12th March, 2010 - Posted by Lana - No Comments
During the past 30 days, bidorbuy had 2,219,955 visits from 1,121,615 absolute unique visitors who generated 26,656,296 page views (yes, our serves do work very hard). If you thought we are throwing those numbers in order to brag a little, you are absolutely right. That is the general idea. More specifically, we wanted to see where » Read More
10th March, 2010 - Posted by Lana - No Comments
In our last blog post, entitled What’s hot on bidorbuy: cars, we presented to you several cars on auction on bidorbuy, all “hot” or red hot”. Just to remind you, “hot” items are the ones that have at least two bids on auctions, two purchases on buy now or two responses on classifieds, and feature » Read More
9th March, 2010 - Posted by Lana - No Comments
You know what these icons next to a listing on bidorbuy mean: and : ”Hot” items are the ones that have at least two bids on auctions, two purchases on buy now or two responses on classifieds. For an item to be rated “red hot”, the magic number is four: four bids, four purchases or four » Read More
4th March, 2010 - Posted by Lana - No Comments
The image featured here is a true-life example. What’s more, it comes courtesy of a user who prides herself in cleaning up her spam bucket – well, if not regularly, then at least from time to time. Yet, her spam folder contains a massive load of almost 600 messages. You as a bidorbuy seller – or, for » Read More
25th February, 2010 - Posted by Lana - Comments Off
The members of the winning team, Brist: Bulelani Sebenga, Tidimalo Komme, Ingrid Lelimo, Lebogang Hermanus, Duduzile Mbuli, Ricky Mbuli, Thabang Mohlala, Thato Mokoena, Thabiso Moraka, and Sikhumbuzo Mafuyeka with bidorbuy’s Johan du Toit. There were problems to grapple with when creating the listings, and even more when dispatching the items sold. Inevitably, some mistakes were made. However, » Read More
18th February, 2010 - Posted by Lana - Comments Off
bidorbuy sellers would do well to frequent the bidorbuy fan page on Facebook. Firstly, for the obvious reasons. You can turn the bidorbuy fan page to your advantage by advertising yourself there. Many sellers already do it. When you post a link to an item you sell on bidorbuy or to your bidorbuy seller’s profile on our » Read More
12th February, 2010 - Posted by Lana - Comments Off
If you have a Gmail account, you might have been presented with a screen offering you to opt into the newest Google application, Buzz. Before you say “yes”, read on. (Alas, this review comes too late for those who already took the plunge.) The idea behind Buzz is a noble one: to expand Gmail and make » Read More
9th February, 2010 - Posted by Lana - Comments Off
Recently, a bidorbuy fan on Facebook asked this question: “I am a potter and I want to know if I can list on bidorbuy items that I only make on order?” As a rule, bidorbuy sellers need to have items in their possession before listing them on the site. However, we do allow a few exceptions, and » Read More
8th February, 2010 - Posted by Lana - Comments Off
It is safe to say that Mandela-related items never went out of fashion on bidorbuy. True, the interest peaks around specific dates, then falls away, but is always present. The site has a separate category of “Mandela coins”. Judging by the number of items listed, the 2008 Mandela coin, also known as the 90th birthday coin, » Read More
2nd February, 2010 - Posted by Lana - Comments Off
Web badges are one of the most popular trends among the internet population. It’s all about letting the others know what you like and where you are likely to hang out. Web badges are small, graphic icons that are added to identify an affiliation with something. Web savvy users love decorating their sites, blogs and social » Read More
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