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Getting More Feedback on Marketplace Websites

Posted by Anwar Baksh on 09/24/2018 No comments

How much feedback should I expect?

The amount of feedback you get from your buyers will vary and that is also based on a few factors. According to discussions on the Ebay community site, the percentage of feedback from sales can range from 20% to above 50%. For Amazon, the amount of feedback to sales is much lower than Ebay.

Can I get 100% feedback?

Some people claim 100% feedback using various tactics, but I suspect this is probably the exception and not the norm. Also directly asking for feedback is tricky and can annoy some buyers. Harassing or threatening a customer for positive feedback may also violate the guidelines of that Marketplace, so be careful how you ask.

What does it take to get more positive feedback?

Communication

In retail sales, customer interaction is a major part of creating a great experience for buyers. This is broken down into verbal and written communications. Verbal communication should be intelligent, non-contradictory, convincing (speaker must have conviction and confidence), short and precise, clear and not confusing. Written communication must have almost prefect grammar and spelling. Easy to read sentences, and good separation between paragraphs/topic blocks.

Presentation

Besides communication, presentation of the store and listings are important. Higher quality images, designs, and layouts that look like bigger retailers will help increase customer/brand loyalty – which should translate into more feedback. It is also critical not to misrepresent products as doing or being more than they are.

Special Strategies

There is one strategy I want to share that seems to generate a higher rate of feedback. This method is currently being used by a store that generates 500K to 700K monthly through Ebay. What they do is send out a business card with all deliveries. The card has a message on the back that gently nudges the buyer to leave feedback.

Of course I would be cautious. This could open the door to higher amounts of negative feedback than would normally be the case. So this method can backfire if other aspects of the business is failing or the products are of lower quality.

In Conclusion

It takes a combination of communication, design, and a side trick or two to generate more feedback that is hopefully mostly positive.

How to Be a Blogger and Attract a Boatload of Customers

Posted by Anwar Baksh on 05/15/2017 Comments Off

Why do you want to be a Blogger? Do you want to be a Blogger for the fame? Do you want to be a Blogger to earn a living or even a side income?

It takes a lot of guts and creative energy to run a Blog.

It takes hard work, discipline, charisma, and pure determination, to run a high income earning Blog.

Are you crazy? If you’re not crazy, maybe you’re a genius, ready to birth the next great Blog.

In any case, why are you

Choosing the Right Web Conferencing Service for You

Posted by Anwar Baksh on 04/27/2017 Comments Off

With the price of gas, airline tickets, and other travel related items on the rise, more and more companies are looking for cost-effective alternatives to sending their people around the country to attend meetings.

For many smart companies, the answer is a web conference, and there are many advantages to having employees meet one another from the comfort of their own offices.

Some of the many benefits of web-based conference technology include:

Lower costs and fewer travel-related delays
Greater productivity since employees do not have to leave their offices to attend meetings
Greater employee satisfaction
Ease of use
The ability to train large numbers of employees efficiently
No need for expensive conference rooms or meeting space

There are a number of companies who

Attractive, Modern, and Customizable Restaurant Templates

Posted by Anwar Baksh on 06/18/2015 Comments Off

Would you eat at a restaurant that looked horrible on the outside?

The website of a restaurant is a direct insight into its quality and its experience. Just like the front area of the restaurant itself.

If it looks bad, nobody will want to come in and give the great food a try.

A website that looks good can dramatically improve the initial perception of a restaurant to prospective patrons – again just like the actual front.

To achieve this on a small budget, a restaurant owner should choose from the best restaurant themes made for WordPress.

Other platforms will not subsist because they are not Open Source, or have millions of freelance developers working with it.

And most of all they cannot be extended with tens of thousands of plugins like WordPress.

A modern, attractive, easy to customize template made for WordPress can provide

Is the Tesla Powerwall Overpriced?

Posted by Anwar Baksh on 05/02/2015 Comments Off

What is the Powerwall?

The Powerwall is a new commercial battery pack powered by solar energy and made for the common home. It will be produced by Tesla Motors Inc. and can be reserved on the Tesla Powerwall Website.

