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November 17, 2009 | 25 Comments
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November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
To make the most of the holiday selling season on eBay, you need to understand the current eBay marketplace. Market research can help you figure out everything from the best time of day to sell an item to the best auction title keywords, the best starting price, and the best listing duration, so you can pull in the highest possible profits.
EBay offers some free, as well as paid, tools to help with that research. And companies that buy eBay’s licensed data, like Terapeak, HammerTap, and mPire, offer even more advanced capabilities, detailed data, and in-depth analysis.
4 Seasonal Strategies
Uncovering the best sales approach for your auctions is key to having a profitable holiday season. According to Dave Frey, of http://Terapeak.com, market research has revealed several strategies every eBay seller should be incorporating:
Around the holidays, every item has a specific day where sales drop off dramatically; these dates tend to remain consistent from year to year. As that date approaches, the demand decreases. Advises Frey, “It’s important to research your product’s ‘last selling day’ and time your auctions accordingly, so you don’t have leftover inventory once those sales begin to decline.”
Holiday buyers want to know their purchases will arrive in time for Christmas-they don’t have time to wait for an auction to end to find out whether or not they got an item. That’s why during the holidays, the higher a product’s demand, the shorter your listing duration ought to be. Particularly as you approach that item’s final selling date, it’s wise to shorten your auctions’ durations. For the same reason, it’s also a good idea to use a lot of Buy It Nows, and increase the listings in your eBay store.
This time of year, online shoppers are in a bigger hurry than ever. They’re scanning listing titles, not taking the time to read descriptions. Your listing titles need to be clear and descriptive so buyers understand, at a glance, what you’re selling. Having a clear title becomes even more important when you consider the amount of products for sale during the holiday season. Terapeak is offering a free trial of their under-development tool called titlebuilder (http://www.terapeak.com/titlebuilder), based on eBay research and designed to help you construct the most profitable titles.
You need to have a selling strategy beyond the holidays: take advantage of the many products that sell better after Christmas. Calculator sales, which drop off after September, surge again in early January. The baby category also takes off-baby clothing sales start spiking around that time. Hockey cards, which do poorly during the holidays, sell very well from January to March. Research exposes those trends so you can see sales opportunities you might otherwise miss.
Applied Knowledge
Performing market research is your key to seeing these types of patterns and making wise sourcing and selling decisions. Says Frey, “It’s not enough to understand the research-you have to apply it. Basing your selling techniques on what your research is telling you is foundational to having a lucrative holiday season.”
By Chris Malta
http://www.articlesbase.com/internet-articles/holiday-sales-techniques-4-tips-for-a-greener-christmas-99271.html
Find Out What you Should Do’s and Don’ts When you Meet the Wrong Partner?
November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Online dating can really be amusing. A lot of people even find it workable and gratifying. In fact, there are more benefits than you might realise if you haven’t tried it for yourself.
However, not all online dating escapades produce positive results in the end. There are instances where the expectations sometimes go out of hand when executed in reality.
Take for example the case of a person who was lucky enough to find somebody he thinks is the right girl for him. He replied on her profile and when he received an answer from the girl, they started to communicate frequently.
What happens on their online dating is a series of continuous communication, exchanging messages, chatting continuously, and spending hours over the phone.
Because of the instant chemistry that evolved each time they talk to each other, the guy had emotionally built up the possibility of having a true, and not virtual, relationship with the girl. That is why he decided to set up their first real date.
but when they met for lunch, everything seemed to crumble into pieces. The girl appeared to be somewhat different than what the guy had expected or recalled. Worse still, their erstwhile cheerful and lively conversation suddenly became stiff and strained.
When the date comes to an end, even though the girl said that she had a nice time and enjoyed the day, the problem is still there. The guy does not know what to say or do.
This kind of situation is not uncommon in the world of online dating. There are many cases where two people just don’t click when they meet in person.
