I was interviewed recently on the Prosper eCommerce Blog by a colleague, Michael Stone, about starting my online business.

Prosper is the most trusted name in one to one personalized education. If it weren’t for my education at Prosper Learning, I would probably still be trying to sell copiers and printers, which is NOT what I want to do.

Here are some of the things that were covered:

What did you do before you got started in eCommerce?

- After college, worked in sales, originally door-to-door sales.

Why did you want to get started in eCommerce?

- Had some friends who had done the program and had seen results. I had never done anything online before beyond basic surfing. Wanted to know about options about how ecommerce worked. I worked at places that did not have an online presence.

How did you get started in eCommerce?

- Looked at things that he was interested in. Started with mentor. Brainstormed ideas of things that he was interested in – hobbies, etc, including sports and clogging. Wrote down clogging as a possible interest….

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Pardon the french but Come On People!  If you think you’re not going to succeed at something, congratulations, YOU’RE NOT!

A colleague of mine just showed me a listing his client produced that I thought was a PERFECT example of how you can make money quickly online.  This client listed a product that seemed like junk to him; however, to others it was worth hundreds of dollars.  Check out this listing:

Notice this cool tip as well: List Low, Sell High (go figure!) They listed this old school Apple computer for 99 cents and it sold for over $100.

So, do you think YOU can do this too?

eBay Selling Tips:

1. List Low: by listing low you do a few things - first, you save money on eBay listing fees; second, you encourage people to make a bid, especially if you are really new with a low feedback rating.  I’ve actually seen Power Sellers use this same strategy of listing everything at 99 cents and then selling products for over $600.
2. Be Creative - find brand name products for low costs, old and/or funny looking stuff, products with a funny story - all these things can sell.  Also, when you list, include funny stories, pictures, quotes, or things that get people reading.  Pokemon cards have sold for tons of money because the listing was so creative that it went viral and got viewed by thousands of people.

Best of luck in your quest for internet success!

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So who does Mom love more, the 1st born son or the poor daughter below?

I’m still trying to figure out a creative way to tie this in to Starting an Online Business.

How would you associate this picture with online marketing or starting a business online?

More content to come on this post - stay tuned for updates - Comments Invited!

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So, vote for Nathan Moller Today!

This is a cool viral marketing strategy that could work for your business too - try it out!

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E4, and then another E4! Hooray for the American League! The game isn’t quite over but it might as well be. Poor Dan Uggla of the Florida Marlins made two huge errors and it looks like the AL will win the All Star game and have home field advantage in the World Series.

I know, this has nothing to do with online marketing or building an online business, but it’s one thing I have a passion for so I’d thought I’d share my feelings.

The drama, however, there are now two outs and the bases are still loaded; we’ll see what happens.

UPDATE: the game continues - somehow the NL got out of a bases loaded no out jam to get to the 11th inning.

Another UPDATE: Yes, Uggla had one more error before the night was over, although the ball took a bad hop. Yes, I did stay up until the bottom of the 15th inning to watch one of the longest All Star Games in Major League Baseball history, and YES, the American League did finally win (although I thought they got some bad calls on the play at home and on the steal of 2nd earlier in the extra-inning episode.) What this all means is that my Yankees will now get home field advantage in the World Series!

Staring an Online Business Tip:

How can this whole article tie in with what you are doing with your new online business? Always remember, writing about things your passionate about is always going to be a lot easier than trying to re-invent the wheel and learn a completely new industry. As an online business owner, you either need to like writing or hire someone who can write for you: your main way to communicate with visitors is via “sales copy”.

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