Bonanza recently removed the Bonanza sale feature with a promise that something new was on the way. The "new" has been released. It is called the Bonanza "Rush" Sellers sign up for the event via the My Bonanza > Sell page. There is a link to designate the percentage the seller is offering for the Rush.
Bonanza will schedule the Rush and notify everyone when the Rush time will be. Instead of discounted items all over the site, items in the bonanza Rush will be located on a single page. Much easier for buyer's to locate and shop.
Alex posted a detailed outline ..Read all about it.
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Monday, October 04, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Bonanza Notifications Have Returned!
Yes! Bonanza have returned the Notifications for email, alerts, offers and other important notifications.. The Notification is different from the previous notifications Bonanza sellers were use to, but it is still great to know when you have been emailed or have an offer anywhere on the site.
AND when the Notification link is clicked, you are directed immediately to your "My Bonanza' page. Easy peasy.
The new Notification link is located along the top bar of the site. The number of notifications is noted by a number. More than one notification a drop down becomes active so you know exactly what the notifications are..
AND when the Notification link is clicked, you are directed immediately to your "My Bonanza' page. Easy peasy.
The new Notification link is located along the top bar of the site. The number of notifications is noted by a number. More than one notification a drop down becomes active so you know exactly what the notifications are..
Monday, September 27, 2010
Bonanza starts the Address/URL Redirect
Alex from Bonanza announced this evening that starting tomorrow evening, September 28, 2010, the Address/URL redirects will all be in place.
So any bonanzle.com links will automatically redirect to bonanza.com.. Nothing is going to break so don't panic. All will be well. The redirect will work indefinitely.
See Alex's post
So any bonanzle.com links will automatically redirect to bonanza.com.. Nothing is going to break so don't panic. All will be well. The redirect will work indefinitely.
See Alex's post
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
New Bonanza Logos, Banners, Designs
Today Christopher Thomas, the newest Bonanza team member posted the new Bonanza logos, Banners, business card designs.. All the assets!
Christopher has setup a Zazzle store for Bonanza sellers to create new business cards.
The orange spike grass has been retired as a prominent Bonanza logo .. If you really liked the orange spike don't despair, you will find it located in the page footers mixed in with the "green grass".
The new Bonanza logo is a nifty green Square B. The new logo will appear in a viewers browser, on twitter as well as Facebook
According to Christopher, more assets will be added but this will get the ball rolling.. Enjoy!
Read all about it.
Christopher has setup a Zazzle store for Bonanza sellers to create new business cards.
The orange spike grass has been retired as a prominent Bonanza logo .. If you really liked the orange spike don't despair, you will find it located in the page footers mixed in with the "green grass".
The new Bonanza logo is a nifty green Square B. The new logo will appear in a viewers browser, on twitter as well as Facebook
According to Christopher, more assets will be added but this will get the ball rolling.. Enjoy!
Read all about it.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
eBay announces 5 Star DSR's for Free Shipping
eBay Announcement Page
Automatic 5-star DSRs for free and fast shipping:
•As of August 24, when you offer and your buyer chooses free shipping, eBay will automatically rate the transaction with 5 stars for shipping cost.
•Starting in November, when you specify 1-day handling time, upload tracking information by the end of the next business day after the buyer’s payment clears, and we know your package arrived within 4 business days from when the buyer pays (or arrived by your estimated delivery if that was earlier), eBay will automatically rate the transaction with 5 stars for shipping time.
Automatic 5-star DSRs for free and fast shipping:
•As of August 24, when you offer and your buyer chooses free shipping, eBay will automatically rate the transaction with 5 stars for shipping cost.
•Starting in November, when you specify 1-day handling time, upload tracking information by the end of the next business day after the buyer’s payment clears, and we know your package arrived within 4 business days from when the buyer pays (or arrived by your estimated delivery if that was earlier), eBay will automatically rate the transaction with 5 stars for shipping time.
Press Release: Bonanza Acquires 1000 Markets and Rebrands as
Bonanza.com
Moves Expand Product Offerings and Align Bonanza's Brand With Rapidly Growing Base of Loyal Merchants and Shoppers Seeking "Everything but the Ordinary"
SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - September 21, 2010) - Bonanzle, the leader in community-driven social commerce, today announced that it has acquired 1000 Markets, one of the premier marketplaces for artisan merchandise.
Bonanzle also announced that it is changing its name to Bonanza and introducing a new design to make it even easier for shoppers to find "everything but the ordinary."
The combined company will be found online at http://www.bonanza.com/ and will further position Bonanza as an exceptional social commerce experience, said Bill Harding, chief executive officer of Bonanza.
"We think this is an amazing triple play. First, we're adding the tremendous stores and shoppers of 1000 Markets to our family. Second, we're bringing a dynamic new design to the site that makes it even easier to list and buy the kind of delightful and unique merchandise both companies have always been known for. And third, we're branding it with a household word that not only speaks to the bounty of opportunities to be found, but is also easier to remember and spell."
Bonanza is an online marketplace focused on unique items that is reflective of the real world shopping experience at a street fair. Working from virtual booths, merchants sell a wide variety of products ranging from old coins and antiques to handbags and candles. Its most popular categories are women's shoes and handbags, home and garden, jewelry, and collectibles. Numerous features, such as chat, custom coupons, and limited time sales, are baked into each merchant storefront.
1000 Markets complements Bonanza's existing stores with its specialty in handcrafted artisan goods, ranging from jewelry and art to home and garden items. Its outstanding sellers and inventory have garnered praise from luminaries such as Oprah, Real Simple, and Good Morning America.
Founded in 2008, Bonanza has quickly become one of the most popular social commerce sites on the Internet. At present, Bonanza has more than two million monthly visitors, 300,000 registered users and more than 3.4 million items for sale across its array of storefronts. Sales on Bonanza have increased by 150 percent over the past year, Harding said.
"This is an excellent match for our merchants and our growing audience of buyers," Harding said. "Both companies emphasize fun and easy shopping for unique products, and the merchants at 1000 Markets are known for the quality of their work and passionate commitment to customer service -- traits that we admire and support."
"We are delighted to join forces with Bonanza, one of the leaders in the field. This will bring our distinctive and passionate merchants the power of Bonanza's infrastructure and traffic," said Matthew Trifiro, chief executive officer of 1000 Markets. "We believe that this combination will create one of the strongest players in social commerce."
"Bonanza epitomizes the concept of social commerce. There are a few companies out there doing interesting things in the space, but social commerce should really be more than just putting Facebook and Twitter buttons on your product pages," Harding said.
Both Bonanza and 1000 Markets are based in Seattle. Harding said that 1000 Markets' inventory of about 100,000 items will be blended into Bonanza's inventory over the next month. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Earlier this year, Bonanza raised $1 million in funding from a group of prominent investors, including Ignition Partners, Voyager Capital, Founder's Co-op and Curious Office Partners, all of Seattle, and Matrix Partners of Silicon Valley. The investment round also included prominent angel investors such as BuddyTV founder Andy Liu, Wetpaint founder Ben Elowitz and Ontela co-founder Dan Shapiro.
1000 Markets raised $500,000 in funding last year from a similarly prominent group, including Founder's Fund and True Ventures.
Moves Expand Product Offerings and Align Bonanza's Brand With Rapidly Growing Base of Loyal Merchants and Shoppers Seeking "Everything but the Ordinary"
SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - September 21, 2010) - Bonanzle, the leader in community-driven social commerce, today announced that it has acquired 1000 Markets, one of the premier marketplaces for artisan merchandise.
Bonanzle also announced that it is changing its name to Bonanza and introducing a new design to make it even easier for shoppers to find "everything but the ordinary."
The combined company will be found online at http://www.bonanza.com/ and will further position Bonanza as an exceptional social commerce experience, said Bill Harding, chief executive officer of Bonanza.
"We think this is an amazing triple play. First, we're adding the tremendous stores and shoppers of 1000 Markets to our family. Second, we're bringing a dynamic new design to the site that makes it even easier to list and buy the kind of delightful and unique merchandise both companies have always been known for. And third, we're branding it with a household word that not only speaks to the bounty of opportunities to be found, but is also easier to remember and spell."
Bonanza is an online marketplace focused on unique items that is reflective of the real world shopping experience at a street fair. Working from virtual booths, merchants sell a wide variety of products ranging from old coins and antiques to handbags and candles. Its most popular categories are women's shoes and handbags, home and garden, jewelry, and collectibles. Numerous features, such as chat, custom coupons, and limited time sales, are baked into each merchant storefront.
1000 Markets complements Bonanza's existing stores with its specialty in handcrafted artisan goods, ranging from jewelry and art to home and garden items. Its outstanding sellers and inventory have garnered praise from luminaries such as Oprah, Real Simple, and Good Morning America.
Founded in 2008, Bonanza has quickly become one of the most popular social commerce sites on the Internet. At present, Bonanza has more than two million monthly visitors, 300,000 registered users and more than 3.4 million items for sale across its array of storefronts. Sales on Bonanza have increased by 150 percent over the past year, Harding said.
"This is an excellent match for our merchants and our growing audience of buyers," Harding said. "Both companies emphasize fun and easy shopping for unique products, and the merchants at 1000 Markets are known for the quality of their work and passionate commitment to customer service -- traits that we admire and support."
"We are delighted to join forces with Bonanza, one of the leaders in the field. This will bring our distinctive and passionate merchants the power of Bonanza's infrastructure and traffic," said Matthew Trifiro, chief executive officer of 1000 Markets. "We believe that this combination will create one of the strongest players in social commerce."
"Bonanza epitomizes the concept of social commerce. There are a few companies out there doing interesting things in the space, but social commerce should really be more than just putting Facebook and Twitter buttons on your product pages," Harding said.
Both Bonanza and 1000 Markets are based in Seattle. Harding said that 1000 Markets' inventory of about 100,000 items will be blended into Bonanza's inventory over the next month. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Earlier this year, Bonanza raised $1 million in funding from a group of prominent investors, including Ignition Partners, Voyager Capital, Founder's Co-op and Curious Office Partners, all of Seattle, and Matrix Partners of Silicon Valley. The investment round also included prominent angel investors such as BuddyTV founder Andy Liu, Wetpaint founder Ben Elowitz and Ontela co-founder Dan Shapiro.
