The Mighty Amazon & River Dolphins -Wild South America – BBC
Running 4000 miles from the Andes to the Ocean, The Amazon carries a fifth of all the river water on the planet. Learn more about the mighty Amazon river and its weird and wonderful inhabitants in this brilliant wildlife video from BBC nature show ‘Wild South America’.
Obama Inauguration 2009. Who’s Coming to Dc? Tips on Finding an Inaugural Rental for Free or on the Cheap
Obama Inauguration 2009. Who’s Coming to Dc? Tips on Finding an Inaugural Rental for Free or on the Cheap
Inauguration. Who’s coming to DC? Tips on finding a place to stay for FREE or on the cheap.
If you are looking for a place to stay, there are lots of places to look. It may appear a little discouraging browsing through craigslist, but there are still deals to be had.
Several Washingtonians are opening up their homes unlike never before, providing a spare bedroom, the floor (for your sleeping bag), or reasonably priced condos/homes. Don’t be discouraged! There is hope! I recommend getting creative with your search. Be persistent.
Some tips -
1) Make use of social networking sites – Facebook, LinkedInand MySpace. Let your network know you are looking for a place. They may have friends in DC who can accommodate you at no charge.
2) Offer to swap your house or vacation home – You can do this on Viscape for free, or sign up for a membership with homeexchange. On Viscape, check under rental properties. Filter out for “swap” to see the properties where the owner is looking to exchange their home.
3) Find a private rental – Craigslist has the largest selection of rentals with 1000+, but searching can be onerous. Viscape has the 2nd largest selection with 400 rentals. Viscape makes comparison shopping much easier. If you don’t know your way around DC, you can see your choices on a map. I saw a 2 BR condo recently by the National Mall going for 0 per night. As the date gets closer, locals will be forced to drop their prices.
4) Look for a room to rent or couch to crash on – You can check out couchsurfing.com, which is a fee-based network. Here you can find a free place to stay. You can also look on Viscape for places to rent, but put in a filter for “room rental” to look for places where people are renting rooms to see if you can find a bargain.
5) Rent a big house and get a group of people together to share the cost. We call this “vacation home math”, where sharing the cost of a big house can work out to be a bargain for the group. Make use of Viscape’s trip planner to invite your group.
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Seven Days of Rage: The Deadly Crime Spree of the Craigslist Killer
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SEVEN DAYS OF RAGEThe Deadly Crime Spree of the Craigslist Killer
A producer from 48 Hours Mystery teams
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Seven Days of Rage: The Deadly Crime Spree of the Craigslist Killer
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24 Hours on Craigslist
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The community web site Craigslist.org has become one of the most popular sites on the internet, boasting 10 million unique users. ’24 Hours on Craigslist’ documents a random day-in-the-life on Craigslist San Francisco of what has evolved into the world’s largest community board. An Ethel Merman drag queen searches for the perfect backup band for her Led Zeppelin covers. Doors for sale, one night stands, compulsive roomates, transsexual erotic services. The mundane a… More >>
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Online Retailing Amazon Vs Ebay. Selling on Amazon or Selling on Ebay? Which is the Best Option for Online Vendors (part 1)
With Amazon increasing more 30% every year on 3rd party sales and recent news of layoffs in eBay, the question of selling on eBay or selling on Amazon is more important to online sellers now than ever. The economic slowdown and financial crisis has also made e-commerce vendors take a much closer look on listing fees, commissions, tools, etc in order take a more informed decision about which 3rd party platform they choose. This article will try to give some information to online stores about the advantages and disadvantages of selling on Amazon.com and ebay.com.
Let’s start the analisys with the current state of both platforms in terms of sales by 3rd party goods. This could be one indicator (certainly not the only one) of the platform’s success. The first impression is that eBay is the overwhelming leader in marketplace solutions for 3rd party ecommerce companies. In an analysis done by Piper Jaffray of Gene Munster, it’s estimated that in the last 12 months eBay sold 3rd party goods by a market value of roughly $62 billion, while Amazon sold just $6 billion. Although the difference might seem huge in favor of eBay, taking a closer look can prove otherwise. eBay sales have grown less than the industry average, increases in listing fees have outraged groups of important power sellers and as a result of this, the stock has underperformed S&P 500 and Nasdaq Index in the last year. On the other hand, Amazon’s third party sales have been growing steadily at the same pace as total revenues (30-35% a year). Amazon has outpaced Industry growth by a huge margin. Another important reason for the difference in the amount of US$ worth of goods sold is just one of geographical reach. While eBay is present in 32 countries, Amazon has presence in only 7 so any volume comparison would have to be adjusted accordingly. With a clearer picture of the figures now, the trend is very clear: eBay sales are stagnating while more and more vendors are opting for Amazon as their marketplace platform.