A lot of people who are involved in online dating usually ask why such things happen. They find it hard to believe that the person they have learned to like (and love) online is entirely different when in person.
Hence, they try to assess themselves what went wrong. Is it their point of view that has changed? Were they deceived by the other person? Or was it just wrong from the very start?
The problem with most people is they fail to keep in mind that when they communicate to their dates online, they are really communicating, not with a person but with a series of texts. This is because any answers can always be fabricated or the other person can always deceive his or her date.
So when this happens, personal meetings often end up like the one mentioned above. This is because reality is entirely different from what the computer screen illustrates.
Nevertheless, in real life, we should know how to gradually exit from the situation without having to hurt the other person’s feelings.
So, for people who wish to know how to do this, here’s a list of some useful tips that you can use that make rejections a little easier to bear.
1. It would be better not to delve on the issue about not having the right chemistry in the first place, or point out the reason why an individual cannot pursue the dating any longer.
In order to break things up easily, don’t focus on the issue of not getting the expectations one had started to build before you met in person.
Don’t excuse yourself on the grounds that your date is not good-looking enough, or be hurtful in any way.
2. Instead, try to explain the importance of finding each other’s right mate in order to build a happy relationship.
An individual should at least try to make an extra effort on explaining how chemistry works with two people and that lack of such value could be detrimental in one’s relationship.
3. Excuses will only make the matter worse.
Rejections should be instigated in such a way that the other person will not be hurt. If you just make lousy excuses the other person will sense this and be more hurt.
4. People should be consistent in their decisions.
If you start to tell the other person that you think the relationship will not work, but are not firm in the decision, you will only make the matter worse and generate negative feelings.
5. It’s best allow your date to express his or her sentiments and ask questions. Then answer the questions as honestly as possible.
The bottom line here is that when a person gets disappointed after meeting his or her online date in person, it would be better to set things straight at once and put an end on the situation before it gets out of hand.
Try and understand how your date is feeling and be kind to them, even though you are about to cut the relationship. If you were in their place, you would want your date to be kind to you.
It is all a matter of being sensitive at the same time being honest on what the other person would feel.
Francis Lua
http://www.articlesbase.com/marriage-articles/find-out-what-you-should-dos-and-donts-when-you-meet-the-wrong-partner-55488.html
I got a date with a girl at the movies tips plz?
November 16, 2009 | 7 Comments
Im 15 and she is 14 andwe r going to see my bloody valentine this friday and its our first date so any tips on what to do and what not to do would be great
Treat her like a lady. A nice, respectable girl. Don’t make tacky moves on her. If you’re going to go past chatting, don’t be making out. Holding hands is fine and a kiss at the end of the night is okay. But more than that is rushing it. Don’t let her rush you either. I know it’s difficult to control yourselves when emotions are all high and whatnot – but have some self control. You don’t want to make yourself seem like you only have one thing on your mind.
Buy the popcorn and soda – buy the tickets too. Some girls are a little more independent, so if she wants she can buy the popcorn and soda. But you should definitely buy the tickets. When you pick her up, or meet her there – tell her she looks really nice. Don’t say "hot", say "nice" and tell her that her hair looks great or something simple like that. At the end of the movie as you’re walking out of the theater ask her what she thought of the movie – this is a good way to keep the pressure off. Just treat her like "one of the guys" but with a little more elegance. Open doors for her, every single door – open it, even the car door. Just treat her with respect and have a great time.
Hope this helps!!! Good Luck!!!
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November 16, 2009 | 1 Comment
Do you ask them if they like to drink…smoke…etc?
Or do you save the questions for the date itself?
drinking and smoking u should definitely find out before the date – to find out w/o directly asking = drop the topics into conversation and see how they respond
(example: i heard that they were coming out with a new ____(insert beer/cigarette/anything u want to find out) what do u think of it)
on the first date try not to get into anything too personal (deaths/history/anything that can lead to awkward silence)
well good luck
