Grade Ebay Auction Pro Stores Website

Hi Auction Sellers, I wanted to update you with information about Pro Stores another Ebay product for ecommerce selling off Ebay's Auctions site. Well the grade is in and it is a D. I have worked with the product for 4 months and have to give you the information behind the grade.

First I like to say that the platform itself is basically user friendly for the most part but could use some work but ok overall, the customer service was very disapointing. Example: questions could not be answered, problems behind the scenes were fixed days later in some cases, and overall seem like they themselves new nothing about Pro Stores. Another thing that really concerned me was that Pro Stores purposely blocks meta tag information from search engine spiders as well as blocks most link and additional information you ad to your own website template, now after calling them and looking over there control panel I found out that they do this so you have to pay them to market your site for you to Price Comparison engines / sites, etc. Sound formilliar Auction Sellers, of course it does. Ebay just being Ebay I guess showing there customers how much they appriciate us all by finding another way to charge fees.

So my suggestion if considering a ecommerce site stay away from Pro Stores a great option with much more tools and flexibility would be webmasters.com a better value at a cheaper overall cost.

Google Base Go's Live Watch Out Ebay Auction!

Google base has afficially gone live and I have had the chance to check it out and experiment a bit with it. First I would like to say I'm glad to see the response on my last post on Google Base a potential real competitor your comments are important and respected. Now back to Google Base, I have put some items online in this new platform from Google.

It is easy has plenty of options to add what ever you want and really makes it easy for small and novice ecommerce sellers to sell product with out a website and with out any website optimization issues. Ebay Sellers should take notice, the information gathered from accross the internet all point to the fact that Google is targeting Ebay and Craigs list. This multi function search engine slash classified slash market place is fast as far as response on quaries and is has a very targeted result. Now this new item is still in the starting stages as far as growth so Auction Sellers don't go and close your Ebay Stores as of yet, but It looks like the real deal and it is FREE. I'm sure that is refreshing news since we all know that Ebay tends to nickle and dime every one with out really paying attention to customers / Auction Sellers. With Ebay annually raising fees this could change the way we all run our ecommerce business.

Here is a link to Google Base so you can experiment for it yourself.

Auction Ebay Site Compition?

Compition for Auction Ebay Site may be comming sooner than Auction Sellers may think. Now the question has been who can compete with the online auction king. Not Overstock, Not Yahoo, and certainly not Ioffer. The big battle may finally begin with the arrival of Google Base. The news has been buzzing around the internet with a so called leak with screen shots of the up coming Google Base a free online data base and selling engine and it is FREE. Auction Sellers should take notice of this potentially internet changing posibility. No one dominates the internet more than Google and Action Ebay Site has taken notice as stocks fell the day Google Base was discovered. This may be a big money making forum for small internet marketers. The information is still new and Google has since pulled the screen shots but do admit to the creation of such a monster tool. I will continue to research for new developments.

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Sales Down for Ecommerce Auction Home Business.

I'm sure you have noticed a significan decrease in you online ecommerce auctions home business sales. We'll its not just you or anything your doing. Ecommerce business sales are down across the board. Alot of the reason for the decearse in sales is being pointed to gas prices increaseing due to the Hurricane disaster in New Orleans. When gas prices increase by 50 - 75% in a very short period of time it will effect disposible income for online ecommerce shoppers. But dont panic it look bad at the moment but new studies are showing that ecommerce / auction home business sales will reach all time highs with the upcoming holidays season fast upproaching. So hand in there the clouds will clear, don't give in it the situation will improve.

A great way to position your ecommerce home business is to create great online sales options like FREE SHIPPING, Discounts on items, and other great promotions that will increase sales for customers looking to save as much as they can due to gas hikes.......

Tera Peak Successful Ebay Auctions FREE Price Research Tool

This FREE tool is a great way to research pricing for successful Auction items that have sold. I have done some research for my Ebay Auction items and used the information to adjust some my online auctions to increase sell through. The tool can also be used to look at new items being sold on Ebay that you may have not thaught about and see starting price and ending auction selling price. It also can provide some insite on search terms being used in some successful Auction Titles and copy being used in ads. Take a look at this FREE tool for yourself Ebay Price Research it could help increase you sell through rate as well as help you with understanding item value on Ebay.

Build More Traffic to Your Online Aution Home Business!

Bringing more traffic to your online auctions is crucial to you success in you ecommerce home business. Sure sites like Ebay Auctions and Overstock Auctions help bring a good attention to your auctions. Things like good item descriptions, good photo's, and a overall right product are all extremly important another consideration is bring in traffic from outside of ebay. If you have an Ebay Store or another online ecommerce site that is connected to your online auctions a true way to bring in new targeted prospects is search engines. Internet Market you Ebay Store or Website by getting listed in Google, Yahoo, MSN etc. I realize that is not a simple task but with some research you could double your monthly visits to your online auctions. Link building is a great way to catch the attention of search engines. List to online FREE directories. Get your items listed in FROOGLE for FREE. Look into other FREE online auction sites and ecommerce product listing sites. Don't Just rely on the traffic provided by Ebay or Overstock Auctions you can increase sales build you business faster and more successful with outside resources.

My next post will give more detail on getting great rankings and link building for Search Engines.

Ebay Online Auction Sales Scam BEWARE!

I have come across a new Ebay online auction scam which consist of a so called seller sends an email informing you that you better pay for an item you purchased or seller will report you to Ebay security. One problem I have not purchased anything. The email has a link to a fake Ebay site which records your password and then high jaks your account. Never use the link in the email, always connect to your Ebay account through a seperate internet window and go in that way. Then check your messages in my Ebay. When I checked my ebay account I discovered NO message sent exsisted. SCAM!!!