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Julia Wilkinson posted an article about the eBay Live! Town Hall on AuctionBytes. Check it out here.
Corey Kossack is one of eBay’s “Top Sellers” through his eBay store, Koss DVD. He is also author of eBay Millionaire or Bust and creator of ProfitBuilderSoftware.com, an online software tool designed to reduce eBay fees and maximize profits for eBay [...]

Last time I talked about how important it is to remove bounced addresses from
your contact lists. This helps reduce your amount of bounced messages. You can
reduce the number of bounces by following some simple guidelines before you
send your newsletter.
1. Include "Subscription Management" links in your emails and
encourage your subscribers to update their information if it [...]

Seth Godin and his readers have some great observations on loneliness. Happy Fathers Day to all!
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2007/06/everyone_is_lon.html

Please feel free to post comments here or to Seth directly. He has one of the most highly-visited blogs on the web.
Andrew Field is President of PrintingForLess.com, known by its thousands of happy customers as "America’s Print Shop." He works [...]

Today I stood in front of what I can only imagine was somewhere between
1500-2000 eBay sellers at the eBay Live! Town Hall. Town Halls are put
together by eBay to allow the community to speak their mind about the
good, bad and everything in between as it relates to their eBay
businesses and how they feel eBay is [...]

I know it's bad to be green with envy. But it sure is good to be green with business.
Responding to the groundswell of "green practices" in big and small business today, we've
created a brand new forum category at StartupNation dedicated to All Things Green in business.
It's a sign of the times, no? And if done [...]

I’m sitting in my hotel room after the second day of eBay Live! 2007 in Boston. I’m experiencing the conflicting feeling of intense exhaustion mixed with excitement.
This is truly a great event. If for no other reason, eBay Live! is tremendous because you get to meet eBay sellers at all levels, and I’ve found so [...]

Things are still hoppin’, as you can tell by my lack of posts. My 5-y-o son just graduated from preschool, so he’s home full time now. My 2-y-o son is into everything, as most toddlers are. My husband just had back surgery, which didn’t completely work, so now he’s getting cortisone shots in his tailbone [...]

Managing and reducing email bounces is crucial for email marketing. The more
emails that get through, the higher your conversion rates and return on
investment will be.
On average, about 10% of sent emails bounce. Emails bounce for any of the
following reasons: the recipient's inbox is full, the email address does not
exist, the recipient's mail server at the [...]

Marc Andreessen, famous co-founder of Netscape, finally comes clean with his opinions about entering a relationship with VC’s. Bottom line: it ain’t a free lunch. As a really smart entrepreneur I know says: "Partners are for dancing."
http://blog.pmarca.com/2007/06/the_truth_about.html
 There are a variety of circumstances where partnering with VC’s is the best move. But before you hop in [...]

You gotta love Albert Einstein. I'm not sure what he was blessed with more - genius or sense of humor.
For example, check out this quote by him:
When you sit
with a nice girl for two hours you think it's only a minute. But when you sit on
a hot stove for a minute you think it's two [...]