eBay's 2010 Seller Changes

The news from eBay was released a few days ago that they will be making fee changes no matter how much or how little you sell. Sellers will see the changes starting on March 30, 2010.

The upfront cost of selling on eBay will be dramatically reduced for sellers of all sizes with our lowest Insertion Fees ever. Whether you’re running a business or selling to earn extra cash, choose from a range of options designed to make your selling easier and more profitable.

For sellers who sell occasionally with listing 100 items or less per month will benefit from the New “eBay Everyday” standard rates.

• There will be no insertion fees charged when an auction item starting price is at $99c or lower.
• New, lower Insertion Fees for all other start prices.
• No fees charged if your auction item does not win.

• Auction items that do sell, seller will pay one easy Final Value Fee of 9% of the winning bid—and never more than $50.
• List in Fixed Price for 50¢ with Final Value Fees that are same as today.

Sellers who sell on a regular basis will receive the New “eBay Stores” subscription rates. With a store you will receive:

• Free pictures (up to 12 per listing), no fees charged no matter how many pictures you list on your items.
• Deep discounted fees on Auction-style listings
• List in Fixed Price with full search exposure for as low as 3¢ Insertion Fees with Final Value Fees

New Store subscribers who subscribe to any level eBay Store (Basic, Premium, or Anchor) within the Promotional Period will pay no monthly Store subscription fees through March 31, 2010.

Current eBay Store subscribers who upgrade their Store during the Promotional Period will pay only their regular monthly subscription fee.

All stores will receive full search exposure. When these new seller changes roll out store inventory format, which most know as a "Buy It Now" will become fixed price listings. This will be done to give all store owners full search exposure.

The new fee structure will apply to eBay.com, eBay.ca, and eBay Motors Parts & Accessories.

Here is a break down for the three types of stores eBay has to offer.

Basic Store - $15.95 per month

• Is good for ones who list more than 50 Fixed Price or Auction-style items a month.
• 20c fixed price on all items, with full search exposure
• New low Auction-style Insertion Fees
• Free pictures - up to 12 per listing
• 5 custom pages included
  

Premium Store - $49.95 per month

• Good for higher volume sellers who list more than 250 items per month, and sellers listing in both Auction-style and Fixed Price formats.
• 5c fixed price insertion fees
• New low Auction-style Insertion Fees
• Free pictures - up to 12 per listing
• Free Selling Manager Pro
• 10 custom pages
  

Anchor Store - $299.95 per month

• 3c fixed price insertion fees
• Free pictures - up to 12 per listing
• Free Selling Manager Pro
• Your logo in the eBay Stores directory
• 15 custom pages

The Fee Illustrator is a great calculation tool eBay has made to help you determine which type of store will be best for you, and the fees paid for quantity listed and sold each month.

The current "5 Free Insertion Fees every 30 days" fee structure for Auction-style listings will end on March 3o, 2010, when these new eBay seller changes roll out.

Keeping Focus in Running an Online Business

As you know there are tasks that need to be done daily in order to run an online business. Working from home many people loose time they should have spent working their online business. We can loose time by doing chores, reading emails, browsing the net, calling a friend or many other ways it is done.

One needs to treat their home business as if it was a business you drove to daily. One needs to stay focus in order to complete tasks, and goals to run a successful online business.

Just like if you worked outside of the home their are tasks needed to be done or the business will fail. In order to succeed in working from home I have found certain steps that makes it easier to stay focus and complete my tasks that are needed to be done daily.

• Buy an alarm clock or a digital timer to set by your computer. I like the digital timers that have dual settings. When I first started out I set it for it to go off every one and half hours. Then I would set the second time to go off in 15-20 minutes for a break.

• Buy a calendar or a planner for tasks. If using a calendar make sure you have one with large enough daily squares to write in. One can print calendars or planners for free from online.

If you plan on work your business 6-8 hrs. Jot done tasks to be done each day.

• Spend one hour in the morning reading and answering emails pertaining to your online business.
• Put in your weekly agenda one hour on your social network places, like Facebook or Twitter. This can be done daily or as many times a week you prefer.
• List your products on your site. May be one hour in the morning, then one hour in the afternoon.
• Joining in a webinar or learning course pertaining to your online business.
• Doing paperwork, accounting info needed.
  

Do not forget to take 15-20 minute breaks, with your breakfast and lunch included. I recommend doing a 15 minute stretch in the morning, then one in the mid afternoon. This is really needed due to we are sitting at the computer, while working your online business.

Once you start doing things you need for your online business, these list on the calendar will become a daily routine.