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More Moola debuts

Hi

Our friends in the southern Gulf Coast area of the US are still in our prayers as they potentially prepare for yet another tropical storm series.  For our friends in Florida as well as the eastern part of the entire US, our thoughts and prayers will be with you as you prepare for the next 3 storms that have already been named topical storms and are expected to become hurricanes.

 

DSCN1449As many of you know I went through Hurricane Andrew and participated in the relief efforts for the anxious months afterwards.  The people of New Orleans became very near and dear to my heart after a trip down there with Habitat 4 Humanity to rebuild houses.  (You can see more of these photos at Flickr – .)

I was looking at the photos of the house we worked on last time I was down there and I couldn’t stop thinking about ‘will the nails I pounded in withstand these storms?’  I just heard from the people I know down there and they have returned to downtown New Orleans to reopen the hotel they run.  Although many are coming back to building and water damage, no power or running water and other disruptions, they are at peace that that is all that has occurred and they thank you for your thoughts, prayers and donations. 

 

I hope it goes without saying that if you are buyer on the receiving end of something you have purchased from that area of the US that your patience level will kick into high gear with understanding of the situation.

 

If you are so inclined, please donate to help the urgent need of the Red Cross as they create safe places for people who are displaced with Gustav as well as the upcoming storms:

 

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You can text on your phone the word ‘GIVE’ to 24357 - this will donate $5 and the $5 charge will be placed on your cell bill.  (this was so easy to do - love that they have set this up).

You can also donate larger amounts easily online - http://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ntld_main

 

 

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And if you would like to help with the rebuilding phase for these areas, please consider donating to Habitat For Humanity:

 

Building Assessment for Hurricane Gustav - https://www.habitat.org/cd/giving/donate.aspx?link=160

 

 

Thank you in advance.

blessings,

j

 

In today’s newsletter:

  • New Column – More Moola with – “we can’t get you the milk for free, but we can come close”
  • Etsy - using this new sales channel in your business
  • New eBay Fee changes
  • The ‘interesting’ phenomenon
  • eBay announcements - bulk updates

 

I hope that you had a relaxing weekend…Labor Day was created in honor of the hard working people and their contributions to society - so nice job!  You deserve it.

Kind of humorous to be an entrepreneur when these type of holidays come along.  We don’t really remember typical holidays as there aren’t traditional days off in our world.  But we do have the luxury of creating our own holidays…’my brain cells are dead day’, ’stupid customer email day’ (Cindy wins this one I think - you’ll have to ask her the story), ‘computer friendship day’, ‘take your friend to work day’ (so they’ll stop asking you when you are getting a ‘real job’ and realize how hard you really work), ‘if Janelle gives me one more piece of homework I’ll scream day’, and my favorite that I’ll soon be taking off, ‘Football season opener day’.   It’s awesome being an entrepreneur.  Go Niners!

Share the Success with friends – forward this newsletter onto them or let them know they can get their own copy at www.TheBusinessSuccessKit.com

Remember, you can read previous Success newsletters in the OSI Rock Star newsletter archives at http://osirockstars.com/?cat=5

For spur of the moment info, ideas, reminders or anything else I feel like Twittering about, follow us at http://twitter.com/osirockstars

And of course if you are part of the Triiibe - you can find me at http://www.triiibes.com/friends/JanelleElms 

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New Column – More Moola with Matty – “we can’t get you the milk for free, but we can come close”

 

Hi,

I’m Matty the More Moola Cow – very nice to meet you.

Janelle mentioned that some purse strings were being tightened around these parts aCownd asked if I could help with my More Moola ideas, tips and tricks.  Most of you don’t know this, but Janelle is an amazing deal shopper.  Last night she bought a total of $112 worth of groceries for $39.  She’s been known to do the most incredible deals online too having once got a $1200 Dell computer for $250 as well as a huge list of free and almost free things including business supplies, computer hardware, health & beauty products, and even furniture.  Heck, the light fixture in her entrance way that everyone oohs and aahhs over, was a $4000 custom imported light from Italy, and she paid $175 for it.  Brilliant girl learned it all from me, Matty!

