Please note this page is currently a work in progress. If there are any other resources you think would be valuable to other eBay sellers, please let me know and I will add them.
Automation Tools
Banking and Currency Conversion
Email Programs
- Aweber
- Constant Contact
- Infusionsoft
- Mailchimp
- Ontraport
Channel Reply
Dropshipping
- All Distributors – Distributor Directory
- DS Domination
- Dropship Australia
- Wholesale Supplier Directory
- Flip A Picture
- Cut out the Middleman
- Club Retail
- OzStock
- Australian Wholesale Suppliers Directory
- Doba Dropshipping
- DS Genie
- Overstock
- PriceYak
- Save on Brands
- Trade Tested
- Liquidation Sales
eBay Links
- eBay VERO
- eBay Duplicate Listing Scanner / Checker
- Is you eBay listing mobile friendly?
- Click and Collect
- What to sell on eBay?
- Developer Program
- eBay Ecommerce Marketing
- eBay Fee Calculator
- eBay Your Say
- eBay Business Policies
Conferences
- The 10x E-Commerce Event
- eTail West
- eCommerceFuel Live
- Mivacon
- SCOE (Sellers’ Conference For Online Entrepreneurs)
- Imagine Commerce
- IRCE (Internet Retailer Conference + Exhibition)
- Sellers Summit
- Freedom Fast Lane Live
- Retail Global
- SHOPTALK
Hosting Tools and Resources
- Ghostname – Webnames and Web Hosting – That is who we use.
- MidPhase Web Hosting – reliable host with good support and lots of features
- Lunar Pages Web Hosting – reliable host with good support and lots of features
- Site Build It! – all in one hosting and site building tool
- 1 ShoppingCart – this is an excellent one stop marketing solution that I have used. You get a shopping cart, autoresponders, order forms, testing, and a whole bunch more… all for one low subscription price.
- Big Nose Bird – good source of information needed to build web sites
- Audio Generator – putting audio on your web site increases sales and opt-ins. This tool makes it super easy to do.
- Google Adsense – make money by running ads from Google on your site
HTML Editing
Image Editing
Research
- Google Groups– find out what niches are hot!
- Tera-peak – eBay product research
- HammerTap
- Google Keyword Tool
- Google Trends
- JoeLister – Amazon to eBay in five minutes
- Market Insight
- Profit Scraper
- Watch Count
- Waterhouse Research
Blogging
- Blogger – free weblog publishing tool from Google
- SEnuke TNG – tool for SEO and link building
- WordPress – easy to use site to create a free website or set up a blog. It has free hosting and support. This is my current favorite for any new blogs I am setting up.
- Moveable Type – not free anymore, but this is popular blog software if your site needs a serious blog. In other words, if your business model is really built around your blog, you might consider this one – it is very extendable.
- Pingomatic.com – get spiders to come to your blog – free tool.
- Optimizley
Learning
Shipping
- Cubic Weight Calculator – Calculate the cubic weight of a box
- Ready to Ship – eBay Shipping Automation Tool
- eBay Australia Post Postal Rates Table
- Freighteo – For air shipments from China
- Orbit Logistics
- ShipPorter – Shipping from USA, UK or China to Australia
Outsourcing Staff
- Online Jobs – Filipino staff (that is who we use)
- Fiverr.com – Get tons of jobs done for $5
- Upwork– (formely Odesk) Expensive but very good for short term “skilled” labour
- List of minimum wages by country
Automation Software
- Ready To Ship
- Magento
- M2e
- Neto
- Channel Advisor
- BigCommerce – Easy to Use Shopping Cart
- Solid Commerce
Listing Software
- Codisto
- Suredone
- Channel Advisor
- Frooition
- Listing Factory
- Linworks
- List&Send
- Magento
- M2e
- Neto
- Garage Sale
- Hydra Lister
- Wonder Lister
3PL Third Party Logistics Companies
Banking
eBay Links
- eBay Australia Rates Table
- Block eBay Buyers
- eBay Fee Illustrator – find out which eBay store package can best fit you needs
- eBay Fees PDF
- eBay Ecommerce Network
- eBay Developers Program
- eBay Click and Collect
- What to sell online with eBay
- Whats trending on eBay
MarketPlaces
Snipping Programs
Graphics
- Canva – Very easy to use graphics edititing. Great for editing gallery images
- WidgetChimp
Shipping/Couriers Australia
- Australia Post
- Australia Post Tracking
- Allied Express
- Baggage Freight
- Interparcel
- CouriersPlease
- Toll
- TNT Australia
Shipping/Couriers USA
Shipping/Couriers China
- Shipporter – Ship almost anything from USA, China, UK or Europe
- DHL
- Fedex
- UPS
Australian eBay And Amazon Groups
- Brisbane eBay And Amazon Sellers Meetup Group
- Sydney eBay And Amazon Sellers Meetup Group
- Melbourne eBay And Amazon Sellers Meetup Group
- Adelaide eBay And Amazon Sellers Meetup Group
Other Resources