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eBay Live is fast approaching (almost too fast), so I just wanted to touch base with all of you before things got too hectic (is that possible?). Did you read the message from President Bill Cobb? This is too cool...
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'Hi - I'm looking forward to seeing everyone who can make it to our fifth annual
eBay Live! event June 13-15 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
For the first time in the history of eBay Live!, we expect to hit our registration capacity early. We're already going to have the largest attendance ever...and believe me, we're ready for the record crowd. But within the next week, we anticipate having to close registration for this year's event. We don't want any of our members disappointed, so if you're planning to attend eBay Live! next month in Las Vegas, the time to register is now!
We're looking forward to our best eBay Live! Last year's 10th anniversary celebration set a new standard for eBay Live! - and we're going to make this year's event even better, with more learning opportunities, more networking and more fun than ever.
Hope to see you next month. Viva Las Vegas! '
Regards,
Bill Cobb
President, eBay North America
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In this newsletter:
Launch
After I finish teaching a class or doing a workshop, so many people have questions about what they have just
heard. 'What was that website again?', 'How do you spell that?', 'where did you say to go for product sourcing?' Understanding their frustration, I have been working fervently on a new website to help with all of that -
www.JanelleElms.com/eBay. Now you have a single website to go to for ALL of your eBay questions. I have included anything and everything I talk about in my classes, from product sourcing to the best logo designers to opening an eBay Store to the books we use in my Entrepreneurial groups. It was a HUGE undertaking, and will never be finished as I want to constantly update it with new products and features as I find them for you. And, if you ever find something that isn't on there - let me know about it so I can share it with the rest of the community. Special note to my Education Specialist friends (hope to see you all at Live!)...thank you for your patience as I have put together
www.JanelleElms.com/eBay. I know many of you have also wanted a safe, legitimate site where you could send your students for information - I hope this new site will assist in your educational efforts to help teach the world about eBay.
Also, at the same time, I have launched my new eBay Store - woohoo! This site now includes: tour dates, eBay classes, workshops, eBay resources, and more. HUGE thanks to Lisa & Bob at Somersault Media (www.JanelleElms.com/smedia) who created this beautiful new site. They also just launched
www.BusyBoutique.com's new eBay Store as well. My guess is that if you are interested in having a professional eBay Store (the kind that drives those buyers with buck$$ into your business), you might want to give Lisa & Bob a holler...they are going to launch their new eBay Stores division of their business at eBay Live in a few weeks. Once people see what they can do to a simple eBay Store, Lisa & Bob are going to be a bit busy is my guess.
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Want 75% off your Store's final value fees? Make sure to go to
www.JanelleElms.com/godaddy
to register your new domain and redirect it with your referral ID into your eBay Store. |
eBay Tip
Did you know that 50% of eBay buyers reside outside of the US?
The US Government will help you with your International business - for F*R*E*E? I had the wonderful opportunity of meeting John Howell, US Commercial Services, in NY. He and his hardworking group have teamed up with eBay's International group to assist you in selling your products internationally. Their website is
www.export.gov. They have over 100 agents around the country set up to help you with any questions you might have - including marketing reports, customs information and more. They also have an 800# (see, your tax dollars are doing something good!). It is: 1-800-USA Trade
For additional information on International Selling, go to www.ebay.com/globaltrade
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Still baffled at sourcing products and picking the right ones to make a profit?
I had the honor last month of reading a new book, 'The Online Research Guide' by Matt Hedges of WorldWide Brands. YOU need this book in your eBay library. This 120+ page book is filled with not only how to research the products that the buyers want, but how to truly compete in this competitive marketplace. Matt's writing style is hysterical and filled with tons of valuable sourcing information to set you down the right path. What amazed me, is that for the $39.95 cost, you not only get this 'must have' book, but you also receive a downloadable research tool that allows you to keep track of all of your potential sourcing companies and ideas. The Research Assistant tool (a $34.95 value by itself) includes:
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Instant calculations of current market prices - no math required!
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Storage of your research data for later use
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Calculations of the profit potential of a product based on current prices and your total costs
AND, it runs on both Mac and Windows PC platforms!