Powerwall batteries are made from lithium ion, available in 10kwh and 7kwh capacity, and outputs 350 to 450 volts. These units are mounted on the wall and are rechargeable. They require installation by a trained electrician and do not come with an AC-DC inverter.

What are some alternatives to Powerwall?

Cheap silicon batteries are in abundance these days. China produces millions every month. One example is deep cycle 6V lead calcium batteries which you can buy on Amazon. These can be combined with 120-watt solar panels and a 1700 watt inverter and produce more power than one Powerwall.

One drawback to using what’s currently available is

How to Use Established Standards to Create a Great Website

Posted by Anwar Baksh on 03/23/2015 Comments Off

Ignoring standards in Web Development is like raising a child in the jungle. That child will not perform well in normal society when mature.

When you build anything, it must be adapted to the fundamental features of similar products. At least to some degree.

When I started building websites over 15 years ago, it was mostly by trial and error.

Like many Professional Web Developers who are self-taught, I didn’t know much about conversion optimization, typography, vertical spacing, and the countless other ingredients that make a great website.

These are some of the standards that are critical to the success of a modern site or application.

Design and programming best practices were developed mostly through testing, experimentation, and analytic reviews. This is what gives it strength.

Industry tested approaches and techniques that are proven to work should be fairly reliable, right?

Most big companies didn’t know much about this as well, and many still don’t. Back then there were no major college level programs focusing on website development.

Don’t get me wrong, there

Save your Data and Sanity with an External Drive

Posted by Anwar Baksh on 03/17/2014 Comments Off

One day just like any, you open your favorite browser and the screen goes blank. You press a bunch of buttons hoping it’s just a glitch, but nothing happens.

After several minutes of waiting, you decide to restart the computer. On startup, you get a blue screen displaying an error message. In short, your computer has crashed, taking thousands of family photos, videos, prized music, and even movie collections.

Even worse, your tax, other important documents, business-related data, shortcuts, favorites, bookmarks, applications, and software are all gone.

You can try a data recovery service, but there is no guarantee the files can be retrieved.

You can get

5 Best Downloadable Logo Creation Software

Posted by Anwar Baksh on 03/03/2014 Comments Off

Have you ever tried to make a logo, but failed in frustration? It’s surprisingly hard to design a logo, isn’t it?

I’ve spent hours and even days trying to create something I can be happy with. It’s just not an ideal way to get something this critical done.

If you’re just like me – not a graphic designer, you should seriously consider looking through some of the best logo creation software currently selling to help you with the process.

What kind of logo can you

What is SharePoint?

Posted by Anwar Baksh on 02/24/2014 Comments Off

SharePoint is a collaboration software platform used by more than 75% of all Fortune 500 companies. This according to Microsoft who publicly launched it in 2001.

In those days it was used for intranets and managing documents. Today, its capabilities goes significantly beyond the original core features. This is possible because SharePoint is an Application Platform. This means third party developers can create plugins for it.

I must admit, I have very little experience with this software. So this article is mostly an exploratory piece. I want to examine it from the perspective of a Newbie and give you my initial review without bias.

What are the main features of SharePoint?

Cloud Collaboration: This software is a

How to Increase Your Website Traffic by 2000%

Posted by Anwar Baksh on 01/23/2014 Comments Off

179,000 plus impressions in Google Search and barely 500 clicks! That’s the worst I’ve seen.

It’s like tending a Gold Mine and coming up empty every day. This is the slow strangulation happening to a site I recently did some work on. I’m so unhappy about this, I decided to write this post to help other site owners avoid this problem.

Low CRT Serp Listings

At site launch, these basics must be addressed

Do you know how to access your Webmaster Tools Account (WMT)? Do you even have an account?

A standard inclusion on any new website that I develop is WMT setup, XML sitemap creation, sitemap submission to WMT and ongoing site monitoring through the platform.

These simple set of tasks can

A Basic yet Essential Tutorial on Web Hosting

Posted by Anwar Baksh on 12/30/2013 1 comment

Web Hosting is a term for the service of storing and serving up the files of a website. The service provider is referred to as a Web Host. Godaddy, Blue Host, and Hostgator are examples of website hosting service providers.