1000 Markets raised $500,000 in funding last year from a similarly prominent group, including Founder's Fund and True Ventures.
Bonanzle Makes Big Changes-Name to Bonanza & Site Re-design
Today is a big day! Bonanzle has changed its name to "Bonanza". But why change after two years. Several reasons are cited by Bill Harding.
Bonanza is a real word. It's orginal meaning is: a source of great and sudden wealth or luck; a spectacular windfall
What a better word to describe the site.
Bonanza is easier to remember as well as spell. And if buyer's can remember as well as spell it, that can translate into more site traffic which means more sales.
The second change is the site re-design. The header has been re-designed to include drop down menus to help navigate quickly through the site. The colors and some of the other elements such as the "grass" that ear mark Bonanzle, oops Bonanza remain the same. The grass is located along the footer.
Best of all, the site category navigation is now located on the Home page, neat and clean right underneath the Hand Picked Lists.
Last but not least, Bonanza has acquired 1000Markets .. That Market will be adding their items to the Bonanza site in the near future. So everyone be sure to welcome these new members of the Bonanza community.
To help address questions, take a look at Bonanza's FAQ
Read the full announcement
Bonanza is a real word. It's orginal meaning is: a source of great and sudden wealth or luck; a spectacular windfall
What a better word to describe the site.
Bonanza is easier to remember as well as spell. And if buyer's can remember as well as spell it, that can translate into more site traffic which means more sales.
The second change is the site re-design. The header has been re-designed to include drop down menus to help navigate quickly through the site. The colors and some of the other elements such as the "grass" that ear mark Bonanzle, oops Bonanza remain the same. The grass is located along the footer.
Best of all, the site category navigation is now located on the Home page, neat and clean right underneath the Hand Picked Lists.
Last but not least, Bonanza has acquired 1000Markets .. That Market will be adding their items to the Bonanza site in the near future. So everyone be sure to welcome these new members of the Bonanza community.
To help address questions, take a look at Bonanza's FAQ
Read the full announcement
Monday, September 20, 2010
Bonanzle Changes Bonanzas
Bonanzle is changing Bonanzas.. Wow that is a mouthful!
They are actually going to spruce up the way Bonanzas are promoted so the events fare better increasing sales. According to Alex,
"Our goal with the new direction is to provide greater context and relevance to the items being sold and provide more effective marketing to drive sales"
Can't wait to see how they are re-designing the Bonanzas!
Read all about it
They are actually going to spruce up the way Bonanzas are promoted so the events fare better increasing sales. According to Alex,
"Our goal with the new direction is to provide greater context and relevance to the items being sold and provide more effective marketing to drive sales"
Can't wait to see how they are re-designing the Bonanzas!
Read all about it
Friday, September 17, 2010
Meet Christopher Thomas- Bonanza User Experience Designer
Christopher Thomas formally introduced himself today at Bonanza.. He is joining the team as a User Experience Designer..
Christopher has already been working with Alex prior to actually packing up and moving from Pennsylvania to Seattle. And some of his handi-work is already live on the site, Things like the nifty search filter Bonanzle site searchers now have to help them find that totally cool doodad they are looking for.
Welcome Christopher!
Read Christopher's blog post
Christopher has already been working with Alex prior to actually packing up and moving from Pennsylvania to Seattle. And some of his handi-work is already live on the site, Things like the nifty search filter Bonanzle site searchers now have to help them find that totally cool doodad they are looking for.
Welcome Christopher!
Read Christopher's blog post
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Bonanza adds Value to Booth Subscriptions
A few weeks ago Bonanza launched a member survey asking what members thought would add more value to the Booth paid subscriptions.
Alex has been hard at work reviewing and pouring over the survey results. And they have launched a change to the favoriting and following booth feature.. Quite cool if I do say.
Alex has been hard at work reviewing and pouring over the survey results. And they have launched a change to the favoriting and following booth feature.. Quite cool if I do say.
Now it is really easy for incoming traffic to see how they can receive notification about product changes in a seller's booth. So when the seller adds product to their booth, an email is sent to any booth subscriber.
And to add even more value to the Premier Subscriptions.. now on every search result page relevant Premier listing can be displayed across the top of the search results as long as there are 3 or more results found.. Just like Google does in the organic results.
You can read all about it at the Bonanza blog!
Sunday, September 05, 2010
Friday, September 03, 2010
Bonanzle Boardroom Podcast Sept, 2, 2010
Last night was the Bonanzle Boardroom Podcast. The chat room was full.. There was lots of fun, great information AND some top secret information about the BonanzleUp 2011 next May in Vegas.
AntiquesRGreat and EuropeanGoodies called to share tidbits and experiences they had at the BonanzleUp 2010 in Kansas City, August 7, 2010.
Kat Simpson joined us to talk about the "Bling my Bra' Breast cancer awareness campaign that will start up in October. What a totally cool idea to help in the fight against breast cancer.
You will just have to listen to the Podcast.. It was really a fun time..
AntiquesRGreat and EuropeanGoodies called to share tidbits and experiences they had at the BonanzleUp 2010 in Kansas City, August 7, 2010.
Kat Simpson joined us to talk about the "Bling my Bra' Breast cancer awareness campaign that will start up in October. What a totally cool idea to help in the fight against breast cancer.
You will just have to listen to the Podcast.. It was really a fun time..
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Ryan Joins the Bonanza Team
Welcome is in order to the new kid on the block at Bonanza. Hey wasn't that the name of a rock group several years back. Boy did I date myself!
Ryan Hicks has joined the Bonanza team. Ryan's speciality is "user experience" .. Smoothing out rough edges and making things work right for seller and buyer alike. Which in turn will bring in more sales.. Yes!
Ryan has worked at Skytap, social publishing at Wetpaint and jewelry retailing at Blue Nile. (I love Blue Nile jewelry)
Ryan and Alex are no strangers. They have worked together for over 10 years.
Read all the details at the Bonanza Blog
Ryan Hicks has joined the Bonanza team. Ryan's speciality is "user experience" .. Smoothing out rough edges and making things work right for seller and buyer alike. Which in turn will bring in more sales.. Yes!
Ryan has worked at Skytap, social publishing at Wetpaint and jewelry retailing at Blue Nile. (I love Blue Nile jewelry)
Ryan and Alex are no strangers. They have worked together for over 10 years.
Read all the details at the Bonanza Blog
Monday, August 30, 2010
10 Cent eBay Auction Style Listing Sale Three Days!
Yes that is right eBay is having a 10¢ Auction style listing sale for three days.
August 31, 2010 to September 2, 2010. The seller must have a subscription plan and a DSR average of 4.5
Read all about the details here
August 31, 2010 to September 2, 2010. The seller must have a subscription plan and a DSR average of 4.5
Read all about the details here
Bonanza Handpicked lists and Facebook
Bonanza made a really super cool change to the Hand Picked list page.. A Facebook "Like" button.. oh yeah! What a great thing.
When you "like" the hand picked list, your name and profile picture will appear. And it is posted to your Facebook page as well. So all your followers can see what you like.
Read all about it here
When you "like" the hand picked list, your name and profile picture will appear. And it is posted to your Facebook page as well. So all your followers can see what you like.
Read all about it here
Thursday, August 26, 2010
eBay Shipping DSR Feedback Policy Change
Today Ina Steiner of Auctionbytes posted the "official" response from eBay concerning DSR ratings for Free Shipping items.
Currently as of today August 26, 2010, the policy applies to the US and Canada. eBay is looking to possibly roll the change out to other sites as well at a later date.
Sellers must match criteria.:
Currently as of today August 26, 2010, the policy applies to the US and Canada. eBay is looking to possibly roll the change out to other sites as well at a later date.
Sellers must match criteria.:
- A seller must offer a Free Shipping option on their item.
- A buyer must choose the free shipping option during payment.
- eBay must be able to verify the buyer didn't pay shipping costs by using verifiable payment methods and using eBay Checkout.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
BonanzleUP 2010 Opening with Phaedra Stockstill
Phaedra Stockstill of BonanzleBoardroom.com and attheboutique kicked off BonanzleUP 2010-Exploding Forward.
What fun!
What fun!
Ebay Changing DSR Rating Stance for Free Shipping
Today Ina Steiner of AuctionBytes posted about an eBay buyer attempting to leave feedback for a seller who offered Free Shipping. According to the buyer, they were unable to leave any rating other than a 5 star for the "Shipping and Handling charge" DSR..
Read the entire article
Read the entire article
Monday, August 23, 2010
Email Capture Changes at Bonanza
If you sign out at Bonanza, scroll to the bottom of any page, you will now see something totally different. A little sign-up box for the Bonanza newsletter.
Email is still one of the best ways to communicate with our buyers. And here's a chance for new incoming traffic to find out what is going on with Bonanzle.
Take a look at the new signup box.
Email is still one of the best ways to communicate with our buyers. And here's a chance for new incoming traffic to find out what is going on with Bonanzle.
Take a look at the new signup box.
Read all about it at the Bonanza Blog!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
BonanzleUP August 7, 2010 Opening PowerPoint Presentation
Opening PowerPoint Presentation BonanzleUP 2010-Exploding Forward. A big thank you to all our sponsors, attendees, the Bonanzle Team, Bill Harding, Bills' mom (Shelly) John Lawson, Phaedra Stockstill and everyone who helped.
A big thank you to my husband, Dale.. He even cleared his schedule and attended with me.
A big thank you to my husband, Dale.. He even cleared his schedule and attended with me.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Bonanza New Facebook Promotion options..
Once again Alex released yet another new feature and integration at Bonanza
Here is how it looks in your "My Bonanza > Sell" page
Here is how it looks in your "My Bonanza > Sell" page
Then the following Facebook window opens for you...
You can read about all the changes in detail at the Bonanzle Blog
Home Page A/B Bonanza Test Results are in!
Alex posted the test results from the A/B Home page testing at Bonanza
Results, in Alex's words, "Not super conclusive."
