The 8 Things You Must Know To Build A Great Website
by Tim Knox
Last week we talked about how a bad website can do your business more harm than good. That column brought several emails asking what is the key to building an effective business website. I replied with the same answer I always give: building an effective business website is a simple matter of definition.

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Protect Your Ideas With Copyrights and Patents
by Tim Knox
A patent is a form of protection granted to an inventor that protects his invention in the United States for up to 20 years from the date of application. Patent law states that, "whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, or any new and useful improvements thereof may obtain a patent." Owning a patent gives you the legal right to stop someone else from making, using or selling your invention (or one that's very close to it) without your permission. However, proving that someone is infringing on your patent is often difficult and usually requires a trial to settle the dispute.

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How to Think Like an eBay PowerSeller
by Kirsten Hawkins
So what’s a PowerSeller? PowerSellers are the people on eBay who’ve made it, recognisable by the little ‘PowerSeller’ badge next to their name. You’ve probably seen these people around - and to succeed on eBay, you want to think the way they do.

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Taking Paypal on eBay
by Terry Gibbs
Accepting Paypal as a payment method might increase your selling prices and your profits. This depends on what you are selling. I sell collectibles to collectors. My clients are like junkies. They will buy regardless of the payment options, so not offering Paypal won't make much difference in the final selling prices.

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Negating Negative Feedback On eBay
by Stephen Pope
Within minutes (perhaps seconds) of the auction's end, I was being awarded negative feedback. Not only did I not receive any chance to fulfill the order or to right any wrong that I may have committed, I also received an e-mail from the perpetrator threatening to have me suspended from eBay if I didn't meet certain demands.

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How to Navigate the eBay Rapids Successfully
by Greg Gunn
The growth eBay has experienced in the last few years is astounding. Five years ago, the sales activity on eBay was a trickling stream compared to the Class V rapids it has swelled to today.

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Keeping records of your Ebay business: Part 3
by Jason James
Welcome to Ebay seller business bookkeeping 101. In case you are just now catching up to speed with this article series about keeping good financial records of your ebay company, you may want to check back with part part I and II of this article.

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Move Into the Top 1% of All eBay Sellers - Accepting the Best Payment Methods
by Adam Ginsberg
eBay is becoming a more competitive environment to make money these days. As such, there are certain things that you can do as an eBay seller to separate yourself and distance yourself from your competition. As you set up your eBay selling systems, make the commitment to accept all methods of payment. If not, you’ll lose out on potential customers.

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