New Frontiers

After plugging away at just listing my items on eBay -- and doing pretty well, but not quite well enough -- I'm trying to take advantage of some of the marketing tools that eBay offers. Today its uploading my stuff to Google Base -- I'm on attempt number two -- didn't put in my store URL the first time (can we say newbie). I'll let you know how it goes.

I'm also trying some customer discount programs (more on that later) and to do a store newsletter. It seems I have 10 subscribers but no newsletter -- which is sad, because in my past life I spent 7 years as a newsletter editor!

There is so much information out there on eBay affiliate programs and other ways to boost your eBay bottom line -- but it all seems a bit shady, like it's some sort of scam. I'm thinking I may start a separate blog just to provide practical seller info that tells you what's working and what's not from my own perspective without the sale's pitch.