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!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
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
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