So in the coming newsletters I will be bringing you MM Deals (More Moola deals) and MM Ideas to help save you money and make More Moola too!  Here are a few to get you started:

 

Online selling MM tip:

 

MM Coupons & Deals:

  • $5 off a $30 purchase at Windmill Trading (electronics, laptops, printers, cameras, etc) – details at http://www.windmilltrading.com/ - exp 9/9/08
  • $100 off a lifetime membership at WorldWide Brands – Check it out at Worldwide Brands – exp 9/9/08
  • Over 150 antiques on sale at Grandpas Trading Company – good jump on those holiday presents!
  • Beauty products on sale at Belas Boutique – brand name products at incredible prices!  (oooh, stocking stuffers)

 

Well that should keep you busy saving Moola and making More Moola for a few days.  I’ll see you soon with many MM ideas, tips and deals.

Xoxo,

Matty

 

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Etsy - using this new sales channel in your business

Do you do:

 

  • Photography
  • Jewelry
  • Clothing
  • Create music
  • Paint
  • Make candles
  • Soap
  • Furniture
  • Wedding favors
  • Bake cookies (for humans or pets)
  • or anything else that is handmade?

Etsy banner for ejunkieLearn how to add another powerful sales channel to your business with Etsy.

 

In this class you will learn not only how fun it is to be a buyer, but more importantly what those buyers are looking for. We will show you how to set up an account, list an item, understand fees and do marketing on Etsy.

 

We just finished putting up this latest class at the OSI Success Library.  You can download it instantly at: http://www.e-junkie.com/osisuccesslibra/tag/7770/tag.php#Etsy

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New eBay Fee changes

 

Yesterday - Motors changes started - can you say FREE listings?

In Two Weeks - fixed price changes go into effect - do you know which type of listing your products should be for the biggest profits?

In less than a month - free shipping promotion starts - eBay is giving sellers up to 40% back off their fees, do you know how to get yours?

 

Feechange1 cdDo you know how to take full advantage of these opportunities for your business?  The recent 3 hour eBay Fee & Site change training is now available for immediate download at:

The 3-part series can be found at www.osiSuccessLibrary.com/download  

 

and if you would like a hard copy for your library, final orders are being taken for the pre-order cd at:

http://www.janelleelms.com/ebay-success-tools/q3fees/newsletter.html

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The ‘interesting’ phenomenon

 

If your message isn’t strong enough to turn some people off… it’ll never be strong enough to turn even more people on.

- Received via Twitter

 

 

I received two very telling emails this last week from a newsletter I had just sent out.  One said:

 

‘thank you so much for the information in your newsletter.  It has saved me so much time and quite a bit of money in building my business.  I am not yet a Rock Star but hope to join soon as that is one of my goals.’

 

This person is Choosing Success.  They may not be a Rock Star yet, but they are in my book because of their attitude.  I checked their eBay Store and they have instituted many of the tips we have provided in the Success Newsletter.  Their listings have many of the details we have been teaching in the newsletter and I am sure they are seeing sales where others are not.

 

They may not be in a financial position at this point to purchase other products that OSI has created (their email continued to include personal financial information), but they are working hard towards their dreams and making them a reality by using the tools available to them now.

 

Later that same day I received this email based upon the same newsletter I had just sent out:

 

‘thanks for sending out this information but I can’t afford this.  I can’t do this on my income.  Ebay keeps making changes and I can’t do it.  It is hard for me financially right now so I am thinking of just giving up.  What do you think?’

 

Well, I think…

If you think you can’t, you can’t…

If you think you can, you can.

 

I don’t mean to oversimplify this situation, but it truly does come down to just that.  Two people, similar financial situation, one is choosing success and one is choosing that they can’t do it.  And guess what, both people will make those statements a reality.

 

Incredible how people’s attitudes make all the difference in the world…speaking of…

 

I had this amazing thing happen that I couldn’t wait to share with you.  One of my friends knew I was about to go out for the evening and she said, ‘pay close attention – I feel like something interesting is going to happen to you tonight.’  What a blessing that statement was.  MANY interesting things happened to me that night – one of them I am sure was the one she had the feeling about.  But because I was paying attention, every person I met, every conversation I had, every event that was attended was done from the thought of ‘ooh, is this where the interesting thing happens?’  And it did, every time.  How inspiring to be surrounded by people who express encouragement, support, excitement, adventure, passion, success, and motivation into my life every day.  It is an amazing place to live – and it is an incredible place to grow a business from.

