eBay Workshop August 17th - "Holiday Sales 2010: Tips & Prep for a Successful Selling Season"

Topic: "Holiday Sales 2010: Tips & Prep for a Successful Selling Season"

Host: Lisa Suttora , ecommerce strategist and Founder/CEO of WhatDoISell.com

Date: Tuesday, August 17th

Time: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. PST (Pacific Standard Time)

Location: eBay Workshop Board

Description: Holiday profits come to those who are prepared, and now is the time to gear up! From inventory selection to marketing there’s a lot to do over the next few months to maximize your holiday sales.

Please join Lisa Suttora, Founder & CEO of WhatDoISell, and learn how to showcase your best holiday inventory, how to reposition “everyday” inventory into hot holiday sellers and creative ways to market your merchandise this holiday season!

Visit http://certifiedprovider.ebay.com/ to learn more about eBay Certified Providers and the services and solutions they offer to help an eBay seller grow their business.

Thanks,

Ginger

eBay Certified Provider Program

http://certifiedprovider.ebay.com/

eBay Workshop July 29th - "How to Use Content Marketing to Attract, Engage & Retain More Customers!"

Topic: How to Use Content Marketing to Attract, Engage & Retain More Customers!

Host: Lisa Suttora, ecommerce strategist and Founder/CEO of WhatDoISell.com
Date: Thursday, July 29th
Time: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. PST (Pacific Standard Time)

Location: eBay Workshop Board

Description: Content is still king on the web! Unfortunately many online sellers overlook this free, highly effective marketing strategy. Discover how to use content to:

• Drive targeted buyer traffic
• Convert more sales
• Retain existing customers
• Give your business a unique presence on eBay

Join ecommerce strategist Lisa Suttora, Founder/CEO of WhatDoISell.com, as she discusses several creative ways to use content marketing to successfully promote a business in any online niche market.

You’ll learn how to integrate content with eBay’s marketing tools, as well as how to leverage your content on today’s top social media sites.

Visit http://certifiedprovider.ebay.com/ to learn more about eBay Certified Providers and the services and solutions they offer to help an eBay seller grow their business.

eBay Workshop July 20th - "Create eBay Motors Parts Compatibility Listings with Auctiva"

Topic: Create eBay Motors Parts Compatibility Listings with Auctiva

Host: Auctiva

Date: Tuesday, July 20th

Time: 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. PST (Pacific Standard Time)

Location: eBay Workshop Board

Description: Auctiva has added support for eBay Motors Parts Compatibility!

Learn about Auctiva's new Parts Compatibility Tool, which gives users a fast and simple way to create parts compatibility listings on eBay Motors. We'll walk you through two different ways to create these listings, including screen shots of what the process looks like.

Get all your questions answered about Auctiva's new Parts Compatibility Tool as well as their other products and services.

Visit http://certifiedprovider.ebay.com/ to learn more about eBay Certified Providers and the services and solutions they offer to help an eBay seller grow their business.

eBay Workshop July 14th - "How to Alter/Edit/Update Your eBay Listings in Bulk, in Seconds!"

Topic: How to Alter/Edit/Update Your eBay Listings in Bulk, in Seconds!

Host: Frooition
Date: July 14th, Wednesday
Time: 10 a.m. PST (Pacific Standard Time)

Location: eBay Workshop Board

Description: Making changes to live eBay listings can be a daunting and expensive task, especially if you have hundreds/thousands of listings to alter. This workshop will show you how to take the pain out of bulk revising items using Froo! Bulk Revision. We will also introduce the new eBay Parts Compatibility functionality in Froo! Bulk Revision tool.

The Froo! Bulk Revision tool will save you time and money – we will show you how! The workshop demonstrates how to use the app as well as explaining how the app can improve your listings.

Topics include:

• Introduction to Bulk Revision
• How to find and replace (Titles & Descriptions)
• Adding Item Condition to your listings per new eBay policy
• Bulk altering prices
• Altering your PayPal address
• Change quantities
• Add eBay Parts Compatibility to your listings
• Typical scenarios

Frooition has currently developed three eBay Apps; check them out in the eBay App Center.

Visit http://certifiedprovider.ebay.com/ to learn more about eBay Certified Providers and the services and solutions they offer to help an eBay seller grow their business.

eBay Workshop June 29th - "How to 'Jump Start' eBay Motors Sales with Parts Compatibility"

Topic: How to 'Jump Start' eBay Motors Sales with Parts Compatibility. A “how-to” workshop with solutions & services for all eBay Motors sellers

Host: Infopia

Date: Tuesday, June 29th

Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. PST (Pacific Standard Time)

Location: eBay Workshop Board

Description: Shifting your business to utilize eBay Parts Compatibility can be an intimidating prospect. This “how-to” workshop presents 'Jump Start' services for Infopia and non-Infopia eBay sellers.

