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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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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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)

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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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On the show today was the endless ball of energy, CJ.  A PowerSeller, eBay Education Specialist and Trading Assistant and owner of XOXmas – not to mention an amazing entrepreneur and phenomenal spirit.

She shared:

• What steps she took to become a PowerSeller
• What she said to her friends and family who wanted to put her into an institution when she told them she was going to sell full-time on eBay
• Her trick for getting through those hard, ‘scary’ entrepreneur days
• Tips on becoming a successful Education Specialist
• How to build your Trading Assistant Business
• The trait that made her successful in life
• Her advice that she would give to a beginner starting on eBay
• and Her phone number to call for eBay and business consulting

Websites we mentioned:

Her eBay Store XOXmas

Register for an eBay Store

Purchase the eBay Stores Success Video

eBay Live

Trading Assistant

Powerseller Program

eBay Education Specialist

CJ’s Education Specialist Page

Word of Mouth Marketing book by Andy Sernovitz

Napoleon Hill Motivation

Reviews and Guides

File Exchange

Blackthorne

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I can’t believe how much information Mike of PartyVegetable.net shared with us today!

He shared with us:

• How continuing education will play a part in your success
• The importance of giving back
• His very unusual and quite effective return policy
• First thing you should do as a seller
• Why Giving Back is so important

Website we discussed:

• PartyVegetable eBay Store
• Register for an eBay Store
• Zen Habit – Zen to Done
• Google Reader
• Skip McGrath’s Blog
• Terry Gibbs Blog
• Lynn Dralle’s Blog
• Auctionbytes
• Education Specialist Program
• MySpace
• Facebook
• Business Cards
• Party Vegetable’s Blog
• One
• Save Tibet
• I Give
• Blackthorne
• Terapeak
• Endicia
• OneSource
• Profit Builder
• Ipods
• eBay Radio
• Startup Nation

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Carol Hearn, owner of Wandering Creek Antiques returned to OSI again today to share MORE of her valuable information.

• Today she shared:
• Her tips for finding the ‘deals’ at garage and estate sales
• Recommendations on how to learn what is a deal
• Tricks to getting those hard-to-move items to sell
• and much more…

Websites she mentioned:

• Wandering Creek Antiques eBay Store
• Register for an eBay Store
• Purchase the eBay Stores Success Video
• Replacements

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Carol Hearn, owner of Wandering Creek Antiques was on OSI today.  She shared SO much wonderful information that we have twisted her arm to come back soon and share even more!  Today she shared:

• Why she left the brick & mortar world and moved onto eBay
• What you need to consider when you are thinking of starting an online business
• The PowerSeller secret she uses on insurance
• The steps you take to go from a basic eBay Store to a completely personalized, beautiful eBay Store experience
• how to determine what goes in an auction and what goes into your Store inventory
• Where to get antique inventory
• What item she bought that brought her an insane 2800% increase over the initial purchase price

Websites she mentioned:

• Wandering Creek Antiques eBay Store
• Register for an eBay Store
• Purchase the eBay Stores Success Video
• Turbo Lister
• Auctiva
• Selling Manager Pro
• AuctionSage
• Endicia
• DSI Insurance
• U-Pic Insurance
• elance
• Somersault Media
• Mpire free research tool
• Terapeak free research tool

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Well loved and well groomed

Award Winning eBay Store owner Karla Addington-Smith showed us today what makes A Fortunate Dog such a success.

What a wonderful interview full of tips and truths and tales (and tails!).

She shared:

• how she transitioned from the ‘real world’ to eBay
• how to she increased her retention rates by 10%
• her time management success tips
• how to deal with negative feedback
• steps to take to have an award-winning Store
• what you need to ask a Store Designer
• her favorite eBay tools
• her brilliant way of using subtitles
• the customer service tips that make her successful
• marketing tips for winning the Best in Stores award

Websites she mentioned:

A Fortunate Dog

Register for an eBay Store

eBay Stores Success Video

PixClinic

MarketWorks

ShipWorks

PeriodPaper

GrapevineHill

FrenchyBee

Beachcombers Bazaar

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Mark Fitzgerald, Managing Partner of Grapevinehill was on the show today sharing his success tips.  This man is a true genius, and we were very honored to have him on the show…Award-winning eBay store, successful online e-commerce business, written up in more magazines and newspapers than I can read – WOW!

GrapevineHill is one of the most successful eBay businesses as well as having an amazing, wide-spread online e-commerce presence.  In 2005, Grapevine Hill shipped nearly a quarter of a million pairs of shoes – I can’t imagine how many they have now shipped since I found out about them – LOL!

Mark shared:

• His growth strategies for success
• one of his first big breaks was agreeing to something – yet he had no idea what the person was talking about
• why asking ‘do you know who is selling your product on eBay?’ landed him one of his best sources
• how to focus on solutions, not the issues/problems
• what steps they took to grow to the size they are in just 5 years
• some very wise advice for all eBayers looking to succeed

Website he mentioned:

GrapevineHill eBay Store

Register for an eBay Store

Terapeak (30 day free trial)

Hammertap

Channel Advisor

Business American Express

Reviews and Guides

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