Entries by Matthew Ogborne

Why is eSellerPro still the best of a “Bad Bunch”?

It was 3 years ago I left eSellerPro and still today, eSellerPro is generally the better choice for larger multi-channel marketplace businesses, but why is this? That’s the question I aim to answer in this article & accompanying video. I’m answering the same question a couple of times a week and rather than repeating myself […]

How to Turn on PayPal IPN When Using Magento & PayPal

What I’ve been really surprised by over the past few weeks is the number of sites that don’t actually have this turned on and it’s just not limited to self-builds even the really expensive Magento builds are missing this out this as a step. Turning on the PayPal Instant Payment Notification (IPN for short) is […]

Are You Being Overcharged on eBay Too?

Just like most of you, I bet it was quite a while ago when was the last time you dug in to your eBay invoices. Digging into the transaction history in one eBay account identified an expensive flaw with eBay’s billing when it comes to multiple eBay categories resulting in the account being heavily over […]

Are You a Procrastinator Too? This May Help

Do you put stuff off until tomorrow which you really should be doing today? I do. I do it all the time. I’m continuously working at it and something really small has helped me greatly. A simple wallpaper. It’s not for the light of heart but it makes the point clearly and that’s why I’m sharing it with you […]

Making Sense of the Spring 2013 eBay UK Seller Updates

This is likely to be the most comprehensive guide there is to the eBay UK updates that are being released this morning that covers the all the changes that are included in the eBay UK Spring updates and a look on how these are going to impact your business over the next 6 months. These […]

How to Enable Order Comments for Magento

If you’re using Magento, then it’s highly likely that you’re using PayPal and other payment methods on your site, the challenge is that by default customers can leave comments at PayPal etc… after the transaction, but those comments are not brought back into Magento and onto your order. In this article I’ll show you how to add […]

Two Clues About “The Chimp”

The Cheeky Chimp in the image above, he might have something to do with feedback. He also has a cousin too. Also a Chimp, he has something to do with feedback aswell, but he’s development and not going to be presentable for another 3 weeks… (a nude chimp, that’s a scary thought!) Hmmm… Chimps, feedback… […]

eBay Dynamic eBay Store Categories Script Updated

Over the weekend several updates were added to the Dynamic eBay Store Categories Script were released. If you’ve not heard of this before, this is a “eBay Compatible” widget that allows you to add in your eBay shop categories into your listings remotely and have complete control over how they appear and look. The Updates: […]