Greetings
Welcome to the September issue of the Doba Newsletter! If you
are
not a Doba member you can try us for 7
days absolutely FREE! Protecting
yourself from fraud
and the scammers who want to rip you off! We are pleased to
announce that our sold-out teleseminar on Fraud Protection
will be available for Doba members to listen to starting this Friday,
September 8th by clicking here.
Unfortunately,
each
year, the FBI receives complaints from retailers about Internet-related
fraud and scams. That’s why if you sell
online, you must protect yourself from fraud and the fraudsters who
want to rip you off!
By listening to
this archived teleseminar (which will be available for downloading this
Friday, September 8), you will hear about:
- The latest trends
and threats in online fraud
- How simple due
diligence can save you money and time
- Safe payment
methods (and the not-so-safe ones too)
- Doba's own
efforts to mitigate fraud and protect you and your customers
Visit
http://www.doba.com/education/training.html
to download the teleseminar starting Friday, September 8.
Because
we are
always striving to help you -- the entrepreneur -- be successful, Doba
has created a Department of Community and Education
Our new
department of Community & Education is here to help customers
become more successful at running their own businesses. Mikal Belicove,
Director of Community & Education, and Stuart Lisonbee,
Education Specialist, head this department.
Mikal is
an expert at building and supporting communities of practice and
B2B-related social networks. As Director of Community &
Education at Doba, he oversees our company's efforts to educate retail
business owners, connect members with one another, and support the
training and ongoing education of Doba staff on how to best serve
you—our customers.
Stuart is an eBay
expert, having grown and managed his own very successful eBay
PowerSeller account. As a former eBay employee, Stuart was
tasked with
assisting eBay sellers. He has authored several educational eBooks
designed to help others grow their eBay businesses, and is also an eBay
Certified Consultant.
Look for many new and exciting
events to come from this department.
This
Month's Featured Article:
Are
You Unique?
by
Stuart Lisonbee, Educational Specialist - Doba Anyone
with a little technical know-how
and an Internet connection can open an online storefront and start
peddling product, especially if the entrepreneur has access to
Doba’s powerful product sourcing and drop shipping tools. But
peddling product at bargain basement prices won’t ensure your
success for three good reasons:
- Major
competitors can undercut your prices.
- The lower
your prices, the less you earn.
- The less you earn,
the less time and money you have to invest in improving your business.
Search
the Web for “sewing,” and you’ll find
links to dozens of sites where you can purchase sewing supplies and
equipment. When someone needs sewing supplies, they go to the store
that offers the best prices, unless….
And
that’s the catch… unless another site offers
something customers want more. Poke around on some of the sewing sites,
and you’ll find mom-and-pop operations that are out-competing
the big craft stores. How do they do it? They offer their customers
something more, something unique.
Doba members can
read the full
article at:
http://www.doba.com/articles/archive/are_you_unique.html
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