 

So who is around you?  What words and thoughts do they speak into your life?  Do they help you think and grow and experience and believe?  What are you paying attention to?  What are you surrounding yourself with?  What words are you choosing to speak about your future reality?  Any business success book worth its weight will teach you how powerful your words are as well as those you surround yourself with.  You will start to mimic those people, think like those people, grow like those people, and believe like those people.  Unfortunately for some this is a very unhealthy process because of what they are surrounded by…for others it will help create a wildly successful life filled with adventure and hope and dreams.

 

My background used to include negative people.  People who told me I could never be anything.  People who told me to give up.  People who told me I couldn’t do it.  People who doubted me.  And I believed them and started to give up on what was in my heart – what I knew I could accomplish in this world.  I bought into their own ‘belief system’ about something they knew nothing about – ME.  Slowly over time I replaced those people with the incredible people who surround me today.  People who love, support, encourage, excite, and sustain the passion I have for what I do.  People who remind me that I can do this.  People who believe in my dream.  People who help guide me into making that a reality. Wow.  I am very blessed.

 

A couple of years ago I made the decision to share those blessings by opening the Online Success Institute where other success-minded people could share in the network I had built of incredible speakers.  This is where the Success Newsletter and OSI weekly classes come from – which are open for anyone to read/attend.  From that evolved the OSI Rock Stars which is the private membership group comprised of people who I want surrounding me and visa versa.  When developing OSI Rock Stars I envisioned a place unlike anything else on the internet.  Where success-minded entrepreneurs could go to not only learn everything they needed to be successful – that would be the easiest part as I had an amazing network of brilliant success gurus in my contact list…but also a place where they could find support without belittlement of their ideas, encouragement without the typical ego statement of ‘I am not sharing my secrets’, growth without coddling, and even a safe place to go when the day (or fee change, customer, computer problems, etc) wasn’t quite going the way they hoped without the typical mob downward negative spiral of people jumping on that same thought.  Instead they would raise each other up when needed and with their multiple talents would collectively & exponentially grow from having dreams turn into a reality of a successful business.  OSI Rock Stars became one of my passions – well, truthfully, the people of Rock Stars have become my passion.  I believe in their dreams as much, if not sometimes more, than they do.  I stay up half the night helping them work out a business plan that isn’t going quite right.  I drop everything I am currently working on to call in my contacts to help someone who’s inventory didn’t arrive in time for shipment.  I monitor their competition and let them know about updates.  I email them with pr opportunities that come my way.  I watch their websites and congratulate them on the new design.  I am SO proud of them – everyplace I go I brag about their successes – small or large, doesn’t matter…  My passion and ability to work this hard comes from the fact that they are constantly choosing success.

 

I even watch for signs of ‘wolves’ infiltrating my Rock Stars world.  As I mentioned, OSI Rock Stars is a private membership group.  I am very protective of those who choose Success and I am very protective of their dreams.  Just because you pay your monthly dues does not mean you get to be a Rock Star.    I know that is how it works with most sites…all they care about is that you pay your money, and then what you do with the information is your deal.  But not at OSI Rock Stars.  I believe in you, the other Rock Stars believe in you – and we won’t let you coast through life nor your dreams.  We want you to be everything you can be.  Everything you know you can be. 

Have I removed people from the site?  Definitely.  OSI Rock Stars is my dream.  It is also the site of people who have dreams I believe in, hopes that will be encouraged.  And I will passionately protect that right to Choose Success and keep them surrounded by others who share that dream of Success.

 

As one Rock Star said to a new member…”welcome to our family”.  It’s very true.  OSI Rock Stars is unlike anything else out there.  And I am very protective and very proud of our family.

 

A special thank you to my friend for surrounding me with that unique message before I headed out for the evening.  Everything became ‘interesting’ because you had reminded me to be aware of that possibility.

 

What are your possibilities?  Who is encouraging you to make those a reality?

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eBay Announcements - http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200808.shtml#2008-08-29150606

 

eBay just released this info, yeah:

 

Hi everyone…As previously announced, sellers now need to specify a domestic shipping price on all their listings so that buyers know what the item’s total cost will be.

