http://www.creativecompulsion.com Addicted to Photoshop, eBay, jewelry and chocolate! Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:36:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lately, I've been working on the SEO for my websites one by one. I recently took a free online search engine optimization class taught by Cricket Walker. The class is great, with easy to understand information and each lesson gives you another aspect of SEO to work on. I highly ... http://www.creativecompulsion.com/2008/08/09/cool-seo-website-seo-book/ A year or so ago, I posted an eBay fees calculator/spreadsheet. Since eBay's fee structure has changed quite a bit since then, I thought I'd update the spreadsheet available on my site. The spreadsheet is free to use. It calculates gross profit based on your cost to acquire, selling price, eBay ... http://www.creativecompulsion.com/2008/07/21/updated-ebay-spreadsheet/ ... a custom Zen cart template, that is :) A couple of months ago, I was looking for a designer to give my eBay store a complete overhaul. I was lucky enough to find Ellie at LillyStar Designs. I didn't really have much of an idea for what I wanted, except ... http://www.creativecompulsion.com/2008/07/21/got-zen/ I admit it, I'm hopelessly addicted to Wii MarioKart, or as I like to say, MarioKart Wheeee! This stunning realization hit me a couple of weeks ago, when I was driving home. I suddenly had the urge to run over the car ahead of me. Not that this thought has never ... http://www.creativecompulsion.com/2008/07/18/my-name-is-sarah-im-a-mariokart-addict/ I'm having some guilt pangs over my new eBay return policy. Maybe I'm being too strict. As I noted in the above referenced post, my return policy has always been a 30 day money back guarantee. Since the changes in May, for some reason, I'm experiencing a much higher rate of ... http://www.creativecompulsion.com/2008/07/17/thoughts-about-my-new-return-policy/ eBay announced a listing sale today. 25¢ fixed priced listings from now until July 29th. I'm so happy! Since all of my listings are fixed price to being with, and my average listing fee is $2.00 - $3.00, this will save me a bundle. Some people are speculating that this ... http://www.creativecompulsion.com/2008/07/16/woohoo-ebay-made-me-happy-today/ A couple of changes were announced yesterday that would make it appear that eBay is actually listening to "the noise" created by eBay sellers angry with the recent changes. Feedback is being changed once again. As of May 19th, neutral feedback began to be counted as a "negative" in calculating ... http://www.creativecompulsion.com/2008/07/11/ebay-gets-it-right/ Over the last 6 months, eBay has made some major changes, with more changes expected in the coming months. How has this affected me? Honestly, not a whole lot. I still hear the occasional rumblings of a boycott and sometimes read forum posts about how evil eBay is. Maybe I ... http://www.creativecompulsion.com/2008/07/06/effects-of-ebay-changes/ It's been a busy afternoon for those who pay attention to the goings-on at eBay. The rumors have now been confirmed and it's official: Meg Whitman will be retiring as CEO of eBay effective March 31st. She will stay on as Director. Slated to take Meg's place is John Donahoe, who ... http://www.creativecompulsion.com/2008/01/23/its-official-meg-bill-out/ Yes, I admit it. I let my blog suffer a slow, torturous near-death the last couple of months. Christmas kind of snuck up on me and before I knew it, I was knee-deep in work and no time to myself. It hasn't changed too much; things are still fairly busy, ... http://www.creativecompulsion.com/2008/01/18/happy-new-year/