| Antique Business News #19 January 2004 |
Antique Business News #19 January 2004
Online marketing tips for Antique Merchants,
Auctioneers and Antique Show Promoters.
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--In This Issue of ABN--
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1. A New Concept in Online Antique & Collectible auctions.
2. Last Years "Hot" Antiques & Collectibles.
3. RSS Feed of ABN. What the heck is that?
4. New Canoe University Adds Digital Photography Course.
5. Helpful Resource List.
6. Questions? Comments? Ideas?
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1) A New Concept in Online Antiques & Collectibles auctions.
Here is something interesting for you. This "Auction Event" may launch
in 2004, depending on the response to this online survey. Take a look at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=77797359635
If the topic interests you, be sure to take the survey and include any
comments that you might have.
We hope to share some of the compiled data from the survey, in a future
ABN. A link to the survey was mailed out to 260,000 people, so there
should be a good data sample when completed.
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2) Last Years "Hot" Antiques & Collectibles
The 2003 top 30 list is based on 12,331,240 online searches that were
conducted by customers visiting antique and collectible related Web sites
that are run by TIAS.com Inc. In 2003, TIAS on average processed just
over 2.5 searches for our customers every second. Here are the 30 most
requested online search terms for 2003.
1. Dolls
2. Plates
3. Avon
4. McCoy
5. China 6. Cookie Jars
7. Roseville
8. Depression Glass
9. Teapots
10. Limoges
11. Lamps
12. Vases
13. Fenton
14. Pyrex
15. Books
16. Furniture
17. Figurines
18. Carnival Glass
19. Pitchers
20. Pottery
21. Bottles
22. Nippon
23. Toys
24. Clocks
25. Chairs
26. Noritake
27. Tables
29. Milk Glass
30. Glass
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Past hot lists can now be viewed online in the ABN Newsletter
archives. To view past months hot lists, just go to:
http://www.tias.com/abn and select a newsletter.
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3) RSS Feed of ABN. What the heck is that?
Here is a slick trick for you, How about getting ABN sent directly to your
desktop. No more hassle with email and spam filters. We've set up a new
system for feeding the latest edition of ABN or the "Collectors Newsletter",
directly to you. First you need to get a copy of an RSS reader. There are
many different types on the Web, but the one we like is called "Feedreader".
You can download it from http://www.feedreader.com . Once you get
the software installed on your computer. Open the reader and click on
"New" in the upper left corner. For the ABN feed enter this URL:
http://www.tias.com/cgi-bin/rss/newsletter.fcgi?newsletterName=merchant-assists-tiasstuff
for the "Collectors Newsletter" feed you can use this URL:
http://www.tias.com/cgi-bin/rss/newsletter.fcgi?newsletterName=stores-tiasstuff-collectors-newsletter
As the newsletters are published, you will automatically get a copy on
your desktop, through the RSS XML feed that we publish. You can also
use the software for getting news from other sites as well. Its a neat
tool and completely eliminates the hassles of lost email newsletters.
For more information on publishing your own RSS feed, a good place
to start, would be to take a look at:
http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/12/18/dive-into-xml.html
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4) New Canoe University Adds Digital Photography Course for eBay
Sellers. A new course from New Canoe University teaches eBay
Sellers how to take photographs to increase their auction bids and
final selling prices.
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y204/m01/abu0111/s06
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Helpful Resource List
1. Bulletin board to discuss online marketing
http://www.auctionbytes.com/forum/phpBB/viewforum.php?forum=15&132
2. Online archive of past ABN newsletters and the "Subscribe to ABN" Link.
You can also use this links to send a friend a copy of this newsletter.
http://www.tias.com/abn
3. Check the link popularity of your Web site at:
http://www.marketleap.com/publinkpop/
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Questions? Comments? Ideas?
We want to hear from you. Send your email to ABN@tias.com
If you have a marketing idea that we publish here, we'll send you
a free nifty, pocket tape measure and magnifier. Take a look at:
http://pages.tiasexchange.com/7283/PictPage/1920895801.html
One per customer.
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