Before Facebook there was eBay….

April 16, 2012

Mark is a long time eBay trader, in fact I think he and I probably started trading on eBay about the same time some ten years or so ago. As well as a successful collectables business he also runs Business Photography and can shoot stunning… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, Facebook, Social Media | 12 Comments 

Video guide: The state of online retail

March 6, 2012

Alice from Salehoo has produced a video “The State of Online Retail” which is well worth a watch. It’s an hour long so bookmark it ready to watch in your lunch break (OK I know no one in eCommerce gets a lunch hour, but it is worth setting aside an… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon, Blogging, eBay, Facebook, Marketing, Marketplaces, Selling Tips, Social Media | Comments Off 

How to get your business started on Facebook

February 1, 2012

Facebook has been bit of a mystery to me, or at least how to make money out of Facebook is. Should you be trying to sell on Facebook, use it to engage customers, or simply use it as a customer support network? Many of the online retailers I speak to… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Ecommerce, Facebook, Selling Tips, Social Media | 12 Comments 

PayPal launch Facebook Send Money app

November 20, 2011

PayPal have launched a new “Send Money” feature on Facebook. They say that Facebook users can now send money to friends and family whether it’s for a special occasion like a birthday or anniversary, “with just a few clicks and a PayPal… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Ecommerce, Facebook, Paypal | 5 Comments 

Be a Social Media Commerce Early Bird with Twitter and Facebook

November 13, 2011

Lace Llanora is from The Wholesale Forums, the UK’s leading B2B networking community & advice forum for wholesalers, distributors, importers, dropshippers and retailers and today shares some social media tips and tricks to build your business. You… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Ecommerce, Facebook, Social Media | 8 Comments 

Combine Twitter and Facebook with email marketing

October 28, 2011

iContact have announced an expansion to their email marketing service. You can now directly publish, schedule, and track the success of your social media marketing efforts on Facebook and Twitter, either as standalone campaigns or integrated with… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Facebook, News, Social Media | 4 Comments 

eBay Facebook shareable wishlists now live

October 28, 2011

eBay have added their latest social media feature in the form of Wish Lists which can be shared on Facebook or via email. If you’ve got items you want for a particular event such as Christmas, a wedding or your birthday you can even swap to a themed… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, eBay.com, Facebook, Featured | 1 Comment 

6 tips to convert Facebook fans into sales

July 29, 2011

Helen Fang has been working in social media and e-commerce space for the past six years and is Vendio’s marketing manager. Vendio offers e-commerce software solutions including a free online store, free shopping cart software and the tools for… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Ecommerce, Facebook, Social Media | 51 Comments 

1st UK Facebook Commerce Index published

June 16, 2011

ChannelAdvisor have launched a Facebook Commerce Index, which tracks the trends in page fans for online retailers and uses that data to deduce best practices for online retailer fan acquisition. Originally the Facebook Commerce Index launched… Read more

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Promoting your business on Facebook

June 9, 2011

I’m finding Facebook a particularly interesting study for how businesses are using it to promote their businesses. Even Facebook themselves are reticent to promote the site as a place to transact. Most businesses appear to use Facebook for general… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Ecommerce, Facebook | 16 Comments 

Win one of 10 iPad2 from PayPal

June 1, 2011

PayPal are giving away the chance to win an iPad2 in a draw for people who like them. To be in with a chance to win all you need do is visit the PayPal UK Facebook page and click the Like button and then confirm your contact details. If you want… Read more

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Over 50% of online retailers use more than 5 channels

May 27, 2011

At the EU Catalyst conference in London, ChannelAdvisor surveyed a cross section of medium and large retailers and found that established channels are the primary focus for retailers, with new channels such as social commerce following closely… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Facebook, Marketplaces, News, Social Media | 8 Comments 