The immediate following question would be Why? Why more and more vendors are choosing Amazon instead of eBay to sell if fees are more expensive? Some of the reasons why, that I’ve found are the following.
· Fee structure and pricing formats: While, on average, Amazon’s fees are higher, averages always hide important information. Amazon’s fee structure is easier to understand. There is one monthly payment for almost unliimited listings and a commission based on a Fixed price (not variable like in eBay). This makes Amazon’s marketplace more appealing to vendors with high volume / high rotation goods, meaning goods with not much differentiation and more like a “commodity” type. On the other hand, eBay’s auction format and fee structure is much more appealing to high price / low rotation items. No wonder why eBay started as a platform almost only for “Antiques and Collectors” and has moved gradually to mainstream vendors.
· Better customers: Amazon customers have proved to be more loyal, spend more, and most importantly, pay on average higher prices for the same items than on eBay. These are very appealing reason for an Online Vendor to choose Amazon’s Platform; let’s check them one by one.
o More loyal customers: Even when Amazon sells goods from a third party seller, It retains customer information and the right to follow up on that client with any marketing action Amazon considers appropriate. This means that all direct marketing actions are centralized and controlled by Amazon and this is a huge advantage to make customers more loyal. On the other hand eBay does not control this information. If a seller sells something on eBay, the seller retains billing and contact information, not eBay. Therefore, follow up marketing actions are spread between many vendors, with no coordination or consistency to the eyes of the buyer.
o Customers that spend more: What Amazon does with the purchaser information is pure and “state of the art” direct marketing to increase revenue and profitability per customer. By sending relevant e-mails, cross selling items before checkout, whish lists, giving away shipping fees, personalization tools, etc, Amazon has achieved loyal customers, and in this case, loyal customers spend more than in any other site.
o Higher average prices: There are a couple of reasons that I can say why prices on Amazon are higher than on eBay. First and most important is the marketplace structure: Amazon is a fixed price marketplace while eBay is an auction based marketplace. By its nature, an auction based marketplace will be much more competitive on prices. For similar items, a difference of $1 might make a buyer decide to go for the cheapest option. Also, it’s much easier to compare prices between different vendors because the website was originally designed to do this.
The other reason, easier to understand is just that fees on Amazon are higher, therefore on average, as sellers tend to maintain their prices, prices for similar items will be higher on Amazon than on eBay. In any case, is important for an online vendor to know that Amazon’s customers will be less picky on prices than eBay’s customers.
The rest of the article, conclusions and a summary of pros and cons will continue in Part 2 or in my blog MBA Internet Marketing Manager
Pedro Neira is an MBA Internet Marketing Manager. Freelance Consultant and Online Entrepreneur with experience in Strategic Consulting, Start-Up fundraising and general management. Online Marketing expert with special abilities in SEO and SEM.
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How You Can Benefit From A Posting Software
For online businesses, the main concern is always how they are able to generate more sales through expansion. Using a posting software can very well help you with this. A posting software has so many …
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Amazon Rainforest Relaxation Video
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Craigslist Casual Encounters: The Hilarious and Disturbing World of Seeking Sex Online
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Craigslist Casual Encounters… a place where one can find the lonely, the lost, the perverted, the romantic, the sadistic, the comedic, the pathetic, the lovers, the fighters, the gay, the straight, and everyone in between. Over the course of nearly a year, I placed hundreds of very different ads on Craigslist, posing as an assortment of people and personalities. I received almost 10,000 responses and have selected my 29 best ads and responses for this book. I’m ce… More >>
Craigslist Casual Encounters: The Hilarious and Disturbing World of Seeking Sex Online
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Sell Cars Online – Average $400 Per Day!
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Sell Cars Online – Average $400 Per Day!