Bottom line, the new Home page format did not necessarily outperform the old home page version.
So what is their next step,,, Take the data from this test, backup and try something else. Which means another test in the near future.
Read the full test results on Bonanza's Blog
Results, in Alex's words, "Not super conclusive."
Bottom line, the new Home page format did not necessarily outperform the old home page version.
So what is their next step,,, Take the data from this test, backup and try something else. Which means another test in the near future.
Read the full test results on Bonanza's Blog
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Bonanza updates the Site Search
Bonanza made an incredible change to the site search.. This is just too totally cool. I happened to be online right after the change was made. I noticed the left navigation was different and started immediately fiddling around with the new filtering.
The improvement really makes narrowing a search down very easy.
Check out the blog here
They even posted a cool video about how to add Item Traits to listings
The improvement really makes narrowing a search down very easy.
Check out the blog here
They even posted a cool video about how to add Item Traits to listings
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Bonanzle Boardroom Podcast August 4, 2010 Wednesday night
Yes you read the title correctly.
The BonanzleBoardroom podcast has been changed this month only to tomorrow night. August 4, 2010 Wednesday night. Same time.. 7 pm CST/8 pm EST
We had to change because of all the travel plans for BonanzleUP 2010..
Dan Shaprio is joining us tomorrow night.! You really don’t want to miss it. He will be front and center. Ready to talk to the community and answer questions.
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=66030&cmd=tc
There is a ton of info to cover this month.
See you there!
Judy
bluepennylady
The BonanzleBoardroom podcast has been changed this month only to tomorrow night. August 4, 2010 Wednesday night. Same time.. 7 pm CST/8 pm EST
We had to change because of all the travel plans for BonanzleUP 2010..
Dan Shaprio is joining us tomorrow night.! You really don’t want to miss it. He will be front and center. Ready to talk to the community and answer questions.
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=66030&cmd=tc
There is a ton of info to cover this month.
See you there!
Judy
bluepennylady
Monday, August 02, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Bonanzle Changes Search Results Page
More changes are on the way.. Well are already being shown to "searchers' on Bonanzle
The old search results page was cluttered and often made it close to impossible to locate your favorite seller. Not to mention items that you might want.
The page has been cleaned up as well as changing the way the search works to locate a favorite seller.
Is that cool or what...
Here is what the "old" page looked like
And here is what happens when you search for a seller now! How totally cool.
You can read all about the great new change at the Bonanzle Blog
The old search results page was cluttered and often made it close to impossible to locate your favorite seller. Not to mention items that you might want.
The page has been cleaned up as well as changing the way the search works to locate a favorite seller.
Is that cool or what...
Here is what the "old" page looked like
And the new page looks much cleaner..
And here is what happens when you search for a seller now! How totally cool.
You can read all about the great new change at the Bonanzle Blog
Monday, July 19, 2010
Bonanzle Launches Product Page A/B Testing
Today July 19, 2010 Alex of the Bonanzle team announced they have launched an official A/B test of the Product Page.
The product page is one of the most important pages a prospective buyer sees. The Product page is generally the landing page from incoming search results. A buyer is searching for an item, clicks open the listing and bingo. on the product page.
As Alex promised, he is launching testing to help increase the conversion rate... Meaning more sales to the Bonanzle seller.
Here is the old product page
And here is the B version (new version)
Half of the incoming traffic will see the old page ANd 50% of the incoming traffic will see the new page.
YOu can read the details on the Bonanzle blog
The product page is one of the most important pages a prospective buyer sees. The Product page is generally the landing page from incoming search results. A buyer is searching for an item, clicks open the listing and bingo. on the product page.
As Alex promised, he is launching testing to help increase the conversion rate... Meaning more sales to the Bonanzle seller.
Here is the old product page
And here is the B version (new version)
Half of the incoming traffic will see the old page ANd 50% of the incoming traffic will see the new page.
YOu can read the details on the Bonanzle blog
Saturday, July 17, 2010
The Results are In!
Yes the results are in! From the Bonanzle first seller survey.. Alex just released an overview of the results.
Number one is the diversity of product offered on Bonanzle. Items offered for sale come from all over the place, literally..
The top important features were multiple shopping carts, the item creation process, and ability to do bulk updates. Not far behind was the forum and community site.
Read all about it on the Bonanzle Blog
Number one is the diversity of product offered on Bonanzle. Items offered for sale come from all over the place, literally..
The top important features were multiple shopping carts, the item creation process, and ability to do bulk updates. Not far behind was the forum and community site.
Read all about it on the Bonanzle Blog
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Bonanzle has a New kid on the Block
Blake Lucchesi joined the Bonanzle team July 13, 2010. Not only a new and friendly face but also with lots of goals, plans and ideas for Bonanzle.
"Blake says, "As a Front End Developer, my contribution to the community will be to improve and enhance the user experience on Bonanzle. I'm going to be implementing new design elements, features and some things you might not notice as well."
Read all about it on the Bonanzle Blog
"Blake says, "As a Front End Developer, my contribution to the community will be to improve and enhance the user experience on Bonanzle. I'm going to be implementing new design elements, features and some things you might not notice as well."
Read all about it on the Bonanzle Blog
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
BonanzleUP 2010-Exploding Forward Logo Winner
Yesterday, the logo design winner was announced at Bonanzle .. Alilbirdy2 was the winner! Congratulations are in order.
Once again the Bonanzle community jumped in to applaud and share congratulations...Calling all Graphic Designers
Once again the Bonanzle community jumped in to applaud and share congratulations...Calling all Graphic Designers
Way to go!
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Bonanzle Boardroom Podcast July 1, 2010
July's podcast promises to be packed ..
We have a special guest tonight. Andrea's Creation is joining us ... You don't want to miss this surprise.
We have a What's new to cover. My word alot has changed in the last 4 weeks.
Mark Dorsey has some things to share with the community, He won't be there "live" but we have the written interview to share..
Be sure to join us LIVE 7 pm CST July 1, 2010
Talkshoe
We have a special guest tonight. Andrea's Creation is joining us ... You don't want to miss this surprise.
We have a What's new to cover. My word alot has changed in the last 4 weeks.
Mark Dorsey has some things to share with the community, He won't be there "live" but we have the written interview to share..
Be sure to join us LIVE 7 pm CST July 1, 2010
Talkshoe
eCommerce-Guide Interviews Bonanzle's Bill Harding
eCommerce-guide released an interview with Bill Harding. The article was written by none other than Vangie Beal, managing editor of Webopedia.com as well as an online seller and contributor to eCommerce_guide.com.
If you are wondering where Bonanzle has been and where Bill plans to take the site, this interview certainly dives into the inside look.
All Things Bonanzle: Interview with Bill Harding
If you are wondering where Bonanzle has been and where Bill plans to take the site, this interview certainly dives into the inside look.
All Things Bonanzle: Interview with Bill Harding
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Bonanzle adds Facebook and Google login
Yes that is right. You can now log into Bonanzle using your facebook or google signin.. How much better can it get.
The change was announced by Alex, Bonanzle's newest member, yesterday ( June 29, 2010)
Two reasons for adding the feature: speed and ease
You can read about it on Bonanzle's blog
The change was announced by Alex, Bonanzle's newest member, yesterday ( June 29, 2010)
Two reasons for adding the feature: speed and ease
You can read about it on Bonanzle's blog
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Bonanzle is Introducing Alex!
Yeah, I know,, slightly behind here. Alex Berg has already been at Bonanzle for about a week and I am just now blogging about it.
Alex first "official" day was June 21, 2010. His job is "the product guy" helping the site stay on target in the strategy, design, and usability area.
Alex will be testing out new designs, layouts and other creative ways to better merchandise the Bonanzle seller's amazing products. Making the already totally cool site even cooler!
Read more about Alex at the official Bonanzle blog!
Alex first "official" day was June 21, 2010. His job is "the product guy" helping the site stay on target in the strategy, design, and usability area.
Alex will be testing out new designs, layouts and other creative ways to better merchandise the Bonanzle seller's amazing products. Making the already totally cool site even cooler!
Read more about Alex at the official Bonanzle blog!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR SELLERS | eBay Announcement Page
IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR SELLERS eBay Announcement Page
Attention sellers! These summer seller updates, originally announced on April 27, are now live or coming soon:
•New item condition values are now available in many categories. If you haven’t already, start using them now before it’s required on July 27.
•New bulk editing functionality in the eBay listing flow to edit, list, and relist up to 200 listings at a time in a familiar spreadsheet format—including item condition—will be available to all sellers later this month.
•New Microsoft Excel plug-in available now to edit up to 5,000 listings at once.
•File Exchange enhancements available now to update listings with multiple variations and parts compatibility information.
•Rewards for sharing your pictures. Now get 5 free Subtitle credits when one of your product photos is selected for the eBay catalog. If you’ve opted out before, opt back in.
•More secure member-to-member communication. Email communication between buyers and sellers is now more secure than ever with anonymous email addresses in My Messages.
•Get more control over email payment reminders to buyers. Available now.
•Categories and Item Specifics changes now live. Find out if your categories are impacted.
Attention sellers! These summer seller updates, originally announced on April 27, are now live or coming soon:
•New item condition values are now available in many categories. If you haven’t already, start using them now before it’s required on July 27.
•New bulk editing functionality in the eBay listing flow to edit, list, and relist up to 200 listings at a time in a familiar spreadsheet format—including item condition—will be available to all sellers later this month.
•New Microsoft Excel plug-in available now to edit up to 5,000 listings at once.
•File Exchange enhancements available now to update listings with multiple variations and parts compatibility information.
•Rewards for sharing your pictures. Now get 5 free Subtitle credits when one of your product photos is selected for the eBay catalog. If you’ve opted out before, opt back in.
•More secure member-to-member communication. Email communication between buyers and sellers is now more secure than ever with anonymous email addresses in My Messages.
•Get more control over email payment reminders to buyers. Available now.
•Categories and Item Specifics changes now live. Find out if your categories are impacted.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
BonanzleUP 2010 Exploding Forward Plans
Live! August 7th, 2010 at the Four Points Sheraton in Kansas City, MO. We have a fantastic line up of events and speakers, including none other than the baby's daddy himself Bill Harding with our keynote and headliner - Mr. John "ColderICE" Lawson.
