[Nfb-krafters-korner] EBay_ Reflections from Lynda commentgs JK
slerythema
slerythema at gmail.com
Fri Jul 1 03:56:07 UTC 2011
Joyce,
Is this perhaps Tonia Gatton? She teaches computers for the Department for
the Blind in Kentucky.
Cindy S.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Blindhands at aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 1:48 PM
> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] EBay_ Reflections from
> Lynda commentgs JK
>
>
> Linda is correct on that the EBay Pilot Program has been a
> challenge to all
> that was chosen. I have heard 3 people from my group have
> been taken out
> of the program due to not meeting goals.
>
> As Linda said we have a weekly one on one mentorvia telephone
> that is at
> least one hour. We have every other week an hour discussion
> among the
> members that are in the Pilot program. I have arranged once
> a week an hour
> with 2 of the ones in the group and myself to work on getting
> around and
> problems with JAWS and the EBay site. Our mate Tonia, who
> teaches computer to
> the blind in Virginia has helped me out a lot and Tonia hit
> Top Seller and
> will be speking at the Convention.
>
> Joyce Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> Blindhands at AOL.com
>
>
> In a message dated 6/26/2011 7:37:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> riverwoman at zoominternet.net writes:
>
> I want to add to Joyce's information about eBay at Convention. It is
> WONDERFUL - and I really want to encourage you guys, if you
> are at all
> interested, to learn about eBay. I just love doing it, but
> it is a STEEP
> LEARNING CURVE to do it successfully.
>
> For those interested, you can have a look at what I have put
> together so
> far
> for my eBay store. I currently have 95 items listed in it
> and my goal is
> to
> have 200 items listed at all times. But the things is, I
> keep selling the
> things, so that is a good problem to have. My focus is on
> HEALING ARTS
> GEMSTONES, Fine Art, and HANDMADE JOURNALS, and VINTAGE
> collections. I
> gave
> my store the name _The Zen Meditation Garden_ but that may
> change as I try
> to think of something that would be better and fit my theme
> of merchandise.
>
> I have to say that after the training we had in Baltimore I really
> struggled
> with it. I was listing and working hard, but nothing was
> happening enough
> to
> make it worthwhile for me.
>
> Finally, by April, I just about gave up as I had worked
> very hard and had
> very little to show for my hard work. We had the training,
> and then, we
> were left to struggle it out on our own. This was
> discouraging to say the
> least. I felt lost at sea, adrift. There was no follow-up
> after we left
> other than a couple phone conversations between ourselves.
> We needed HELP
> from someone who was successful at eBay but that was not
> what we had afte
> we
> left the training sessions.
>
> Finally, a month ago, we were put in a mentoring program and
> I am in a
> group
> of 8 of the 16 people who attended. All 8 of us will reach
> the goals, or
> have exceeded the goals we have set for our business. This
> has made all
> the
> difference.
>
> In the past 30 days I have sold nearly as much as I had sold in the
> previous 120 days total. The mentoring has been the KEY to
> doing this
> program. Without it, I would not be doing eBay at all by now
> because I was
> not having results that would motivate any sensible person
> to continue on
> with it.
>
> In the future, if they continue to do this program, I think it is
> essential
> that the mentoring start from the get-go - so that all of
> the people who
> participate have the help that they need once they leave the
> initial class
> room experience. This program is not EASY, and it takes an
> enormous amount
> of WORK - I am working it about 10 - 12 hours a day
> presently to get the
> results I am looking to achieve. It has started to work for
> me, and I can
> now begin to see that it WILL really GO if I keep my nose to the
> grindstone.
> I really love doing it but it IS a JOB, for sure. I am a
> workaholic by
> nature, so this is a great business venture for me, but without
> thepersonal
> one-on-one mentoring, I would not be doing it at all by now.
> I want to see
> some money come back to me, not just keep going out - I like
> rewards for
> me
> efforts and I expect them.
>
> OK, here is my store link so you can get an idea of what I have been
> doing.
> Right now, I am working on editing the "Custom Pages" to get
> them to all
> be
> alike. This will take me a few more days to get done - but
> it is a good
> start. ANY suggestions you have for me are MOST welcome - I
> am struggling
> my way through this just like everyone else. And, it IS a
> STRUGGLE for all
> of us.
>
> http://stores.ebay.com/TheZenMeditationGarden
>
> Lynda River Woman
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 6:49 AM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] EBay at Convention
>
>
> >I just wanted to give yu a little more update on EBay and Florida
> > Convention.
> >
> > Sunday afternoon I believe will be a hands on class for
> EBay. They
> > are suggesting you bring a lap top if you have it as
> computers are
> > limited in the number they will have. I have also seen email that
> > they would like you
> > to register for this particular seminar.
> >
> > They will be having EBay discussions on Monday, Tuesday and
> > Wednesday.
> I
> > know on Wednesday it was in the evening like the same time the
> > Krafters Division is going on. Thursday I heard in the
> afternoon in
> > the main session they will have 2 people from the EBay
> Pilot program
> > talking along with our
> > leader of the Pilot program Mary Ellen G.
> >
> > EBay will have a table or a few tables in the exhibit hall, too.
> >
> > So that should give you plenty of opportunities to get some
> > information.
> >
> > I have been very busy with the Pilot program and I am
> hoping to reach
> > my goal in the next few days of listing 100 auctions on
> EBay. I have done
> 90
> > and plan on going over the 100 mark by tomorrow or Monday.
> >
> > Linda has done an excellent job being on the Pilot Program and has
> > just recently opened her EBay store. I heard she is the first to
> > open an EBay store. We have one of our coleagues that
> has just hit
> > the Top Seller status
> > and for that you have to have X amount of listings and
> sold $3000 with
> > excellent feedback ratings. My hat goes off to the folks in this
> > Pilot Program that have been working hard to meet their goals. We
> > are all working with the frustrations of EBay website not playing
> > nice with our screen
> reading
> > programs and with our constant feed back to the experts hopefully
> > EBay
> > will
> > work to make it better for our adaptive equipment.
> >
> > PS. They said that you need a lap top if you want to
> participate in
> > the class on Sunday. That Braille notes and that will not work.
> >
> > Have a great time at Convention.
> >
> > Joyce Kane
> > _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> > Blindhands at AOL.com _______________________________________________
> > Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
> > Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> >
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your
> account info for
> > Nfb-krafters-korner:
> >
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbn
et.org/riverwoman%40zoominternet.net
>
>
_______________________________________________
Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Nfb-krafters-korner:
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/blindha
nds%40aol.com
_______________________________________________
Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
Nfb-krafters-korner:
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/sleryth
ema%40gmail.com
More information about the NFB-Krafters-Korner
mailing list