Collector s Encyclopedia of Depression Glass,19th Edition
by: Gene Florence
publisher: Collector Books, published: 2009-08-11
ASIN: 1574326279
EAN: 9781574326277
sales rank: 45418
price: $15.04 (new), $15.04 (used)

After nineteen editions, almost 40 years, and over 4,000 pages, goodbye is very difficult to say. So instead Collector Books would like you to join us in celebrating the retirement of Cathy and Gene Florence. For the nineteenth, and last time, we present Collector’s Encyclopedia of Depression Glass by America’s leading glassware authorities. Every edition has included new information and up to date prices. Beautiful color photos have been redone to show as many pieces as could be found over the years. New patterns have been added, year after year, until this title is as comprehensive as it can be. Legends have been added to make identification as easy a possible. Altogether the Florences leave behind a legacy that will not be surpassed. Don t miss out on the last edition of this wonderful book, sure to be collectible in its own right. 2010 values.

So go ahead and listen to the audio interview and be inspired.

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• Register your domain. I use Netfirms for that. Choose a catchy domain name, preferably one that contains a keyword or two that describe your site. Mugsandmegs isn’t the greatest example, since I often have people asking me if I sell mugs – which I don’t usually. But you must admit it’s catchy.
• Always try to purchase a domain name with a .com ending. Stay away from .info extensions- they are cheaper, so often used by spammers. And you don’t want to be included in their number. Note: the www is not included in your domain name, since it will automatically be added. I mention this because one of my students wanted a particular name, say it was’ fastcomputers.com’ and that wasn’t available. When he typed in ‘wwwfastcomputers.com’, that was. If he’d registered it, the domain would have looked like ‘www.wwwfastcomputers.com’ – not what he wanted. If you absolutely have to have a specific name, try hyphens. For instance: fast-computers.com.

• Find an inexpensive hosting service that has all kinds of neat features, really easy to use, and has fast, reliable servers . My favorite is Hostgator. Show off your photos, display your ebay or craft items for sale, share valuable content and build a community of people who have the same interests.
• Add an autoresponder. By using a service such as Aweber, you can add an opt-in form so people can subscribe. Opt-in simply means that a person signed up for your newsletter or website updates. Double opt-in is the term used when they not only sign up, but they click a link sent in a follow-up email to confirm that they did indeed want you to send the material.
• Include adsense ads on your site as a bit of extra income. Adsense are those little ads by Google that you often see at the top, bottom, side, or in the middle of the content of a page. When you click one of those links, the person running the site -me, in this case – will get a few cents. When I say a bit of extra income, that’s exactly what I mean. Unless you have hundreds of sites, don’t expect to get rich that way.
• Become an affiliate for products and services advertised on your website. An affiliate link sends your readers to a page where if they purchase a product, you get commission on it. For instance, the above links to Netfirms, Hostgator and Aweber are my affiliate links. You pay the same price either way, but by purchasing through my link, I also am paid a small amount. To do this, you first sign up for an account with the merchants you want to represent. Often, that information can be found by scrolling to the bottom of a merchant’s site and looking for a link that says ‘affiliates’.
• Of course, to sell online you also need a way to collect money. The easiest thing to do is sign up for an account with Paypal if you haven’t already. You will need a Premier account in order to accept payments. That way people can easily pay you using a charge card without you having to fork out money for an expensive merchant account.

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I’ve also been off to Atlanta to an Internet marketers workshop and took a little video of an interview I did with Kevin Riley. Kevin is a marketer from Japan and an expert on creating how-to information products. Thanks to him, I’ve been able to start creating my own guides. I believe that every one of us has experiences and skills that others could benefit from, and creating an info product is the best way to share our knowledge.

Here’s the video. As you can see, standing beside Kevin looked like a scene from Land of the Giants.

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eBay doesn’t allow you to advertise another site on your auctions, but on your About Me page, you can mention you have a blog and include a link to it. Then when people visit your site, have an opt-in form so that they can give you their first name and email address. That way you can keep in touch and let them know when you’re having a special auction.

You’ll have to give your readers a good reason to sign up with you. That could be a free report, some free tips you’ve gathered, or even just the promise that they will be the first to know the minute your auction is posted.You can also advertise current eBay auctions right from your blog.

An easy way to start a blog is with Blogger. It’s free, easy to use, and fun as well. I recently conducted a workshop at the local community center and talked about starting a Blogger Blog. I recorded it and am including it in this post so you can have a listen.

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Instead of  clicking on ‘Sell’ and creating your listing, click ‘Sell’, then ‘Advanced Sell’. Then chose your category and move on to the ‘Create Listing’ page. On ‘Describe Your Item’ you want to click on the HTML tab and add the code for the video. To get that, you would copy the embed code that is listed beside your video.That’s it and you should get extra interest in your auction as a result.

Let us know how using video on your auction works out for you. And don’t forget to include a link to your auction in the Youtube description for your video.

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When you first get started, it can be a little unnerving.  The best option is to begin by looking around your own home.  Think of items that you would sell in a garage sale.  But instead of pricing each item and lugging it outside hoping for a nice sunny day, you can advertise them on eBay. By starting with items you no longer want, you can make mistakes and learn without spending a lot of money and with no regrets.

Although there are several other quality auction websites, eBay is by far the most popular and most successful.  You could use all the other sites as well,  but by spreading yourself too thin you risk getting things mixed up.  In reality, it’s better to use eBay and focus your attention and efforts on this one site.  You can always try the others once you know better what you’re doing.

First, navigate through each section of eBay to familiarize yourself with all the different pages.  You will find a site map and help files, which are very useful tools.  It will take a little time to get used to the site but before long you’ll get the hang of it.  As you start selling, navigating will become much easier.

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I am wondering if anyone would be interested in participating in a free teleseminar? I would choose a time and date and give you a phone number to call in. The call would also be recorded so anyone not available could listen in later on your computer. Note that long distance charges apply (that’s how the conference company makes their money).

We can talk about eBay, making money online, selling information products, blogging, whatever you like. Please comment and let me know if you’re interested.

Update: I’ll ask about this again in the fall.

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