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Improvements to Outright Bookkeeping Tool
eBay accounting application for US sellers Outright has been updated to improve the way it records eBay sales.
Multi-item orders will no longer lead to duplicate fees, listing titles are now included, and income and fees are broken down into categories.
Previously imported data can be cleared and re-imported up to 90 days in the past.
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Outright has also added a directory of bookkeeping professionals.
Sellebrity Auction Analytics Added to the Directory
Sellebrity Auction Analytics tracks all eBay listings, providing insights into visitors including their location and search terms used. A/B testing is possible comparing and optimizing various ad styles.
ChannelAdvisor: Amazon Sales Growing 15 Times Faster Than eBay
ChannelAdvisor's first quarter results offer an insight into the eCommerce industry, showing that their sellers experienced 75% sales growth on Amazon but only 5% on eBay.
"ChannelAdvisor helps retailers sell more online as evidenced this quarter by the record-breaking success of our retailers on Amazon, an achievement in line with and even ahead of Amazon’s impressive company growth," said Scot Wingo, ChannelAdvisor CEO. "As shoppers loosen their wallets and increase spending online, we’re expecting 2010 to continue to be a banner year for ChannelAdvisor and our retailers."
Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, reported recently that its first-quarter sales increased 46% to $7.12bn.
More about ChannelAdvisor's first quarter results. More on Amazon's first quarter results.
Stone Edge Order Manager Integrates With BigCommerce
Order management solution Stone Edge Order Manager is now integrated with popular web-based eCommerce solution BigCommerce.
The new integration allows Stone Edge users to import and manage orders from the BigCommerce platform. Merchants can manage web, mail, phone, and in-store orders in one system where they share the same customer, product and order information.
"The integration with BigCommerce gives Order Manager users an attractive alternative for their Web stores," said Barney Stone, President of Stone Edge Technologies. "The power and flexibility of BigCommerce should be a good complement to the power and flexibility of the Order Manager."
Doba Releases Facebook Application
Drop ship product sourcing company Doba has announced a new application for Facebook.
The application, called My Deals, allows users to place a virtual store containing products sourced through Doba onto their Facebook profile or fan page. Any of the one million products in the Doba catalog can be included in the storefront and shared with Facebook friends.
Brandon Delgrosso, EVP of Sales and Marketing at Doba, said, "We are excited at the additional opportunities for sales this application brings to our members. We are in business to help them succeed in online retail, and this gives them a powerful new tool to use."
There is a 14 day trial for Facebook users who want to try the application but aren't currently signed up to Doba.
AuctionX2 Now Supports Multiple eBay Accounts
Sales analysis tool Auction X2 has a number of new features, including support for multiple eBay user accounts.
Other new features include automatic reduction of stock levels and highlighting stock items due for re-order.
iwascoding Releases GarageSale for the iPad
eBay listing tool for the Mac and iPhone GarageSale is now also available for the Apple iPad.
The new version allows iPad users to create complete eBay auctions using images from their photo library. Up to 10 images can be added to each auction for free and 10 popular auction designs are included, with additional designs available from the built-in auction template store.
The application supports 16 different eBay sites, including eBay.com and eBay.de, and shares prepared auctions with GarageSale on the Mac.
vFlyer Introduces Facebook Application
Classified ad management tool vFlyer has created a Facebook application for the promotion of listings.
The new application, available to customers with business-level subscriptions, displays thumbnail images and summary information for a seller's active vFlyer listings. It can be used on both Profiles and Fan Pages.
"Businesses have been asking us for a simple way to promote their active listings on Facebook," says Aaron Sperling, CEO/President of vFlyer Inc. "This solution is a simple and effective way to create more exposure of real estate, auto, and general service listings."
Frooition Adds Bulk Revision Feature
Auction design and listing service Frooition has released a new tool which helps sellers update existing auctions in bulk.
The new feature is free during April, and can be used to apply Frooition listing templates, perform find and replace in titles and descriptions, add to descriptions, modify prices, and more.
Private Messaging Added
Private messaging has been added to the forum. To send a PM click on a member's name to view their profile then click "Send PM".
To view your existing PMs click "PM" at the top left of any page, between the links "Profile" and "Logout".
To help prevent spam and other abuse the following limits and rules are in place:
- Limits: Within a 24 hour period you may initiate a maximum of five private messages, and only one to a single individual. Replies are unlimited.
- Rules: Normal forum rules apply. Messages can be viewed by moderators. Abusers will have their messages deleted and membership cancelled.
If you do not wish to receive private messages, go to your profile page and uncheck "Accept private messages" then click "Save All". You will still be able to send PMs and receive replies to PMs you initiate even if you do not accept new PMs.
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