Using Twitter to Promote Your eBay Listings

I'm loving Twitter and really enjoying connecting with my readers and friends online. (Follow me @MarshaCollier). Twitter can be a very powerful sales tool - when used appropriately. Watch this one minute video with Kat Simpson @katskloset for a couple of ideas on how to grow your eBay sales through social media. Here are a few more things to keep in mind:

• Don't deluge your Twitter audience with sales messages.
• Be real, be a person and participate in the conversation
• Keep in mind that social media is social, not a broadcast media

Ten years of Social Media: Startups and Entrepreneurship

A few weeks ago, one of my favorite websites, Mashable organized the #Hyatt4Good Tweetup Tour. The tour visited six cities: New York City, Chicago, Denver, San Diego, DC and Boston and 100% of income from ticket sales was donated to the Summer of Social Good charity fund.

During the event, I was interviewed by up and coming web rock star, Jun Loayza Partner at SocialMediaMarketing.com and Co-Founder of Viralogy.com. In the interview, Jun brings out the fact that I've been deep in social media for over ten years. My reachout to readers of my eBay For Dummies series gives me a community in excess of 10,000. The community was built to share ideas and solutions for online sellers, reaching further than my books ever could.

Jun also asks my advice for startups and entrepreneurs. After 10 years on the web, I've certainly seen successes and failures, and always love sharing positive advice.



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Social Media for e-Commerce: Radio with eBay's Jim Griffith and Lee

I had a great time with Griff and Lee during a segment on eBay's PowerSeller hour. We discussed the way online sellers can build their business profile online. Social media is a powerful tool and too many people just don't get right. Click the headline of this post to listen in.

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Follow Gumby from from Facebook to eCommerce Summits?

I saw this post on Facebook and thought I'd share it here.
"Gumby is traveling the world from eCommerce Summit to eCommerce Summit. After an amazing Summit in Atlanta, he is now attending the PESA Summit Australia 2009 in Sydney August 13-14. He never travels without his eBay for Dummies Books to keep him company."

I am a founding member of PESA and it's killing me that I can't be in Sydney right now with my eBay & e-commerce seller peeps. (We need to see more Tweets from you guys)! But watch out, fellow PESAns! I will be with you in Spring!

Ask the Expert Fox 11 TV

I did an interview with Jean Martirez of Fox 11 in Los Angeles. Jean asked to give advice for those new to selling on eBay.