October 2007 VideoZine
We had a great time at Skip
McGrath's Boot Camp!
eBay Boot Camp
Wish you could have made it. For
those who couldn't I've been posting bits about the two day event on
my blog - you can catch up. I plan on posting more as soon as I have a
chance. You can find my
blog here.
Also, watch for exciting
news about the DVD release. We had a videographer there to record the
whole event and will make it available soon.
This month we have TWO videos for you. One on Auctiva. While
at boot camp I found the most asked question about Auctiva was: "How do
you move the scrolling gallery to the bottom of the listing?"
So... I thought it would make a great video.
The second one, done by
Dany Byrne from GhostLeg.com answered my big question: How to you make
those little icons in the explorer bar? Watch for my new icon soon! Be
the first to spot it on this website CloverCitysells.com and I'll send you an EZ Auction Briefcase. Check
back daily. When you see it, send me an email - the first one wins.
In
This Issue:
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Internet
Explorer Favorite Icons
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Customizing
The Auctiva Scroll
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Big
News About Photo Story
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Save
Your Monday Nights - a new series is coming
The First Video
Tip:
This four minute video shows you a easy way to
make a custom icon in the address bar. This is great for branding your
business.
Click on the player above or use the URL below
to cut and paste into your browser:
http://www.clovercity.com/favicon/favicon.html
Video Number Two
Auctiva doesn't make the scrolling gallery easy
to find - watch this video if you want to move it from the top of the
listing to the bottom.
If you don't have
always on Internet access - copy and paste this link into your
browser bar:
http://www.clovercitysells.com/auctivascroll/auctivascroll.html
AuctionTNT Video
AuctionTNT is a nifty site
that Platinum Power Seller Mike Enos created with a lot
of great features. They include audio and video hosting, FAME (a
feedback tool for testimonials), dropshiping sources and photo slide
makers for auction listings. The video
tool is still not on the approved list for eBay but I'm sure Mike is
working on it. Meanwhile, I used the audio tool to add voice to one of
my web pages and found the sell- through-rate increased to thirty
percent. Not bad for a page that the industry average is less than 10%.
I've found the AuctionTNT
tools easy to use. If you are interested, Mike is offering a trail
membership for a $1.00
Exciting News About
Photo Story!
I received lots of requests for
replays of the four part series on Video for eBay Dany
Byrne, Janelle Elms & I gave last month. I guess
it was a big hit! Thanks everyone for the great response - we really
enjoyed presenting it for you. If you still want to see a replay of a
missed episode please watch for news - I think we may be able to accommodate
you.
One part of the presentation that got LOTS of
interest was the Photo Story demonstration Dany Byrne did. It wooed
many! It turns out Photo Story is one of Dany's favorite tools and it
didn't take much to twist her arm into giving us a more in depth look at
it. In the last few weeks she's been working like crazy to create a
DVD full of useful tips about using Photo Story, especially aimed at
eBay sellers.
If you want to improve your
sell through rate with more interactive videos in your listing but are
not ready to jump into using a video camera Photo Story will create
full motion slide shows with music or voice narration.
It should start shipping on
Oct 22. The regular price will be $14.95. If you buy it directly
through Ghost Leg, you’ll get a $2.00 discount. Ghost Leg price is
$12.95
However - if you pre-order,
you’ll not only receive the special, Ghost Leg discounted price of $12.95
but you’ll receive Free Shipping as well.
Once the DVD begins shipping, this offer will end - so don’t delay.
Dany Byrne is the founder of
& editor at Ghost Leg Media. Over the last couple of years Ghost
Leg Media has produced best selling titles on eBay photography,
advanced selling and now the DVD How To Use Video In eBay Auction
Listings.
She is the author of Elegant
E-books, a popular book on formatting e-books for professional
results. She teaches classes on editing and formatting e-books as
well.
To purchase, or for more
information about Everyone's Guide
To Photo Story 3 Click Here
Monday Night Auction
Seller Round-Up
Forget Football - watch your computer!
Janelle Elms from OSI
has invited me to be her regular Monday night educator.
Every Monday at 6:00 p.m.
Pacific (eBay Time) till 7:00 pm.
She's turned the show
over to me to create as I please. What I've come up with is a little
for everyone.
Once a month I'm going to
invite an eBay Education Specialist on the show. We'll ask them to
share their secrets to success. Our first Education Specialists will be
Marcia Cooper and Harvey Levine from generalenterpries.net
Marcia and Harvey are Certified Business Consultants who have been in
the program since it was created in 2004. Watch for them on November
12th
One day a month we'll
cover a store or eBay feature - how to demo. So, if there is an area
that's always left you wondering send me an email
request let me know what you'd like me to cover.
We'll also have an eBay
101 night for those just starting out.
We're starting on Monday October 15th.
We'll cover seller best practices to get you
ready for the holiday season. Hope to see you there.
Sign up here
Entrepreneur
Magazine
September Issue
By the way - one last thing before I go. I'm so pleased to
be quoted in Entrepreneur Magazine. It was an interview about my favorite
eBay program the Education Specialist.
If you didn't see it - here's
a link
If you haven't visited my blog lately - I invite you come
back and check it out.
I'm posting regularly and answering questions I get daily in
my emails - I might answer your question too!
Check here
for to take a look at my Blog
Don't forget to check
out my classes. If you live in the Puget Sound Region the next
eBay Success Meeting is on Friday November 9th, 2007.
Our Guest Speaker
will be:
Cathi Aiello
Allegro Accounting, Inc.
www.allegroaccounting.com
www.web-bookkeeper.com
That's it for this
month.
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