Welcome and thanks for joining us today!

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Cheers,

Deirdre
eBay Community Development

What are Blogs?
Blogs are an exciting and easy way for eBay members to interact and showcase their personality, opinions or knowledge. According to Wikipedia (an online communal encyclopedia):
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How do Blogs Work on eBay?
Blogging on eBay is easy! Simply visit Link and click the big “View your eBay Blogs” button! If you haven’t set up your blog, you will be asked to give your Blog an overall title, description and tags. Be creative and describe yourself, your interests, your store, etc.

Once you’ve done this – or if you’ve previously done it – you’ll be able to write a blog post. A post is simply an entry within your blog. Writing a post is easy – you can enter simple text, format your text, add links, or code the HTML by hand!
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How Do I Customize My Blogs?
Login and visit your blogs homepage – you should notice the module on the left column of the page titled “Owner Tools”. There you will see a link named “Customize”. From there you can choose your blog’s template or create your own CSS formatting.
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How Can I Find Other Members’ Blogs?
There are a few ways to find other users’ blogs and posts.:

1) Link – new posts will always appear on the left side of the homepage and new blogs will appear on the right side! This is an easy way to access new, fresh content!

2) Blog Search – you can use the search box on Link to search Blog Posts, Blog Titles and Members. Blog Posts will search the content of the individual posts; Blog Titles will search the blog’s general title, description and tags; and Members searches the user ID. The default search mode is Posts, but you can toggle between the options!

3) Member ID – each eBay member will have a blog at Link. For instance, if your username is johnny5, your blog will live at Link.
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How do I add Video to my Blog

Check out the following link for information on how to add video to your blog

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Introduction for eBay To Go
Hello –

Thank you for joining our online workshop today. Those of you who maintain your own website, blog or social networking profile will have a lot of fun with our new eBay To Go product. To get started, visit Link.

What is eBay To Go?
eBay To Go is a widget you can use to share items you’ve discovered on eBay with others. With just a few simple steps, you can create your own widget to showcase eBay listings, or even just your favorite eBay search. If you maintain your own website, blog or social networking profile, embed eBay To Go on your page. What your web audience will see is a functional eBay widget they can have fun and interact with.

How can I use it?
* Found a hilarious listing you want to share? eBay is full of them. Remember wedding dress guy? Grilled Cheese Mary? These are a part of what makes eBay unique and fun. Use eBay To Go to share these items.
* Are you a Pez collector and love eBay? Use eBay To Go as a colorful way to show off the stuff you’re interested in. Use the “Search” version to show the latest items of your interest on eBay.
* Are you selling something? Use the seller version to showcase some or all your items
* Do you manage an eBay Store? Use the store version to promote your items. We even pull in information about your store and your customizations, including your logo, description and store colors.

Can I embed eBay To Go on my eBay Blog?
Yes! Here’s how to do it: Link

Where can I see samples of eBay To Go widgets?
Checkout our sample blog here: Link. We have a set of good examples you can reference to get a feel for what you can do and how they look!

You can also checkout the eBay To Go discussion board here: Link. We look forward to an interactive session and we welcome your feedback and questions.

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