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February 8th, 2010
Shenzhen, Guangdong ( prfriend.com ) February 8, 2010 – Dropship leader Chinavasion says it will continue to process orders through the Chinese New Year but warns resellers and dropship traders to plan ahead.
The Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year or spring festival is a period when the entire People’s Republic of China shuts down for seven days or more so that workers can go back to their home town and spend time with their families.
Approximately 1.2 billion people travel at this time and the backlog of orders for most businesses sourcing from China can be one to two months long.
According to Rose Li, the PR manager of China electronics leader Chinavasion, the dropship leader plans to process orders all the way through the holiday.
“Chinavasion is aware of the pressures that resellers are under,” according to Rose Li. “There is no need for resellers to be hit by negative customer feedback just because of an easily predicted event.”
Chinavasion’s Rose Li said that this means eBay resellers in particular could continue sourcing from China during the Spring Festival period without risking their DSR scores.
However, Rose Li warned that there were still risks during this time.
While Chinavasion would be processing orders all through the holiday China shipping companies would be closed between February 12 and 17.
And Chinavasion’s Rose Li warned that some companies wouldn’t be as forward thinking as Chinavasion had been.
“It is still important that resellers buy some stock in advance and warn customers that they might see a delay in shipping,” said Rose Li. “Customers won’t understand when their item doesn’t get to them quickly because of a holiday they don’t know about.”
Chinavasion’s Rose Li said that the China wholesale company understood all too well how important fast shipping times and it had recently set new turnaround times, sending out 88% of its orders in one working day or less.
And with 12 month warranty, a very thorough QC process an excellent customer service team and unparalleled product description and product photos Rose Li said Chinavasion resellers could be guaranteed of even better results.
Get more dropship tips. Visit Chinavasion.com or paste this link into your browser: http://blog.chinavasion.com/index.php/3408/dropship-faster-with-chinavasion-before-during-and-after-the-chinese-new-year/
Posted in Wholesale Electronics | Tagged china electronics, China Wholesale, Chinese New Year, dropship, Dropship suppliers, eBay Resellers, ecommerce, wholesale dropship, wholesale electronics |
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January 18th, 2010
Shenzhen, Guangdong ( Prfriend.com ) January 18, 2010 — China ecommerce company Chinavasion is happy to celebrate the one year anniversary of their revolutionary e-commerce invention “PIPUM”.
Used to give instant product information to users, The PIPUM or Picture In Picture Usage photo style incorporates multiple layers of information in a single picture.
By studying site usage patterns by potential customers, the team at Chinavasion was able to capture an 800% increase in click-through rate by incorporating a new graphical primary photo that makes a product presentation more engaging and informative.
According to Chinavasion’s PR manager Rose Li, the company created the PIPUM picture design strictly to help its resellers with sales.
All too often we found that our resellers had to describe to resellers what the items actually did,” she said. “Putting the use directly into the picture is just one way to solve that problem and quadruple sales figures at the same time.”
The trend to include the use in pictures is one that has spread throughout the Chinese ecommerce industry.
Chinavasion’s Rose Li said she and her colleagues have seen many competitors replicate the PIPUM Style.
“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,” according to Rose Li. “We are honored to see our developments spread through the China ecommerce industry.”
Chinavasion’s Rose Li said that the China ecommerce firm had no plans to rest on its laurels and was already working on two styles which it would use frequently in 2010.
“We are always looking for ways to make better pictures which will help our resellers sell more,” according to Rose Li. “We are only happy when our customers are making money with us.”
Discover the China Ecommerce store that is leagues above the rest. Visit Chinavasion.com or paste this URL into your browser http://blog.chinavasion.com/index.php/3246/ecommerce-leader-chinavasion-celebrates-the-first-anniversary-of-pipum-pictures-introduces-ofs-photos/
Posted in Internet Business | Tagged China eCommerce, china electronics, China trade, China Wholesale, dropshipper, ecommerce, reseller, Retail, wholesale dropship |
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January 2nd, 2010
NEW JERSEY December 29, 2009—Best Price Furniture Outlet, the family-owned furniture store that customers from central New Jersey have trusted for 16 years, has gone national. With the launch of their ecommerce website www.bestpricefurnoutlet.com they can now sell and ship furniture to customers across the country with competitive pricing and no shipping fees at all! The website features detailed descriptions and photos of all Bush, Boyd, Accent, Office Star, Avenue Six, Hillsdale, Ashley, Accent Treasures furniture and access to many, many others including AICO, England, Vaughan-Bassett, Best Home Furnishings, Millenium, Home Line, Global, Coaster, Serta, Dreamwell and so many more.
