Affiliate Marketing For Small Businesses

2010-03-13T13:15:26Z

Whether you have your own website or use an e-commerce platform such as Ebay to sell your products and services, a marketing strategy is vital to your business. No matter how polished or cleverly worded it may be, your website means nothing unless you?re receiving a decent amount of traffic, or visitors. For many businesses, online marketing remains something that ?other people do? ? considering it either too costly, complicated or both. Affil...

How to Make Homemade Solar Panels

2010-03-12T02:07:14Z

Learning how to make homemade solar panels is a fun and easy process that many home owners can take advantage of. Solar power is a renewable energy source that has many advantages over grid-power which are not only good for the environment, but for the homeowner's energy bills. Initially, buying a solar energy system may seem very expensive, especially in the solar panel installation. With a basic knowledge of where to find the materials needed and the know-how to build solar panels, you too ...

eBay item: Xbox that brought down Baltimore mayor

2010-03-09T13:45:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Now on eBay: the Xbox that brought down Baltimore's mayor; evidence sales to fund teen jobs</div><div><p>Prosecutors in former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's perjury case are putting the spoils of their efforts on eBay.</p><p>An ...

Fuel Cell Fervor

2010-02-24T11:46:22Z

KR Sridhar, co-founder and CEO of Silicon Valley startup Bloom Energy, holds up a stack of fuel cells at a news conference at eBay offices in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. The company's first product is a huge box of fuel cells that it hopes will allow homes and businesses to generate their own electricity. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

dwp banana museum

2010-02-23T17:46:34Z

World’s Largest Banana Museum Collection Up for Sale… Don’t let it slip by! If you've got $15,000 you can be the new owner of the International Banana Club Museum. The founder and curator of the museum, real estate agent Ken Bannister, once tried to sell his collection of banana-themed items on ConsumerAffairs.com reported on a class action alleging that Bill Me Later – the popular payment option found on eBay and other high-volume retail websites – charges interest rates and l...

Survey: Customers Staying Satisfied Through 2009

2010-02-22T09:06:39Z

<div id="subtitle">Retailers, financial services and e-commerce show improvement</div><div><p>Customer satisfaction with the goods and services that Americans buy remained strong in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). </p><p>The index was virtually unchanged, dipping a mere 0.1 percent from the previous quarter -- to 75.9 on the ACSI's 100-point scale. It rem...

EBay found liable in Louis Vuitton suit

2010-02-22T10:02:48Z

<div id="subtitle">Paris court finds eBay using misspellings of Louis Vuitton as Web search terms hurt brand</div><div><p>EBay Inc. will pay about $316,500 to Louis Vuitton Malletier for legal costs and damages and stop using Internet search terms the luxury goods maker protested, following ...

Rajaratnam wins ruling, wiretap turnover on hold

2010-02-22T10:02:09Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam, facing criminal and civil charges in a multimillion dollar insider-trading probe, won an emergency order relieving him from having to immediately turn over wiretap recordings in the civil case.</p&...

Paris court says Ebay misused Louis Vuitton words

2010-02-22T10:04:13Z

<div><p>PARIS (Reuters) - A Paris tribunal found Ebay Inc guilty of misleading consumers by using misspelt versions of luxury brand Louis Vuitton as search engine key words to redirect users to Ebay...

Whitman leads spending race in Calif. gov campaign

2010-02-22T12:48:42Z

<div id="subtitle">Former eBay CEO spends $19.5 million in 2009, full year ahead of election for Calif. governor</div><div><p>Billionaire Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman spent money at a rapid pace last year, burning through $19.5 million a full year ahead of the general election, according to campaign finance reports fil...

Drop Shipping For Dummies

2010-02-22T12:47:51Z

Want to start your own online drop shipping business but don?t know where to start? You?re in luck! Drop shipping is a low-cost, highly profitable business model that can help you earn the kind of money you deserve. It offers the flexibility of small start up costs with the potential for unlimited income. This makes it a great option for individuals who want to start a business but don?t want all the risks that come with it. However, as you may know, drop shipping isn?t as simple as it sounds...

McCarron accuses PGA star Mickelson of 'cheating'

2010-02-22T13:26:54Z

<div id="subtitle">PGA star Phil Mickelson accused of 'cheating' by fellow player for using 20-year-old wedge</div><div><p>Already missing Tiger Woods because of a sex scandal, the SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc said on Tuesday it would stop charging upfront fees for some people who sell low-priced items and change other parts of its fee system in the United States to spur more transactions on its site.</p><p>Starting on March ...

EBay trying to encourage people to sell more items

2010-02-22T14:44:42Z

<div id="subtitle">EBay cuts some listing fees, a move aimed at encouraging people to sell more things</div><div><p>EBay hopes to lure more sellers by essentially doing away with "listing" fees for people who occasionally auction items on its site. Instead it will take a cut of the final selling price.</p><p>EBay has tinkered with its fee structure in recent years in hopes of improving the experience people have ...

Create an Endless Revenue Stream

2010-02-22T14:54:36Z

John Lennon once said that when one of the Beatles needed a new swimming pool, a new vacation home or even money for an alimony payment - they wrote a new song. Their true wealth was not in the songs they had written or the performances they were paid to perform ? but instead was their ability to write new songs to create new revenue.<br><br>You need to struc...

On the Call: EBay CEO John Donahoe

2010-02-22T17:23:49Z

<div id="subtitle">EBay CEO John Donahoe discusses the use of eBay on cell phones</div><div><p>EBay shoppers are using their cell phones to make purchases more and more frequently: The company said Wednesday that eBay users completed more than $600 million worth of transactions on cell phones last year, and that ...

EBay shares rise in premarket on earnings strength

2010-02-22T17:08:27Z

<div id="subtitle">EBay shares move higher in premarket after reporting 4Q earnings strength</div><div><p>EBay Inc. shares are rising in premarket trading Thursday as analysts raise their financial forecasts on the online auctioneer following its a better-than-expected earnings report for the fourth quarter.</p><p>Shares of eBay, based in

Holiday shopping, PayPal help eBay 4Q profit rise

2010-02-22T17:28:19Z

<div id="subtitle">EBay 4th-quarter profit climbs, helped by PayPal, holiday shopping season</div><div><p>EBay Inc. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings rose as its PayPal payments business grew and holiday shoppers gravitated to its online auctions and "Buy It Now" offerings. The company also logged a large gain from the November sale of its SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc &lt;EBAY.O&gt; forecast 2010 results above expectations after posting double-digit revenue growth in PayPal and its main online marketplaces unit, sending shares up ...

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