eBay is having a 4 Day .10 Auction style listing sale.
Read all about it here
List Auction-Style For 10¢ – 4 Days Only (October 29 – November 1) eBay Announcement Page
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Bonanza Tests AuctionInc Shipping Calculator
AuctionBytes released an article tonight concerning the shipping calcualtor at Bonanza. In September Bill Harding launched a poll to the community asking for input. Many sellers in the community suggested Auctioninc.
Chief Product Officer Alex Berg told AuctionBytes he hoped to have something in beta form soon.
See the entire AuctionBytes article
Chief Product Officer Alex Berg told AuctionBytes he hoped to have something in beta form soon.
See the entire AuctionBytes article
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Bonanza Bags Specialty Site Launched Tonight!
Bonanza launched a handbag specialty site tonight. And it makes perfect sense to do so.. Bonanza since its launch has been the home of a fairly strong handbag community.
There will be no additional charge for an item to appear in the Bags.bonanza.com site ,, And the listing is searchable in both sites, Bonanza.com as well as bags.bonanza.com
The FAQ section provides great detail about this exciting new feature just in time for the holiday season
Check out Bills blog post Wow this is really cool!
There will be no additional charge for an item to appear in the Bags.bonanza.com site ,, And the listing is searchable in both sites, Bonanza.com as well as bags.bonanza.com
The FAQ section provides great detail about this exciting new feature just in time for the holiday season
Check out Bills blog post Wow this is really cool!
Friday, October 08, 2010
List Fixed Price for 1¢ in Hot Holiday Categories, October 9-15! | eBay Announcement Page
List Fixed Price for 1¢ in Hot Holiday Categories, October 9-15! eBay Announcement Page
Applies to ebay.com only. Be sure to read the full details. 1 cent listing fee in
•Electronics
•Computers & Networking
•Cameras & Photo
•Cell Phones & Smartphones (within the Cell Phones & PDAs category)
•PDAs & Pocket PCs (within the Cell Phones & PDAs category)
•Musical Instruments
•Video Game Systems (within the Video Games categ
Applies to ebay.com only. Be sure to read the full details. 1 cent listing fee in
•Electronics
•Computers & Networking
•Cameras & Photo
•Cell Phones & Smartphones (within the Cell Phones & PDAs category)
•PDAs & Pocket PCs (within the Cell Phones & PDAs category)
•Musical Instruments
•Video Game Systems (within the Video Games categ
Carly Joins the Bonanza Team as Social Media Intern
Carly Hess has joined the Bonanza team as a Social Media Intern.. Fresh out of college sporting a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies from Bowdoin College just this past May. She will be working with Alex and Phaedra Stockstill of attheboutique to gain more buyers through Facebook and Twitter..
Welcome aboard Carly! Great Pictures!
Welcome aboard Carly! Great Pictures!
Alex Berg joined Bonanza Boardroom Podcast Oct 7, 2010
Last night Alex Berg, the Chief Product Guy joined the "Ladies of the Boardroom" . What an incredible interview! Alex is articulate, passionate and easily conveys ideas and concepts to others. He gave the Bonanza community a glimpse of the rationale behind a Buyer survey first. Site re-design.. Why a Rush..
Plus we learned who really is the "Resident old guy" on the Bonanza Team..
You will have to listen to find out.
Talkshoe
Be sure to drop by our sponsors booths. Their support makes the Bonanza Boardroom possible
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Plus we learned who really is the "Resident old guy" on the Bonanza Team..
You will have to listen to find out.
Talkshoe
Be sure to drop by our sponsors booths. Their support makes the Bonanza Boardroom possible
GoGomontrose
JsGeare's Makin'Tracks
European Goodies
BubbleFast
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Bonanza Boardroom podcast Thursday Oct 7, 2010
It has been a year! Can you believe it...
Don't miss the Bonanza Boardroom podcast. tonight Thursday Oct 7, 2010 at 7 pm CST Episode 13
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=66030&cmd=tc
Alex Berg from the Bonanza team is joining us .. So stop in and get the inside scoop on the changes that have been made and maybe what is in store down the road.... Never know what may be shared in the podcast.
Don't miss the Bonanza Boardroom podcast. tonight Thursday Oct 7, 2010 at 7 pm CST Episode 13
http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=66030&cmd=tc
Alex Berg from the Bonanza team is joining us .. So stop in and get the inside scoop on the changes that have been made and maybe what is in store down the road.... Never know what may be shared in the podcast.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Bonanza Boardroom Podcast Thursday Oct 7, 2010
Wow, has the time flown by. It is time for the Bonanza boardroom podcast. And do Phaedra and I ever have a totally cool treat..
Alex Berg will be joining us ! He is all pumped ready to talk with all of the community about the great things happening..
Don’t miss this podcast.. It is a must attend event.. (wow that is a mouthful
7 pm CST/ 8 pm EST
Talkshoe
Alex Berg will be joining us ! He is all pumped ready to talk with all of the community about the great things happening..
Don’t miss this podcast.. It is a must attend event.. (wow that is a mouthful
7 pm CST/ 8 pm EST
Talkshoe
Bonanza.com hits page #1
Alex posted tonight about Bonanza organic search placement. The Bonanza community had expressed concern over the Bonanza.com name being so far back when searching organically.
Well that is changing, dramatically. As of today, Bonanza.com made it to page #1. Give it a test of your own.. Be sure to sign out of google.com so the results are not skewed. Just type in "bonanza" and see where Bonanza.com falls.
I tried it myself and the Bonanza.com ended up the 6th result on page #1..
How cool is that!
Well that is changing, dramatically. As of today, Bonanza.com made it to page #1. Give it a test of your own.. Be sure to sign out of google.com so the results are not skewed. Just type in "bonanza" and see where Bonanza.com falls.
I tried it myself and the Bonanza.com ended up the 6th result on page #1..
How cool is that!
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Bonanza Adds "Rush" Sale
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.
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.
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
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