Comments on: An interview with Dan Wilson http://tamebay.com/2007/06/an-interview-with-dan-wilson.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:23:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ask Dan : bringing users to your auction site : TameBay http://tamebay.com/2007/06/an-interview-with-dan-wilson.html#comment-7200 Ask Dan : bringing users to your auction site : TameBay Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:48:57 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/06/an-interview-with-dan-wilson.html#comment-7200 [...] Question from 0ctavia: Do you have any advice to offer non-eBay auction sites / niche markets which you think could make them more attractive to potential users? [...] [...] Question from 0ctavia: Do you have any advice to offer non-eBay auction sites / niche markets which you think could make them more attractive to potential users? [...]

]]> By: Dan Wilson: UK-Based eBay Expert, Online Community Specialist, Author, Copywriter and Blogger http://tamebay.com/2007/06/an-interview-with-dan-wilson.html#comment-6080 Dan Wilson: UK-Based eBay Expert, Online Community Specialist, Author, Copywriter and Blogger Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:18:25 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/06/an-interview-with-dan-wilson.html#comment-6080 [...] I was interviewed by Tamebay about my new book. My new book is available from Amazon here. [...] [...] I was interviewed by Tamebay about my new book. My new book is available from Amazon here. [...]

]]> By: 0ctavia http://tamebay.com/2007/06/an-interview-with-dan-wilson.html#comment-5463 0ctavia Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:30:10 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/06/an-interview-with-dan-wilson.html#comment-5463 Thanks for the fast answer Dan :D I see one of the biggest problems faced by the smaller and specialist venues is raising their profile and becoming visible to buyers and sellers alike. Do you have any advice to offer these sites / niche markets which you think could make them more attractive to potential users? Since eBay has become both a verb and a noun - just like hoover etc - isn't it going to be really hard for any site to break into this market successfully, whether niche or not. Thanks for the fast answer Dan :D

I see one of the biggest problems faced by the smaller and specialist venues is raising their profile and becoming visible to buyers and sellers alike. Do you have any advice to offer these sites / niche markets which you think could make them more attractive to potential users?

Since eBay has become both a verb and a noun – just like hoover etc – isn’t it going to be really hard for any site to break into this market successfully, whether niche or not.

]]> By: Dan http://tamebay.com/2007/06/an-interview-with-dan-wilson.html#comment-5462 Dan Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:10:47 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/06/an-interview-with-dan-wilson.html#comment-5462 I wonder if, in the face of the eBay monolith that we now see where everything is counted in millions, even much smaller yet successful marketplaces will always seem quieter or less successful. I suspect we'll need to change our outlook and stop thinking in terms of one great big marketplace where one size sorta fits all. Like I said, I find it very unlikely that anyone is going to out-eBay eBay, but I can see something niche, taking a different expert slant succeeding if it can deliver the all important sales. I wonder if, in the face of the eBay monolith that we now see where everything is counted in millions, even much smaller yet successful marketplaces will always seem quieter or less successful. I suspect we’ll need to change our outlook and stop thinking in terms of one great big marketplace where one size sorta fits all.

Like I said, I find it very unlikely that anyone is going to out-eBay eBay, but I can see something niche, taking a different expert slant succeeding if it can deliver the all important sales.

]]> By: 0ctavia http://tamebay.com/2007/06/an-interview-with-dan-wilson.html#comment-5460 0ctavia Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:06:11 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/06/an-interview-with-dan-wilson.html#comment-5460 Hey Dan, good to see you're keeping busy and doing good work :-) If you were to start an auction site yourself, what three things would you do / offer / include which you think would give it an edge? I guess what I'm asking is if you think folk should spread their wings a bit and look at other venues, what do you reckon is most important to look for 8) Hey Dan, good to see you’re keeping busy and doing good work :-)

If you were to start an auction site yourself, what three things would you do / offer / include which you think would give it an edge?

I guess what I’m asking is if you think folk should spread their wings a bit and look at other venues, what do you reckon is most important to look for 8)

]]> By: Josordoni http://tamebay.com/2007/06/an-interview-with-dan-wilson.html#comment-5444 Josordoni Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:49:30 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/06/an-interview-with-dan-wilson.html#comment-5444 Thanks Dan, it certainly seems to have been set up with excellent ideas in mind - the expert moderators for each section have to be a good idea. Your comments about ebay in the early days are interesting, it is easy to forget ebay had to start somewhere. I wonder if it is easier or harder to start something with nothing else to compare it to? Thanks Dan, it certainly seems to have been set up with excellent ideas in mind – the expert moderators for each section have to be a good idea.

Your comments about ebay in the early days are interesting, it is easy to forget ebay had to start somewhere. I wonder if it is easier or harder to start something with nothing else to compare it to?

]]> By: Dan http://tamebay.com/2007/06/an-interview-with-dan-wilson.html#comment-5328 Dan Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:53:05 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/06/an-interview-with-dan-wilson.html#comment-5328 Josordoni, It's all in the sales ehh ;O) but as I recall, when we kicked off eBay in the UK, it took a long time to really get going. I think if sellers want other venues that work they have to put work in to begin with without immediate results. If all the sellers on a new venue pull together and promote it, it stands a good chance of taking off. What strikes me as excellent about specialistauctions are the named and pictured 'category guides' who give it a personal feel. Now obviously this is a difficult aspect to scale up but it's reassuring to all and a nice touch. Dan Josordoni,

It’s all in the sales ehh ;O) but as I recall, when we kicked off eBay in the UK, it took a long time to really get going. I think if sellers want other venues that work they have to put work in to begin with without immediate results. If all the sellers on a new venue pull together and promote it, it stands a good chance of taking off.

What strikes me as excellent about specialistauctions are the named and pictured ‘category guides’ who give it a personal feel. Now obviously this is a difficult aspect to scale up but it’s reassuring to all and a nice touch.

Dan

]]> By: Josordoni http://tamebay.com/2007/06/an-interview-with-dan-wilson.html#comment-5311 Josordoni Tue, 05 Jun 2007 07:30:50 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/06/an-interview-with-dan-wilson.html#comment-5311 I see you mention specialist auctions - it is a nice site, the people involved are great, and the range of goods offered is getting better... but I STILL can't see many actual sales.... I see you mention specialist auctions – it is a nice site, the people involved are great, and the range of goods offered is getting better… but I STILL can’t see many actual sales….

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