Meet the Company: UK Mail

February 6, 2012

Time Sensitive and Secure Deliveries UK Mail specialises in offering innovative parcel, mail and logistics services designed to provide local and international business which suit all their clients’ requirements. Formerly known as Business… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Ecommerce, Selling Tips | 14 Comments 

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 

Terapeak 9.0 unveiled with new look and new features

January 19, 2012

Terapeak have unveiled “Terapeak 9″ the latest version of their eBay marketplace research software along with a brand new look and feel to the website. They’ve reinvented Terapeak to be easier to use, faster to navigate, and provide users with more… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, Selling Tips | 4 Comments 

Coping with China’s Business Black Hole: Chinese New Year

January 10, 2012

Jim Erickson from Alibaba.com has today given us a heads up on the Chinese New Year and what the implications of the Chinese national holiday period are for online retailers looking to source goods from China. It’s said to be the largest seasonal… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News, Selling Tips | 1 Comment 

Linnworks Christmas contest – free to enter

December 14, 2011

Linnworks are giving away two Linnworks Anywhere Enterprise licences with a 12 Month FREE Subscription as well as five £50 Amazon gift vouchers in their Christmas competition. All you have to do to enter is “Like” the Linnworks Facebook page and… Read more

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

How persistant are you to get a new supplier?

December 13, 2011

I’ve heard of some suppliers being particularly difficult or even impossible to get accounts with, but today I was told a story of persistence which is pretty impressive. The retailer in question placed a weekly phone call to a particular… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Selling Tips | 4 Comments 

VAT & Import Duty Tax Calculator eBay plug in

December 5, 2011

I’m always a fan of TameBay posts which keep getting read time after time, and when we first wrote about Duty Calculator I never expected it to attract anywhere near the traffic it brings to TameBay. It appears though that it’s one of our most… Read more

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Bulk upload listings to Amazon for free

December 2, 2011

List multiple items and upload your listings to Amazon in bulk!It’s no secret that one of the biggest headaches for online-retailers is managing and creating Amazon listings, especially if it’s hundreds or thousands of them. The reasons are… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon, Selling Tips | 7 Comments 

eBay, is it time to take responsibility for illegal seller terms?

December 1, 2011

Jane Bell, one of the top eBay Education Specialists who provides consultancy to a host of eBay businesses has been a staunch friend of TameBay since the site was launched. Today she talks about her frustrations with seller terms and… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, Selling Tips | 38 Comments 

How to become a Gumtree Daily Deals supplier

November 27, 2011

This Christmas 70% of us will be tempted off the High Street and onto a Daily Deal site to make a purchase according to new research by Gumtree, who now offer Daily Deals. On average buyers will make £75.00 savings by bagging Daily Deal savings and… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Classifieds, Ecommerce, Selling Tips | 2 Comments 

Tips for maximising your Christmas sales

November 21, 2011

It’s just a week until people get their final pay cheque before Christmas and the busiest selling time of the year gets into full swing, but are you making the most of your opportunities to capitalise on holiday sales? Stamps.com survey findings… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Selling Tips | 1 Comment 

How eBay are blacklisting good seller’s auctions

November 10, 2011

Over the last few weeks I’ve been hearing complaints from more and more sellers that their auctions are being buried at the bottom of eBay search results. There seems to be no good reason for this – these sellers are not below standards, in fact… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, Selling Tips | 41 Comments 

How to use eBay catalogue to your advantage

November 4, 2011

How to take best advantage when selling with eBay catalogueYesterday we looked at how eBay Catalogue may affect your ranking in search results. There are ways to take advantage of eBay catalogue and some sellers already are being advantaged by these… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, Selling Tips | 8 Comments 

How eBay catalogue impacts your listing strategy

November 3, 2011

How eBay’s Catalogue may affect your search positionThere are a number of reasons why having your product matched against eBay Catalogue affects you ranking in search results. Knowing what they are is the first step in knowing how to list to your… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, Selling Tips | 7 Comments 

Terapeak 15 months for the price of 12 offer

November 1, 2011

Terapeak, the definitive source for eBay research, are running a promotion until the end of the year giving you access to their eBay Market Research tools for 15 months for the price of 12 months subscription. Added bonuses are Free Hot Research… Read more

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Webinar: Submitting products to Google Product Search

October 14, 2011

Google are holding a webinar on the 26th October at 10am Pacific Time (6pm in the UK) on Google Product Search. If you want to learn how to keep your product data fresh on Google Shopping then you should sign up for this event. Lasting 60 minutes… Read more

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Using the catalogue adoption tool on eBay

October 13, 2011

eBay now insist that sellers listing in certain categories match their product against the relevant eBay catalogue entry when there is one available. Whilst you should be able to match your products to the eBay catalogue at the time of listing,… Read more

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Planning for Christmas: 2011 Holiday Marketing Guide

October 11, 2011

Driving through through my home town of Thatcham yesterday I was a but surprised to see the council workers busily erecting Christmas lights and decorations onto the side of street lights. It’s still early October and Christmas seems a long way off,… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Ecommerce, Marketing, Selling Tips | 14 Comments 

Would you give a special discount to a Charity?

October 9, 2011

Glenn is a regular TameBay reader and today shares his personal experience of trading with Charities on eBay. This morning I received an email from an apparent ‘Charity’ representative asking if I could give a special discount on a number of… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Selling Tips | 4 Comments 

E-commerce and Photography

October 5, 2011

I’ve known Mark and Philomena for many years and often browsed their collectible items on eBay (and even bought a couple). One thing that’s always impressed me is the quality of their images, especially for items such as glass which is notoriously… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Selling Tips | 23 Comments 

“Google Trusted Stores” launched as pilot program

October 3, 2011

Google have announced a pilot of “Google Trusted Stores” program to give shoppers reassurance when buying on the Internet. The program allows buyers to shop with confidence across the web in the knowledge that they’ll receive reliable, on-time… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Customer Service, Ecommerce, Marketing, Selling Tips | 11 Comments 

RSS eBay feedback monitoring

September 25, 2011

TameBay readers are always resourceful and one pointed me to a neat feedback tool this week. It’s basically a feedback tool to enable you to be notified by an RSS feed whenever someone leaves feedback for you.”One tool I have been using for the past… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, Internet, Selling Tips | 13 Comments 

Introducing SaleHoo Online Stores

September 19, 2011

SaleHoo, who in 2005 launched their wholesale supplier directory, is now home to over 95,000 online retailers who enjoy the supplier directory, the busy forums and free educational resources. Now, after 18 months of planning and development and 6… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Selling Tips | 1 Comment 

“My competitor left malicious low Feedback DSRs”

September 12, 2011

We always welcome guest posts from our readers and today tell the story of a reader who was subjected to feedback abuse from one of their competitors. Normally we don’t publish anonymous stories, but in this case we’ve chosen to withhold the… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Selling Tips | 13 Comments 

Best practice listing strategies Part 3: UPC EAN ISBN

September 11, 2011

In the first two parts of this series we looked at best practices for eBay Catalogue and eBay longer titles and Item Specifics. Today in the final part we look at how using product codes can help your sales. eBay have added a field into… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, Selling Tips | 1 Comment