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A Quick Summary of PeSA 2009 in Sydney (+ some pics)
PeSA Sydney 2009 was a great event. A full attendee list of 300+ eBay sellers were there. Here is a brief summary of the event from my perspective. (for more info on the Professional eBay Sellers Alliance, click here). Well, what a great conference. PeSA conferences are usually a focused get together of like minded [...]
Does your business fulfill ALL it’s promises?
I had a short holiday to New Zealand the other week. A time to relax a little, spend some time with family and count sheep. Recently my business life and thought process has been influenced a lot more by the consulting we do these days, and my Directshop business is getting more involved in consulting and development [...]
DealsDirect.com.au acquires DinosaurDeals.com.au
DealsDirect.com.au, Australia’s largest online retailer has announced the acquisition of DinosaurDeals.com.au. I suspected we might see some form of consolidation in the online space this year, and there could be more to come in future, although the press release indicates that perhaps you need some special business qualities to encourage an acquisition to take place. [...]
eBay Australia Pricing Changes – a Positive Move!
eBay this morning released some news regarding their upcoming pricing chances. In summary, no changes will be made to auction fees but store fees and insertion/final value fees will change. Also, store listings will again appear in core search (mixed in with auction listings) using Bestmatch, eBay’s search algorithm in use in various ways around [...]
A Really Clever Use of Twitter
I have been using twitter for a little while. I started using it for a few reasons. Mainly to see how it works (the dynamics of tweets, conversations, and the social aspects), and what can be done with it for personal and business reasons. What better way to find out about it than start an [...]
Getprice.com.au introduce category bidding
In a smart move, Getprice have introduced a category bidding system for their customers. Now, if you want to appear at the top of a category or search, you can bid more to appear there. With enough customers feeding products to the site now (they say 1.5 million products online), this is a move that [...]
List of Australian Magento Stores
Magento is popular in Australia. Here is a list of Australian Magento stores that I built up a little while ago, just as a reference. This list is a few months old, there are probably more aussie magento stores active now. I don’t intend to actively maintain this list, but if you come across any [...]
Want to grow your eBay business?
Want to grow your eBay business? Then consider attending this years PeSA event in Sydney, called ‘Survive & Thrive’. PeSA is the Professional eBay Sellers Alliance and the Australian arm is holding this year’s seller event in Sydney. Last years was a great success with hundreds otf attendees, and I think this years will be [...]
Woopra – Sounds wierd, but it’s addictive!
What the hell is Woopra? That’s exactly what I thought when I first heard the name. (BTW, What is it with Web 2.0 products and brands seeming to require some sort of zany name? Bing? Woopra? Or make your own name) Anyway, Woopra is basically a real time analytics tool much like Google Analytics though [...]
Internetretailing.com.au launches today
Today a project that I have been involved with takes a big first step. Mark Freidin and I today launched www.internetretailing.com.au. We are not making a big fanfare, and it will surely evolve, but we are happy to see it live. We are excited by this industry, and in particular the growth that our industry [...]