Best Price Furniture Outlet located in Ewing, NJ has serviced thousands and thousands of satisfied customers over the years. Their integrity and commitment to the community has been the source of this store’s success, even in a time when most business are greatly suffering. Owner Randall Schafer says “If you treat people with respect and provide them with great service they will become loyal customers. We provide the same kind of service for our ecommerce customers and foresee a great number of satisfied new furniture owners.”
In its first stages of publication, the website has already provided people with an easy and stress-free way of shopping for furniture. “I saved time, energy, and my sanity by shopping on the Best Price website,” one customer commented.
With the help of his parents, Schafer runs another furniture store in East Windsor, NJ. Collaboratively, the Schafer family orchestrates a number of local charities including holiday food and toy drives. This year they were able to provide many families with meals and gifts for the Christmas season via two non profit charities: Children’s Futures organization and the Home Front Organization, both of Mercer County, NJ.
www.bestpricefurnoutlet.com provides an easy, safe, and headache-free way to purchase all types of furniture from accent tables and coat racks to living room and bedroom sets.
Posted in Home Furnishing, House and Home, Lighting, Rugs | Tagged ecommerce, featured articles, furniture, internet marketing, web development, website launch |
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October 31st, 2009
Orem, UT: No one knows your business as well as you. You know what the web site needs to look like, but if you are not a web programmer, it may be a daunting task. At www.buystoresonlinepro.com you have that control to create the site the way you know it should look. The features, easy of use, and knowledge base that comes with a www.buystoresonlinepro.com website will have you up and selling in minutes.
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Posted in e-Commerce Solutions | Tagged ecommerce, online store software |
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October 31st, 2009
The number of domestic B2B e-commerce accounts has been close to 150 million. This reporter recently learned that this year service fees charged by the second quarter of B2B market are about 1.5 billion. To cope with more intense market competition, some medium and small B2B platforms passed the first online cross-border payments to actively promote the growth of e-commerce transactions and meet the needs of large businesses.
In terms of market share, Alibaba.com, GSOL.com, Madeinchina.com continues to stand in the first echelon of B2B e-commerce market in China. Alibaba.com service fees reached 916 million in the second quarter, GSOL.com and Madeinchina.com goes on respectively rank as runner-up and the third place with respective 95 million and 87 million costs of services.
Enterprise support passionately transactional e-commerce business. Analysis International’s analyst Rui-Xiang Li said that in the B2B vendors paid account quantity, Alibaba.com, Dhgate.com these KRX continues to lead the market. The number of Alibaba.com paid accounts was 528 thousand in the second quarter; Dhgate.com paid accounts was 47 thousand, which is to catch up with Alibaba.com, ranking the second.
Rui-Xiang Li thought, it is worth mentioning that Dhgate.com KRX is belong to transactional e-commerce, the number of their paid users had a substantial increase, indicating that for the vast numbers involved in B2B e-commerce enterprises, online publishing and accept the business information is only a means of e-commerce, while the realization of commodity trading is the most fundamental needs of businesses and meet the needs of large enterprises.
Cross-border payments promote B2B growth. Because expectation of Alibaba.com customers in of the growth rate will slow down, the investment bank Goldman Sachs has given Alibaba.com shares “sell” rating. Different from Alibaba.com and other fixed & charged registration mode, Dhgate.com and other small and medium B2B e-commerce platforms take the lead to charge commission by a certain percentage of the transaction amount, particularly emphasis on making use of cross-border payments to promote B2B growth in foreign trade transactions.