Amazon beats Tesco to top worldwide retailer 2011

May 16, 2011

According to the 2011 Millward Brown Optimor BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands rankings Apple has overtaken Google as the most valuable brand in the world. Facebook enters the BrandZ Top 100 for the first time into 35th place with a 246%… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon, eBay, Facebook, News | 5 Comments 

Free email marketing service from iContact

April 14, 2011

There’s on inescapable fact of selling online and that’s that there is a cost involved. There are fees to sell on marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon, or have your own website there’s hosting, software and if you’re serious about your business… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Ecommerce, Facebook, Featured, Marketing, Social Media | 6 Comments 

Get a $5 coupon for “liking” AliExpress on Facebook

April 8, 2011

If you want to give AliExpress a try then there’s apparently a free $5 coupon when you spend $25 available. All you have to do to get a coupon is to “Like” the AliExpress Facebook page and then post a request for a coupon on their wall. There… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Facebook, Marketing | 9 Comments 

How not to sell a lipstick

February 20, 2011

I’ve been hanging around eBay UK’s home page for once (trying to catch the ad for Tesco Direct that is annoying people on Seller Central), and spotted an ad for Max Factor Lip Finity – which appears to promise that it won’t vanish with my first cup… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under eBay.co.uk, Ecommerce, Facebook, Marketing | Comments Off 

eBay ranked first for social media reputation

February 16, 2011

eBay have just come first in the Top 50 Brands in Social Media league table from Yomego. eBay has always embraced social media ever since the introduction of community forums. They also have the eBay Ink Blog run by Richard Brewer-Hay as well as… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Blogging, Ecommerce, Facebook, Social Media | Comments Off 

Facebook exposes mobile numbers and home addresses

January 18, 2011

Do you have your home address and/or your mobile phone number on Facebook? If so then you need to consider removing them or at the very least take great care in what Facebook applications you click and which sites you choose to link with Facebook… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Facebook, News | 8 Comments 

Why I don’t “like” your facebook page

November 17, 2010

Social Media is being trumpeted as the new way to sell, the best way to improve your business and that if you ignore it you business will surely fail. However simply asking all your contacts to “Like” your Facebook page probably isn’t going to… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Facebook | 18 Comments 

Skype version 5 integrates Facebook

October 15, 2010

If you use Skype and Facebook then you’ll love the latest update. Skype have added Facebook functionality allowing you to see your Facebook news feed in Skype, send updates to Skype and of course to make calls to your Facebook contacts directly from… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Facebook, News | 3 Comments 

Skype linked with Facebook for partnership deal

September 29, 2010

There’s a screen shot on the Internet of Skype version 5 and it’s got full facebook integration. According to Kara Swisher an announcement is imminent telling of the integration of Skype voice and messaging with Facebook Connect. This would allow… Read more

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Facebook make changes to fan pages

August 22, 2010

If you’ve built a fan page for your business (or anything else) on Facebook, you may notice some changes happening this week. Facebook has announced that boxes and the Boxes tab will be disappearing, and that page width will now be limited to 520… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Ecommerce, Facebook | 1 Comment 

Google setting up Facebook competitor?

July 3, 2010

Rumours that Google is about to have another go at social media have been confirmed as true by a former Facebook CTO. The story began last week with a Tweet from Digg founder Kevin Rose, which read “huge rumor: Google to launch facebook competitor… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Ecommerce, Facebook, Social Media | 6 Comments 

Facebook remove users with suspected fake names

September 27, 2008

Facebook users suspected of using fake names are being kicked off the site, reports The Sydney Morning Herald. The paper cites Elmo Keep – yes, it’s her real name – who was banned without warning from Facebook, until she sent in official proof of… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Ecommerce, Facebook, Social Media | 5 Comments 

Facebook to add e-commerce module

April 3, 2008

Ben Ling, Director of Platform Product Marketing at Facebook, today shared the roadmap of how e-commerce will be enabled on the site. Currently there are two ways to advertise products, but that’s all about to change with the launch of a new… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Facebook, Featured | Comments Off