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Prom Dress Shopping

anajz — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:44:35 +0000

The two month e-hiatus is over and we are getting back on track. The winter blahs will soon be replaced with thoughts of spring and spring activities…prom, graduation, babies, and even wedding plans…not necessarily in that order or one immediately following the other.
In our household, we are looking at Prom dresses, which sent me to the bridal store for inspiration. Hais is 6′2″, so formal dress shopping is quite a chore! There are so many wonderful designs in the stores, many with wonderfully hefty price tags included. Choosing a pattern and a seamstress is often a great choice for the possibility of saving a bit of money or, in our case, getting the perfect fit.
One of the formal dress patterns that we listed in our store last week is very similar to one of the past prom dresses from this household. The dress was a huge hit!

Formal dresses at Simply My Business

Another similar choice is the McCall’s Pattern M5807. I would prefer to see Hais choose View A…the wedding gown version in a beautiful black, shimmery lace overlay.
Unfortunately, Mom’s do not always get their way.

Prom and Bridal Dress Patterns at Simply My Business

With Prom coming up in April, choices must be made and a more proficient seamstress found.

CyberMonday Event Set on Facebook

anajz — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:14:44 +0000

Everyone wants a successful, BLACK holiday season. Retailers call their break even day BLACK Friday….online retailers call it CYBER MONDAY. eBay, etsy, and Bonanzle sellers are no different….we all want a GREEN HOLIDAY. With all the auctions and seller booths out there, we often need to find ways of gaining more customers to our own sites. Simply My Business has created the CYBER MONDAY PARTY event on Facebook. Anyone is welcome to join…buyers and sellers alike.

A successful holiday selling season is definitely time consuming and a considerable amount of work, but we can make it a fun gathering of the minds and the goods at the CYBER MONDAY PARTY.

Games and drawings for some cool prizes will add to the celebration on Monday, November 30th, but don’t wait until then to get started. Go upload some of your items TODAY! OH…and bring your friends!

theinsidesource new ebay magazine

anajz — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:11:29 +0000

Exciting news, but I am a little late in reporting it. eBay now has its own online magazine, The Inside Source. The front page offers the “Most Watched Now” and “Most Searched Now” on eBay. Another interesting feature is that you may log in from your facebook account.

The following is from the magazine ABOUT page…

“As the world’s largest online marketplace comprised of 88 million active users, eBay is uniquely equipped to serve as a cultural barometer – its global community helps set and forecast global shopping trends daily through their searches, purchases and live sales.

The Inside Source (http://www.theinsidesource.com) is a digital media destination that harnesses the eBay shopping community’s real time buying and selling activity to curate proprietary insights that shape the retail industry and American consumer’s lifestyles. The Inside Source offers fresh, original perspective and editorial content, such as feature articles and opinion pieces written by journalists and shopping specialists, that provides an insider look at what’s hot and what’s next.

Visit The Inside Source daily to catch up on the latest mainstream and niche trends, peruse our multimedia gallery of videos and photos, post comments and share ideas with likeminded trendsetters from next door and abroad. You can also submit story ideas to our editors; like the global marketplace that inspires us, The Inside Source is listening and wants to hear from you.

We trendspot. You trendset.”

Meredith Barnett, Editorial Director

eBay 2009 Advertising Campaign

anajz — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:54:16 +0000

eBay’s new advertising campaign…..first video….
“Come to think about it, eBay!”
Tell me, what do YOU think about IT?

