Hi Andrew, I have read some of your Time Management articles, all in all – great stuff! I finally want to start plan my time – do you know of any good source online where we can get printable calendars from? Best, Mike Hi Mike, Thanks for your question. I’m glad you have found my Time Management articles useful. To be honest, not many people pay close attention to this area of th...

Hi Andrew, I have read you previous answer on FOB importing however I have a question which may sound funny but am genuinely puzzled big time here. If I was to choose sea freight for my goods where do I go inside the port to pick my goods up and what will I need to find them and receive them (paperwork/receipts??). I live in Leeds do you know which port my items would go to? Thanks a lot for assi...

Hello, I want to discuss one problem with you guys. The thing is that I live in Pakistan, and here there is no service for PayPal. And I want to sell items on Ebay and moneybookers.com allow their service on Pakistan. So let me know what should I do. Thanks and best regards, Seeking (taken from TWF) Hi Seeking, The short answer is – it won’t work. I really feel sorry for you as your lo...

Hi Andrew, Do you know of any good, cheap Live Chat software for small businesses? I run an online shop (part time, more like a hobby for me) and currently working on improving conversion rates. Would Live Chat help me achieve that? And is it a good idea at all if I can’t be “online” all day long due to other commitments? Thanks so much! Tracey, Devon Hi Tracey, Thanks for your q...

Hi Andrew, I’m using Turbo Lister for all my eBay listings but to be honest, I’m sick and tired of it’s performance. I’m getting regular problems using Turbo Lister 2 and can’t see any signs of Turbo Lister 3 coming out soon (which could be more stable than current version). It crashes on a regular basis, then I have to restart the software, some times even restart m...

Hi Andrew, I have an online shop selling paper products (mostly labels, envelopes & other packaging materials) and have a pretty large customer base (1800 records so far). I was planning to send out a newsletter or some sort of e-mail promotion but struggling with formatting – do I need to get a designer to create a full colour advert and then code it into HTML? Or plain text e-mail woul...

Andrew, I have an established Ebay store (feedback 99.9% & 1400 comments) aimed at the Consumer Electronics market. I now want to also diversify into something different. Do I get a new UserID/New Store with NO feedback and start again, or do I integrate my new products into my existing store somehow ? I am worried that selling “Cheap Dog Combs” etc. in my “Expensive wide scr...

Hi Andrew, I’m sure you’re fully aware of a site called Alibaba.com I’m new to all this importing stuff and wanted to ask your opinion – is Alibaba really a SCAM? As I have read that it’s full of scammers. On the other hand, I can’t believe this is true as I have seen their TV & magazine ads. Can’t believe they would allow such a scam operation to adve...

I have seen online shops with AdSense ads – is it a good way to make extra money? As I believe more than 95% visitors leaves my site anyway, why not make extra money via advertising? Thanks, Dave (UK) Hi Dave, Thanks for your question. This is a really, really BAD idea! I have also seen shops doing this and every time it scares me off! Ask yourself: 1. Why would you want to make your company...

Hi Andrew! I’m currently working on market research to find a market/industry/niche I would like to get involved with my next business venture. I owned an IT company and sold it off successfully 3 years ago. After a quick break I’m ready to get back to work again! Do you know any sources, websites where I could find some industry related reports (like how big the market is, main play...