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Thursday
Aug182011

Webinar: Bonanza and Google Attributes – A Winning Combination

On Wednesday, August 24th at 7:00 pm CST, Bonanza will host it’s second live Sellers Webinar.  Your Host Phaedra Stockstill and Presenter Judy Oglesby will take the mystery out of Google Attributes.  Judy will explain what Google Attributes are, how they can boost your Google Products Search ranking and much much more.

It’s time to stop stressing over your Google Attributes! Join Phaedra and Judy for this information packed webinar and master the Google Attributes Beast.

This Webinar takes place on Wednesday, August 24, 2011, at 7:00 pm CT (8:00 pm ET, 5:00 pm PST).  Please reserve your spot now because seating is limited.

https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/440113102

Tuesday
Apr262011

Google Product Search Feed Changes Take Effect May 3

On May 3rd, the Google Product Search (GPS) Feed changes take effect.  Google now requires that you include Unique Product Identifiers (UPI) for most of the items that you sell.  The attributes that are needed to fulfill this requirement are the UPC, Brand, MPN, or ISBN data of your product. 

The categories that do not require the UPI are Antiques, Apparel, Collectibles, Custom made goods, Jewelry, One-Of-A-Kind (OOAK), and Vintage items.  If your item does not have an UPI, GPS has an exception application form you can fill out.  The step-by-step instructions are provided for you on the Bonanza Blog.

Bonanza has ensured that the necessary UPI fields are available to sellers when they list their items for sale.  All Categories that require a Google UPI are listed as item traits.  If you need to add the UPI fields to items already listed, please use the Bonanza Batch Editor. 

Please make sure you update your Bonanza items before May 3rd or your items may not appear in the Google Product Search Results.  Rest assured, that your items will still show up in Google Organic Search results from google.com as well as Bonanza site Searches if you have not updated your item UPIs.

Read more about these GPS changes on the Bonanza Blog.  Have you updated your listing yet?

Written by Jan M. Bradshaw

Thursday
Mar172011

The “2011 Collectibles Readers’ Choice Awards” Results are In

The “2011 Collectibles Readers’ Choice Awards” Results are In

The About.com 2011 Collectibles Readers Choice Awards results are finally in.  Bonanza.com did a Great Job!  They came in at First Place in the “Best Place to Sell Online for Antiques/Collectibles” category with 56% of the votes.  Second through fifth place went to Webstore, Artfire, Etsy and Ruby Lane.

Bonanza came in Second in the “Best Place to Buy Antiques/Collectibles Online” category.  After fighting a very close race, Tias won First Place.  Bonanza did a fantastic job, especially when you realize that they have only been in the Online Market Place since 2008, and Tias.com has been online since 1995.  Third through fifth place went to Ebay, Etsy and Ruby Lane. 

You can read the full article at About.com, “Collectors Favorites of 2011”.  Thank you to all of the Bonanza users who participated in this year’s About.com 2011 Collectibles Readers Choice Awards.  Would you like to share your thoughts on the Award results?

Written by Jan M. Bradshaw   

Friday
Mar042011

Phaedra Stockstill and Marianna O’Connor Join the Bonanza Team

Bonanza.com announced yesterday that Phaedra Stockstill and Marianna O’Connor will be joining the Bonanza Team.  We all know Phaedra as “attheboutique” and Marianna as “momspennies”, both have been long-time members of the Bonanza Community. 

Phaedra has been a Bonanza Member since August 15, 2008.  Ms. Stockstill was the Bonanza.com Social Media Representative and was instrumental in Bonanza’s Social Media Presence.  She managed the growth of their Twitter and Facebook accounts from ground zero to several thousand fans.  Phaedra has also been front and center in her support of Bonanza with the Bonanza Boardroom Website and Podcast, as well as with the Bonanza Up Events. 

Speaking of the Bonanza Up Events - please join us June 2 – June 4 in Las Vegas, Nevada at Harrah’s.  Phaedra Stockstill will be the Keynote Speaker for the Bonanza Up 2011 Play to Win Event.

Marianna 0’Connor has been a Bonanza Member since October 20, 2008.  We all know how much time Marianna devotes to helping out the Bonanza Community in the Forums, she is always available to answer everyone’s questions.  Ms. O’Connor built her business from the ground up and understands the challenges that each and every seller faces in these hard economic times.  She loves a challenge and is not afraid to roll up her sleeves and dig in to help the Bonanza members.  Marianna will truly be a great asset to the Bonanza Team.

Marianna and Phaedra will serve as Bonanza Sales Consultants and will be helping out the Bonanza Merchants optimize their booths and items for success.   

Alex explained their role in detail on the Bonanza Blog.  “From item descriptions and photo quality, to Google attributes and promotion, Phaedra and Marianna will provide specific recommendations and analysis based on detailed booth reviews. However, their roles aren’t limited to helping our great merchants. They also will help us back at Bonanza World Headquarters. We’ll be working with them to make the platform easier to use, add new features, and pull together centralized guidance on best practices so everyone can benefit from their experience.”

The news was also picked up in a short blurb by AuctionBytes 

Please stop by Phaedra’s “attheboutique” Bonanza Booth and Marianna’s “momspennies” Booth and Congratulate them.

Written by Jan M. Bradshaw   

 

 

Wednesday
Feb162011

Bonanza Up 2011 Logo Contest Winner

 

Thank you to all of those who entered this year's Bonanza Up 2011 Play to Win Logo Contest. Our Bonanza community has many gifted graphic artists who jumped right in and got those creative ideas flowing.  Each and every Logo was fantastic and the decision was very hard to make.

The Winner was Kimberly1337. Kimberly will receive the $50 Event sponsorship level perks.  Kimberly's bonanza booth is http://www.bonanza.com/booths/Kimberly1337.  If you get a chance, please stop by her booth and Congratulate her.

The Winning Logo Design will be used on the website, in emails, and printed on the banner that will be displayed during the Bonanza Up 2011 Event.  This Event will be held June 2 - 4 in Las Vegas, Nevada at Harrah's.  For more information on the Event read "Bonanza Up 2011 eCommerce Conference scheduled for June in Las Vegas".  Are you planning to attend this year?

 

Written by Jan M. Bradshaw