As a peer of Alibaba.com and Dhgate.com, Epathchina.com considers that Alibaba.com and Dhgate.com etc. as an online e-commerce platforms for foreign trade, all transactions involving cross-border payments. Their platform is currently responsible for the funds transfer and settlement, while taking advantage of foreign electronic payment company PayPal as a payment gateway at the same time. And Epathchina.com is also doing the same thing like them. Epathchina.com is always striving for keeping abreast with the leading peers.
Posted in Internet Business | Tagged B2B, charge, cross-border, ecommerce, payments |
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August 25th, 2009
Shenzhen, Guangdong ( P ) August, 27, 2009:
China Wholesale ground-breaker Chinavasion has released a five-point guide to avoiding being taken for a ride by suppliers listing on Alibaba.com’s new ecommerce portal AliExpress.
Last week Alibaba.com did a soft launch of its new AliExpress service.
According to Chinavasion’s PR Manager, Rose Li, AliExpress is aimed at smaller to medium sized sellers and adds a limited degree of security for people who source from Alibaba.
“The main Alibaba.com is essentially an advertising website: no deals are transacted. AliExpress is different. It’s ecommerce with international shipping, and that’s 100% new business territory for the Alibaba group.”
The AliExpress site explains that Alibaba will guarantee order fulfillment under an escrow arrangement. This will be the first international test of Alibaba’s proprietary AliPay online payments system, already widely recognized within Mainland China as a payment method for the Alibaba group’s eBay-style auction website Taobao, and a would-be competitor to eBay’s Paypal system.
Chinavasion’s Rose Li warned while the Alipay Escrow system might guarantee that resellers get something delivered they will still need to stay on their toes.
“Will buyers get what they want from AliExpress? Each supplier you find in AliExpress will have their own concepts of acceptable quality and speed. Since the goods are neither sold nor shipped by Alibaba themselves, the burden will still fall to the buyer to investigate and test each and every different supplier in the system before trusting them with orders.”
In an effort to prevent resellers from being fleeced by sellers on AliExpress Chinavasion has put together the top five things to check for to prevent being taken for a ride by AliExpress suppliers, which can be read at tinyurl.com/AliExpress-Review for free.
As the first company to offer an online wholesale and dropshipping service online Rose Li said Chinavasion wanted to remind resellers what to look for when sourcing from China.
“We would like to offer our site Chinavasion.com as a price comparison for people shopping online through AliExpress. We are confident we offer a more user-friendly experience without the need to worry about quality, speed, or trust of unknown Chinese suppliers.”
Resellers, Check out China Wholesale company Chinavasion your best source of wholesale electronics. We regularly achieve exceptional ship-out speeds and quality standards. Just paste http://www.chinavasion.com into your browser and see the fantastic prices and great service for yourself.
Posted in Business and Economy | Tagged Alibaba, AliExpress, Alipay, B2B, China Sourcing, China Wholesale, chinavasion, ebay, eBay Resellers, ecommerce, home business |
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July 24th, 2009
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Posted in Web Site Development | Tagged ecommerce, Flash design, Flash Presentation, Hire PHP Developers, iPhone application development, IT Outsourcing Services, Offshore Web Development, php development, PHP programmers, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) |
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July 21st, 2009
Social networking websites now becoming a place for connecting and communicate different people with different ideas. One can view his or her ideas about anything on social networking sites. They are the most visited websites after the Google. Popularity of these social networking websites is increasing daily. If you have new idea and convert it into a website then it will help people in many ways. When we talk about website development then custom web development is come in minds. Custom web development is the oldest way to developing a website. Now web developers open source software are the easiest way to develop a website for Ecommerce inspite of this custom web development has its own popularity and usefulness among the web developers. Anyone can think anything for his or her website development and for this only way to develop this type of different website from scratch. Web developers can maximize their creativity and technical expertise in custom web development because they have to crate something new for their clients. The portability of custom web development attracts the web developer to develop website without using readymade software and open source. These websites are most result oriented and working fine on the web.
