06-16-2007, 07:33 AM
Quote:***eBay Stores News From eBay Live! 2007***
Darlene Clementz
Hi everyone...This is Darlene Clementz with our eBay Stores team. eBay Live! has been fantastic so far we've had a lot of traffic to our booth (#839 if you're here with us in Boston!), and have received some very good feedback from our sellers who are here with us.
If you listened to the keynote address webcast last night, you heard Bill Cobb share some great news about some improvements to eBay Stores. Here are a few of the highlights he talked about:
Adding eBay Stores to the Site Header
As Bill mentioned, recently we launched a new header (the links at the top of eBay pages) across the site. Our new design did not include a link to eBay Stores, and many of our Stores sellers did not agree with this decision. You made your opinions heard, and we listened. I'm pleased to let you know that we are putting eBay Stores back in the header in the next 30 days.
More Value for Featured and Anchor Subscribers
Featured and Anchor Stores are our top-of-the-line offerings, and we've been working to make them even more valueable. Beginning in September, we're going to include more business tools and resources for these tiers, as well as make a few other changes:
* Featured Stores renamed to Premium. We're changing the name of the Featured tier to "Premium." It's a minor cosmetic change, but we feel it more accurately reflects the benefits, namely the advanced business tools, this tier offers.
* Free Marketplace Research. Both Premium and Anchor Store subscribers will receive eBay Marketplace Research free with their subscriptions.
* Increased Email Marketing allotment. Both Premium and Anchor Stores will receive a larger Email Marketing allotment. Premium subscribers will be able to send 7,500 emails per month, and Anchor subscribers will be able to send 10,000 per month.
* Dedicated 24/7 phone customer support for Premium Stores. Premium subscribers will now have access to customer support by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week!
* 40% Off the Anchor Store price. We're cutting the Anchor Store subscription fee to $299.95 a month. Thats a savings of 40%!
For more details, visit www.ebay.com/comingtostores.
Showcase your Store with eBay Stores To Go
Based on our popular eBay To Go widget, we've just launched eBay Stores To Go! eBay Stores To Go lets you share your eBay Stores listings, as well as your Store's look-and-feel beyond eBay. Simply add the widget to your blog, website, social networking site, or just about anywhere on the web to give your viewers a convenient window into your Store. They can even bid and buy right from the widget itself! To learn more, visit www.ebay.com/storestogo.
Spruce up your Store at the eBay Stores Design Center
Whether you're looking for ways to improve your Store's appearance, or trying to build an eye-catching storefront from scratch, the eBay Stores Design Center is for you. Here you'll find design Do's and Don'ts, as well as FREE eBay Stores design templates. If you need a little outside help, check our Certified eBay Stores Designer Directory for designers who can help your vision become reality. We've even provided a few examples of eBay Stores that went through an "extreme makeover" to inspire you about the possibilities.
Our eBay Stores Design Center has just launched, so check it out at www.ebay.com/designcenter.