So how exactly does web hosting work?

Well it’s very simple. A website is a collection of files. These files need to be stored on a computer’s hard drive.

Not only does it store the files, it must process and present the files after a request for those files has been made. In other words, they’re

Why Should I Buy an Ipad?

Posted by Anwar Baksh on 05/13/2013 Comments Off

Over 100 million unites sold within 24 months. And we still have to ask this question?

The world went crazy for the Ipad Tablet. Except me of course. Yet it seemed like everybody wanted to buy one of these things. That’s why Apple Inc. moved so many of them when it was first released. Now that’s an impressive launch.

I don’t think people are still as excited for that particular product as they were a few years ago. With respect to it’s place in history, there are other options on the market now.

You can’t release a ground breaking product like the Ipad and not expect

Features of the Best Web Hosting Companies Reviewed

Posted by Anwar Baksh on 12/12/2012 Comments Off

Would you build a house on land that was unstable? I’m guessing the answer is no.

This same principle applies when reviewing services and looking for the best web hosting company for your website business.

Think for a moment if a server has a hiccup and the entire website is wiped out. Will the host be able to help?

A few years ago websites went down constantly whenever they were promoted on Digg. This happened because of the sudden spike in traffic that came from this site.

How will the host handle a similar problem if it was your website?

These are just two common problems. But don’t underestimate them. Having an established site crash while money is being made and customers are using the site is the worst case scenario. And this alone can drive a person crazy.

So it’s critical that you choose the right host from the start. Because

10 Best Quality Webcams for Live Streaming

Posted by Anwar Baksh on 06/19/2012 Comments Off

Buying a webcam is like buying a used car. It can end up being a lemon, or your “old reliable”. Even if you bought a used cam, my list of the best webcams will not include any lemons.

In the last decade, video chatting, and video publishing has skyrocketed. And although most online videos must be downloaded before viewing, live streaming videos are also popular.

I needed a webcam for a video project and decided to research the best webcams for streaming and not just for recording. I’m not referring to Camcorders, I’m speaking about cameras made for live broadcasting.

So here they are, and in no particular order:

The cost of ignoring On-page SEO

Posted by Anwar Baksh on 06/20/2011 1 comment

There are only so many things we can control. Algorithmic updates is not one of them. But what about ON PAGE SEO?

There are people who work very hard to solidify standards that even the Search Engines must adhere to.

Of course standards may only be enforced if there is true habituation by the masses.

So what’s costing you thousands of dollars every year?

Missing Sitemap

Your Website might have many pages with plenty of text content. If you’re still not receiving significant traffic, then perhaps your site is not properly indexed by Search Engines.

This could be caused by bad site navigation structure, lack of a

5 legitimate home based business ideas

Posted by Anwar Baksh on 06/21/2010 1 comment

We all know there are countless work at home scams shamelessly being pedaled online and even offline. A legitimate home based business can seem like a pipe dream to someone who has never ran one before. Often seeding these ideas require a lot of connections, capital and ground work. But I can propose some options that don’t require a big network, large amounts of money or years of ground work.

I”ll share with you three jobs I’ve tried my self. And two others I firmly stand behind. They require little to no money to start. But please take note, they do require a little bit of skills and training. So if you decide to try any of these, expect to put in at least one month of training. Also, try to have

10 Website Growth Boosting Tips

Posted by Anwar Baksh on 06/16/2010 1 comment

Your website might be suffering with issues that need immediate attention. Let me shed some light on several areas often neglected by Webmasters. After these upgrades, you can expect a significant boost in readership, performance and overall growth of the site. Here they are;

1. Reduce the number of objects loaded

The objects on a website include images, JavaScript files, CSS files, video and audio files. Even Flash files are objects. Count them. You don’t need any special software for this. To check the number of JS and CSS files, just press CTRL+U and the source will give you the details.

Then trash or combine some of them. Try to bring it to under 20 objects. The key is to improve latency and increase speed.

2. Improve the quality of headlines

The title for a website page is the first thing a potential visitor sees and they are often very weak. Use

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Getting More Feedback on Marketplace Websites

How much feedback should I expect?

Can I get 100% feedback?