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Posted in Information Technology | Tagged ecommerce, Flash design, Flash Presentation, IT Outsourcing Services, Open Source Development India, php development, PHP programmers, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) |
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June 15th, 2009
PHP is invented in 1995 and then it has remarkable progress in popularity. After a decade PHP programming language becomes a handy language for developing better and result oriented website. The popularity of PHP scripting language increase by leaps and bounds. It is becomes most used language for better and improved web development. Its reputation is because of its simplicity and usefulness for the web development. PHP scripting language can be used for create dynamic pages for a website and in this age of online shopping and online business it is become a most useful and enhanced programming language for the web developer. A fully functional shopping cart website can be developed using PHP programming language and it is the reason of its popularity among the web developers. PHP programming language is open source and it is also integrated with all databases. PHP programming language is free for all under the GNU license. This ultra modern scripting language provides server side programming and scripting for the Ecommerce business development. PHP and MySql software are very helpful in content management system. Any dynamic website can be developed using PHP scripting language. Web developers can use PHP for different types of dynamic web applications as it helps to modify accessible source code of custom application or modifying as per clients requirement
Perception System is a most exceptional web developing company in India. It has vast experience of web development in all area of web development. Its web developers are experts in PHP web development, OsCommerce development, Magento development and Ecommerce web development. One can hire PHP developer who are well experienced and specialist in PHP web development. They are offering you 24 hours support for the clients. They are enough skilled to get better productivity. One can visit its website http://www.perceptionsystem.com for further assistance. Its web developers believe in customer satisfaction and high standard of quality.
Posted in Web Site Development | Tagged ecommerce, OsCommerce, Perception System, php |
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June 2nd, 2009
You might have come across several web design tips and practices which are general in nature or you might have come across some E commerce tips and practices which are programming oriented. But there is a very little material on the Specific web designing tips and best practices for your Ecommerce website. You might wonder if good web design has anything to do with an Ecommerce website, and well the answer is a big yes! With every website a good design is needed in order for users to come back and visit your site again. However, there are several precautions and practices that you should adopt while choosing an already created template design or a new custom design for an ecommerce website. As we continue to talk about what makes a good Ecommerce website, it will become easy to understand why a visually appealing site, along with features that attract the user will make your site the preferred one, over all of the others. Today’s world practically revolves around the internet, and almost anything can be done on it, from gathering some information to buying any product that you want or need.
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E -commerce is one of the most important facets of the Internet to have emerged in the recent times. E -commerce is the process used to distribute, buy, sell or market goods and services, and being able to transfer funds online, through electronic communications or networks. Electronic commerce is commonly referred to as online commerce, web commerce, E -Business, E -Retail, E -Tailing, or EC and has recently made it possible to do business anywhere, and at any time.
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Posted in Web Design | Tagged ecommerce, Ecommerce Website Design, web design, web site design, Web4Half |
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April 13th, 2009
Boston, MA ( Prfriend ) April 10, 2009 – “The social networking software will be very much useful for both the visitors of the social networking website and it’s developers. The visitors of the social networking websites can have more fun with the help of this social networking software. The developers in turn will get more visitors to their website. The point to be noted is that, you can get returning visitors to your social networking website through the social networking software. If you provide the visitors of your site with some really useful social networking software, the visitors will stay more time in your website, thereby reducing the bounce rate” says, Mr. Jonathan Mac of social-networking-website-design.com.
Speaking about the principle of social networking software, Mr. Jonathan Mac said, “Unlike the conventional softwares which needs to be downloaded and installed in the user’s PC, the social networking software doesn’t need to be downloaded. The social networking software just runs online with minimal system requirements. Developing great social networking software is mandatory for getting more visitors to your social networking website. You should have noted that social networking giants like myspace and facebook have grabbed the attention of millions of users through the social networking software. Thankfully, now anyone can get the similar kinds of social networking software used by myspace and facebook. Our team of professional social networking software developers can even create social networking software based on your needs.”
Speaking on the move, Mr. Jonathan Mac said, “The instant messaging and photo sharing are the 2 very popular social networking softwares in use today. These social networking softwares are found in almost all the social networks. Hence it is very much essential to develop very unique softwares. This is where the professional social networking softwares come into play. By paying them a nominal fee you can get very unique social networking software”
“The social networking softwares are low cost but powerful tool s to boost the traffic to your social networking site. For the visitors, these softwares add more fun and convenience while connecting to their friends worldwide” says Mr. Jonathan Mac.
