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July 2008
eBay Workshop Calendar
Welcome to eBay Workshops...
Workshops are board events presented by Community Development, special guests--even expert eBay members--on a myriad of
eBay-related subjects. Workshops combine "lecture" material with interactive discussion. They are a great way to learn,
interact with eBay staff,
and chat with the experts on a wide variety of interesting subjects.
If you are new to our boards, please click here first
for a Quick Board Tutorial!
We hope you will attend, and we encourage your participation! Please join us through your posts if you have questions,
additional tips to suggest,
or you just want to say 'hello.'
Where to find us...
To get to the Workshop Board, first go to eBay.com, click on the  tab in the Navigational bar then click on "Workshops" under the
Education header.
Can't attend the actual event, but want to learn more? There's good news! Workshops are archived for several weeks, so you
can still read what was presented by clicking the Topic link on this page, or by browsing the threads on the Workshop board.
Coming in July...
Topic:
Member Workshop: How to Win Over Buyers and Boost Sales: Communicate, Communicate, Communicate
Host: hostedsupport
Date: Tuesday 07/15
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: In this workshop, Jerad Schempp, COO of Certified Solution Provider Hosted Support will discuss how you can win over buyers, improve your
customer relationships, and boost sales, via the lost art of communication.
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Member Workshop: eBay’s Accounting Assistant – New Version - 100% Web Based
Host: keepmore/sagefire
Date: Wednesday 07/16
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: Please join Phyllis Wischer, eBay Education Specialist and Business Success Coach for SageFire, Inc., Certified Solution Provider and creator of KeepMore.net, as she introduces what’s new in eBay’s Accounting Assistant tool. It is the simplest way to download all your eBay and PayPal transactions and fees into your accounting application. Accounting Assistant helps you manage your accounts more efficiently, export eBay and PayPal sales data into QuickBooks® or SageFire®, saves you valuable time, and helps to reduce data entry errors. One hour of your time today can save you hundreds of hours throughout the rest of the year.
Topic:
Member Workshop: Keywords, Keywords, Keywords and Listing Titles Too!
Host: terapeak
Date: Friday 07/18
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: Your eBay listings have a 55 character store front and that is your customer’s gateway to your items! Are you using the best keywords for your item, and are you maximizing your exposure? Join Denise from Terapeak Marketplace Research to explore ways to use market research and find top dollar keywords. We’ll review a few simple methods to evaluate keywords using Terapeak research using some topical examples. The workshop will be open for the hour for any questions relating to research and your eBay sales.
Topic:
Member Workshop: Customizing your eBay Store
Host: going1ncellc
Date: Monday 07/21
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: With a bit of HTML & some graphics, your eBay store can be customized to be uniquely yours. Learn how to create a custom store header, custom store pages & promotion boxes. Certified eBay Stores Designer, Sally Milo of Milo Design (and seller GOing1nceLLC on eBay) will guide you on customizing your own eBay store. (Please note, this will not be a tutorial on learning HTML - there are many resources on eBay & the web to learn HTML and creating web graphics.)
Topic:
Member Workshop: Successful Product Sourcing for the Holidays
Host: whatdoisell
Date: Tuesday 07/22
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: The holiday selling season is just around the corner and buyers are heading online to shop earlier than you think! But will you have the
products they want? Creating the right product line mix is essential to your successful holiday sales. Without a correctly balanced product assortment,
you'll be unable to offer your buyers the products that excite them, attract buyers to your listings, or increase your final sales tickets through
cross-selling or up-selling. Please join Lisa Suttora Founder/CEO of Certified Provider WhatDoISell.com and featured speaker at eBay Live! 2008 Product
Sourcing Panel as she discusses how to put together a winning product line for the holiday season and make this your best holiday selling season ever!
Topic:
Member Workshop: Building Supplier Relationships is Very Important Especially for the Holiday Season
Host: worldwidebrandsinc
Date: Thursday 07/24
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: Building Supplier Relationships is very important for growing your business, increasing your profit margins, and especially for preparing for the Holiday Season. Colette Marshall, Business Development Manager for Product Sourcing Experts WorldwideBrands.com, will explain the key elements in
improving your supplier communications and using those skills to prepare for the holiday season with your supplier.
Topic:
Member Workshop: When Does Your eBay Hobby Become a Business?
Host: dkennedycpa
Date: Monday 07/28
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: When do you have to report the money you make from a few eBay sales? Does eBay report the sales? These are some of the frequently asked
questions we get again and again. Please join best selling-author and CPA Diane Kennedy to learn how to turn those sales into a real business that means you
pay less tax – not more.
