Recent content by martin10

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    Best UK Webhosting

    Hi I am looking for a web hosting company where I can host my e commerce business with. I currently have a business hosted with hostgator which is very good. The support is great, its cheap and it has a good e shop builder. I would be keeping this one and run the other different business along...
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    Ebay alternatives? Other auction sites that you would recommend...

    I do most of my selling on ebay. There is no contest for the amount of traffic it can generate. I also sell on other sites and have my own website but ebay is by far the best for traffic. You have to be smart on ebay with the listings. I list a lot with the multiple variation listings and...
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    Low margin retailers and e-tailers, how do YOU make a respectable bottom line profit?

    I also run an ebay business and I find that you have to review your costs regularly. By this I mean your listing fees. if you do an analysis you might find that you can still achieve the same turnover with less listings. Get rid of the slow movers. can you list your items via multiple variation...
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    Pitfalls of selling overseas?

    Plus the restiction on my paypal account which stopped me down loading money for 30 days. Also if this keeps happening paypal will probably close my account. So its not worth the risk because if my paypal account was closed I would be out of business completely . So I don,t think its too...
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    Best article and blog sites

    Hi I was interested in hearing from fellow users what article sites and blogging sites they use for promoting their business. SEO is a difficult thing to achieve and these are two of the methods I use to promote my website. As well as ebay sales and other direct methods. Many thanks in...
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    Pitfalls of selling overseas?

    Be careful selling abroad and accepring payments with paypal. I sell on ebay as well as my own website . I have sold a number of items to customers in the USA and on two occassions things went pear shaped. On these occassions both customers paid through paypal , I waited until the funds have...
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    Setting up a new e-commerce website

    Hi, Ever thought about using the website design packages supplied with hosting companies. I use hostgator and the site is really easy to set up. I will admit its not the best out there, but then again you are only just starting out, so it could get you started and then you could always upgrade...
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    Setting Up A Gift Store

    Hi, You have a lot of good advice here. I have been running an e commerce site alongside my ebay shop,Amazon business and other sites I sell on. One thing that comes out of all these is that it is tough ! I make more money out of ebay because the traffic through ebay is so good. You will...