09th March 2006
Q: Tim, I have spent the past few months trying so hard to start an ecommerce business. I have read virtually everything you have written. I have listened in on more than one of your teleconferences.
I have clicked and spent and clicked and spent and ...
22nd February 2006
I was part of an eBay Roundtable discussion recently with six
other experts and we all agreed that the number one question most
new (and even old) eBay sellers ask is:
"Where do I find things to sell on eBay??"
To help answer that question I hav...
31st January 2006
Well, folks, we've made it to the end of the year and what a ride
it has been. 2005 was a great year for me personally and
professionally. I saw my business grow almost as fast as my kids.
Both gave me great joy and just enough trouble to keep me on my...
31st January 2006
Most people think Santa Claus only works one night a year. Nothing could be further from the truth. Sure, product distribution takes place on one magical night, but Santa's operation runs year round and is one of the largest manufacturing and distribution...
31st January 2006
I was asked the other day what personality traits I thought were important to entrepreneurial success. I immediately gave my preprogrammed reply about passion and dedication and hard work. After taking some time later to ponder the question a little deepe...
31st January 2006
I personally receive over a dozen checks and commission payments
every month from various affiliate programs that I promote.
Last month, those checks totaled more than $10,000 and some
months they have been as high as $25,000.
Given my success as...
31st January 2006
This has been an interesting week. My company has thousands of customers around the world, so my team and I are used to dealing with customer support issues and do everything possible to make sure every customer gets exactly what they paid for.
And 99...
31st January 2006
Does your company have an email policy? Did you even know there was such a thing? Well, there is, and if your company doesn't have one you are not only risking the professional image of your firm, but also risking potential liability issues that may arise...
31st January 2006
I am a huge fan of email. In fact, if you do business with me the bulk of our communication will not be through the telephone, but via email. Email is quick. Email is convenient. Email takes less time than long-winded telephone conversations. Most importa...
31st January 2006
Last week we talked about how a bad website can do your business more harm than good. That column brought several emails asking what is the key to building an effective business website. I replied with the same answer I always give: building an effective ...
31st January 2006
Do you know what "phishing" is? No, it doesn't mean you grab a phishin' pole and head to the nearest phishin' hole to catch some phish.
Phishing has a much more sinister connotation. The official Webopedia definition of "phishing" is as follows: The ac...
31st January 2006
Do you know your credit score is?
Do you even know WHAT a credit score is?
Don't feel bad.
Most people don't.
Your credit score tells lenders the type of borrower you will
likely be based on your credit history. Scores in the United
States ...
31st January 2006
I don't know if you're a fan of financial guru and radio show
host Dave Ramsey, but I certainly am.
I listen to Ramsey every day and find his advice to be based on
common sense principles for getting out of debt and building
wealth.
One thing th...
31st January 2006
Dropshipping is a topic that I first addressed in my column way back in April, 2003, which is decades ago in Internet years. But with the continuing growth of eBay and it's positioning of itself as a viable way for anyone looking to launch an ebusiness, t...
31st January 2006
Regular readers of this newsletter and my newspaper column know that I am a big fan of eBay's About Me Page feature. This is a special page you can create as part of your eBay account that is linked from your eBay ID (with a little About Me icon).
You ...
