Brad Schepp
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Articles by Brad Schepp
April 30, 2010
Looking for a Job? You probably know you should be on LinkedIn. But did you know that LinkedIn now lets you follow companies you're interested in to get insider info on new hires, departures, job openings, and more? Get on board and start using this new feature.
November 28, 2009
You send those tweets out there like any good tweeter, but is anyone listening? Are you giving your followers the kind of information they hoped they'd get from you, when they decided to follow you in the first place? A great tool called TwitterSheep helps you answer these questions.
November 05, 2009
Job Hunters should be using social media tools like Facebook and LinkedIn. No secret there. But here are some tips for using them to your best advantage.
September 22, 2009
If you're looking for a job you need fresh ideas to keep that hunt moving along. Here are a few from the author of How to Find a Job on LinkedIn, Twitter, MySpace, and Other Social Networks.
March 27, 2009
How to use LinkedIn, MySpace, Facebook, and other social networking sites to find a job!
February 14, 2009
Tips from one of Amazon's Top Third-Party Sellers for making money on Amazon.
February 14, 2009
Here's the fastest way to make money on Amazon, from bestselling e-commerce author Brad Schepp.
December 31, 2008
Start selling on eBay with these five tips from the authors of many books on eBay selling and e-commerce.
December 18, 2008
What soldiers from the COMBAT TV show can teach us about surviving bad economic times.
June 25, 2008
eBay may be on its way to becoming the first major dot.com tragedy for the Web 2.0 generation. But are highly publicized changes it's making, and the overtures to bigger/big businesses, good for eBay in the long run?
June 02, 2008
Almost 90% of us drive to work, and with gas prices what they are that makes less sense each day. One solution is telecommuting. Here's a memo you can adapt to your needs to convince your boss that telecommuting is a great idea.
February 26, 2008
eBay Sellers Strike Has Staying Power
February 21, 2008
eBay sellers are striking this week to protest recent fee hikes by management, as well as changes to the feedback system. Or ARE they striking? Here, the authors of eBay PowerSeller Secrets unearth what's really going on.
December 19, 2007
You know you want to know.
Who was hotter in 2007, Britney or Lindsey? What stories sent people to their keyboards, for more, more, more info? And what about the candidates for Prez? Did people search more for info on Barack or Hillary? Let’s not forget the Wii, Xbox, or Playstation…which of th...
October 25, 2007
Gary Richardson is a true e-commerce pioneer. A long-time eBay PowerSeller, he was one of the first PowerSellers to also become a top 5 category seller on Amazon. Here Gary shares some of his impressions of selling on Amazon versus selling on eBay.
Gary, you've sold on eBay for 3 years under the...
July 25, 2007
Should you sell on eBay or Amazon? If you’re a small e-commerce company which channel is best? It’s a question more and more businesses are thinking about these days, and there’s no easy answer. However, based on our many interviews with eBay PowerSellers, as well as with folks at Amazon we can offe...
July 15, 2007
Building an inventory is top-most on the minds of many aspiring PowerSellers. As you go about building your inventory, consider creating a total line of products. Build unity into your inventory, rather than just gathering a group of disparate items you happen to come across. For example, if you...
December 26, 2006
Want to make a mint on eBay? Thought so. Here are the best sources to help you on your way, based on our years of experience writing books and articles about eBay. They’re in no particular order.
1) AuctionBytes—Online newsletter that covers the auction biz—and not just eBay. Full of great arti...
November 14, 2006
When I first started selling on eBay a guy from England bought a 1940s era TV repair manual from me. I remember this sale though, not because the item was interesting (it was) or because the buyer was from England. I remember it because he confided to me how he had won such a competitive auction. “I...
October 30, 2006
Some eBay buyers will try anything to rip-off a seller. Read on and see what we mean.
A PowerSeller who sells jewelry told us some incredible stories when we were interviewing for our just-published book, eBay PowerSeller Million Dollar Ideas (McGraw-Hill).
One of his buyers ordered an expensi...
October 20, 2006
You don’t always get what you pay for when it comes to marketing advice, if you sell on eBay. At least that’s what PowerSeller Cindy Walker, of Superiormats, learned.
Cindy’s family business provides custom car, van, SUV, and truck mats. Buyers can choose their own colors. It’s a great business ...
September 29, 2006
Based on my 30 years of collecting (and selling) Golden Age comics here are my top tips for buying them on eBay:
1. Buy CGC comics if you're viewing the comic as an investment.
2. If the comic isn't certified, "certify" the seller. Carefully check his feedback and the feedback he's left f...
September 13, 2006
Working for yourself at home is great but what about benefits such as vacation time, health insurance, disability coverage, and all the other perks you get when you work for a big company? Must you give those up for the freedom of working at home? Not if you telecommute.
Millions of people now t...
August 17, 2006
Magazines and newspapers are full of stories about kids and the dangers they face on the Internet. And with new types of web sites popping up all the time (e.g., MySpace) it seems the dangers just keep growing. That’d be because they are.
So are these dangers real? Absolutely. Are they overplay...
August 17, 2006
Do you collect comics for fun or profit? Well if you're like most collectors, it's a little of both. Regardless, if you think that one day you may sell some or all of your comics (and it seems many of us do) you may want to learn more about "slabbing." Slabbing is the process of having your comics p...
August 05, 2006
Been to the gas pump lately? It's not fun. One way to cut down on your gas expenses is to reduce commuting back and forth to work. How can you do that? By telecommuting.
When you telecommute you work for your company at home, at least part of the time. The advantages of doing this are easy to ima...
August 05, 2006
When you're trying to come up with products to sell on eBay it seems you have the same sources available to you that everyone else does (yawn). Those include yard sales, flea markets, closeouts, wholesale lots, and droppshippers. Estate sales may be another. As you can imagine, as the number of eBay...
August 05, 2006
For our books eBay PowerSeller Secrets and eBay PowerSeller Million Dollar Ideas my wife Deb and I interviewed hundreds of PowerSellers. Male, female, young, old, couples, single folks--they ran the gamut. Some make the PowerSeller minimum of $1000 per month, while others gross millions. Despite the...
August 05, 2006
Rodney Dangerfield may not have gotten much respect but he sure made a lot of money. That's partly because he had his own "schtick" What's "shtick" you ask? Think of it as a distinct accent, or unusual birthmark. In other words, it's anything that makes you stand out from the crowd.
For our books...