Webinar: Christmas Tips to Sell More on Amazon

November 11, 2010

ChannelAdvisor have just released their same store sales data for October 2010. Same store sales is a comparison of ChannelAdvisor customers comparing the increase (or decrease) in business for clients that have used their service for at least 13… Read more

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Home Enterprise Day: Big Business Breakfast

November 11, 2010

As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week there’s a Home Enterprise Day on Friday 19 November with a Big Business Breakfast being held in London. Global Entrepreneurship Week is a worldwide initiative that provides an exciting, supportive and… Read more

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Express shipping highlighted in eBay search

November 10, 2010

If you’re not offering a choice of delivery methods it’s time to consider revising your listings. eBay are starting to promote listings with a priority shipping method in search results. Even if you’re offering a lower cost slower delivery method as… Read more

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Dan Wilson heads up eBay Online Business Forum

November 10, 2010

Dan Wilson was one of the very first employees to work for eBay in the UK well before the days when they moved into plush offices in Richmond with 100s of employees. Having worked for them from 1999 until 2006 he then left his final position as eBay… Read more

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Call of Duty: Black ops for £36.89 on eBay

November 9, 2010

If you’ve been waiting for Call of Duty: Black Ops to be released for the X-Box 360 there’s a treat in store for you on eBay today. As part of the Deals program on eBay, Zavvi Outlet have Call of Duty: on offer for just £36.89. The Weekly and… Read more

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Discount codes for eBay UK & Germany from 16th November

November 9, 2010

There has recently been an campaign running on eBay.com, with discounts offered from a range of large sellers. Seventeen different sellers participated, with up to 35% savings off select items running between 1st and 14th November. Following the… Read more

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Skype now available for Android HTC Wildfire

November 9, 2010

Skype have just released a very welcome upgrade to Skype for Android. Previously Skype wouldn’t run on many Android phones as a minimum screen resolution of 480×320 was needed. This has now been fixed and you can now run the app on devices with… Read more

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Impact of VAT on Royal Mail and ParcelForce

November 9, 2010

Royal Mail and Parcelforce have today announced the full impact of VAT changes which will affect the cost of postal services as of the 31st January 2011. The majority of Royal Mail’s customers won’t be affected by VAT but many online businesses… Read more

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Gumtree rolls out User Accounts

November 8, 2010

Gumtree have today rolled out Gumtree Accounts – You can now create an account on Gumtree and manage all of your existing, future ads in the one place. Previously each time you posted an advert on Gumtree you’d get a new Ad reference number and… Read more

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eBay UK shop holiday settings improved

November 8, 2010

Great news coming into the holiday season, eBay UK has just got the holiday settings which were implemented in the US in October. You can now hide and block purchases from fixed price items from sale as well as display a return date. Previously… Read more

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Rupert the Bear 90th Birthday charity auction

November 8, 2010

It’s the the 90th birthday of Rupert Bear and an auction to raise money for charity marks occasion. Originally created in 1920 for the Daily Express to compete with rival newspaper’s comic strips, Rupert has outlasted them all. The one-of-a-kind… Read more

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Royal Mail bans air delivery of ink or toner

November 5, 2010

Following the recent terrorist scare regarding explosives hidden in printer ink and toner cartridges, the Secretary of State for Transport has issued directions prohibiting the carriage by air of ink or toner cartridges. This impacts both inland… Read more

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Free auction listings for casual sellers this weekend

November 5, 2010

There’s yet another cheap listing weekend for private sellers this weekend. they can list auctions with any start price for free. This is rapidly becoming a regular promotion on eBay UK running almost every other weekend. As for the last few… Read more

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Ford open licensed merchandise shop on eBay Motors

November 5, 2010

There’s an auction on eBay that caught my eye for a Ford Mustang converted into a Pool Table. The aim of the auction is to promote the launch of Ford’s new , which although it’s currently eBay.com based the intention is to open up further eBay shops… Read more

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Royal Mail home shopping evening delivery trial

November 2, 2010

Royal Mail have launched a trial of evening deliveries within the M25 as part of their drive to give online shoppers more choice and flexibility in their shopping. House of Fraser and beauty product specialist L’Occitane are both taking part in… Read more

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How to minimise the impact of exchange rates on your business

November 1, 2010

Duncan Higgins is a senior analyst at Caxton FX, a foreign exchange company. CaxtonFX can assist all businesses mitigate the effect of varying exchange rates and help you get the best value from your currency exchanges. Today, as a guest on TameBay,… Read more

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eBay get the Christmas decorations out

November 1, 2010

If you’ve logged onto eBay today you’ll have noticed that the designers have had their crayons out and jazzed up the header for Christmas. As well as a bow and red search box there’s a reminder countdown that there’s only 54 (today) days left until… Read more

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