Home Office Organization

anajz — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:27:42 +0000

Still looking for ideas to make my eBay office more efficient and thereby more pleasurable and productive. I am still have difficulty being organized with how listed auctions are kept separate from pending. I started containers of items that needed to be photographed, items awaiting listing, and items that had been sent to auction. That was fine until I started having some auctions not sell.
When an auction does not sell, I sometimes go back and take more photos, or rewrite the auction description or possibly even decide to hold back on it for a few weeks before re-listing. Where does it go from there? That entire system is a now a mess again.
The other area that continues to be a complete cog in the wheel of my success is the “shipping station”. Quotation marks should be followed by a huge belly laugh because it is NO station at all. A few shelves stuffed with different sizes and types of envelopes and mailers. USPS Priority Boxes stacked in a box beside and the small space I had set aside to actually wrap packages up…..well, I cannot see one inch of it because it is covered in more envelopes and stacks of boxes that will not fit anywhere else. In addition, those containers full of awaiting auctions are blocking the front of it.
I am a sad excuse of a home office manager, aren’t I? Productivity is thwarted by my lack of organization. So here it goes….I am asking for your ideas and suggestions for what makes your home office more productive. What tools of the trade save you time and help you be more successful? What organization tips have you learned or want to try? Feel free to comment away…I AM LISTENING…errrr READING!

Patterns Galore at Simply My Business eBay Store

anajz — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:42:39 +0000

As we are getting ready for Back to School activities, we realize that for those of us who “craft” that Christmas is around the corner. Getting started early eases some of the holiday stress. At SimplyMyBusiness eBay store we have several patterns available at discounted prices. There are retro and vintage styled aprons, laptop bags for the student in your life, doll clothes, Hilary Duff pet accessories, and costumes. Halloween will be realllly be here before you know it.
Visit us soon.

New MakeUp at Simply My Business

anajz — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:11:29 +0000

Six new items added at SimplyMyBusiness eBay Store.
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Revlon
Custom Creations
adjust the dial to customize shade
030 light / medium
1 fl oz /30 ml
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Cover Girl Advanced Radiance
Restorative Cream Foundation
Olay ingredients
glucosimine complex
creamy natural 120
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Cover Girl Advanced Radiance
Restorative Cream Foundation
Olay ingredients
glucosimine complex
natural beige 140
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blushing ivory 30
Neutrogena SkinClearing oil-free Makeup
Blemish Treatment
with Salicylic Acid
New 1 fl ounce
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blushing ivory 30
Neutrogena SkinClearing oil-free Makeup
Natural Looking
Blemish Treatment
with Salicylic Acid
New 1 fl ounce
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classic porcelain 20
Neutrogena SkinClearing oil-free Makeup
Natural Looking
Blemish Treatment
with Salicylic Acid
New 1 fl ounce

return to work

anajz — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:26:23 +0000

yes, it is definitely time to return to work. eBay has been on the back burner for way too long now…not neccesarily by choice. life sometimes brings us paralyzing circumstances, such as the death of my mother in law, as well as emotional life events… such as hais’ graduation and jmorgan moving here to attend school…. but it is time…time to forge forward with my 2009 goals. (before you know it 2009 will be over)

most of all…
it is time
to put
eBay
back on the
front burner
and
cook me up some
s-u-c-c-e-s-s.

stay tuned for new listings….

eBay’s BIG Plan

anajz — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:15:34 +0000

eBay’s Big Plan
Newsweek Online

by Peter Burrows

It’s a funny time for a coming-out party. But just when other companies have stopped giving financial guidance because of the unpredictable nature of today’s world markets, struggling eBay (EBAY) plans to provide more details about its business than it has in three years, say company insiders.

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But analysts have not been given as much information about this business as they’d like. “We’re going to give more visibility than we ever have on our sources of revenue, and our growth opportunities,” says PayPal senior Vice-President Jack Stephenson. “The stock market doesn’t properly value PayPal.”

A Shift Toward Fixed-Price Deals
The move comes as eBay is struggling mightily in its traditional electronic commerce business. The company is best known for its product auctions in which people can bid on everything from cars to Pez dispensers, but consumers have been gravitating away from that approach in recent years in favor of the convenience of buying things at fixed prices right away.

Mylar Basketball Balloons for March Madness

anajz — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:08:21 +0000

Basketball season is in full swing at all levels….biddy ball, high school, college, wnba…nba!

Perfect for a team treat or that March Madness Party….Lot of 6 NIP Mylar Basketball Balloons. Two auctions can be found at SimplyMyBusiness on eBay.

mylar basketball balloons party lot of 6 TAGSALE

Mylar Basketball Balloons Party Decorations Lot Tagsale

While you are at it…how about an AAU (amateur athletic union) basketball luggage tag?