The workshop will also include demonstrations of Infopia’s unique manual fitment functionality, including the ability to map the fitments of Brand Name parts to their generic equivalents. Infopia Fitment products have been designed for ease of management and long-term maintainability.

Topics and demonstration will include:

• One time and on-going EPID Matching to both
• Manufacturer or Brand for any Seller
• Structured fitment data upload for manual fitment
• Use of “similar to” capabilities to match fitments of Brand Name parts to Generic Equivalents
• Creation of new fitment-enabled listings utilizing
• Ad Factories and Custom Schedules
• Using Product Catalogue
• Auto-generation of multiple listings optimized for eBay maximum fitments per listing.

Founded in 1999, Infopia provides (Software as a Service) eCommerce solutions—helping eBay sellers grow their business efficiently and effectively.

Visit http://certifiedprovider.ebay.com/ to learn more about eBay Certified Providers and the services and solutions they offer to help an eBay seller grow their business.

Thanks,

Ginger Leishman - eBay Certified Provider Program

eBay Workshop April 7th - "eBay Listing Design Clinic"

eBay Workshop: "eBay Listing Design Clinic"

Host: Debbie Levitt, CEO of As Was

Date: Wednesday, April 7th

Time: 11a.m. - Noon PST

Location: eBay Workshop Board

Description: In this workshop, Debbie Levitt, CEO of As Was (an eBay Certified Provider since 2004), will take a look at one listing from workshop participants, and offer free advice on how to make that listing more likely to make a sale.

She'll be looking at design, layout, pictures, description, policies, and more ingredients that go into converting eBay shoppers into buyers.

Visit http://certifiedprovider.ebay.com/ to learn more about eBay Certified Providers and the services and solutions they offer to help an eBay seller grow their business.

Thanks,

Ginger

eBay Certified Provider Program

eBay Workshop March 18th - "Hybrid Mailing Services: Can they help your shipping?

eBay Workshop: "Hybrid Mailing Services: Can they help your shipping?"

Host: ShipRush

Date: Thursday, March 18th

Time: 11a.m. to Noon PST

Location: eBay Workshop Board

Description: More choices in shipping: Are you ready?

Formerly only for high volume warehouses, new "hybrid" shipping services are available to lower volume sites, home based shippers and small businesses. If you are an active seller, you probably qualify. These services give the benefits of a full service carrier (like end to end tracking, accessible customer service, weekly net terms billing) at costs similar to the Postal Service (no residential fees, no extended area fees, free Saturday delivery, etc.).

In other words: If you ship, pay attention, because this is interesting.

Attend the eBay Workshop hosted by ShipRush to learn about "hybrid" shipping services--what the benefits are, what it costs, and how you can get started.

Hope you can join us on March 18th!

Visit http://certifiedprovider.ebay.com/ to learn more about eBay Certified Providers and the services and solutions they offer to help an eBay seller grow their business.

eBay Workshop March 3rd - "What to Sell on eBay, Keep or Give Away when Spring Cleaning"

Workshop: What to Sell on eBay, Keep or Give Away when Spring Cleaning

Host: Lynn Dralle, The Queen of Auctions

Date: March 3rd, Wednesday

Time: 11AM - Noon PST

Location: eBay Workshop Board

Description: It’s the time of year for Spring Cleaning. Why not learn how you can make money on eBay by turning your household items into cash when cleaning out your closet, house or garage.

Please join Lynn Dralle, The Queen of Auctions and published author of the "100 Best Things I've Sold on eBay" book series, as she shares her tips, success and insight for new eBay sellers, part-time sellers and even experienced sellers seeking additional advice.

Visit http://certifiedprovider.ebay.com/ to learn more about eBay Certified Providers and the services and solutions they offer to help an eBay seller grow their business.

eBay Workshop Feb 25th - "New Auctiva Features to Help eBay Sellers Save Time and Money"

Workshop: New Auctiva Features to Help eBay Sellers Save Time and Money

Host: Auctiva Team

Date: Feb 25th, Thursday

Time: 11AM - Noon PST

Location: eBay Workshop Board

Description:In this workshop, the Auctiva team will introduce us to the new features, enhancements and solutions they created to help eBay sellers increase listing efficiency and save money on fees. Auctiva will also help answer questions and guide eBay sellers on how to use their Auctiva solution for eBay.