Go, go, go... www.JanelleElms.com/researchguide
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eBay Meetings
Meetings for WA:
eBay 4 Beginners - all are welcome
Location: Crossroads Mall Community Room (inside the mall, across from Hallmark), Bellevue, WA
Dates:
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Sunday, June 25 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Saturday, July 15 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Saturday, August 12 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
** Quick reminder:
There is a $3.00 room charge per person (Crossroads charges us to have meetings in a quiet place (we love quiet). Also, although these meetings are fun, this is a professional meeting where people are there to learn how to change their business so please respect your fellow eBayers and make sure the kids stay at home and the cell phones stay off. Your cooperation and support is appreciated.
Topics of discussion for June 25th will include:
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eBay Live Update
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HTML class - quit getting garage sale prices by treating your listings like a garage sale...learn how to make your listings look professional and attract the buyers willing to spend more money!
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Sourcing - do you know what the buyers are demanding? Learn today!
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Open Question forum - ask the PowerSellers anything
Don't forget to bring a few of the items you sell - at the end of the meeting we will open the tables up for a Seattle eBay Store Sellathon!
Women of Intention Network
Also, women...we invite you to attend our Women of Intention (WIN) Meetings
Location: Crossroads Mall Community Room (inside the mall, across from Hallmark), Bellevue, WA
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Dates:
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Wednesday, June 28
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Wednesday, July 26
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Tuesday, August 15
For those of you who are participating in the group - or for those of you who would like to follow along...I have created an eBay group for WIN and posted your homework. You can find this
information here.
To join this group:
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Click on community
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Go to groups
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Click the 'sign in' on the left-hand side (and sign in)
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In the search box type in 'women of intention'
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Ours should be the first one
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Click on it
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Find the 'join now' button
With this group we can continue to support each other. Plus, I will be posting information about our meetings including outlines, homework, and new meeting dates and times.
** Quick reminder:
There is a $3.00 room charge per person (Crossroads charges us to have meetings in a quiet place (we love quiet). Also, although these meetings are fun, this is a professional meeting where people are there to learn how to change their business so please respect your fellow eBayers and make sure the kids stay at home and the cell phones stay off. Your cooperation and support is appreciated.
Don't forget to email me with your eBay User ID if you have achieved PowerSellers status so I can add your information to that list as well. We have monthly PowerSeller meetings in Seattle as well as a separate email newsletter.
Upcoming eBay Classes:
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Don't forget to sign-up for your f-r-e-e auction newsletters (Ina has TWO of them!) at
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Upcoming workshops:
Topic: Member Workshop: Shipping Cross Border
Host: clearpath_service
Date: Monday 05/19
Time: 11:00 to 12:00PT
Topic: Member Workshop: Shipping Cross Border
Host: clearpath_service
Date: Monday 05/22
Time: 11:00 to 12:00PT
Description: Please join clearpath_service for a discussion on the regulations and processes of shipping auctioned items cross border, particularly into Canada and the European Union. Also we will cover the cross border service options available to sellers, along with the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Topic: Member Workshop: Shipping Cross Border
Host: clearpath_service
Date: Monday 05/23
Time: 11:00 to 12:00PT
Topic: eBay Workshop: Get To Know eBay's Community Outreach Coordinator
Host: eBay Staff
Date: Webnesday 05/24
Time: 10:00 to 11:00 PT
Description: The Community Outreach Coordinator, Cheryl Fujii, is the main point of contact for Attorney General Offices nationally and oversees the consumer complaint process for eBay and PayPal. Cheryl also provides educational training to consumer protection agencies regarding programs and tools available on eBay and PayPal for safe on-line transactions and ensures eBay and PayPal protection claim information is clearly communicated to the eBay Community through eBay's email messaging system. Come meet eBay's Community Outreach Coordinator, Cheryl Fujii and learn the roles and responsibilities involved with this position within Trust and Safety. Cheryl is also looking for feedback on other consumer based organizations she can build relationships.
Topic: eBay Workshop: Using the New Turbo Lister
Host: eBay Staff
Date: Thursday 05/25
Time: 11:00 to 12:00 PT
Description: The new Turbo Lister is here! Thousands of sellers use Turbo Lister to list items in bulk for sale on eBay. Join us for this workshop to get answers to your Turbo Lister questions. Download the newest version at
here.
I hope to see, and meet, all of you at Live!
Janelle
www.JanelleElms.com
P.S. If there is someone you know who should be at this meeting, feel free to pass this on to them AND invite them to the meeting. Also, they can sign up at
www.JanelleElms.com/newsletter to always be notified about meetings, eBay updates and other goodies.
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