To help sellers add this information to multiple listings at once, we’ve added new functionality which is now available in Selling Manager and Turbo Lister. Learn more by visiting our Frequently Asked Questions. http://pages.ebay.com/sell/August2008Update/OtherFAQ/#6  

 

Sincerely,

 

Kristina Klausen

Senior Director, Shipping

 

Profitable Blogging

 

blessings,
j

Do you Twitter?

In this newsletter:

 

  • Amazon CD’s on their way…
  • eBay Fee Change – I cannot believe the interest in this class
  • New Classes coming up this week – Flip with Cindy & Dany, and Twitter 101
  • Free Flip Video Class with Cindy & Dany – Last day to get registered

 

Short newsletter today – got to finish the cool Twitter class we are having tomorrow at 2pm pst/5pm est – going to be so much fun! (see below for registration info).

 

Share the Success with friends – forward this newsletter onto them or let them know they can get their own copy at www.TheBusinessSuccessKit.com

Remember, you can read previous Success newsletters in the OSI Rock Star newsletter archives at http://osirockstars.com/?cat=5

For spur of the moment info, ideas, reminders or anything else I feel like Twittering about, follow us at http://twitter.com/osirockstars

And of course if you are part of the Triiibe - you can find me at http://www.triiibes.com/friends/JanelleElms 

 

Choose Success today

Amazon CD’s on their way…

The Amazon 101 CDs have come and are now gone.  LOL – the Post Office just shakes their heads and laughs when they see me coming.  They so love the days when we get our orders in.  There are more in the car too! 

 

Amazon cd shipment

 

If you already ordered yours – watch your mailbox!!  If you haven’t yet, is your competitor’s order in this picture?  Are they going to beat you to this sales channel this holiday season?  Just saying.

Due to the insane popularity of this CD I have another order I am placing today – head over to www.SuccessWithCindy.com/amazon to make sure your Amazon CD is on it’s way to you asap.

PS – the fabulous graphics on the car?  The Sticker Boys (or Bryan and ‘the guy with the skirt on’ at Live) at Flightline Fabrications make them.  You can order a personalized set for your car too!  (Can’t tell you how many people stop me constantly and ask me about ‘what is OSI Rock Stars’…has been one of my best ‘word of mouth’ opportunities in my business.)  Just shoot them an email – tell them what you want it to say, and they’ll get right back to you with a quote!

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eBay Fee Change – I am very worried

 

Excellent & very helpful.  Janelle always tells you what you need to know with ease.  I had searched around on eBay looking for answers, but Janelle is so thorough.  It’s so much better to get her perspective.  Thank you!  I’m looking forward to the next webinars.

 

Corrie

www.quilttaffy.com

 

Looks like the Post Office will be fussing again soon as the eBay & Fee Site Change CD is also flying off the ‘shelves’ (hard to really have it on the shelf when it’s a pre-order, but you know what I mean.)  I am glad that you understand how important it is to know about these changes. 

 

I was truly surprised today when I talked to almost a dozen different people I know who sell on eBay and they either didn’t know about the changes, or said they would get around to learning about them sooner or later.  Eeks!  Reminded me a bit of how the political process is viewed in our country by some…oh, I don’t really need to know when the election is or take the time to vote – the country will go on whether I do or not.  In the past with eBay that has been the truth – although you have obviously been taking a huge chunk out of how much your profits could be.  But with these changes, if you don’t proactively do certain steps that eBay is making policy your ability to list will be stopped. STOPPED. Can you imagine waking up the day after the election and being stopped from leaving your house by the police?  Oh, sorry Miss Elms…we are deporting you because you didn’t make your choice by voting in yesterday’s election.  Ok, a tad extreme…but might make a good Sci-Fi movie idea (are you listening Rob) – and hopefully makes my point about how important these recent changes are.

This is a “must listen” series for anyone serious about their business.  Janelle is great with getting all the information out to us and explaining it in a way we can understand.  The checklists and timelines are wonderful!
Thanks, Janelle!
Judy -
www.jjm-marketing.com

Did you know…

·        There are certain words that you are currently using in your listings that could get your listings stopped by eBay – you certainly don’t want that happening during holiday season.

