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These image hosting guides go over the basics of images and image hosting. This includes related topics such as photo editing and file type formats.

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This category contains all general topics related to selling products on marketplaces or a webshop online.

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  • Everything You Need to Know About Ecommerce Return Policy and Fraud

    Everything You Need to Know About Ecommerce Return Policy and Fraud

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    Have you heard of James Kwarteng? Amazon has! In 2019 he was arrested in Spain after making nearly $370,000 by returning Amazon packages. Not the actual product items, though, he sent back boxes filled with dirt and kept the refund money.A year earlier Erin and Leah Finan from Indiana were convicted after making over $1.2…

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  • 7 Photo Tricks to Boost eBay Sales

    7 Photo Tricks to Boost eBay Sales

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    We see millions of images a day, but there are only a few of those images that are showstoppers. Or rather; scroll stoppers. If you are an online seller, those are exactly the images you want to be making. What are the basic rules of successful product photography? Use a white background Keeping the background…

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  • Everything you need to know about Flickr and image hosting

    Everything you need to know about Flickr and image hosting

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    Flickr was one of the first online services that bloggers and photographers used to store and share their images. Let’s take a closer look at where Flickr comes from and if it’s still worth using today. Flickr’s origins In February 2004, Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake were at the O’ Reilly Emerging Technology Conference to…

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  • Bulk uploads on Walmart: quickstart guide

    Bulk uploads on Walmart: quickstart guide

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    Although it is possible to add single items to Walmart Marketplace, uploading in bulk is a huge time-saver. It takes some time to set things up, but it will definitely pay off in the long run. A bulk upload starts off with collecting all your images and product information.Images can then be uploaded to an…

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  • Image hosting vs image uploading

    Image hosting vs image uploading

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    Sharing photos: then and now In the early days of public Internet, back in the 80s and 90s, sharing images online was a laborious affair. Do you remember the tormentingly slow speed of your old dialup modem connection?If you don’t, you’re lucky (and young) but if you do, you might remember that getting an image…

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  • Payment System and Fees on eBay

    Payment System and Fees on eBay

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    As of 2021 all eBay sellers must register for eBay to manage their payments.New sellers will automatically sign up for the new payment system whereas existing sellers have been invited to sign up. If you are asking yourself: Payment system? What’s that? Read on to find out more about the payment process and fees on…

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  • The 5 steps of product photography styling

    The 5 steps of product photography styling

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    Get in the mood Everything starts with you and your brand. Take a good look at what you are selling and decide which look best suits your company image. If you are selling light, neutral products, consider working with pastels and whites. If on the other hand, your brand is vibrant and bold, pick colourful…

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  • PNG versus JPG: What to use and why?

    PNG versus JPG: What to use and why?

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    Do you know how to save an image? Silly questions, of course you do!Do you know which file format to save your images as? JPG or PNG, you say?Right you are! But what’s the story behind these two formats and which one should you be using? Let’s take a closer look! PNG and JPG: what…

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  • 3 Emerging Online Marketplaces

    3 Emerging Online Marketplaces

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    As an online merchant you probably know all the big marketplaces online to sell your goods such as eBay and Amazon. However, there are also some emerging marketplaces that serve niche audiences. Your goods might fall in these niche categories which means you have an additional way to sell online. The emerging online marketplaces are:…

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