Andrew Dolbin-MacNab is a stay at home Dad who had one of those ‘why isn’t someone else doing this as it would make my life easier’ moments while taking care of his beautiful daughter Sylvia one sleepless night. You won’t want to miss his story about how he came up with this idea, and the process he has taken on launching his idea to the world. It is quite brilliant, very inspiring & educational. He shared:

• How he, literally, created his business with one hand
• What service he chose for digital downloads
• The marketing tools he is successfully using
• The steps that he took to build and grow his original idea
• How his new daughter Sylvia, helps him with the business
• His ideas for balancing his stay-at-home world with his entrepreneurial world
• What an elevator speech is
• How he gets through those ‘hard’ days
• What tools he has found that have created a successful site

Websites mentioned:

Baby Sleep Sound Website
Baby Sleep Sound eBay Store
Template Monster

i-Stock Photo
Happiest Baby on the Block - book
e-junkie
i-Contact
Baby Sleep Sound partners
Business Cards

Baby Sleep Sound tools

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What an amazing, information packed interview today with Jen Nold of 1PetsPalace. Her story of how the business was built is filled with the points of her Success. She shared:

• How a hobby turned into a business
• What previous experience that gave her the skills to be successful on eBay
• Balancing the family and the eBay business
• What it took to become a PowerSeller in 3 months
• How a VeRO notice sent her down the path to Success
• Where she locates her products
• Tips for new sellers
• The marketing tips she uses that creates a high return customer rate

Websites Mentioned:

Jen’s eBay Store - 1PetsPalace
Register for an eBay Store
Purchase the eBay Stores Success Video
Vero

Stephanie of Katiyana’s Collectibles

PixClinic

Allegro Accounting
Keep More
SCORE
Turbo Lister
Selling Manager Pro
Squidoo
MySpace

Business Cards
Time Cubes

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Marcia Cooper and partner Harvey Levine are eBay Buyers, Gold PowerSellers and Trading Assistants working together for 6 years. Their motto is “we practice what we preach!” as Powersellers with 100% Positive Feedback. Two of the first Education Specialists trained by eBay, they teach around the country in various colleges and organizations and have achieved one of the top five-star U.S. ratings as Education Specialists Trained by eBay and Certified eBay Business Consultant.

We’re going to talk about thinking out of the box when it comes to marketing, talk more about integrating the trading assistant program with your teaching, computer training and more.

Even if you are not an Education Specialist there will be plenty to learn. Topics include:

• How they tag team their trainings
• What they hand out in their classes
• Information that they give away during their classes
• What an elevator speech is and how you can use one
• How to handle a client who thinks their items are worth more than they are
• Marketing ideas that are genius
• Ways to get more students into your classes
• What they promote as ‘back of the room’ products
• Tips for working with non-profits
• What one trait that a successful ESP’er needs

Websites mentioned:

Success With Cindy
Clover City Newsletter
eBay Education Specialist Program
General Enterprises Website

Folders
General Enterprises About Me page

Publicity Insider
WS Radio

Cindy’s Affiliate Program

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Very powerful interview today with CEO and chairman of SBTV. Susan is a best-selling author, an attorney, a nationally recognized keynote speaker and an award winning small business journalist. Her career has taken her from television news to the Executive ranks of a Fortune 100 company. Susan shared that women are launching companies at twice the rate of men…yet only 3% of those companies are million dollar companies. She shared with us today how to change that including:

• Ways to stop self-sabotaging your business
• Who you should surround yourself with for success
• The four strategic keys to growing your business
• Why being popular won’t make you financially successful
• How to ‘let go to grow’
• Resources for increasing your business opportunities
• How your core values can help keep you on track

Websites mentioned:

Girl’s Guide to Building a Million Dollar Business - book
The Girls Guide to Power and Success

Daily Candy
SBTV
Fierce Conversations - book

Dancing Deer Baking Company
SBTV community
SBTV Blogs
Susan’s Blog

Make Mine a Million

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Darlene’s first year of selling on eBay netted her sales of over $260,000 – Find out how she did it, lessons learned and how she has grown.