Visit http://certifiedprovider.ebay.com/ to learn more about eBay Certified Providers and the services and solutions they offer to help an eBay seller grow their business.

eBay Workshop Feb 10th - "5 Strategies to Increase the Visibility of Your eBay Listings"

Workshop: 5 Strategies to Increase the Visibility of Your eBay Listings

Host: Debbie Levitt, CEO of As Was
Date: Feb 10th, Wednesday
Time: 11AM - Noon PST

Location: eBay Workshop Board

Description: In this workshop, Debbie Levitt, CEO of As Was, will outline what you can do to maximize the visibility of your eBay listings. Learn more about Best Match and how you can create more effective listing strategies to save on fees and show up higher in search results.

Founded in 1995, As Was is a full-service consulting firm specializing in branding, design, sales and marketing strategies, operations management, and training. As Was is an eBay Certified Service Provider and has been working with eBay sellers since 2001.

Visit http://certifiedprovider.ebay.com/ to learn more about eBay Certified Providers and the services and solutions they offer to help eBay sellers.

eBay Workshop Jan 26th - "5 Tips to Prepare for a Successful 2010"

Workshop: 5 Tips to Prepare for a Successful 2010

Host: Lisa Suttora, Founder/CEO of WhatDoISell.com

Date: Jan 26th, Tuesday

Time: 11AM - Noon PST

Location: eBay Workshop Board

Description: The holiday selling rush is over and the new selling season has just begun. It is a great time to look at your 2009 selling and plan for your 2010 selling strategy. NOW is the time to review, plan and refresh your eBay business for a successful new year.

Please join Lisa Suttora, ecommerce strategist and Founder/CEO of WhatDoISell.com, as she shares her advice and insight on what you can do to prepare for a successful year selling on eBay.

Visit http://certifiedprovider.ebay.com/ to learn more about eBay Certified Providers and the services and solutions they offer to help eBay sellers.

eBay Workshop Jan 19th - "Making Shipping Insurance Cheaper, Easier & Faster"

Workshop: Making Shipping Insurance Cheaper, Easier & Faster

Host: inkFrog

Date: Jan 19th, Tuesday

Time: 11AM - Noon PST

Location: eBay Workshop Board

Description: In this workshop, the inkFrog team will show/demo how you can use ShipSaver Insurance (by inkFrog) to insure your packages for less than you are paying to USPS and UPS.

ShipSaver Insurance, by inkFrog, is a discount shipping insurance application now available in “My eBay” as part of Selling Manager Applications, eBay’s App Store. ShipSaver allows eBay sellers to receive great shipping insurance coverage at a discount.

InkFrog is an eBay Certified Solutions Provider and one of the third party providers included in the new eBay Selling Manager Applications, also known as eBay’s App Store .

Visit http://certifiedprovider.ebay.com/ to learn more about eBay Certified Providers and the services and solutions they offer to help eBay sellers.

eBay Workshop Nov 10th - "Top 5 Last Minute Christmas Research Tips"

Workshop: Top 5 Last Minute Christmas Research Tips

Host: Terapeak

Date: Nov 10th, Tuesday

Time: 11AM - Noon PST

Location: eBay Workshop Board

Description: The busiest shopping days of the year are rapidly approaching (Saturday before Christmas, Black Friday, Cyber Monday…) and you're going to want to be ready to sell! What are the hottest items and opportunities for your eBay business this holiday?

Spend an hour with us and discover how to use research to plan your biggest sales month of the year! We'll review the top five research tips that can help your sales soar.

Join Matt and Denise from Terapeak Marketplace Research to learn about last minute Christmas research. After the material is presented we'll open the board for discussion and questions.

Terapeak is an eBay Certified Service Provider and one of the third party providers included in the new Selling Manager Applications feature.

Visit http://certifiedprovider.ebay.com/ to learn more about eBay Certified Providers and the services and solutions they offer to help eBay sellers.

eBay Workshop Oct 22nd - Save Time on Shipping: For Bulk and One Off Printing! Right from My eBay!

Workshop: New Selling Manager Applications - "Save Time on Shipping: For Bulk and One Off Printing! Right from My eBay!"

Host: ShipRush

Date: October 22nd, Thursday

Time: 11AM - Noon PST

Location: eBay Workshop Board

Description:

After the buyer checks out, the seller's work starts! Reliable post-sale order processing is a must-have. It can be quite exhausting managing the information, getting packing lists and shipping labels dealt with, etc.

My.ShipRush streamlines the whole post-sale process from shipping to communication. Saving eBay sellers a lot of time (and time is money!). Please join Rafael Zimberoff, ShipRush Product Manager for Z-Firm to learn how My.ShipRush can help eBay sellers easily manage all shipments and communications.

New to the eBay Selling Manager Applications, or commonly referred to as eBay's App Store, is My.ShipRush. My.ShipRush was created by the folks at Z-Firm and is a new version of ShipRush, embedded in My eBay or Selling Manager.

