Workshop Calendar

Topic:  Member Workshop: What to sell? Research can help!
Host:    terapeak
Date:    Friday 05/02
Time:   11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific time

Description:   Join Denise from Terapeak Marketplace Research to look at how research can help you find new items to sell on eBay. Using Terapeak’s new Hot Product finders,you’ll learn how to determine hot sellers in the marketplace, find niche markets, and increase your sales on eBay.

Topic: eBay Workshop: Trusted Selling with Identity Confirmation
Host:    eBay Staff
Date:    Tuesday 05/06
Time:   10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Pacific time

Description:    eBay recently announced a new safety initiative called Trusted Selling with Identity Confirmation that will help to protect members from unauthorized listings in that seller's name. Find out more about the enhanced safety benefits of Identity Confirmation and how to make it easier to confirm your identity if you are prompted to do so. John Canfield will be available during this workshop to explain the security benefits of the initiative and provide tips and advice for all sellers.

Topic:  eBay Workshop: New International Site Visibility listing upgrade and other ways to reach International Buyers
Host:    eBay Staff
Date:    Wednesday 05/07
Time:   10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Pacific time

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:  Member Workshop: How to Find Your Place in the Market: Niche Markets for eBay Sellers
Host:    worldwidebrandsinc
Date:    Thursday 05/08
Time:   12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m Pacific time

Description:   There are millions of products you can sell very successfully on eBay. You can either try to compete with the superstores of the world by selling mainstream products, OR you can find a smaller, more select group of customers to cater to. Colette Marshall from WorldwideBrands.com explains why you can do better with products that you won’t find on any superstore shelves, and shares how to source products for the niche market that’s right for your eBay business.

Topic:  Member Workshop: Turning Unhappy Customers into Loyal Buyers
Host:    hostedsupport
Date:    Tuesday 05/13
Time:   1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pacific time

Description:   In this workshop, Jerad Schempp, COO of Certified Solution Provider HostedSupport will provide a process for turning unhappy customers into loyal, long-term buyers!

Topic:  Member Workshop: Tax Tips for the Family eBay Business
Host:    dkennedycpa
Date:    Wednesday 05/14
Time:   10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Pacific time

Description:    One of the biggest benefits to building an eBay business is that it's something you can together as a family. Learn how to take all the tax write-offs you can with your family business from Diane Kennedy, CPA.

Topic:   eBay Workshop: Understanding safer payment requirements and eBay item holds
Host:  PayPal and eBay Staff
Date:   Thursday 05/15
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pacific time (TBD)

Description: Join eBay and PayPal staffers to learn more about the goals of safer payments and eBay item holds. Learn how to avoid having your funds held and what to do if your funds are held to release them as quickly as possible. We will also answer your questions about how holds work, what happens to your funds while they are being held, interest payments, shipping confirmation, communication and dispute resolution.

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

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: A good foundation – the basis for any eBay business
Host:    keepmore/sagefire
Date:    Wednesday 05/21
Time:   12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Pacific time

Description:   Please join Phyllis Wischer, Business Success Coach for SageFire, Inc., Certified Solution Provider and creator of KeepMore.net, as she outlines what steps you might want to take before starting your own eBay business; or, moving you eBay hobby to an eBay business. These steps will help you build the basis of a good foundation for your eBay business. If you have already started your business, you may want to participate in the workshop to determine if you still have steps to take to be sure you have followed sound business practices in building your business.

Topic:   eBay Workshop: To Be Announced
Host:    eBay Staff
Date:    Tuesday 05/27
Time:   11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific time

Description:   To Be Announced