About Social-networking-website-design.com
Unique social networking softwares are needed to get highlighted in the social media crowd. When it comes to developing the best social networking software, Social-networking-website-design.com is the best place to look for. They have worked on projects for a broad range of clients, including Fox TV, Interscope Records, David’s Bridal, Remington College, Bigelow Tea, PETA, and many more.
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Posted in Networking Software, Web Design | Tagged ecommerce, network, social networking website design, web design, website design |
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February 27th, 2009
Dallas,TX – It has been lately noticed that there is an increasing awareness among business owners regarding the importance of search engine friendly web design services. Whether it is just a brochure website or a complicated Ecommerce application, only websites that are developed using sound design architecture and search engine friendly approach are capable of performing well in the search engines. Besides the online performance, usability of the website too is equally important. A number of factors will determine the success or failure of our online marketing efforts and among those, the most important factors are good SEO conversion and usability of the website. Users must firstly find the business website in the search results for the relevant keyword searches, and secondly when they visit the website they should be able to find what they want in the business website in the shortest time possible. The website should be optimized to load fast and should be stable.
Another important factor is that the website should be W3C compliant for easy access and cross-browser compatibility. When websites are not W3C compliant, users can face a number of problems that can make them leave the site without successful business conversion.
All these factors point to the importance of identifying the right web design company for developing one’s corporate website. Magic Logix, a Dallas based Digital Marketing Solutions company offers highly professional web design and ecommerce application services. Their expertise lies in developing stable Web 2.0 solutions for small, medium and large enterprises. They offer highly customized web design solutions that reinforce the online marketing efforts of their customers. All their design and development services are checked for W3C compliance.
For any web design company to be successful in this highly competitive market, it is important that they are conversant with all the latest tools and technologies. Magic Logix is always ahead of its competition in this regard, they have highly qualified staff who keep themselves abreast with the latest tools and technologies in the Web 2.0 concepts and in general regarding the latest web development trends.
Attractive graphic interface alone cannot make a business succeed. Online visibility is one of the key factors essential for online success. There is no use having a million dollar website when they do not feature in the search results. If a website does not have the required online visibility in organic searches, it is virtually non-existent to the users. Because of the increasing online competition, search engines are becoming even more stricter in assessing websites and their importance. Effective web design is one of the main aspects taken into consideration by search engines while assessing the importance of a web site. Search engines always aim at providing quality online experience to its users. Only websites with effective web design can provide its users with quality online experience. Magic Logix pays great attention to details in its web development process. All their websites have strong SEO conversion capabilities.
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Posted in Web Site Development, e-Commerce Solutions | Tagged ecommerce, online marketing, web design |
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January 9th, 2009
Boston, MA ( Prfriend ) January 08, 2009 – “Social networking has found enormous growth through all these years. And 2008 has been the best period of growth of the Social networking websites. Myspace still tops the social networking website rankings, followed by Facebook. The steady growth of the social networking websites is expected to continue in 2009 too”, says Mr. Jonathan Mac, the professional social networking web designer of PearseStreet.com
His predictions about the future social networking was “Undoubtedly the popularity of Social networking will continue to rise next year too. As the social networks added extra convenience for communication, it will never loose its charm. Effective communication is a basic need of every human being in this planet and the social networking websites fulfill the communication needs. Buddies will stick around the existing social networks as they got used to it. Most of the teenagers today cannot imagine a world without social networking websites. Hence social networking is in the right path and will continue to grow in a faster rate”.
When asked about the changes in trends of the social networking websites, Mr. Jonathan Mac said, “Social networking features of the popular websites like Myspace and facebook haven’t changed a lot. However, to say a new trend in social networking, designing own social networks is the current attraction. Many people who are aware of social networking web design are creating their own social networks. In future we will be able to see many such social networking websites”.