·        There is a way to DOUBLE your PowerSeller discounts (up to 40% off your FVF)?

·        There are now required boxes that have to be marked/filled out if you are listing on eBay?

·        There is now a category where you can list for 5 cents and a category where you can list for free?

Oh, there’s a bunch more surprises, but again – I am worried that people feel that they can just let these changes happen behind the scenes and not do any adjustments to their businesses.  Not this time.  This time if you don’t make the required changes you could potentially have your ability to list stopped – eeks!

           

Do you want to know…

  • How to reduce your fees?

  • How you can get eBay to pay YOU to sell on eBay?

  • What changes you need to make so eBay doesn’t stop your listings?

  • What format you should list in for the highest profits?

  • How to list in eBay Motors for free?

Do you want an easy calendar/checklist to help you organize all of this?
Pre-order your CD today!

   

Based upon your requests for various forms of Success Education, we have put together our 3 most popular versions of this class:

      

Digital Downloads

  • Get the classes NOW - no waiting

  • Work on them over the long weekend - get a jump on your competition and the holidays

  • EASY to download and you can watch them over and over again!

$49.97

Pre-order the CD

  • Will arrive right before the major changes take place - perfect timing to take advantage of these changes

  • Hard copy - easy to use and you can use it on multiple computers

  • Includes BONUS Calendar, Checklist and Shipping Maximums printout - makes it easy to organize your world

$97 - $49.97

More…

Success Bundle

You get…

  • All 3 Digital Downloads ($49.97)

  • The eBay Fee & Site Change Q3 CD ($49.97)

  • AND the original “Profiting from the eBay Fee & Site Change CD” - over 9 hours of content on DSRs, feedback, fees & more! ($179)

  • Over 12 hours of information on increasing your profits by understanding the new changes

  • 4 CD’s for your Education library and mobile office (or other employees!)

  • 3 Digital Downloads to access the information instantly and watch whenever you want.

$325.97 - $179

More…

  

This week’s classes

 

 

New Classes for this week…

 

Hey…get registered ASAP for this week’s classes. All OSI Live classes are fr-ee to attend and instructions are included during the registration process for both the podcasts and the webinars. Remember, you can either ask a question for our special guest or simply put “I Choose Success” in the question box.

 

 

8/25/08, Monday at Noon pst/3pm est - 2 hour eBay Fee Change Training (RS Exclusive Pass Class) - Join us to learn about the new eBay fee changes including fixed priced, payment options, shipping and more. Find out how they will affect you and how you can profit from them!

Download the classes at http://www.e-junkie.com/osisuccesslibra/tag/7571/tag.php#eBay+Fees   

 

 

8/26/08, Tuesday at Noon pst/3pm est - Affiliate Marketing (RS Exclusive Pass Class) - This months training will be a continuation on affiliate training - including marketing and tips for promotions.

View this class at www.osiRockStars.com

 

8/27/08, Wednesday at Noon pst/3pm est - Success With Cindy - Guest Emma Falkner, from Vzaar -

Why Video Week?
Because Videos:
1) increase your sales
2) build trust and confidence
3) are quick and easy to use
4) with today’s technology videos require no technical expertise
5) with vzaar you can upload from your computer or mobile
6) vzaar is free to use

What is vzaar?
vzaar is an accredited eBay developer and approved video supplier for eBay sellers and the host of thousands of videos for thousands of eBay sellers. Built by eBay users for eBay users, vzaar enhances the eBay experience for both buyers and sellers. vzaar is a free service for casual sellers, with premium features available for more frequent users and PowerSellers.

Emma is joining us online all the way from the UK. I hope you’ll be there too.

 

Learn more about Vzaar at http://vzaar.com/

View this class at www.osiRockStars.com

 

8/28/08, Thursday at Noon pst/3pm est - Flip Video Training - To continue Video week, don’t forget the exclusive Flip video training on Thursday at noon. If you purchased a Flip Camera through OSI or you purchased directly from Cindy at CloverCity you are invited to join us for the tips and techniques to improve your videos.

 

8/28/08, Thursday at 2pm pst/5pm est - Twitter and the elusive attention span of our Buyers

Learn more about this powerful marketing tool including:
If YOU should use it
HOW you should use it
Step-by-step instructions on the tool
and of course you will receive some ‘Janelle tricks up her sleeve’ on making it fun and easy to use.