Sponsors are lining up and so are participants.
You do not want to miss this event. So register now! Registration fee is $25.00 on a pre-sale basis. After July 7th, the price goes up to $35.00.
Things to do in Kansas City, have extra fun while attending the event.
We have secured a room rate of $70.00 per night at the Four Points by Sheraton for our attendees.
And they have extended the rate from 3 days before till 3 days after the event! Book your rooms now, reserved rooms are limited.
We will be posting a complete schedule of events soon. So check back often and bookmark this page. And there will also be a live link to book your hotel at the fantastic rate we have secured.
Bonanzle currently has over 250,000 registered users. If you are a service provider to eCommerce sellers, we are definitely looking for sponsors for the event, so drop us a line at
judy@bonanzleboardroom.com or visit our sponsor page.
Don't miss the opportunity to become a sponsor!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Bonanzle gives a new look to the "My Bonanzle" home page
In the wee hours of the morning, June 16. 2010, the "My bonanzle" home pages got a face lift.
No sedatives were needed. The results turned out quite well.
system announcements can now be seen on the sidebar.
There is a User notification section, Sell section complete with links to "Selling tools" and a "Shopping" section with all those cool shopping tools such as saved searches.
The left navigation was not neglected in the facelift. Icons better define each link for those that are more "picture" oriented than words.
the "Sell" section has all the "fast facts" detailed for easy viewing..
You can read the "official" post about it.
So checkout what's new on your "My Bonanzle" page. I think you will like it... Way to go Bill!
No sedatives were needed. The results turned out quite well.
system announcements can now be seen on the sidebar.
There is a User notification section, Sell section complete with links to "Selling tools" and a "Shopping" section with all those cool shopping tools such as saved searches.
The left navigation was not neglected in the facelift. Icons better define each link for those that are more "picture" oriented than words.
the "Sell" section has all the "fast facts" detailed for easy viewing..
You can read the "official" post about it.
So checkout what's new on your "My Bonanzle" page. I think you will like it... Way to go Bill!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Bonanzle Boardroom podcast June 3, 2010 Episode 9
An entire week has passed since the Bonanzle Boardroom podcast June 3, 2010. And I thought it was time to perhaps remind everyone of some of the invaluable information covered in the podcast.
First the changelist..
Bill has been incredibly busy. not only expanding the Bonanzle team but coding more features plus cleaning up bugs in the current system.
Phaedra Stockstill of Bonanzle Boardroom and attheboutique covered the "inside" scoop concerning what is the next big thing on Bonanzle.
Here are Bills comments.
Q:ith all the recent exciting news - Funding, Board of Directors, New Hires - What is the bottom line, What does it mean to the average Joe/Jane seller on Bonanzle?
A:The bottom line is that this is going to enable us to create an environment that allows our sellers to be more successful.
To understand what our future holds, I think it helps to understand what our strategy has been to date, and why that needs to adapt. So far, Bonanzle has succeeded beyond anyone's expectations because we have obsessed over creating the easiest (and most well priced) way to post "everything but the ordinary." Sellers get excited about this, and they tell their friends, and in less than two years we have three million items for sale. And the more merchandise we have, the more juice we get from Google. That has been the basic equation for Bonanzle's success so far.
But it isn't a perfect solution. Many Google visitors have never heard of the site before, and so they convert into sales at a relatively low rate. And if they don't come back, there isn't residual value there. The same principles apply to advertising -- you can buy a visitor, but once they arrive, if they've never heard of the site and can't immediately see how it's different from other sites, there is a relatively low probability that they will buy or that they return.
The offshoot of this is that we have a lot of sellers who make a fair number of sales per month, but we don't have many sellers who can quit other marketplaces and sustain themselves wholly on Bonanzle at this point. We want to change that, so that people can earn enough on Bonanzle alone to sustain their business.
In essence, we believe that the key to taking Bonanzle to the next level lies in earning repeat buyers who visit Bonanzle before search engines or other marketplaces. And the key to that lies in differentiating our buying experience from what a buyer can find elsewhere. For a buyer, it isn't enough just to be "easy," because lots of marketplaces have "easy" buying processes. For buyers, we need to create an experience that is fun, interactive, and catered to their specific tastes.
Frankly, building this experience, and building it right, is going to be one of the hardest projects we've undertaken so far. Which is why we've decided to grow our full time development team from one person (me) to five people. It is going to take a usability tests, creativity, and a lot of horsepower to build something that differentiates itself to buyers from the first click. And, critically, we need to enhance this buying experience while we continue to provide the best marketplace selling experience -- we can't sacrifice a great selling experience for a great buying one. We need both.
That is our goal. Our bottom line objective we're working toward is to make Bonanzle a viable place for the average Joe or Jill to run a hearty, sustainable business by giving buyers an experience they can't find anywhere else."
The next big thing covered was the Google organic algorithm change, referred to as the "Mayday" change.
It isn't as scary as the Bonanzle sellers or any seller imagines actually. The change is actually a good thing. Judy Oglesby of the Bonanzle Boardroom and bluepennyladyaddressed the changes:
Google has been launching changes for the past two years.. AS many as 350 to 400 changes per year. They will continue to make changes. Just a fact of life.
[Quote from Bill] There were a couple changes Google made to its search algorithm last year that sent Bonanzle traffic down quite a bit, but even in those cases, it always came back around. Google's ultimate mission is to show a searcher the most relevant page possible, and if sellers are creating relevant items (i.e., lots of details, good pictures, good prices) they're putting themselves in the best possible position to be highly ranked.
The recent algorithm change is not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, for Bonanzle sellers it can be a very good thing. So look at it as a "can do" This change is about quality links rather than quantity of links.
First , Bonanzle has lots of quality inbound links. Especially recently with the Bootstrap award, $1 Million dollar Angel funding, all the news releasese, press, blogs, tweets as well as interviews with Bill.. All are linking back to the Bonanzle site.
Long tail search queries are going to reduce the garbage being served up in results. The long tail search queries are going to do good things for the Bonanzle sellers right off the bat. Lazy older sites that have not done anything to keep their sites relevant are going to drop off the search results. And bringing the long tail queries into play will clean up search results nicely.
Sites with tons of links on their pages that are totally irrelevant to the site content will also negatively impact those sites rankings. Relevant links are good. It is about quality not quantity now.
Google analyticals enables a seller to "Know" precisely what keywords are being used in search queries to locate their items. That is what impacts the long tail search queries. Keywords in content rich descriptions and title lines are their friend.
If you know what keywords searchers are using then those terms can be included in title lines as well as description fields.
If you don't have Google analyticals, then studying the organic search results will help. Those listings that appear ahead of your listing must be studied so you can determine what consistent thread is running through them in terms of keywords. Same thing we have always done.
Blogs, website pages with inbound quality links all help drive the ranking up. So rather than linking to a listing page, link back to a category in your booth. And then keep that category populated so a searcher doesn't come to the booth and find no items listed. And clicks back out quickly increasing the bounce rate. Keep listing pages clean so they load quickly.Slow loading pages are often penalized... Hence Bill has spent a great deal of time making the Bonanzle site clean and tweaking the page load times.
The Canonical URL's are important. Bill just implemented those recently so google knows what to index when there are multiple URL's such as our booth URL"s have two renditions.
This is not panic time.. OR the sky is falling, This is happy dance time! Bonanzle sellers have a better chance of being seen.. Newer site, fresher well laid out dynamic content with relevant quality links inbound...
Don't forget to drop by the first sponsor of the BonanzleUP 2010-Exploding Forword booth,,Bubblefast
Plus there was tons of other information covered. So if you missed it live, then by all means drop by talkshoe and listen to the podcast. It is well worth the time..
First the changelist..
Bill has been incredibly busy. not only expanding the Bonanzle team but coding more features plus cleaning up bugs in the current system.
Phaedra Stockstill of Bonanzle Boardroom and attheboutique covered the "inside" scoop concerning what is the next big thing on Bonanzle.
Here are Bills comments.
Q:ith all the recent exciting news - Funding, Board of Directors, New Hires - What is the bottom line, What does it mean to the average Joe/Jane seller on Bonanzle?
A:The bottom line is that this is going to enable us to create an environment that allows our sellers to be more successful.
To understand what our future holds, I think it helps to understand what our strategy has been to date, and why that needs to adapt. So far, Bonanzle has succeeded beyond anyone's expectations because we have obsessed over creating the easiest (and most well priced) way to post "everything but the ordinary." Sellers get excited about this, and they tell their friends, and in less than two years we have three million items for sale. And the more merchandise we have, the more juice we get from Google. That has been the basic equation for Bonanzle's success so far.
But it isn't a perfect solution. Many Google visitors have never heard of the site before, and so they convert into sales at a relatively low rate. And if they don't come back, there isn't residual value there. The same principles apply to advertising -- you can buy a visitor, but once they arrive, if they've never heard of the site and can't immediately see how it's different from other sites, there is a relatively low probability that they will buy or that they return.
The offshoot of this is that we have a lot of sellers who make a fair number of sales per month, but we don't have many sellers who can quit other marketplaces and sustain themselves wholly on Bonanzle at this point. We want to change that, so that people can earn enough on Bonanzle alone to sustain their business.
In essence, we believe that the key to taking Bonanzle to the next level lies in earning repeat buyers who visit Bonanzle before search engines or other marketplaces. And the key to that lies in differentiating our buying experience from what a buyer can find elsewhere. For a buyer, it isn't enough just to be "easy," because lots of marketplaces have "easy" buying processes. For buyers, we need to create an experience that is fun, interactive, and catered to their specific tastes.
Frankly, building this experience, and building it right, is going to be one of the hardest projects we've undertaken so far. Which is why we've decided to grow our full time development team from one person (me) to five people. It is going to take a usability tests, creativity, and a lot of horsepower to build something that differentiates itself to buyers from the first click. And, critically, we need to enhance this buying experience while we continue to provide the best marketplace selling experience -- we can't sacrifice a great selling experience for a great buying one. We need both.