Topic:
Member Workshop: 8 Ways to Differentiate Your Niche Business
Host: whatdoisell
Date: Tuesday 05/20
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: Selling in a niche is the best way to carve out your profitable piece of the e-commerce pie. But just selling in a niche is not enough!
You must learn how to differentiate your business from your competitors and then communicate that difference to your customers. Please join Lisa Suttora,
Founder/CEO of eBay Certified Provider WhatDoISell.com as she discusses how nichepreneurs can design a business with a USP (Unique Selling Position) that
will speak directly to the customers in your niche.
Topic:
Member Workshop: TBA
Host: TBA
Date: Wednesday 05/21
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: TBA
Topic:
eBay Workshop: New International Site Visibility listing upgrade and other ways to reach International Buyers
Host: eBay Staff
Date: Thursday 05/22
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: International selling is becoming increasingly important for the eBay community, especially as currency fluctuations continue and there
are more buyers looking for international items. Join this workshop and learn about the new feature we just launched, the International Site Visibility
listing upgrade, which gives sellers the option to list the same item on secondary eBay country site to get even more international exposure. We'll also talk
about all of the other existing ways in which you can get international visibility for your items.
Topic:
eBay Workshop: Learn more about recent eBay Giving Works improvements
Host: eBay Staff
Date: Tuesday 05/27
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: Thousands of you have used eBay Giving Works to support your favorite causes and boost your business with cause marketing. Recently, we
rolled out some improvements to make it even easier to list with eBay Giving Works and track your donation activityjoin us to learn more about what’s
changed and what you’ll need to do to make sure you have a smooth transition!
Topic:
eBay Workshop: Finding 2.0: Learn about the new Enhancements & Navigational Tools for Searching on eBay!
Host: eBay Staff
Date: Wednesday 05/28
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: Please Join the Finding team for a tour through the new features and enhancements available in Finding 2.0.
Learn about the New Look & Feel of Finding 2.0, Navigating by Aspects and the Fantastic Improvments to the Search Options you know and love.
Please feel free to ask us any questions & provide feedback to the experience as well.
Topic:
eBay Workshop: TBA
Host: eBay Staff
Date: Tuesday 11/20
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: TBA
Topic:
eBay Workshop: TBA
Host: eBay Staff
Date: Wednesday 11/28
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: TBA
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June 2008
eBay Workshop Calendar
Welcome to eBay Workshops...
Workshops are board events presented by Community Development, special guests--even expert eBay members--on a myriad of
eBay-related subjects. Workshops combine "lecture" material with interactive discussion. They are a great way to learn,
interact with eBay staff,
and chat with the experts on a wide variety of interesting subjects.
If you are new to our boards, please click here first
for a Quick Board Tutorial!
We hope you will attend, and we encourage your participation! Please join us through your posts if you have questions,
additional tips to suggest,
or you just want to say 'hello.'
Where to find us...
To get to the Workshop Board, first go to eBay.com, click on the tab in the Navigational bar then click on "Workshops" under the
Education header.
Can't attend the actual event, but want to learn more? There's good news! Workshops are archived for several weeks, so you
can still read what was presented by clicking the Topic link on this page, or by browsing the threads on the Workshop board.
Coming in June...
Topic:
Member Workshop: Save $ and Time on Shipping: Strategies for Packaging & Shipping
Host: shiprush
Date: Wednesday 06/04
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: Shipping your items is labor-intensive, not to mention costs. It’s time to ask yourself: Am I operating efficiently? Thinking ahead can
save you hours every week. Learn from a shipping pro how to “think” shipping, from crafting the listing description, printing the labels and shipping the
packages. Learn techniques and tools that save eBay sellers tons of time. Please join Rafael Zimberoff, an active eBay seller and ShipRush product manager
for an information-packed hour on how to save time on shipping.
Topic:
eBay Workshop: Just released! Using the New Seller Dashboard to Maximize your eBay Benefits
Host: eBay staff
Date: Thursday 06/05
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: eBay sellers who have received at least 10 Detailed Seller Ratings (DSRs) within the last 12 months now have access to their own, free
personalized Seller Dashboard. This valuable resource allows each seller to actively monitor how selling performance translates to status with numerous eBay
programs, incentives, and penalties. Sellers can see where they stand with the PowerSeller program, PowerSeller fee discounts, search standing (visibility in
Best Match sorting), DSRs, policy compliance, buyer satisfaction rating, and account status (billing). Join this workshop to understand the new Seller
Dashboard, and how it can help you maximize your benefits and selling effectiveness on eBay.
Topic:
Member Workshop: Use International Research to Maximize your Sales. Discover new markets and cash in on the New UK Listing Option!