He added that “There are many benefits of creating our own social networking websites. As far as personal use id concerned, creating our own social networking website will help us to manage our contacts more easily. Moreover, you can even get some revenue through ads if the social networking site picks up. Coming to the business point of view, creating own social networks will enable the businessmen to maintain a close relationship with the customers. They can also understand the customer needs and provide better services/products in future.”
He concluded saying “Social networking has a prosperous future. We can see it now by the introduction of many new social networks. With the easiness of social networking web design and the availability of social networking web designers, anyone can have a social networking website today”.
About PearseStreet.com
PearseStreet.com is a professional social networking web design company. They specialize in creating unique social networking websites like Myspace and Facebook. They have recently joined with the best social networking community – blog talk radio.
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Posted in Social Networking | Tagged ecommerce, network, social networking, web design, website design |
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December 26th, 2008
Shenzhen, Guangdong ( prfriend.com ) December, 25, 2008 The global economic downturn’s latest victim was China ecommerce site “Global Sources Direct”, which closed for business on December 1.
Sources close to the firm reacted with surprise at the abrupt closure, and reflected on the challenges the Global Sources Direct business model faced.
Global Sources Direct was a venture of NASDAQ-listed Global Sources, in operation since June 2005. The company was a joint venture between the business to business giant and online auction site eBay.
Offering no detailed public explanation for the closure, General Manager Jennifer Leung made the announcement with a simple website message on December 9, 2008.
Representatives of wholesale distributor Chinavasion has since reacted, giving their analysis of the critical difficulties Global Sources Direct faced.
The first issue Chinavasion representatives identified was the difficulty of managing ‘virtual inventory’.
Major ecommerce sellers, like Amazon.com have pioneered the concept of “Virtual Inventory” which has the seller relying on suppliers for stock.
In such a system, the seller does not actually carry any volume of stock themselves. They instead rely on the goodwill between themselves and their suppliers.
According to Chinavasion’s Rose Li, this is an impracticable approach in a developing economy like Mainland China.
“Virtual inventory means you rely totally on your suppliers. As the seller, you cannot afford inconsistency in product quality or supply,” says Rose Li. “But most manufacturers in China cannot yet offer quality control or stock efficiency that is acceptable for international buyers.”
In response to such challenges Chinese Wholesaler Chinavasion has reported ongoing investment in its own in-house quality control process, checking all items before they go onto warehouse shelves.
Secondly, at Chinavasion, products are only advertised for sale if they are actually ready to be shipped to customers.
“Virtual inventory can never be a substitute for real inventory,” summarized Rose Li.
Chinavasion’s Rose Li predicted that Global Sources would now focus on its core activities of business-to-business media and advertising.
Chinavasion.com is the leading online drop ship wholesaler for consumer electronics. Accredited by Validated Site, ScanAlert, and Verisign, and listed in all the leading B2B directories, Chinavasion.com is the market leading online wholesale electronics shop for eBay dropship sellers and importers worldwide. For more details visit: http://www.chinavasion.com/
Posted in Consumer Electronics | Tagged China, China Sourcing, chinavasion, ebay, ecommerce, Global Sources Direct, nasdaq, wholesale |
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January 24th, 2008
Go Shop N Chat
An exciting new online auction that adds a different twist to the thrill of bidding or selling on an online auction. The auction is called Go Shop N Chat Auction. What makes this auction different? To start with, there is a chat room on the auction home page. It’s a great way for buyers and sellers to meet, get questions answered about an item before the purchase. The chat room has a web cam feature that will allow a seller to show the item to their prospective buyer live via their web cam. This will help to put your mind at ease before sending your hard earned cash to a seller. This is truly the next best thing to being in an actual store! Seeing the item, asking questions about it and knowing what you are getting before it is paid for or shipped.
Another thing that makes this online auction different is that Go Shop N Chat will have daily live product broadcast starting January 26, 2008 at 8PM CST. We will show items from our auction live! You can view this broadcast live from our webpage. Tune in and watch for great deals. Any seller on Go Shop N Chat can have their item promoted on this program.
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Posted in Internet Business | Tagged bidding, buying, ebay, ecommerce, go shop n chat, online auction, selling |
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