That is our goal. Our bottom line objective we're working toward is to make Bonanzle a viable place for the average Joe or Jill to run a hearty, sustainable business by giving buyers an experience they can't find anywhere else."
The next big thing covered was the Google organic algorithm change, referred to as the "Mayday" change.
It isn't as scary as the Bonanzle sellers or any seller imagines actually. The change is actually a good thing. Judy Oglesby of the Bonanzle Boardroom and bluepennyladyaddressed the changes:
Google has been launching changes for the past two years.. AS many as 350 to 400 changes per year. They will continue to make changes. Just a fact of life.
[Quote from Bill] There were a couple changes Google made to its search algorithm last year that sent Bonanzle traffic down quite a bit, but even in those cases, it always came back around. Google's ultimate mission is to show a searcher the most relevant page possible, and if sellers are creating relevant items (i.e., lots of details, good pictures, good prices) they're putting themselves in the best possible position to be highly ranked.
The recent algorithm change is not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, for Bonanzle sellers it can be a very good thing. So look at it as a "can do" This change is about quality links rather than quantity of links.
First , Bonanzle has lots of quality inbound links. Especially recently with the Bootstrap award, $1 Million dollar Angel funding, all the news releasese, press, blogs, tweets as well as interviews with Bill.. All are linking back to the Bonanzle site.
Long tail search queries are going to reduce the garbage being served up in results. The long tail search queries are going to do good things for the Bonanzle sellers right off the bat. Lazy older sites that have not done anything to keep their sites relevant are going to drop off the search results. And bringing the long tail queries into play will clean up search results nicely.
Sites with tons of links on their pages that are totally irrelevant to the site content will also negatively impact those sites rankings. Relevant links are good. It is about quality not quantity now.
Google analyticals enables a seller to "Know" precisely what keywords are being used in search queries to locate their items. That is what impacts the long tail search queries. Keywords in content rich descriptions and title lines are their friend.
If you know what keywords searchers are using then those terms can be included in title lines as well as description fields.
If you don't have Google analyticals, then studying the organic search results will help. Those listings that appear ahead of your listing must be studied so you can determine what consistent thread is running through them in terms of keywords. Same thing we have always done.
Blogs, website pages with inbound quality links all help drive the ranking up. So rather than linking to a listing page, link back to a category in your booth. And then keep that category populated so a searcher doesn't come to the booth and find no items listed. And clicks back out quickly increasing the bounce rate. Keep listing pages clean so they load quickly.Slow loading pages are often penalized... Hence Bill has spent a great deal of time making the Bonanzle site clean and tweaking the page load times.
The Canonical URL's are important. Bill just implemented those recently so google knows what to index when there are multiple URL's such as our booth URL"s have two renditions.
This is not panic time.. OR the sky is falling, This is happy dance time! Bonanzle sellers have a better chance of being seen.. Newer site, fresher well laid out dynamic content with relevant quality links inbound...
Don't forget to drop by the first sponsor of the BonanzleUP 2010-Exploding Forword booth,,Bubblefast
Plus there was tons of other information covered. So if you missed it live, then by all means drop by talkshoe and listen to the podcast. It is well worth the time..
Friday, May 21, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Bonanzle Wins Seattle's Best BootStrap company Award
Yes that is right.. Bonanzle won! Seattles Best BootStrap Company Award tonight! Tonight being May 19, 2010!
The event has been recorded and archived at Seattle's 2.0... The Recording is now available. If you do not want to listen to the entire event, just pull the scroller over to 1:50 timeframe. Bill and Mark are on at around 1:52 or so.
Bill made an "Official response" to the Bonanzle Community. In his ever sincere and forward thinking manner, he thanked the community for their support. And he is right,, this changes Bonanzle.. Bonanzle is no longer biggest of small eCommerce sites. But Bonanzle is the smallest of the biggest eCommerce sites. Move over ,,, Bonanzle is coming through!
This is so exciting!
The event has been recorded and archived at Seattle's 2.0... The Recording is now available. If you do not want to listen to the entire event, just pull the scroller over to 1:50 timeframe. Bill and Mark are on at around 1:52 or so.
Bill made an "Official response" to the Bonanzle Community. In his ever sincere and forward thinking manner, he thanked the community for their support. And he is right,, this changes Bonanzle.. Bonanzle is no longer biggest of small eCommerce sites. But Bonanzle is the smallest of the biggest eCommerce sites. Move over ,,, Bonanzle is coming through!
This is so exciting!
Bonanzle B-Mail includes Body of Message
For those who have patiently (or impatiently) waited, well the wait paid off. This week Bill Harding, CEO of Bonanzle, changed the Bonanzle email notifications. Previously, only a notice of "you have email" was sent out. So the seller had to log into their Bonanzle account and click open the email message just to determine if it was something that required immediate attention.
But now the Bonanzle B-Mail notification includes the full body of the email message in the notification so the recipient can easily see if the email needs immediate attention.
How cool is that!
But now the Bonanzle B-Mail notification includes the full body of the email message in the notification so the recipient can easily see if the email needs immediate attention.
How cool is that!
Friday, May 07, 2010
Ina Steiner Interviews Bonanzle's Bill Harding CEO and Founder
Thursday, May 6, 2010 Ina Steiner of Auctionbytes interviewed Bonanzle own Bill Harding CEO and founder.
You can read about the Interview as well as listen to the podcast interview too!
It is well worth listening too! You will get a really good feel of Bill's vision for Bonanzle and the community.
You can read about the Interview as well as listen to the podcast interview too!
It is well worth listening too! You will get a really good feel of Bill's vision for Bonanzle and the community.
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Bonanzle Boardroom Podcast May 6, 2010
The first Thursday is already here! And another jammed pack podcast this Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 7 PM CST is scheduled. This one you really don't want to miss..
We will be covering the exciting BonanzleUP 2010-Exploding Forward event planned August 7, 2010 in Kansas City, Mo at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel.
The Bonanzle sellers are encouraged to call in with some of the topics they would like to see covered at the event. Although, most of the event is already outlined, we really want to know what "you" the Bonanzle community would like to learn about too.
So join us May 6, 2010 at 7 pm CST at Talkshoe
We will be covering the exciting BonanzleUP 2010-Exploding Forward event planned August 7, 2010 in Kansas City, Mo at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel.
The Bonanzle sellers are encouraged to call in with some of the topics they would like to see covered at the event. Although, most of the event is already outlined, we really want to know what "you" the Bonanzle community would like to learn about too.
So join us May 6, 2010 at 7 pm CST at Talkshoe
Monday, May 03, 2010
BonanzleUp 2010 Exploding Forward August 7, 2010 Announced
We did it... Phaedra and I have FINALLY got the date, time and facility nailed down for the next BonanzleUP event.
BonanzleUp 2010-Exploding Forward is scheduled for Saturday, August 7, 2010, 8-5 in Kansas City, MO at the beautiful Four Points Sheraton. An all day event jammed packed full of timely information you can use Now!
You can register at the Bonanzle Boardroom Early bird registration fee is $25.00. After July 7, 2010, the fee increases to $35.00.. Seating is limited so grap your seat now.
Bill Harding, the founder of Bonanzle, will be there.. Up front and center to speak to the Bonanzle Community.
Our very own "Tomwayne1" will be speaking to the seller community. And who knows who else may appear..
John Lawson of "colderice" will be speaking at the BonanzleUp 2010 event. And that is a total wow!
So register now! Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn how to "Explode forward' your Bonanzle business!
BonanzleUp 2010-Exploding Forward is scheduled for Saturday, August 7, 2010, 8-5 in Kansas City, MO at the beautiful Four Points Sheraton. An all day event jammed packed full of timely information you can use Now!
You can register at the Bonanzle Boardroom Early bird registration fee is $25.00. After July 7, 2010, the fee increases to $35.00.. Seating is limited so grap your seat now.
Bill Harding, the founder of Bonanzle, will be there.. Up front and center to speak to the Bonanzle Community.
Our very own "Tomwayne1" will be speaking to the seller community. And who knows who else may appear..
John Lawson of "colderice" will be speaking at the BonanzleUp 2010 event. And that is a total wow!
So register now! Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn how to "Explode forward' your Bonanzle business!
Friday, April 30, 2010
No Auctions at Bonanzle
Auctionbytes again today announced yet another interview with Bill Harding, the founder of Bonanzle
Auctions are a different beast entirely and a different model than Bonanzle. Bonanzle is just a super platform for online sellers wanting a eCommerce website. Bonanzle handles all the nitty gritty details of secure payment cart, site maintenance as well as the Google shopping feeds. Not to mention handling all site issues and tech support. Freeing up a seller to focus on what they really need to, their business.
See the article here
Auctions are a different beast entirely and a different model than Bonanzle. Bonanzle is just a super platform for online sellers wanting a eCommerce website. Bonanzle handles all the nitty gritty details of secure payment cart, site maintenance as well as the Google shopping feeds. Not to mention handling all site issues and tech support. Freeing up a seller to focus on what they really need to, their business.
See the article here
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Bonanzle Raises 1 Million so they can Grow
Auctionbytes news today released an article concerning Bonanzle raising $1 million dollars to Grow the Bonanzle marketplace
Bill Harding,Bonanzle Baby daddy posted about the event on the Bonanzle Blog
You go Bonanzle!
Bill Harding,Bonanzle Baby daddy posted about the event on the Bonanzle Blog
You go Bonanzle!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
WebSellers Circle ECMTA Summit Wrap up Report
Yesterday it was my, Judy Oglesby, bluepennylady, distinct pleasure to be part of a conference call with Phaedra Stockstill of attheboutique, hosted by Cindy Shebley of WebSellers Circle.
The topic was our take on the ECMTA Summit in Las Vegas April 2010.
If you missed the free call live, don't worry, it is available here at the WebSellers Circle
It was a really fun time and good to reflect back on the things Phaedra and I brought back from the ECMTA conference.
The topic was our take on the ECMTA Summit in Las Vegas April 2010.