ShipRush is an eBay Certified Solution Provider and one of the third party providers included in the new Selling Manager Applications feature. To learn more, visit Selling Manager Applications.

Visit http://certifiedprovider.ebay.com/ to learn more about eBay Certified Providers and the services and solutions they offer to help eBay sellers.

eBay Workshop Sept 29th - Increase Your Repeat Sales with Buyer Rewards and Email Marketing

Workshop: New Selling Manager Applications - "Increase Your Repeat Sales with Buyer Rewards and Email Marketing"

Host: MyStoreRewards
Date: September 29th, Tuesday
Time: 11AM - Noon PST
Location: eBay Workshop Board

Description: It is more cost effective to retain a buyer than it is to attract new buyers. In this workshop, we'll look at how eBay sellers can drive repeat sales, build buyer loyalty and expand their buyer base with MyStoreRewards.

MyStoreRewards is a simple marketing solution enabling eBay sellers to offer cash back and coupons to buyers. eBay sellers can also create custom campaigns and directly market to previous customers and encourage repeat purchases. Sellers can do all of this direct from Selling Manager in My eBay!

MyStoreRewards is an eBay Certified Solution Provider and one of the third party providers included in the new Selling Manager Applications feature. Click here to learn more about Selling Manager Applications. After the material is presented we'll open the board for discussion and questions.

Visit http://certifiedprovider.ebay.com/ to learn more about eBay Certified Providers and the services and solutions they offer to help eBay sellers.

eBay Workshop August 13th - "Save Time & Money Shipping and Increase Repeat Purchases"

Workshop: Save Time & Money Shipping and Increase Repeat Purchases

Host: ShipWorks
Date: Thursday, August 13th
Time: 11AM PST
Location: eBay Workshop Board

Description: In this workshop, we'll look at how ShipWorks helps you save time shipping with their quick, automated printing of address labels, posting of tracking info in My eBay and shipping tracking notification emails sent to your buyers for multiple carriers. Plus, ShipWorks will show you how they can help you manage, organize and report on customer interactions and their purchase volume with you. You'll be able to understand who YOUR top buyers are and market more effectively to those buyers in order to increase repeat purchases.

Visit http://certifiedprovider.ebay.com/ to learn more about eBay Certified Providers and the services and solutions they offer to help eBay sellers.

eBay Workshops Past, Present and Future Contain Information You Need to Save Money, Save Time and Grow

eBay Workshops are a great learning experience for sellers to learn about the different opportunities available to them to help their eBay business grow and at the same time streamline their manual processes to be more efficient.

In the eBay workshops, we invite a Certified Provider to host a workshop on a topic they are well versed and experienced with. Certified Providers are third party companies, partnered with eBay, and have the expertise and experience to assist an eBay seller in growing their eBay business.

Upcoming Workshop:

• Save Time & Money Shipping and Increase Repeat Purchases August 13th- hosted by ShipWorks

Past Workshops: *review the workshops at any time, even after the scheduled timeslot*

• Save Time Listing and Gain Insightful Understanding into Your Buyers - hosted by Auctiva
• 5 Easy Steps to Increase Your eBay Profits w/Market Research - hosted by Terapeak
• Easy Listing Revisions - Edit LIVE eBay Listings in Bulk - hosted by inkFrog
• Selling on eBay using Drop Shippers: How to Make a Profit - hosted by Worldwide Brands
• Turn Your Household Items Into Cash on eBay - hosted by The Queen of Auctions
• Product Trends for 2009 and Beyond- hosted by WhatDoISell
• Keeping Up With the Latest eBay Strategies - hosted by As Was
• Saving $ When Shipping - Are you getting the most out of First Class Mail? - hosted by ShipRush

If you have questions about the past workshops in 2009, post your questions in our Certified Provider Discussion Board.

eBay Workshop July 30th - "Save Time Listing and Gain Insightful Understanding into Your Buyers"

Workshop: Save Time Listing and Gain Insightful Understanding into Your Buyers

Host: Auctiva
Date: Thursday, July 30th
Time: 11AM PST
Location: eBay Workshop Board

Description: In this workshop, we'll look at how Auctiva can help sellers:

• List efficiently with one page lister and profiles. One-page listing tool automates much of the eBay listing process. Profiles save commonly used listing information.
• Market Items with cross-promotions and super sized photos. Showcase your other items for sale and up-sell.
• Understand your visitors, buyers and sales with tracking and reporting. Learn which search terms generate the most traffic and purchases for YOUR eBay listings.

Visit http://certifiedprovider.ebay.com/ to learn more about eBay Certified Providers and the services and solutions they offer to help eBay sellers.