Darlene shared:

• How she made that $260,000
• Why setting goals helped her achieve her Success
• The tool that got her into Google
• How she balances her family and her work
• Tips for new sellers

Websites mentioned:

Darlene’s eBay Store - Designer Rugs and More
Register for an eBay Store
Purchase the eBay Stores Success Video
Darlene’s eBay Education Specialist site
Selling Manager Pro

PayPal Click and Ship
Terapeak
ESP Donna Bond
Amex
MySpace
Squidoo

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Could you benefit from affordable access to a qualified attorney for all of life’s legal situations? Plans cover unlimited advice, Will preparation, consumer issues, contract review, real estate issues, false credit reports, letters and phone calls, traffic court, law suits in connection with work, IRS audits, and more. The monthly fee starts at $26.

I think this could be a great idea for TA contracts, NDA’s (non-disclosure agreements) for your contract/employed workers, information on setting up your business, etc.

Websites mentioned:

Pre-paid Legal services
Tipping Point - book
Rich Dad Poor Dad - book

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Brilliant interview in Cindy Shebley’s new series for eBay Education Specialists. Her guest this week was CJ of XOXmas - a PowerSeller, eBay Education Specialist, and Trading Assistant. Information she shared included:

• How being an eBay Education Specialist helped her with her Trading Assistant business
• What the differences are between being an eBay Education Specialist and a Trading Assistant
• Tips for writing a profitable esp bio
• Creative ideas for getting students into your classes
• Places to hold your classes
• Ideas on how to do your first class
• Why you should work towards your business certification
• Tips on dealing with those ‘high maintenance’ students
• Most important quality for an ESP

Websites mentioned:

Success With Cindy

Clover City Newsletter
eBay Education Specialist Program
CJ’s eBay Store - XOXmas
eBay Trading Assistant Program
Monopoly Games
Register for an eBay Stores
eBay Stores Success Video (1% Club)

Click Here to listen to this Rock Star Interview with CJ

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eBay PowerSeller Dixie Carroll of J. Marcel shoe store shared many steps to her success including:

• How Dad knows best
• Why she chose to sell shoes
• What really made her become a PowerSeller
• Truth about liquidators and middle-men
• The gift that brought tears to her eyes
• Why she initially wanted an eBay Store
• What her aha moment was
• Details about the process of designing her eBay Store
• What caused her sales to go up by 20%
• Her tip for researching designers
• And a great tip on acquiring inventory

Websites we mentioned:

• J. Marcel eBay Store
• Register for an eBay Store
• eBay Stores Success Video
• eBay Millionaire book
• eBay Store Design Tool
• Period Paper
• GrapevineHill
• Fortunate Dog
• PixClinic
• Channel Advisor
• PayPal click ‘n ship
• Endicia
• Dixie’s My Space page
• Business Cards
• WSA

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What an incredible interview with PowerSeller Lynn Kaufman of Dream Décor Jewelry and More. She has been on eBay for a year now and shared her triumphs, stories, and stumbling blocks in this incredible journey of an interview. Great for people just starting off on eBay as well as reminders for seasoned sellers.

Lynn shared:

• What surprised her the most about selling on eBay
• Scams to be aware of
• How she has changed in her first year of selling on eBay
• How to turn a negative into a positive
• Balancing a family and an online job
• What she would change and what she would do again
• Where she gets her inventory from

Websites mentioned:

Dream Decor Jewelry and More eBay Store

eBay Security Center

PayPal’s Security Center
eBay’s site map
Unofficial Guide to Selling on eBay book
Expand your Business Using eBay book (entrepreneur)
Mike Enos newsletterSkip McGrath newsletterAuctiva
Allegro Accounting
Keep More
eBay Education Specialist
 

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Phenomenal interview today with the Countess of Clutter, Sylvia McClintick.  I loved this interview because she shared:

• What 2 questions to ask about everything in front of you
• Are you a Visual or a Camouflage organizer
• How to effectively use 2 staging areas in your business
• How to have an Action Filing System
• What a ‘to do’ list really is
• Managing your eBay inventory
• How to deal with procrastination
• What you can buy at the dollar store to help you get organized
• What a watermelon is and why you don’t need it
• and my favorite tips that floored me during the interview (have already started implementing this one!)

I can’t wait to have her back on!  I already bought my Time Cubes and see thru filing folders!

Websites we mentioned:

• Sylvia’s Taming the Chaos Website
• Self-Assessment Test
• See Thru file folders
• Greeting Card filing folder
• Quickbooks
• e-Myth book
• Time Cubes
• Post It Notes
• Vertical File Folder
• 3 Small Steps to One Great Life – Organized Chaos book
• Book and Time Cubes
• Success Pack
• Free needs assessment
• Sylvia’s email address

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