Save your spot on this class at www.AskAboutTools.com

 

 

Coming Up:

9/2 - Etsy - selling your arts, crafts, photography and all things handmade - RS Exclusive Pass Class

9/4 - Subtitle Training - RS Exclusive Pass Class

9/9 - Extreme Profitable Blogging with THE blogging expert Dany Byrne - if you have purchased the Blogging CD set, you have received a link to this amazing class

9/10-15 - Holiday Series classes - RS Exclusive Pass Class

 

Choose Success today

 

FREE CLASS FOR Anyone Who Purchased a Flip Video Camera from CloverCity


Just got this from THE Cindy Shebley - woohoo…I own one and I can’t wait for this class - already signed up.  I use my flip for EVERYTHING!  (we are even using it to record interviews with my neighbors to help sell my house!!).  Here’s the email from Cindy…

(for my customers only, doesn’t count if you purchased elsewhere)

Get To Know Your Flip is a class (seating limited) to help all my Flip customers who want to produce the best quality video from their cameras.

If you purchased a Flip Camera you are invited to this Free Webinar on August 28th at Noon. Here’s the deal, the seats are very limited so sign-up quickly. It’s a first come, first serve webinar. This class is going to fill up fast.

To register for the online class send me an email. You can do this through the eBay message system or type in cindy@clovercity.com with the subject line: Sign-Up For Flip Webinar.

Remember when the class is full - we close the doors on this free offering.

During the webinar Dany Byrne from ghostleg media and I will cover:

  • How to get the best shots using a Flip Camera - lighting, the zoom feature, tripods, panning and more
  • Techniques I’ve discovered while using my Flip Camera
  • How to use the software that comes with the Flip
  • How to use the free Movie Maker Software that comes on all Window XP computers to splice short takes together
  • When you might want to upgrade to other video software and an overview of what Sony Movie Studio can do

Hope to see you in class! August 28th - Noon (pacific)

PS: You can still purchase a Flip Camera from me and get in on this class - click NOW to purchase http://www.clovercitysells.com/OSI_flip.htm

 

 

With huge blessings to your Success,

j

Flip video for eBay Live

 

eBay Fee and Site Changes - class released

In this newsletter:

  • eBay Fee Change – I am very worried
  • New Classes coming up this week – Vzaar – eBay certified video tool, Flip with Cindy & Dany, and Twitter 101
  • Free Flip Video Class with Cindy & Dany

 

To be successful, you must decide exactly what you want to accomplish, then resolve to pay the price to get it.
- Bunker Hunt

Hi

Guess what just arrived???!!!  The Amazon 101 CDs that you pre-ordered!!  They look fabulous…I am so excited at getting these out to Boxshot-amazonyou ASAP so you can start working on another sales channel for the holidays.  I will be up early tomorrow AM getting these to the post office for you – Watch your mailbox!

Didn’t order yours yet?  Due to the insane popularity of this CD I have another order I am placing tomorrow – head over to www.SuccessWithCindy.com/amazon to get in on this next order asap!

 

Check out our two famous Rock Stars – Terapeak and Jim & Barbara of Grandpas Trading Company – Victoria firm fills void for eBay sellershttp://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=94bc00c3-bda1-4b68-9c13-34fa994e0563&k=97787.  Nice job hopping on this pr opportunity Jim & Barbara.

 

Don’t forget…Sponsor “JanieRuth’s Rock the Ebay World Tour” Traveling Charity T-Shirt

Janieruth tshirtHere is the actual listing – OSI Rock Star T-shirt Signed Charity Ebayana Pins AHIF – I am in awe of just how much cool stuff is included in this listing!!  Pins, tshirt, bandanas, collectible eBay Live trading pins, autographs of some of our incredible Rock Stars and more!

To help out please:

  1. BID – bid grandly, bid often, bid now
  2. email this listing to others who may be interested in eBay Live memorabilia
  3. Post it on your blog, squidoo page, MySpace, Facebook, the bathroom stall at work (well what else are they going to read in there?)
  4. Did I mention bid?

