[Nfb-krafters-korner] EBay_ Reflections from Lynda commentgs JK

River Woman riverwoman at zoominternet.net
Fri Jul 1 10:45:52 UTC 2011 

Yes, this is the same person.
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From: "slerythema" <slerythema at gmail.com>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 11:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] EBay_ Reflections from Lynda commentgs JK


> 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/)
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