The first month of 2012 is now coming to a quick finish. It seemed like we were just discussing the holiday shoppers and Cyber Monday deals, when suddenly we are now thinking about Valentine’s Day deals. Time flies, but it seems like it goes a little faster for online sellers. The good news is that preliminary numbers indicate that buying hasn’t really slowed down. Sales are holding steady as we begin 2012 and we are excited for them to continue into the spring months and hope you are too.

But no matter the times, it is imperative that we maintain consistency and do the same things that worked last year while also adapting and evolving to what our clients need.

Here are 6 Surefire tips on things you can start following now to increase your odds of success:

It is all about Simplicity: Too many sellers think they need to sell everything...  Read More

Social media explained was a portion of our David & Goliath presentation that our Pro Members have access to inside of Addoway University, but I wanted to spend some time helping define social media a little here in this context, as well as explaining all of the different social networking portals that are out there and what you should think about when using them.

We know the process is difficult and time consuming because there are so many to choose from, but we thought we could make it simpler with this exercise below.

Think about the act of eating food.

Now read below and you will know where you would discuss the act of eating on the various popular social networks. Hope you enjoy. 

They often say, "A picture is worth a thousand words," but what if no one gets an opportunity to see your pictures or even your description or anything for that matter? Your pictures are very important in keeping your audiences attention; your description, essential in describing the items every detail, but what catches their eye? Some will say it's the pictures, but in this section we will discuss how the TITLE really captures your audiences eye and the remaining factors keep them and take them toward the checkout process.

The title of your listing is the MOST important piece of your listing. End of the story. I could end this blog post here and that's it, but I won't of course. 

The title is essential to your search rankings and more importantly your relevant search rankings. Relevant search basically...  Read More