on eBay – the only conditions being that you pay ...
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496. | Introducing The New eBay "Buyer's Credit" Program. by Kirsten Hawkins
In an effort to compete with more 'traditional' shops, eBay has started to offer finance agreements though PayPal for expensive items. This means that, if the seller decides to offer it, you can now spread the cost of an item ...
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497. | Watch Out For eBay Automobile And Computer Scams. by Kirsten Hawkins
There aren't that many scammers on eBay – but the ones there are tend to be greedy. This means that they will always try to pull their scams on high-value items like cars and computers, so that they can make a lot of money quickly. Since buyers ...
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498. | When Things Go Wrong: How To Resolve eBay Disputes. by Kirsten Hawkins
eBay has quite an intricate and long-winded dispute resolution procedure. In this email, I'll try to break each step down for you, so you can see what's involved and how long it takes.
As an example, let's go through what you ...
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499. | Tips For Buying Collectibles On eBay. by Kirsten Hawkins
Buying collectibles is one of the most enjoyable things to do on eBay, simply because you can find so many things that you just can't get anywhere else. Here are a few tips to help you on your way.
Find your Category.
You'll ...
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500. | Understanding Ebay Buying Tools. by Kirsten Hawkins
eBay offers quite a few simple tools to help make your buying easier, so you don't lose track of what you're doing. Most of them are on the 'My eBay' screen – if you're logged in, you can go there just by clicking 'My eBay' on the ...
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