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eBay charges several fees for listing on its marketplace: Insertion fee Final Value (FVF) fee Payment processing fee Listing upgrades Note:  Fees vary across eBay territories.  What may be free in one territory may not be free in another. Insertion fee The insertion fee is the fee to list an …

Search Engine Optimisation techniques divide into two types:  Black Hat and White Hat SEO. Black Hat SEO Black Hat SEO techniques try to trick search engines into thinking that a website is relevant for a particular search term by manipulating weakness in the search engine’s algorithm. One example of an …

Before you can start selling on eBay, you first need to set up an account.  There are two types of account: Private and business Private seller account To sign up for an eBay account, all you need is your email address. Before the account can be used for buying and …

Jamie Riddell has been at the forefront of Search Engine Optimisation for over 20 years and his latest venture is Escaping Gravity, a Global SEO agency for Challenger brands. SEO was one of the first things which got me excited about eCommerce, so it was great to discuss the latest …

Search Queries By looking for popular and trending keyword searches, you can establish market trends and popular products. There are some are free products that provide keyword volumes: Google trends. Show trending searches across the world. Google keyword planner provides search term volume for Google ads customers. Amazon search volume. …

Search engines perform a marvelous feat. Based on a text query, they produce a list of (usually) relevant results from the billions of pages on the World Wide Web. Moreover, they do this at lightning speed, with search results appearing as your type. Crawling and Indexing Search engines do not …

Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs) are web pages displayed to users when they search online using a search engine, such as Google. The user enters their search query, and the search engine then presents them with a Search Engine Results Page (SERP). Before optimising your website, you should understand how …

Whether you are selling your own label or branded products, you will need a business identity. While many online businesses, especially marketplace sellers, will trade under a generic name (e.g., XYZ trading), it is best to invest in developing a brand that identifies your business and helps build customer loyalty. …

Why Sell on eBay

eBay is one of the biggest online marketplaces in the world, with over 300 million users. Whilst it is not the market leader it once was, it is still a major eCommerce player. In this video, we look at why your business should have a presence on eBay. Benefits of …

SEO is an vital part of any effective online marketing strategy. Organic search results are more trusted by consumers and receive a lot more clicks than ads. Quality content that ranks well for important keywords will be a gift that keeps on giving, while advertising needs constant funding to send …

Electronic payment refers to the mechanism of paying for a product online via a debit/credit card or another electronic payment service. Amazingly, some companies still do not accept payment online, preferring phone or other payment methods. Taking online payment has the following advantages: Convenience for the consumer. Consumers can enter …

In our second online seminar with BQool we look at repricing best practise. Repricing is the practise of dynamically changing prices to order to maximise Buy Box percentage. Sellers can alter prices manually but unless you have a very small number of product it is best to automate the process. …