The rules of marketplaces: Amazon and eBay

Julia Priddle

One fast and cost-effective way to diversify your sales channels is by embracing online marketplaces, such as eBay or Amazon. With a huge existing customer base, these online giants are the logical place for retailers to start selling on marketplaces.

Pros and cons of selling through online market places

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There are now swathes of online market places to choose from when it comes to selling your product or service through a third party site such as eBay and Amazon.

Google Shopping: Preparing for the shake-up

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It seems to have gone largely unnoticed in the UK, but Google recently announced that it is pulling the plug on its free Google Product Search in the coming months. In its place will be Google Shopping, a paid product advert service.

Amazon: Are your products easily found?

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Amazon holds very high expectations for the retailers it approves to sell on its marketplace; its goal is to put its customers first in order to create the highest quality shopping experience available on the internet today.

Free eBook to boost your eBay sales

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eCommerce software solutions provider ChannelAdvisor is offering free eBooks for eBayers who want to put a rocket up there sales performance.

Furniture sales rise after comparison site deal

FURNITURE and home accessories retailer Our World of Interiors is using ChannelAdvisor’s Comparison Shopping Engine (CSE) to boost its online sales.

Take advantage of e-commerce trends in 2012

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E-Commerce will continue to dominate in 2012, according to figures from Forrester that show European e-commerce will grow at a rate of 10% per annum for the next five years.