If you missed the free call live, don't worry, it is available here at the WebSellers Circle
It was a really fun time and good to reflect back on the things Phaedra and I brought back from the ECMTA conference.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
BonanzleUp Event in the Planning Stages
Phaedra Stockstill of attheboutique and JudyOglesby bluepennylady have been handed the task of planning the next BonanzleUp meetup event! Wow is all I can say.
We want to know where you, the Bonanzle community would like to see the event at. What section of the US. It just makes good sense to host the event in a part of the country where sellers want to come (or go)
So cast your vote.
Surveymonkey
We want to know where you, the Bonanzle community would like to see the event at. What section of the US. It just makes good sense to host the event in a part of the country where sellers want to come (or go)
So cast your vote.
Surveymonkey
Bonanzle is Growing
Today, April 20, 2010 Auctionbytes released an article concerning the Bonanzle site's growth in the past 2 years.
Bonanzle is approaching their two year old birthday in June. And the base is growing at an unbelievable pace. Bill Harding the founder and developer of the Bonanzle site is one of four employees. The site expects to employee more developers and designers in the future
Mark Dorsey, the Bonanzle Chief Raconteur, commented on the uniqueness of the site and items one would find at Bonanzle.
Take a minute to read the entire story
Pretty exciting stuff!
Bonanzle is approaching their two year old birthday in June. And the base is growing at an unbelievable pace. Bill Harding the founder and developer of the Bonanzle site is one of four employees. The site expects to employee more developers and designers in the future
Mark Dorsey, the Bonanzle Chief Raconteur, commented on the uniqueness of the site and items one would find at Bonanzle.
Take a minute to read the entire story
Pretty exciting stuff!
Thursday, April 15, 2010
ECMTA Las Vegas Conference April 13-15, 2010
The week has literally flown by! I can't believe it is already Thursday. Ever single day the intentions to sit down to post some of the events have been there, but the time has just escaped.
Phaedra and I bluepennylady met for the very first time on Monday night. Most people did not know that Phaedra and I have worked together on multiple projects including the Bonanzle Boardroom and podcast ...And we got to meet, very first time Monday night ! Very exciting for both of us.
Tuesday our agenda was full with meet-ups with other Bonanzle sellers. Wow, what an experience.
We had lunch with Bonanzle's own baby daddy Bill Harding
. that was totally fun and very enlightening.
So let me embrass Bill to death. I found Bill to be extremely gracious. Not that I expected to find him any other way. Very well spoken and considerate. He is a gentleman. You know,the kind of man that waits for ladies to walk through the door, holds the door open, offers to carry your laptop bag....that kind of man. Which in today's society isn't something you see everyday.
He doesn't miss anything. Even the most random comment. If something pricks his interest, you can see the wheels turning immediately.
I can also say definitively that Bill is constantly looking for ways to improve the Bonanzle site, For sellers and buyers alike. IT isn't just lip service like some people (or sites), it is a true and sincere desire to give the sellers tools/features/functions/exposure they need to succeed while providing the very best buying experience for the buyers.
I was impressed (like that matters :)
More info to come later. After I unwind it from my brain..
Phaedra and I bluepennylady met for the very first time on Monday night. Most people did not know that Phaedra and I have worked together on multiple projects including the Bonanzle Boardroom and podcast ...And we got to meet, very first time Monday night ! Very exciting for both of us.
Tuesday our agenda was full with meet-ups with other Bonanzle sellers. Wow, what an experience.
We had lunch with Bonanzle's own baby daddy Bill Harding
. that was totally fun and very enlightening.
So let me embrass Bill to death. I found Bill to be extremely gracious. Not that I expected to find him any other way. Very well spoken and considerate. He is a gentleman. You know,the kind of man that waits for ladies to walk through the door, holds the door open, offers to carry your laptop bag....that kind of man. Which in today's society isn't something you see everyday.
He doesn't miss anything. Even the most random comment. If something pricks his interest, you can see the wheels turning immediately.
I can also say definitively that Bill is constantly looking for ways to improve the Bonanzle site, For sellers and buyers alike. IT isn't just lip service like some people (or sites), it is a true and sincere desire to give the sellers tools/features/functions/exposure they need to succeed while providing the very best buying experience for the buyers.
I was impressed (like that matters :)
More info to come later. After I unwind it from my brain..
Monday, April 05, 2010
eBay 50% off Insertion Fee for Giving Works Auction listings
eBay announced today a 50% off insertion fee on regular style auction listings when the seller donates a percentage of the selling price to their favorite non-profit organization.
Donate as little as 10% of the selling price
The 50% off insertion fee offer runs from April 6, 2010 to April 11, 2010.
Donate as little as 10% of the selling price
The 50% off insertion fee offer runs from April 6, 2010 to April 11, 2010.
Friday, April 02, 2010
Bonanzle Boardroom Episode 7 April 1. 2010
Last night, Thursday, April 1, 2010 was Episode 7 of the Bonanzle Boardroom podcast.
Elizabeth Van Pelt, Anightowl, the newest member of the Bonanzle team joined the podcast. Elizabeth talked about her new responsibilities at the Bonanzle site. Approving and Improving the Item traits for sellers, monitoring payments, and dealing with help file comments as well as category images.
Elizabeth told us that the "job" has been far from part-time. She was a bit taken back by all the bells, whistles, and buttons that she sees on her monitor as one of the Bonanzle team. Thanks for joining us Elizabeth!
MKDesigners
won the Burning Bonanzle question this month. She asked what the top 10 questions since the last podcast in March and how improvements are monitored.
Ever quick to answer, Mark gave us some insight via email. Below is his response.
The process is to search the vote for improvement page, future feature file at support and also requests at each of our email accounts. Bill and I review this as time permits, at the very least once a month.
A couple that come to mind:
Sales Tax integration
Downloadable sales reports
More payment options
The Changelist is long since the last podcast. Here are the highlights covered.
P: 3/11/10
Setup monitoring of sellers with high percentages of negative feedback to be put on probation and/or removed from site.
J: 3/14/10 User profiles now have better preview text in google
And deleted old email YEAH!
P: 3/18/10
Updated offer emails to provide specific details about transactions, link to email other party, etc. Love it! You can now see exactly what sold, the amounts, offer total etc.
P: 3/22/10
Updated offer filter to allow offers to be filtered on the characteristics that buyers and sellers actually use.
Updated offers show page to update aesthetic for the 2010's.
. Now you can use some more interesting filters, such as by payment type. On left are now quick links to offers by title of item sold. Much easier to find what you are looking for.
Fixed description text when posting booths to Facebook. = Now instead of the old post that showed the meta description for your booth itself, it now shows first bit of item description.
J: 3/23/10
Added more advanced detection mechanisms to catch previously suspended sellers signing up.
Added detection of unusual transaction patterns to analyze for potential fraud
http://www.examiner.com/x-27854-Bonanzle-Examiner~y2010m3d15-Bonanzle-marketplace-implements-seller-monitoring?cid=examiner-email
P: 3/28/10
Fixed Craigslist exporter for select Windows users with which it wasn't working.
Again there were lots of good questions and comments. If you missed the podcast or could not log in (the technology gremlins were on the run Thursday) you can still here the podcast.
Talkshoe
Elizabeth Van Pelt, Anightowl, the newest member of the Bonanzle team joined the podcast. Elizabeth talked about her new responsibilities at the Bonanzle site. Approving and Improving the Item traits for sellers, monitoring payments, and dealing with help file comments as well as category images.
Elizabeth told us that the "job" has been far from part-time. She was a bit taken back by all the bells, whistles, and buttons that she sees on her monitor as one of the Bonanzle team. Thanks for joining us Elizabeth!
MKDesigners
won the Burning Bonanzle question this month. She asked what the top 10 questions since the last podcast in March and how improvements are monitored.
Ever quick to answer, Mark gave us some insight via email. Below is his response.
The process is to search the vote for improvement page, future feature file at support and also requests at each of our email accounts. Bill and I review this as time permits, at the very least once a month.
A couple that come to mind:
Sales Tax integration
Downloadable sales reports
More payment options
The Changelist is long since the last podcast. Here are the highlights covered.
P: 3/11/10
Setup monitoring of sellers with high percentages of negative feedback to be put on probation and/or removed from site.
J: 3/14/10 User profiles now have better preview text in google
And deleted old email YEAH!
P: 3/18/10
Updated offer emails to provide specific details about transactions, link to email other party, etc. Love it! You can now see exactly what sold, the amounts, offer total etc.
P: 3/22/10
Updated offer filter to allow offers to be filtered on the characteristics that buyers and sellers actually use.
Updated offers show page to update aesthetic for the 2010's.
. Now you can use some more interesting filters, such as by payment type. On left are now quick links to offers by title of item sold. Much easier to find what you are looking for.
Fixed description text when posting booths to Facebook. = Now instead of the old post that showed the meta description for your booth itself, it now shows first bit of item description.
J: 3/23/10
Added more advanced detection mechanisms to catch previously suspended sellers signing up.
Added detection of unusual transaction patterns to analyze for potential fraud
http://www.examiner.com/x-27854-Bonanzle-Examiner~y2010m3d15-Bonanzle-marketplace-implements-seller-monitoring?cid=examiner-email
P: 3/28/10
Fixed Craigslist exporter for select Windows users with which it wasn't working.
Again there were lots of good questions and comments. If you missed the podcast or could not log in (the technology gremlins were on the run Thursday) you can still here the podcast.
Talkshoe
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Bonanzle Boardroom Podcast Thursday April 1. 2010 No Foolin'
Can you believe it..
A whole month has flown by. And it is time for the next Bonanzle Boardroom podcast!
This month we will have a special guest. Elizabeth also known as ANightOwl is joining the Bonanzle Boardroom podcast.
So grap your favorite beverage, find a comfy spot, turn up the computer speakers or headset and listen and learn.
Don't forget to post your questions on the Burning Bonanzle Question thread.. If your question is selected we will link back to your booth on the Boardroom website, on blogs as well as several mentions!
See you Thursday, April 1, 2010.
Talkshoe
A whole month has flown by. And it is time for the next Bonanzle Boardroom podcast!
This month we will have a special guest. Elizabeth also known as ANightOwl is joining the Bonanzle Boardroom podcast.
