Featured: 2011 PeSA Internet Conference (Australia)

eBay Kool-Aid Drinkers and Cheerleaders: A Perspective by Larry

Larry Phillips is an internet entrepreneur. Besides being an eBay Powerseller and Top Rated Seller, he owns the website www.4stampsales.com. He has been selling on eBay since 1999, with a feedback score of 60,000, and a rating of 99.9%. He is a former Director of the Internet Merchants Association (IMA), and a member of theEcommerce Merchants Trading Association/Professional eBay Sellers Alliance (ECMTA/PESA). If you are an eBay seller, and frequent any of the gazillion discussion boards on the internet, you’ve probably heard of people referred to as having drunk the Kool-aid. Or you may...

The PeSA Internet Conference Continues To Gain Momentum

Professional eBay & eCommerce Sellers Internet Conference Now in Fifth Year Featuring over 30 international and local speakers, across four streams, there are insights for both expert and novice sellers alike. There will be over 600 delegates at PeSA Summit 2011, so there will be unbeatable networking opportunities. The exhibition runs for the entire two days, so you can meet vendors to help you grow your business. The PeSA Internet Conference continues to gain momentum, with 2011 being the fifth year of the event. Registrations are growing strongly, with over 350 delegates already...

Top 3 Ecommerce Selling Tips for 2011

Here are my top 3 tips for 2011, along with Jonathan Garriss the CEO of GothamCityOnline.com. Amplify’d from pesa-events.com.au As we enter another exciting year, it’s a great time to plan for the year ahead. What should you be focusing on? What will be critical to your ecommerce success in 2011? We contacted some of the expert speakers from PeSA Summit 2010 and asked them to share their Top 3 Tips for selling successfully online in 2011. Jonathan Garriss – GothamCityOnline.com 1. Create a plan/strategy for 2011 before things get too crazy 2. Measure the...

ReCap of PeSA Australia eCommerce Seller Summit and Bonanzle Up Event

WOW!!! Two countries, four cities, three presentations and 40+ hours in airplanes makes for ONE tired black man. The experiences we had in Sydney, Melbourne, Kansas City and Hollywood (that was just for fun) have been amazing. It is way too much for a blog post, but I hope you will join me TOMORROW evening for a very special Late Night BETA show, register now FREE. I will be recapping all the information, tools and fun of my trip to Australia for the Professional eBay Sellers Association (PeSA) event there and also the Bonanazle Up event in Kansas City. Two selling communities and some...

I’m Ready for Australia 2010 – This Will Be BIG!

I going back to Australia in July and you have GOT to be there for this one. Last years event was spectacular and I am stoked to get invited back. After chatting with the organizers in Aussie, they told me that this year is on track to be the biggest PeSA Summit yet! The people of Australia were so great last year. They are some of the most energized eBay/eCommerce merchants in the world and it is an honor to be asked back as a keynote speaker once again. Earlybird registration for the two day event is only $249 until Friday 11 June, 2010. So you can register online today Its is a two day...

Censoring eCommerce Press Releases: AuctionBytes vs. PeSA Shoot First Ask Questions Later, WTF?

I woke up this morning to a story that caught my eye from Dave White of eBay and Beyond when he said the following: Recently, I submitted a press release regarding the combined ECMTA Chicago Chapter/Chicagoland eBay Sellers dinner meeting coinciding with Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition to Auctionbytes.com free service for Press Releases. The event is open to all internet marketers, and will feature John ColderIce Lawson, CEO of 3Rd Power Outlet, Randy K. Smythe, Merchant Advocate for Buy.com, Richard Brewer-Hay editor of eBayInkBlog.com, and Scot Wingo, CEO of Channeladvisor and...

My Quick Thoughts and Emotions: Ecommerce Summit 2010

So, I am sitting on the plane, watching the parade of people going by as they make their way past my seat. I am on the front row, seat 1F in business class. So John why is that important? I am so glad you asked … I ALWAYS have coach seating, I have not flown first class since the days back when I was a kid. My dad retired from American Airlines and as a kid I got free flight passes, boy those were the days. But nowadays I simply can’t really justify the cost to sit in business class, since that class actually lands AFTER the coach class LMAO! I was checking in for today’s...

The BIG Move Diary – Part II

Today is Sunday, not just any old Sunday, but it is Easter Sunday. Its early cause I need to get a early start today. What sucks about it being on Easter? Nothing really, I can still get my cup of Mc Cafe since the Mc Donald’s is open today, YEAH! Yesterday went off without too many hitches. We left the hotel and forgot the key for the rental truck. There was so much on the brain you can sometimes forget the small stuff. That was not too big of an issue, but I had to go back and get it since we needed to return the truck by 2:00. Yesterday George and crew got all the product on the...

WOW – The “Un-Official” Atlanta eBay On Location After Party!!!

The Aftermath: eCommerce Merchants Atlanta After Party   Welcome to HOTLANTA! What you heard is true, we know how to throw parties in this city. Take a break from the mundane and spend some time hanging out and having a few drinks with the "eCommerce Rock Stars". This is the HOTTEST ecommerce party in this city for the eBay On Location event!!! The Aftermath: eCommerce Merchants Atlanta After Party Date: Friday March 19th, 2010 Time: 8:00 pm Admission is FREE! Register:  HERE Location: 300 Marietta Street Northwest, Atlanta (404) 885-1472 (2 blocks from the eBay...