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Terapeak Trends: Answering the Biggest Question in Sci-Fi: Star Wars or Star Trek?

2013 05 17
Whatever goes on in the world, year by year and decade by decade, there is one human battle with galactic implications that has been raging now for generations: the battle between Star Wars and Star Trek for supremacy in popular science fiction. With new films on the horizon for each franchise, both are in the news again. The latest Star Trek installment is set to hit theaters on Friday, while the coming trilogy of Star Wars films is currently being publicized and has been  ..continue reading

Terapeak How-To: Making the Most of Terapeak Search (Part Two)

2013 05 13
  In Part One of our search tutorial we outlined some of the special search tools that you can use to make your Terapeak searches more specific. Some sellers that begin to make use of these tools, however, find that from time to time, the techniques we described don't always return the results that they expect. Here's why: Big data. There's a lot of Terapeak data to search. Terapeak gives you results on up to a year's previous listings (as opposed to  ..continue reading

Terapeak How-To: Making the Most of Terapeak Search (Part One)

2013 05 10
  Terapeak's subscription tools offer sellers a powerful way to search a universe of historical eBay data on product listings, competitors, and sales categories. Basic keyword searches are a great way to start, but Terapeak also offers advanced capabilities that can help you to get directly at the information you need to make sourcing and selling decisions. If a basic keyword search isn't quite powerful to generate the results you're seeking—or if you're struggling to  ..continue reading

Terapeak Trends: Use Pinterest and Social Media Leaders for Product and Sourcing Ideas

2013 05 08
  What if there were an expert in fashion, design, and style that had been voted an opinion leader by 14 million active, fashion-conscious consumers and that shared dozens of ideas about trending and hot products every day with her readers? Many Terapeak sellers would jump at the chance to pay for this person's expertise. Happily, her expertise is available for free; her name is Joy Cho, and she's rated as one of the most influential personalities on Pinterest.  ..continue reading

Terapeak Trends: 3D Printer RepRap Showing Signs of Growth

2013 05 02
  The world of industrial 3D printers—devices that, when connected to a computer, "print" three-dimensional objects rather than marks on sheets of paper—is still a new and relatively unknown one to many consumers. The RepRap is a 3D printer that can be used to print a new RepRap. (Image © RepRap Project / Wikimedia Commons) This obscurity may be changing, however; events such as the public discourse surrounding gun control in the United States and the  ..continue reading

In-Depth Terapeak Training at the 2013 PeSA Internet Conference

2013 04 26
  Note: As a special promotion running only through April 30th, Terapeak users can use the special promotional code terp1375 to register for $450.00 rather than the published $525.00 fee, so register today! Looking for Terapeak help focused on practicality—the how online selling rather than the theory of online selling? For those interested in learning and training, the touchstone of staying competitive in the evolving ecommerce landscape, and the PeSA  ..continue reading