With the success of places like Etsy, it seems like more and more online marketplaces are starting for those who are interested in art and handcrafted items. One of the places I have recently come across is a site called ArtFire. It’s still currently on beta, but there are already items for sale. One of…
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Etsy: Online Store for Arts and Crafts
If you love to make and create things, then Etsy is a great place for you to make money online. It’s where plenty of creative folks do business. And, from what I heard from satisfied users, it’s a really great place to buy and sell handmade stuff – from jewellery to paintings. As a seller,…
eCrater: Make Money with a Free Online Store
If you’re looking for a place to sell your products online, eCrater might be something you’ll be interested in. It’s free to start a web store and it’s a marketplace too. It won’t cost you anything to run a store. However, if you wish for your listings to be advertised/highlighted in their marketplace, then you…
Auction Ads
There seems to be something about eBay, auctions and online advertising nowadays. First, I wrote about BidVertiser offering eBay Ads. Then, today, I received an email from TextLinkAds* alerting me to this ad programme called AuctionAds*. What is it? Well, it’s basically an ad programme that lets you run ads of eBay auction listings. You…
BidVertiser Offers eBay Ads
If you’ve got a BidVertiser account and you’re an eBay seller too, then you might be interested to find out that you can now promote your eBay auctions using BidVertiser. Here’s what the Bidvertiser announcement says: BidVertiser now allows eBay sellers to automatically create an ad for their eBay items that are now on active…
SitePoint Marketplace
In a recent SitePoint newsletter, it was announced that the Marketplace has been going through some changes. This is what was said in the announcement: The new system functions more like a traditional online auction. It replaces the often messy and confusing forum thread-based auctions with a slick, automated, standardized system. Sellers now have much…
More Australian “Mom and Dad -preneurs” Are Seeking Wealth Online
While it’s not exactly news to some parts of the world, it’s still something worth noting how Australians are becoming more Internet-savvy. Matt Sun writes for The Daily Telegraph as follows: THE IT professionals’ bubble might have burst in the late ’90s – now housewives and retirees are making fortunes setting up shop on the…
eBay Selling 101
eBay * has definitely become a viable business option for many cottage industries. You can sell practically anything on eBay — from secondhand goods and personal services to high-ticket items like cars and houses. Getting started is easy. You just sign-up, provide relevant details (you need to credit card info in order to sell on…