Understanding Wholesale Pricing
This workshop will be held on Tuesday, December 4th from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific time.

Understanding wholesale pricing is very important to running your business. If you don't understand the different pricing tiers, you may get discouraged when you see other retailers selling the same product for a cheaper price. Colette Marshall, Business Development Manager for product sourcing experts WorldwideBrands.com, will help you understand how the wholesale structure works when it comes to purchasing products, and how to compete with the current market, even if you can’t get the best possible price.

Use Skype to Close More Business
This workshop will be held on Wednesday, December 5th from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Pacific time.

Looking for new, efficient ways to move your business forward? Need to boost long-term loyalty and referrals? Join Pat Kelley from OnState to learn how OnState ACD for Skype is the cost-effective, scalable call center that can differentiate your customer service.

How to Buy Safely Online
This workshop will be held on Wednesday, December 5th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Pacific time.

The holiday season is now in full swing, and that means plenty of online shopping fun. And in the frenzy of all that gift buying for your friends and family, we're here to help you do it as safely as possible. Please join PayPal, eBay Trust and Safety and the Federal Trade Commission for a workshop on how to buy safely online. We'll include tips how to avoid identity theft, and how to spot phishing emails and spoof web sites. We'll also offer some additional steps you can take to protect your account. If you want to get the best out of your holiday online experience while remaining safer, this workshop is for you. In the meantime, make sure to visit the FTC's OnGuard Online site to view their 10 Tips for Smart Holiday Shopping.

Best Practices In Pricing of Freight and Options
This workshop will be held on Thursday, December 6th from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific time.

Join the Freightquote team as they present the various options that are available when shipping large or heavy items. You will also get tips and information for shipping furniture, shipping freight or shipping express, and info on packaging requirements and special services. Join this workshop to learn how to save money, avoid damage, and generally minimize headaches when you need to ship large items you are selling or buying.

How to Get those Last Minute Holiday Shoppers
This workshop will be held on Friday, December 7th from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific time.

With only a couple of weeks left in the holiday shopping season, the smart eBay seller knows how important it is to select end times carefully in order to optimize profits! In this workshop, the team at Terapeak will look at the best time to end your listings for those last-minute eBay holiday shoppers. Using the research from Terapeak, which is based on actual closed listing data from eBay, you can leverage past transactional information to improve your future listings and make more money.

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• Go to www.ebay.com
• Click on Community at the top of the page
• Click on "Workshops" in the "Events" section
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We look forward to seeing you there!