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Our monthly ecommerce merchants meetup that we do here in Atlanta (eBizATL.com) got some really great coverage from Benin Brown who attended our meetup for the very first time on Tuesday night. Benin is a well respected ecommerce professional in the Atlanta area and his take on the event was FANTASTIC!

To anyone who considered coming to the event but missed it, I’d highly encourage you to make the next eCommerce Merchants meetup. After all look at me your boy travelled all the way from Cherokee County to attend the event, so if I can do it then I know you can.

Of course, in planning events like this you want to make sure that you are adding value to the attendees. But when you have such a diverse group, from newbies to veterans, you worry about the quality and the content alot. I know I go through mental jumping-jacks each month worrying about how it will come off. How refreshing it is to see such a positive review from someone in our industry.

Sending out special thanks to this month’s expert panel that simply ROCKED the HOUSE on the Blog Masters WordPress panel…

• Willie Jackson | Technology Consultant | Jackson Web Consulting, Director
• Chris Jordan | Insurance Expert | The Agency Edge, Owner
• Jeff Brathwaite | Internet Technologist | 2 The Next Level, CEO

If you are in Atlanta and want to get up on our FREE Atlanta eCommerce Meetups, simply go to http://www.eBizATL.com and sign up with that meetup group. We meet every month on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Our next event is September 14th so go ahead and get on the list NOW!

Small Business Finance Panel – It’s All About The Benjamins

This is the “can’t miss” event of the year as we get some of the smartest and most savvy business financial experts in Atlanta on one panel to answer YOUR questions. What’s the topic? Benjamins baby, what else?

How to get it, how to make it and how to multiply it. Stay tuned for more details soon, but sign up NOW! I think this will be a full house so reserve your spot now folks, do not wait!!!

Register FREE right here and NOW

eBay On Location Atlanta Aftermath Party hosted by eCommerce Merchants Atlanta Chapter on Friday March 19th to attract many eCommerce rock stars and eBay sellers.

New York (PRWEB) March 17, 2010 — eCommerce Merchants Trade Association (Link), the leading trade association for online sellers, recently announces – The Aftermath: eCommerce Merchants Atlanta After eBay Party immediately following the eBay On Location event on Friday March 19th, 2010 at 8:00 PM at the very popular Stats sports bar only 2 blocks away. Admission is FREE but space is limited to the first 100 people.

Registration at: http://Aftermath.Eventbrite.com

"As a committed supporter of small business and the entrepreneurial spirit, ProStores is proud to be the title sponsor of the ECMTA’s ‘Atlanta Aftermath’ celebration. We are pleased to have this opportunity to connect with members of the eBay and online merchant community in-person," said Lin Shearer, Head of Marketing.

"eBay On Location and the ECMTA’s ‘Atlanta Aftermath’ are an ideal platform for our customers to get advice from industry experts on how to grow their businesses on eBay and online, to network and share their successes with other merchants, and to have a little fun," he added.

The Aftermath event is drawing "eCommerce Rock Stars" to attend. Confirmed guests include, John Jantsch – Duct Tape Marketing, Richard Brewer-Hay – eBay Ink Blog, Brent Leary – Customer Relationship Management, Toby Bloomberg – Diva Marketing Blog, Peggy Duncan – Personal Productivity Expert, Charles Lumpkin - Ecommerce SEO Strategist, "JB" Braitwaite – Internet Technology Expert, George Trantas – CEO Designer Athletic, Marlene Gavens – The Savvy Seller, Melinda and Kat – Co-Hosts of eBay and Beyond Radio, Cindy Shelby – Web Sellers Circle, and "Your Boy" John from ColderICE.com.

"Mixing the experts with the merchants in a relaxed environment and then encouraging them to interact and network is brilliant. This is "Social Networking 3-D" and I love listening, learning and participating. It’s like Twitter without the typing and you can have a drink…BRAVO!" John Lawson ColderICE.

eCommerce Merchants Trade Association recently opened 9 Local Chapters in Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, South Louisiana, South Florida and Philadelphia. With more scheduled to be announced in the coming weeks. Local chapters are designed to deliver ecommerce education to merchants locally while reinforcing peer to peer networking with other online retailers.