Host: terapeak
Date: Friday 06/06
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: eBay's recent addition of an option to include your listings on the UK site for pennies means that you can now advertise your sales to an
entire new market! This month, learn to make the most of your listings by using Terapeak's UK research. Understand this new market quickly and easily using
Terapeak's market research. Join Denise from Terapeak to review how market research can take the guess work out of your auction listings and find you new and
unique UK niche markets!
Topic:
Member Workshop: Marketing That Sells™! 5 Powerful Ways to Market Your Niche Business Today!
Host: whatdoisell
Date: Monday 06/09
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: When most people think of marketing their niche business, they think about “getting the word out”. But simply getting the word out
about your business is not a guarantee of more sales. Please join Lisa Suttora, Founder/CEO of eBay Certified Provider WhatDoISell.com as she outlines 5
powerful marketing techniques that will raise the visibility of your niche business AND generate more sales!
Topic:
Member Workshop: 10 Most Frequently Missed Business Deductions
Host: dkennedycpa
Date: Wednesday 06/11
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: If you’ve started a new eBay business this year, this is one workshop you won’t want to miss. Most new business owners are so busy
setting up his or her new business that deductions gets missed. Please join best selling-author and CPA Diane Kennedy to learn about the 10 items that most
people forget, helping to ensure you get the most deductions possible.
Topic:
Member Workshop: What is a Drop Ship Fee, and How does it Relate to your Shipping and Handling Fee?
Host: worldwidebrandsinc
Date: Thursday 06/12
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: Working with wholesale drop shippers is one of the most popular product sourcing methods around. It’s an easy entry-point into eBay
selling, but it also presents some unique challenges. Join product sourcing expert Colette Marshall, of WorldwideBrands.com, as she explains one of the
biggest challenges – the dreaded ‘drop ship fee’ – and presents techniques for overcoming it. This instructive workshop will teach you the best way to use
drop shipping in your own eBay business.
Topic:
Member Workshop: Make Repeat Customers out of One-Time Buyers
Host: hostedsupport
Date: Tuesday 06/24
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: In this workshop, Jerad Schempp, COO of Certified Solution Provider Hosted Support will provide pointers for how you can keep buyers "on
the hook" to generate repeat purchases.
Topic:
Member Workshop: How to Increase Your Best Match Advantage through Niche Selling
Host: whatdoisell
Date: Tuesday 04/15
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: Selling in a niche has always been the best way to secure a profitable place in the eBay Marketplace. And with the introduction of Best
Match, niche selling has become even more important! In this workshop, Lisa Suttora, Founder/CEO of WhatDoISell.com, an eBay Certified Provider will discuss
how specializing in a niche can give your listings the Best Match advantage. You'll also learn some new strategies that will get you on the path to finding
YOUR own profitable niche to sell in.
Topic:
Member Workshop: Cost of Goods and Inventory – how these affect your eBay business
Host: keepmore/sagefire
Date: Wednesday 04/16
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: Please join Phyllis Wischer, Business Success Coach at SageFire, Inc., Certified Provider of KeepMore.net, for a thorough discussion of
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) and Inventory; and how recording and tracking these affect your eBay business. Are eBay Fees, PayPal Fees and shipping costs to
the buyer considered COGS? Please join us as we discuss this and many other important issues surrounding Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory.
Topic:
eBay Workshop: Hot Topics at Community.WorldofGood.com
Host: eBay Staff
Date: Monday 04/28
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: The boards are buzzing on http://Community.WorldofGood.com as members gather to discuss how everyday choices impact people and the
planet. Join us to learn more about this exciting new community and catch up on the latest topics for social change, including Fair Trade, reducing the use
of plastic bags when shopping, ethically-sourced beauty products, and the little ways we can reduce our ecological footprint. Share your thoughts on these
topics and learn more about how to join the conversation.
Topic:
Member Workshop: TBD
Host: TBD
Date: TBD
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: TBD
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eBay Workshop: TBD
Host: eBay Staff
Date: Tuesday 12/18
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: TBD
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Member Workshop: TBD
Host: TBD
Date: Wednesday 12/19
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: TBD
Topic:
eBay Workshop: TBD
Host: eBay Staff
Date: Monday 12/17
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: TBD
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Member Workshop: TBD
Host: TBD
Date: TBD
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: TBD
Topic:
eBay Workshop: TBD
Host: PayPal and eBay Staff
Date: TBD
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: TBD
Topic:
Member Workshop: TBD
Host: TBD
Date: TBD
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Pacific time
Location: Workshop Board
Description: TBD
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