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April 6th, 2008

Private Label Rights

I’ve come to see that discussions of eBay and its recent policy changes necessarily will involve other discussions. One which appears to be a part of the new equation is Private Label Rights.
PLR is not new. I have seen that many don’t know what it is or have some confusion regarding it.
Beginning with the basics;
“Most […]

By Mark -- 2 comments

April 6th, 2008

From The Desk of a Powerseller

John Thornhill
(John maintains what might arguably be the most informative eBay Blog online at PlanetSMS. He also writes directly on his eBay Blog.)
Though it appears we’ll be moving towards physical, digital products, it seems certain that John’s thought and experience still apply.
The most common reasons eBay will pull one of your eBook auctions.
1. Wrong, category. […]

By Mark -- 1 comment

April 1st, 2008

Amazon POD [Pause and Relax A Moment]

Might I suggest stepping back for just a moment or two and giving Amazon’s open letter some consideration…
They are trying to account for their actions. A better idea might have been to explain the change prior to implementation, but, what the hey. Mark Riffey’s right - “Wouldn’t it have been a better idea to contact […]

By Mark -- 0 comments

March 31st, 2008

eBay’s Digital Download Ban [Workarounds Arrive]

Unless and until eBay changes their now current policies I’m deciding that the shipment of a physical product is allowable and correct, as evidenced by some posters online…
The Warrior Forum (again).
Wherein we find links to a few excellent resources I’ve had the pleasure of discussing elsewhere :)
One is CafePress. From their Audio and Data page;

By Mark -- 1 comment

March 30th, 2008

Agreed - The Possibility of Feedback Manipulation

An interview with Brian Burke, eBay’s Director in Trust & Safety, reveals the reasoning behind the change in policy regarding digital downloads. Actually, it’s easy to perceive the problem…
Question: Why is eBay requiring sellers of digitally downloaded goods to list their items in the Classified Ads format?
Answer: Most items that require digital delivery, once created, […]

By Mark -- 1 comment

March 28th, 2008

eBay - Digital Downloadable Goods in Classified Ads Format Only

Digital Downloadable Goods in Classified Ads Format Only
Brian Burke, Director Global Feedback Policy, says;
Hello…This is Brian Burke, Director Global Feedback Policy. Digital goods are often reproduced at little to no cost to the seller. On eBay, this creates the potential for Feedback Manipulation (both real and perceived). To preserve the integrity of the Feedback system, […]

By Mark -- 5 comments

March 28th, 2008

Deal Breaker? Amazon - BookSurge - POD - No Choice?

Duncan says: “Amazon has announced that it will only sell print-on-demand books printed by its own print-on-demand service BookSurge.”
I didn’t see his source for the announcement so I did a little digging…
Jumped over to Crunchbase and found a link to Techmeme then another link to paidContent and finally found reference there to WritersWeekly. I might […]

By Mark -- 15 comments

March 20th, 2008

QuadrantOne Doubles Its Size

In an announcement that likely will not make A. Rooney happy, [I’m still researching A. Rooney’s last comment about this topic], QuadrantOne has more than doubled its size…
More newspapers join online ad system
“A group of newspaper publishers said Thursday it was joining an industry-backed online advertising sales effort aimed at winning more business from national […]

By Mark -- 0 comments

March 19th, 2008

I Can’t Simply Embed A Widget And Hope For Profits?

That’s what CBS Television Stations Digital Media Group president Jonathan Leess told CNET News.com in this article;
CBS to bloggers: Install our widgets, and we’ll split the profits
Oh well…
Caroline McCarthy lets us know that: “CBS Television Stations has launched a new program to get its local news headlines onto blogs and social-media sites.
Called the CBS Local […]

By Mark -- 0 comments

March 19th, 2008

New Clickbank Initiative - Platform Globalization Released

With a hat tip to Adrian Ling…
ClickBank is pleased to announce the launch of phase one of Platform Globalization.

“The first phase of Platform Globalization allows you to expand your reach and capture additional sales by offering products in Spanish. Also, it will allow affiliates to target an even larger audience when promoting products. Lastly, customers […]

By Mark -- 0 comments

March 18th, 2008

How Do You Define Small Business?

“The saga of the SBA and set-asides - Mar. 14, 2008 [Preferential contracting made easy]” speaks to the Small Business Administration and how the US Gov’t spreads the wealth to qualified small businesses.
And we discover another lame spin that misleads the populace…
For the uninitiated who read, like me, it’s one thing to see that;
“Back in […]

By Mark -- 0 comments

March 17th, 2008

The Job Board List Lengthens

With a hat tip to Simone at Second Life Pros;
Simone posted about Virtual Jobs and led us to “Virtual Worlds News” which leads to the “Virtual Worlds Jobs” job board.
Then, by following a link you find - Simply Hired (“We eat, sleep and breathe job search”), who have a publishers’ job board program…
“Simply Hired’s publisher […]

By Mark -- 3 comments

March 11th, 2008

Don’t Tell Anyone - It’s A Secret - [Add Your Own Job Board]

Lotsa hat tips for this one…

Anne Wayman at The Golden Pencil. Anne adds her Freelance writing jobs often as does Deb Ng (who also commented over at Brian’s pad).

Brian Clark, the perpetrator. Brian introduced his new job board so its all his fault.

Garrison - a commenter at Brian’s Copyblogger

Which motivates me to introduce another opportunity […]

By Mark -- 3 comments

February 27th, 2008

International Chargeback Reports Agency

If you’re selling anything, anywhere, online, this has the potential to be a valuable resource for you…
International Chargeback Reports Agency
“International Chargeback Reports Agency is a non-profit organization designed to help sellers around the globe report illegal chargebacks and fraudulent Internet sales. It is 100% free to report and to search. For the first time, international […]

By Mark -- 0 comments

February 25th, 2008

Follow The Yellow Brick Road

If you’ll indulge me a bit I believe I can help you follow the yellow trail of cowardice, deception, fear and lies to a place that affects our efforts to achieve success online. This, by nature, will be largely political though it’s about to begin with a man who expresses exactly how I feel about […]

By Mark -- 0 comments