So grap your favorite beverage, find a comfy spot, turn up the computer speakers or headset and listen and learn.
Don't forget to post your questions on the Burning Bonanzle Question thread.. If your question is selected we will link back to your booth on the Boardroom website, on blogs as well as several mentions!
See you Thursday, April 1, 2010.
Talkshoe
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Our very own Phaedra Stockstill blogs on ColderIce
Yes, you read the title correctly.
Our very own Phaedra Stockstill of attheboutique has a blog article at ColderIce.
Phaedra's blog is so very relevant for us today. It is about the networking bubble, how to use it, what to expect and how not to stress!
Read it for yourself Bubbles: Networking for the Now Generation
Our very own Phaedra Stockstill of attheboutique has a blog article at ColderIce.
Phaedra's blog is so very relevant for us today. It is about the networking bubble, how to use it, what to expect and how not to stress!
Read it for yourself Bubbles: Networking for the Now Generation
Monday, March 29, 2010
New on Bonanzle Boardroom "Successful Bonanzle Sellers" Interviews!
The Bonanzle Boardroom has launched something totally new!
Interviews with "Successful Bonanzle sellers".. With such an influx of new sellers, comes an increasing demand for more information. How do you move your buyers from other venues to your Bonanzle booth?
What about marketing your booth? How are others doing it, (meaning marketing) The list of questions from inquiring minds is almost endless.
So the 'answer" Let the community speak.
Be sure to check the Bonanzle Boardroom podcast page for interviews..
IN fact, the very first interview is already there just for your listening pleasure... Sharsboutique was the first Interviewee (is that a word!! )
Listen and learn at your leisure..
Interviews with "Successful Bonanzle sellers".. With such an influx of new sellers, comes an increasing demand for more information. How do you move your buyers from other venues to your Bonanzle booth?
What about marketing your booth? How are others doing it, (meaning marketing) The list of questions from inquiring minds is almost endless.
So the 'answer" Let the community speak.
Be sure to check the Bonanzle Boardroom podcast page for interviews..
IN fact, the very first interview is already there just for your listening pleasure... Sharsboutique was the first Interviewee (is that a word!! )
Listen and learn at your leisure..
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Bonanzle Gears up Protecting the community
This week Bonanzle added even more security measures to protect the community, sellers and buyers alike.
The "What's new changelist" talked about the following site enhancements.
a;) Added more advanced detection mechanisms to catch previously suspended sellers signing up.
b:) Added detection of unusual transaction patterns to analyze for potential fraud.
c:) Censored users can't interact at roundtable.
Protecting the Bonanzle selling community against potential fraud is of utmost importance. The Baby Daddy of Bonanzle, Bill Harding is keeping pace by continually tweaking the system security.
Way to go Bonanzle!
The "What's new changelist" talked about the following site enhancements.
a;) Added more advanced detection mechanisms to catch previously suspended sellers signing up.
b:) Added detection of unusual transaction patterns to analyze for potential fraud.
c:) Censored users can't interact at roundtable.
Protecting the Bonanzle selling community against potential fraud is of utmost importance. The Baby Daddy of Bonanzle, Bill Harding is keeping pace by continually tweaking the system security.
Way to go Bonanzle!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
March 23, 2010 eBay 50% off Insertion fee Sale
Wow, another 50% off insertion fee sale at eBay. Loving this that is for sure.
eBay 50% off sale
Get to listing !
eBay 50% off sale
Get to listing !
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
March 16, 2010 eBay 50% off Auction insertion fee Sale
Wow, eBay is having another 50% off insertion fee for Auction style listings again. On March 16, 2010!
Here is the announcement!
So get those items ready to List tomorrow, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. 50% off is quite the savings.
Here is the announcement!
So get those items ready to List tomorrow, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. 50% off is quite the savings.
Bonanzle Announces an Addition to Tech Support Team
Bonanzle is growing at such a rapid pace. And as the user base expands so does the demand for support. In answer to the increasing user, Bill announced March 12, 2010a new addition to the Bonanzle tech team, Elizabeth of ANightOwl
Elizabeth joined Bonanzle October of 2008 and is very active on the Bonanzle forums as well as running a successful Bonanzle booth.
According to Bill,
"Elizabeth's initial responsibilities will be helping to approve and improve our item traits, monitoring and enforcing payments, and keeping an eye on site help comments and images submitted for the category page. We also plan to have her dabble in support and other community maintenance tasks as needed."
Elizabeth will start out part-time as Tom did.. Yeah right! With the rapidly increasing Bonanzle user base, I suspect Elizabeth will quickly be seen frequently in the "support" role. So start sending in those emails to see if you can catch one with Elizabeths' name!
A hearty congratulations to you Elizabeth!! No wonder you were walking around for days smiling. what a honor indeed! Welcome aboard!
Elizabeth joined Bonanzle October of 2008 and is very active on the Bonanzle forums as well as running a successful Bonanzle booth.
According to Bill,
"Elizabeth's initial responsibilities will be helping to approve and improve our item traits, monitoring and enforcing payments, and keeping an eye on site help comments and images submitted for the category page. We also plan to have her dabble in support and other community maintenance tasks as needed."
Elizabeth will start out part-time as Tom did.. Yeah right! With the rapidly increasing Bonanzle user base, I suspect Elizabeth will quickly be seen frequently in the "support" role. So start sending in those emails to see if you can catch one with Elizabeths' name!
A hearty congratulations to you Elizabeth!! No wonder you were walking around for days smiling. what a honor indeed! Welcome aboard!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
March 11, 2010 eBay 50% off Insertion Fee Auction Style Listings
eBay announced this evening, there is a 50% off the insertion fee on regular Auction style listing on March 11, 2010, Thursday. That is a big deal. This is the third insertion fee sale eBay has ran in the last 4 weeks. Good for the sellers and the buyers.
eBay's announcement
So get those listings ready to go at one minute after midnight ..
Happy selling!
eBay's announcement
So get those listings ready to go at one minute after midnight ..
Happy selling!
Monday, March 08, 2010
Bonanzle and the Switchboard
Bill, the Baby Daddy of Bonanzle, has been hard at work programming a really neat feature called the Switchboard.
The Bonanzle switchboard is a ribbon or strip that resides along the lower portion of the browser. The purpose of the switchboard is to group all notifications, quick text messages and other activities into one spot for easier management. For those sellers who have ever lost a quick text message, forgot about a Bonanza or could not remember where that special something was you looked at an hour ago is located, well you will love the switchboard.
For screenshots of the new feature, check the Bonanzle Boardroom out.
Or better yet, checkout your Bonanzle booth Account Settings > Other Options page!
The Bonanzle switchboard is a ribbon or strip that resides along the lower portion of the browser. The purpose of the switchboard is to group all notifications, quick text messages and other activities into one spot for easier management. For those sellers who have ever lost a quick text message, forgot about a Bonanza or could not remember where that special something was you looked at an hour ago is located, well you will love the switchboard.
For screenshots of the new feature, check the Bonanzle Boardroom out.
Or better yet, checkout your Bonanzle booth Account Settings > Other Options page!
Friday, March 05, 2010
Bonanzle Boardroom podcast Talks about Syndication
The Thursday night Bonanzle Boardroom podcast was once again filled to the brim with the ever interesting Bonanzle and eCommerce sellers! Full of fun, questions and learning from one another. as it should be.
Phaedra Stockstill of attheboutique brought a very interesting segment on the Bonanzle Affliate and Syndication program. The chat room was full of questions, comments and seller's sharing their experiences.
If you missed the live podcast, you can still listen at your leisure
Podcast
Happy Bonanzling!
Phaedra Stockstill of attheboutique brought a very interesting segment on the Bonanzle Affliate and Syndication program. The chat room was full of questions, comments and seller's sharing their experiences.
If you missed the live podcast, you can still listen at your leisure
Podcast
Happy Bonanzling!
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Bonanzle Boardroom Podcast March 4, 2010 Episode
March 4, 2010 Bonanzle Boardroom Podcast is once again upon us! 7 pm CST at Talk Shoe
This month John Lawson of ColderIce is the podcast sponsor.
We have the Tip from the Whiteboard---
Rant Southern Belle Style by Phaedra Stockstill of attheboutique
Getting Techy by Judy Oglesby ofbluepennylady And you don't want to miss this month's techy section. As I have the official response from Google content concerning duplicate, similar, different and identical content policy. Information you need for your online business
Plus we are covering some of the the "What's new" at Bonanzle.
And the winner of the Burning Bonanzle Question!
Join us! We will be accepting calls from listeners to ask those burning questions.
This month John Lawson of ColderIce is the podcast sponsor.
We have the Tip from the Whiteboard---
Rant Southern Belle Style by Phaedra Stockstill of attheboutique
Getting Techy by Judy Oglesby ofbluepennylady And you don't want to miss this month's techy section. As I have the official response from Google content concerning duplicate, similar, different and identical content policy. Information you need for your online business
Plus we are covering some of the the "What's new" at Bonanzle.
And the winner of the Burning Bonanzle Question!
Join us! We will be accepting calls from listeners to ask those burning questions.
Monday, March 01, 2010
March 2, 2010 eBay 50% off Insertion fee Core Auction style Listings
eBay announced another 50% off the insertion fee on core Auction style listings for March 2, 2010. One Day only!
eBay Announcement
eBay Announcement
Friday, February 26, 2010
To Mouse or Not to Mouse. That is the Question
Ever wonder what you would do if your PS2 mouse stopped working? How would you shut down your computer?
Save time and steps using these helpful shortcuts without ever taking your hands off the keyboard!
How many times have you watched someone else work on their computer and rarely touch the mouse, wondering the entire time how in the world they do that? Or, you and a co-worker are working on a project together and your co-worker finishes everything much more quickly. They say it is because they know how to use their keyboard shortcuts.
The fact is, we have become so accustomed to using the mouse, we forget we have the ability to use keyboard commands. Keyboard commands are quite useful and often time saving.
Most all windows based programs can be navigated using the keyboard. Placing the cursor over menus often displays the "tool tip" which supplies the keyboard command shortcut as well.
Try using some of the following keyboard shortcut. Try it, you’ll like it!