ProStores is Platinum Sponsors for The Aftermath: eCommerce After Party! Along with these fine Gold Sponsors, thank you ALL!

ProStores, an eBay Company, offers a complete ecommerce solution that enables small- and medium-sized businesses to sell products and services online. We provide our merchants everything they need to set up, design, and manage a customizable virtual storefront at their own Internet domain.

Our product includes guided setup and template-driven design, a growing set of ecommerce features to drive sales and save time, help and support when you need it and full customizability for greater control.

ReplyManager is a web-based email management tool created to help eBay
Marketplace sellers manage high volume incoming email by integrating
directly to eBay’s Ask the Seller API and automatically organizing messages
into topic folders. It features customizable standard replies,
auto-responders, HTML text editing, SPAM controls PLUS unlimited users,
unlimited accounts and incredible reliability. eBay sellers can try
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sellers will always get a "real person" on the phone during normal business
hours call toll free at 877-848-1310.

AddOway helps you discover new, trustworthy people to buy, sell, bargain and trade with by going beyond the user IDs and email addresses to bring you a deeper look at the person you are dealing with. All users get a social profile with videos, pictures and blogs, as well as their own storefront to promote their products and services. Plus, users can easily connect their profiles to their Facebook, Twitter, external websites and more, to share their true identities and encourage other members of the community to interact with them on a deeper level than traditional e-commerce.

Designer Athletic – We are your Designer and Athletic online warehouse. We find great deals on shoes, apparel, and other great products and we pass the savings onto you. We hope you find what your looking for.

It is with great excitement that we announce our plans to take eCommerce Merchants local to a neighborhood near you in 2010 with the launch of eCommerce Merchants Local Chapters.

With over 5 years of successfully developing the most vibrant community of online merchants sharing best practices and educating "By sellers for sellers" we believe going local will deliver additional value for our members developing a network with other online merchants in your area and discussing the latest strategies.

We are currently seeking members who wish to help us get eCommerce Merchants Local off the ground in their area. If you would like to help coordinate the first meeting in your area, please contact Brandon at Brandon@ecmta.org for more details.

First Local Chapter: Atlanta

Our first local eCommerce Merchants Chapter is in the Atlanta, GA area and our first eCommerce Merchants Local meeting will be held on Tuesday January 12th at 6:30 PM. The topic for this meeting will be Social Marketing as well as a networking meet and greet and dinner. If you are interested in joining us in Atlanta on January 12th, please click here for more details or email Brandon at Brandon@ecmta.org.

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While making his treks across the country, I got a few minuets with Chris Brogan to talk about what is going on with social media, his new book "Trust Agents" and I get to explain what is ColderICE, LOL.

Also in this video my good friend and mentor Brent Leary makes a guest appearance. This was a blast and it is a must listen for anyone into this medium of social marketing, networking and media. Thank Chris for taking the time with me…Too cold, too cold!

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Monday was cold and sorta ugly in Atlanta, but that did not stop eBay from setting up camp in my city. Now you know I would not want eBay to come to town and me not greet them, so I grabbed the camera and headed downtown.

The eBay Mobile Boutique was very high-tech looking with all the cool screens and touch PC monitors. They had dozens of items on display and there was NO SELLING. But the agents were introducing or re-introducing the public to eBay.com

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Reason # 5 is LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!

Get all the information for the summit at www.Ecommerce-Summit.com

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I will give you 3 guesses for what was by FAR he hottest topic at StomperNET Live this weekend in Atlanta?

Come on, you know it HAD to be Social Media right? Of course it was. Here is my quick update from the floor on what the hype is all about. And do not forget that on MONDAY Night at 8:00 pm I will be presenting on this same topic LIVE…More details to come soon!