Show 07-30-06: Long Tail Marketing, Skype / Kazaa Connection, Keyword Ads Kaput, MyBidList, Auction Videos, Domain Names, Mandarin Design, CCleaner

The view never changes…Long Tail marketing as seen from the rank-and-file’s perspective.

The Long Tail Market, eBay Stores & other wistful thoughts. Skype founders use eBay cash to atone for Kazaa sins. Feedback changes are afoot while Keyword Ads are kaput. eBay India’s “Style Diva” promo… an “almighty chance” to meet Bollywood babes! How about your very own auction site to go?.. MyBidList is an interesting little site that begs a very big question.

Lights, Camera, Auction!..step-by-step instructions on how to employ videos in your auctions. Before you make the web store leap, you’ll need a domain…think twice about the name and what you pay for it. Another portable browser tool that allows you to compare prices within any site, on other sites.

Forget xBox, forget iPods…think Chinese Oil Painting Portraits! A free on-line photo image editor that is all you really need. Make your blog look like it wasn’t design by an idiot nephew…looks count and Mandarin Design will show you all the tricks.

A realty auction web site that is not awash in 5 acre tracts of trackless waste. Buy4Less Electronics for, well, electronics you can buy for less. A dropshipper that just might make you some money. An auction management solution for collectors where you can manage your collection as well as launch auctions..all from within the same interface. Yet another wholesale electronics supplier (My powers of description are failing). CCleaner as an easy to optimize your computer system, cleaning up all of those loose ends that could spell doom otherwise.

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Links from this week’s show:

Power Press Web Site Marketing Strategy - Using a Press Release to drive sales to your eBay store or auction, authored by yours truly (*hint*hint*).

Guy Kawasaki’s Take on the Long Tail - or as he refers to it, “The Wrong Tail”.

TechDirt Article on Skype Founders & Kazaa - Mistakes were made…we were just kidding…honest.

Scott Wingo’s Report on eBay Feedback Changes - Why toy around with something that works perfectly?

eBay Forum re Keyword’s Demise - There’s a Yahoo in the works.

eBay India’s “Style Diva” Promo - A once in a lifetime opportunity to both meet Bipashu Basu AND to pull down some almighty eBay schwag!

MyBidList.com - Set up your own auctions and market them yourself via Craigslist, e-mail, etc..

Auction Video Tutorial - There’s no excuse for not giving videos in your auctions a try…none whatsoever.

Domain Name Prices - Article from last year but the info’s still good.

Kulist.com - Yet another entrant in the “you can list but you just can’t hide” sweepstakes.

Oil Painting Portraits from China - Oh, this could be so much fun….think now, think subversively. BINGO!

Cellsea - Easy, on-line photo editing.

Mandarin Design - The answer to “Gee, I wish my blog could look like that”.

RealtyBid International - Real Estate auction site sans the wind-swept 5 acres in Nevada offerings on most other auction sites. In short: professional.

Buy4Less Electronics - Good source for resaleble new and refurbs.

Vendi Software - Auction management for collectors with a database for item specifics.

CCleaner - Freeware system optimization & privacy tool.

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