F1- Opens "Help".
F3 - Finds the next record.
F5 - Refreshes page. In Word or other Windows programs, opens "Find and Replace" or "Go To" utility. F5 will also load email in Outlook Express or WWindows Mail too!
F7- Opens "Spell Checker".
Home - Moves cursor to the beginning of a sentence.
End - Moves cursor to end of sentence.
Insert - Opens or begins a new record.
Page up - Allows you to navigate up through the document you are viewing.
Page Down - Allows you to navigate down through the document you are viewing.
Ctrl+Delete - Deletes the current record you are viewing.
Alt+F4 - Closes an open program.
Alt+Tab – Allows you to switch between open programs/windows.
Ctrl+A - Selects the entire text on the page you are currently viewing.
Ctrl+B - Assigns the text to be in bold font.
Ctrl+C – Copies the information highlighted.
Ctrl+D - Opens the "Default Font and Character Spacing" options in Word.
Ctrl+F - Opens "Find" utility.
Ctrl+G - Opens "Find and Replace, Go to Page Number" box.
Ctrl+H - Opens "Find What" utility.
Ctrl+I – Assigns text to be in italics.
Ctrl+K - Will open the hyperlink utility in Word, Outlook Express and other applicable software programs.
Ctrl+M - Will send and receive mail in Outlook Express. Tab function in Word.
Ctrl+N - Allows you to create a new folder. Opens a new window identical to the currently viewed window. Opens a new email message in Outlook Express.
Ctrl+O - Opens up the available files so that you may choose whatever file you wish to open.
Ctrl+P - Opens the "Print" utility allowing you to create a print job.
Ctrl+S - Will save your work. In some programs the selected text will be stricken out.
Ctrl+U - Assigns text to be underlined.
Ctrl+V - Pastes what you have copied.
Ctrl+X – "Cut" function.
Ctrl+Z - Undo typing.
There are tons more keyboard commands available at the tips of your fingers. Microsoft has a great list of keyboard functions keyboard functions These apply to windows based software.
If you are a Mac Fan, there are Apple shortcuts as well.
Get cozy with your keyboard. You will LOVE IT!
Save time and steps using these helpful shortcuts without ever taking your hands off the keyboard!
How many times have you watched someone else work on their computer and rarely touch the mouse, wondering the entire time how in the world they do that? Or, you and a co-worker are working on a project together and your co-worker finishes everything much more quickly. They say it is because they know how to use their keyboard shortcuts.
The fact is, we have become so accustomed to using the mouse, we forget we have the ability to use keyboard commands. Keyboard commands are quite useful and often time saving.
Most all windows based programs can be navigated using the keyboard. Placing the cursor over menus often displays the "tool tip" which supplies the keyboard command shortcut as well.
Try using some of the following keyboard shortcut. Try it, you’ll like it!
F1- Opens "Help".
F3 - Finds the next record.
F5 - Refreshes page. In Word or other Windows programs, opens "Find and Replace" or "Go To" utility. F5 will also load email in Outlook Express or WWindows Mail too!
F7- Opens "Spell Checker".
Home - Moves cursor to the beginning of a sentence.
End - Moves cursor to end of sentence.
Insert - Opens or begins a new record.
Page up - Allows you to navigate up through the document you are viewing.
Page Down - Allows you to navigate down through the document you are viewing.
Ctrl+Delete - Deletes the current record you are viewing.
Alt+F4 - Closes an open program.
Alt+Tab – Allows you to switch between open programs/windows.
Ctrl+A - Selects the entire text on the page you are currently viewing.
Ctrl+B - Assigns the text to be in bold font.
Ctrl+C – Copies the information highlighted.
Ctrl+D - Opens the "Default Font and Character Spacing" options in Word.
Ctrl+F - Opens "Find" utility.
Ctrl+G - Opens "Find and Replace, Go to Page Number" box.
Ctrl+H - Opens "Find What" utility.
Ctrl+I – Assigns text to be in italics.
Ctrl+K - Will open the hyperlink utility in Word, Outlook Express and other applicable software programs.
Ctrl+M - Will send and receive mail in Outlook Express. Tab function in Word.
Ctrl+N - Allows you to create a new folder. Opens a new window identical to the currently viewed window. Opens a new email message in Outlook Express.
Ctrl+O - Opens up the available files so that you may choose whatever file you wish to open.
Ctrl+P - Opens the "Print" utility allowing you to create a print job.
Ctrl+S - Will save your work. In some programs the selected text will be stricken out.
Ctrl+U - Assigns text to be underlined.
Ctrl+V - Pastes what you have copied.
Ctrl+X – "Cut" function.
Ctrl+Z - Undo typing.
There are tons more keyboard commands available at the tips of your fingers. Microsoft has a great list of keyboard functions keyboard functions These apply to windows based software.
If you are a Mac Fan, there are Apple shortcuts as well.
Get cozy with your keyboard. You will LOVE IT!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
eBay 50% off Auction insertion fee sale Feb 23-24, 2010
eBay announced that starting Feb 23, 2010 and ending at midnight on Feb 24, 2010, they will be having a 50% off insertion fee for core style auctions in most categories.
Here is the link to the announcement.
eBay announcement
Here is the link to the announcement.
eBay announcement
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Renagade Rants Today
Saturday, February 06, 2010
How to commit search suicide..
The ability to be found or seen in search queries is absolutely essential. Keywords, text formatting, attributes all play a part in the formula for search visibility. But there is a foundational concept that sellers often forget. and that is their user id.
I often hear Bonanzle sellers saying that no buyer ever searches for a seller by user id... Is that really what a Bonanzle seller want? To be so "forgettable" that no buyer will ever look for you by name..?? Do the Bonanzle sellers forget to type in "Bonanzle"? When was the last time that you forgot you picked up a great gadget at Bed, Bath and Beyond?. Or that you found a perfect pair of shoes from Zappos.. You know those sellers names. Why do you want to be so "forgettable" that a buyer will not remember you by name?
The first step in committing search suicide is to create a user id that is hard to remember or more effective in your suicide efforts is to use punctuation in the user id such as an apostrophe. Using punctuation such as the apostrophe means a browser will not interpret the apostrophe correctly, most buyers do not know they must use an underscore where the apostrophe is at so it renders correctly. And the seller can't be found by name.
Bonanzle sellers booths are branded quite well. Every listing page URL contains the seller's user id right in the address bar. Keep that important little tidbit tucked away for a minute. As it is extremely relevant to committing search suicide quickly and efficiently.
The sellers decides they have made a grave mistake with their user id. Let's change it. No worries, easy to do. contact support, and voila' user id changed. Life is all good. Or is it. we won't even talk about how the user id change can impact business identity, marketing and your bottom line. We will talk about what happens to all those booth items that are already published to google shopping.
So the seller hops over to Google shopping, types in their user id,, and no items are served up.. Great all items associated with the previous user id are gone from Google shopping. Or are they?
Remember the little tidbit about the Bonanzle listing page URL containing the seller's user id... Well on Google shopping the marketplace name must be displayed underneath the price. But the Bonanzle booth URL allows each seller to be branded hence someone can find a particular seller by user id. So it looks like all the sellers product is gone because the seller's user id is changed.
But use item title line search. And well I'll be. There is the item. So the seller presumes their items are in google shopping new user id and all. If the title is clicked,, an Item not found in inventory " error appears. oops, broken link which is a google product policy violation. And the seller just committed search suicide. Until the old listings that are associated with the former user id are either removed by the uploader OR expire in 30 days so a new xml file containing the seller's New user id can be uploaded, the seller can't be found.
There are definitely correct circumstances to change a seller id. But make the changes slowly. Take into consideration all aspects such as all the blogs you are connected with, twitter, facebook, squidoo and how the change impacts google shopping results. Otherwise you will be committing search suicide.
I often hear Bonanzle sellers saying that no buyer ever searches for a seller by user id... Is that really what a Bonanzle seller want? To be so "forgettable" that no buyer will ever look for you by name..?? Do the Bonanzle sellers forget to type in "Bonanzle"? When was the last time that you forgot you picked up a great gadget at Bed, Bath and Beyond?. Or that you found a perfect pair of shoes from Zappos.. You know those sellers names. Why do you want to be so "forgettable" that a buyer will not remember you by name?
The first step in committing search suicide is to create a user id that is hard to remember or more effective in your suicide efforts is to use punctuation in the user id such as an apostrophe. Using punctuation such as the apostrophe means a browser will not interpret the apostrophe correctly, most buyers do not know they must use an underscore where the apostrophe is at so it renders correctly. And the seller can't be found by name.
Bonanzle sellers booths are branded quite well. Every listing page URL contains the seller's user id right in the address bar. Keep that important little tidbit tucked away for a minute. As it is extremely relevant to committing search suicide quickly and efficiently.
The sellers decides they have made a grave mistake with their user id. Let's change it. No worries, easy to do. contact support, and voila' user id changed. Life is all good. Or is it. we won't even talk about how the user id change can impact business identity, marketing and your bottom line. We will talk about what happens to all those booth items that are already published to google shopping.
So the seller hops over to Google shopping, types in their user id,, and no items are served up.. Great all items associated with the previous user id are gone from Google shopping. Or are they?
Remember the little tidbit about the Bonanzle listing page URL containing the seller's user id... Well on Google shopping the marketplace name must be displayed underneath the price. But the Bonanzle booth URL allows each seller to be branded hence someone can find a particular seller by user id. So it looks like all the sellers product is gone because the seller's user id is changed.
But use item title line search. And well I'll be. There is the item. So the seller presumes their items are in google shopping new user id and all. If the title is clicked,, an Item not found in inventory " error appears. oops, broken link which is a google product policy violation. And the seller just committed search suicide. Until the old listings that are associated with the former user id are either removed by the uploader OR expire in 30 days so a new xml file containing the seller's New user id can be uploaded, the seller can't be found.
There are definitely correct circumstances to change a seller id. But make the changes slowly. Take into consideration all aspects such as all the blogs you are connected with, twitter, facebook, squidoo and how the change impacts google shopping results. Otherwise you will be committing search suicide.
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