Hillary DePiano's Blog, page 39

On second thought, maybe don’t be like a duck

When I was in college, I had a professorrepeatedly refer to me by a superhero name in class(and I wish I could remember exactly what it was because it was gloriously cheesy. It started with Captain, I remember that much. Captain Marvelous, maybe?). This whole strange routine started because I was never one of the most visible people in the class (it was a massive lecture and at 8 AM so I spent most if it half asleep) so it was apparently a surprise to him when my part of a big group project w...

Help me spread the word about my new book & I’ll give you a free copy

Photo by GotCredit

Friends, I need your help. As you know, I’ve got a new book coming out on June 1st called eBay Marketing Makeover and I need to get the word out about it. If you’d consider mentioning it to your fans and followers on any of your social media networks, I would be incredibly grateful. You can link directly to the book on Amazon using your referral link if you want and get a kickback from Amazon Associates if people buy it or just link them directly to this page which has all...

News and Updates: Two new plays, a new e-commerce book & more

Isn’t it weird how much writing itself can get in the way of a career as a writer? I missed two weeks of blogging in there without even realizing it just because there was so much going on. Here’s a quick recap of some of the biggest things that happened so far this month…

I have a brand new play, Three Padded Walls , a drama I originally wrote my senior year in high school, that I decided to rewrite earlier this year. A threepersonplay with a run time of under 10 minutes, it’s perfect for co...

eBay Marketing Makeover is now available for pre-order (& how to get an early copy)

Just wanted to pop in very quickly to let you know that my newest book, eBay Marketing Makeover is now available for pre-order for a mere 99 cents at all of the following retailers:

If you pre-order this title now, it will automatically appear in your eReader the moment it’s available so you don’t have to remember to go back and order it once it’s release on June 1st. No matter what you read eBooks on, one of those sites have you covered.

Now, if you’re feeling really impatient to read this...

When work and play both feature a glowing rectangle, is there really a difference?

All work and no play… barely matters when it’s all on the computer anyway, right?

From February 28th to the first week of May, my daughter has been sick with only a few days of random wellness here and there to break up the endless monotony of cold after cold. She finally seemed to be better for good when suddenly I came down with the sniffles right at the start of May. Long story short, what I assumed was just me finally getting her cold went from a respiratory tract infection to a sinus inf...

5 reasons a Full Featured Webstore Package may be a waste of your money

If you’re not getting value out of what you spend on your business, you might as well just be throwing money out. Photo by Images_of_Money

We covered the advantages of getting a Full Featured Webstore Package already but, as with anything, there are some downsides to consider:

The burden of getting buyers is on you alone. Just as we discussed with alternative marketplaces, Amazon, eBay and Etsy all bring traffic and buyers to your items automatically because of the popularity of the marketp...

6 reasons to consider a Full Featured Webstore Package for all your selling needs

Here are the advantages of going with a full featured webstore package:

Freedom to promote your brand any way you want. With your own webstore, they’ll be minimal restrictions on how you run your business, market your products, and what policies you set. There’s no marketplace rules or restrictions to tell you want to do or how to do it. One price for a ton of stuff. If you’re just starting out and need things like hosting, a domain name and email anyway, it may end up being a savings to ge...

Learning the lingo: Marketplaces, platforms, webstores, apps, plugins and shopping carts

E-commerce is a growing field and the terms can get confusing really fast. Let’s take a moment to review.

While there are a variety of e-commerce options across the web, you’ll notice they all fit into three main categories:

Other Amazon, Etsy or eBay-like marketplaces and platforms Mobile apps and social plugins Standalone Webstores Shopping carts that add-on to your existing website

Throughout this blog,you’re going to see a lot of recurring terms and they aren’t going to always mean the...

Introducing my newest e-commerce book: eBay Marketing Makeover coming June 1st, 2015

I’ve been just itching to share this news with you all and not that it’s out in the open, I’m so excited for you to finally see what I’ve been working so hard on all this time. At last, I can share with you that I have a brand new e-commerce book coming out June 1st, 2015. And it’s called…

eBay Marketing Makeover
increase sales and grow traffic to your eBay items by encouraging word of mouth, focusing on your ideal buyers, and optimizing your selling for search and mobile

by Hillary DePiano...

A sneak peek at my newest book all about marketing your eBay items & increasing sales

I’ll be on eBay Radio tomorrow (May 10th) to officially announce my latest book, arriving wherever eBooks are sold on June 1st. If you can’t catch the show live, don’t worry. You can access past episodes 24/7 in the archives once the episode airs.

Whether you listen in or not,I wanted to give my loyal readers an advanced look at what to expect from tomorrow’s announcement. As you probably guessed from the Marketing Series I’ve been running, it’s about marketing and promotion but the final boo...