You guys are so good about taking care of each others – it is truly amazing to watch.  We just received word of another PowerSeller who needs your help.  Marsha G. sells on eBay and just recently lost both of her grandchildren to a tragic accident.  I cannot even imagine what this family is going through right now.  She posted on the PowerSeller board for prayers.  Well the amazing eBayer Judi of Not2Bright did one step more…she started raising funds for the children’s burial so that they family won’t have to think about one more thing during this time.  Ever since I met Judi a few years ago at eBay Live she has always been more like an angel than a real human being – so very kind and thoughtful.  Here is the post about the donations as well as a place you can donate through PayPal for this money.  I send prayers out to this family, prayers out to all of the people who are questioning the family/police decisions – there but for the Grace of God go I, and I send prayers out to Judi who so rocks.  Check out the information and donate if you can.

http://powersellers-benevolence.blogspot.com/

Blessings,

j

 

Share the Success with friends – forward this newsletter onto them or let them know they can get their own copy at www.TheBusinessSuccessKit.com

Remember, you can read previous Success newsletters in the OSI Rock Star newsletter archives at http://osirockstars.com/?cat=5

For spur of the moment info, ideas, reminders or anything else I feel like Twittering about, follow us at http://twitter.com/osirockstars

And of course if you are part of the Triiibe - you can find me at http://www.triiibes.com/friends/JanelleElms 

 

Choose Success today

eBay Fee Change – I am very worried

Wow – we just completed the almost 3 hours of training on the new eBay Fee & Site Changes.  LOTS of information, but a great opportunity to update their businesses for many of our sellers with new listing types, description information, and holiday messaging!

Feechange1 cdI have to tell you honestly that I am very worried.  You guys are SO in the know, that of course you realize that eBay just made a huge announcement.  But there are SO many sellers out there that have no idea that eBay is changing some major areas of the site.  I was just talking to a friend of mine who sells cars on eBay.  He didn’t know that they had made MAJOR fee changes to his category, much less that there had been any changes at all.  Like did you know…

·        There are certain words that you are currently using in your listings that could get your listings stopped by eBay – you certainly don’t want that happening during holiday season.

·        There is a way to DOUBLE your PowerSeller discounts (up to 40% off your FVF)?

·        There are now required boxes that have to be marked/filled out if you are listing on eBay?

·        There is now a category where you can list for 5 cents and a category where you can list for free?

Oh, there’s a bunch more surprises, but again – I am worried that people feel that they can just let these changes happen behind the scenes and not do any adjustments to their businesses.  Not this time.  This time if you don’t make the required changes you could potentially have your ability to list stopped – eeks!

“Janelle takes the fee changes and puts them into a format that is easy to understand. She gives us a timeline of events to help us see the effective dates when these changes will take effect.
As always, Janelle not only speaks about the changes but helps us to understand why the changes are important and how to implement them into our businesses. We should now take the information and make it work FOR us to our best advantage.
We learn the similarities and/or differences of Amazon and eBay fees and listing options. After listening to Janelle’s class, seller’s should be able to make a much more informed decision on how they need to run their business to make the most profit even with the changes in fee structure.
Thank you Janelle for being the visionary you are and sharing your vision with us!”

Mary
Drei Katzen Media

Statistics:

·        31 and 23 – hours and minutes I spent on eBay webinars, the town hall, discussion boards, websites, on the phone with eBay employees getting this class ready so you wouldn’t have to do that

·        3 – number of keyboards I went through writing up the Presentation – no joke

·        34 – pages of notes I took in order to write up that presentation

·        16 – number of cans of Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper that were consumed

·        4 (at least) – the number of hours I spent bugging Cindy & Dany with questions

·        12 – total number of hours of sleep while doing this (I got a whopping 3 on Sunday night – woohoo!)

·        47 – the miles long that your nerves would be if stretched end to end – just put that one in to see if you were really reading – but that is how you will feel if you don’t know about these eBay Fee changes – one long nerve ending!

I stayed up most of last night editing/rendering the video so I could release it to those of you who couldn’t make it yesterday.  This information is TOO time sensitive to not get out to you asap.  We have also chosen to offer it in multiple formats - your choice:

           

Do you want to know…

  • How to reduce your fees?

  • How you can get eBay to pay YOU to sell on eBay?

  • What changes you need to make so