EcommerceBytes Insider Contributors

EDITOR & PUBLISHER

Ina Steiner is Editor of EcommerceBytes Insider, AuctionBytes.com and author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). You can find her blogging at the AuctionBytes Blog. If you have story ideas, comments or questions, send them to ina@auctionbytes.com.

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Greg Holden, who lives in Chicago, is the author of several books about eBay, including "How to Do Everything with Your eBay Business," second edition, and "Secrets of the eBay Millionaires," both published by Osborne-McGraw Hill. Find out more on Greg's Web site (http://www.gregholden.com), which includes a blog related to his book "Internet Babylon: Secrets, Scandals and Shocks on the Information Superhighway," published by Apress.

David Steiner is President of Steiner Associates LLC, publisher of AuctionBytes.com. David was formerly a television producer. He has been writing about ecommerce and the online auction industry since 1999. David can be reached at dsteiner@auctionbytes.com.

Julia Wilkinson is the author of "The eBay Price Guide" (No Starch Press, 2006) and "eBay Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks" (Wiley, 2004-6); Her latest ebook, "Over 500 Books that Sell for $50-$5000 on eBay," is available at http://www.yardsalers.net/500Books.asp.

CONTRIBUTORS

Ali Jepsen is Director of Professional Services at Infopia, Inc. She is responsible for all services, including Website Design and Business Optimization Consulting. She was previously a Product Manager at Ovid Technologies, specializing in search, content and publishing, and has spoken at conferences on Web design and ecommerce best practices, such as how to apply the Long Tail. Infopia is a leading SaaS eCommerce platform provider, delivering a solution designed for centralized, efficient multi-marketplace management. Infopia's Transact platform is the only ecommerce solution integrated with Salesforce.com, an integration that reduces the complexities of customer service efforts for online businesses. For more information about Infopia, visit Infopia.com.

Clay Olivier is Volusion's Chief Operating Officer and leads the company's overall marketing efforts. Previously Olivier worked at Dell Computer where he was recognized numerous times for outstanding performance, including being named Manager of the Year in 2002. Volusion is a leader in ecommerce solutions for online businesses. Over the last ten years, more than 10,000 companies have used Volusion to profit online, including market leaders such as Obama, PEZ, Chicago Tribune, Michigan State University, Bella Grey by Lisa Rinna and Crutchfield. Over the last three years, Volusion has grown by 1900 percent, making it one of the fastest growing companies in the nation. For more information about Volusion, visit www.volusion.com.

Kevin Richards is founder and CEO of Ventura Web Design, the Premiere Yahoo! Store Designer and a Google Adwords Certified Company. Since 1997, Kevin and his team of ecommerce professionals have been helping small business owners build successful webstores. Kevin lives in Las Vegas with his wife and 2-year-old daughter.

Kelly Sang is the US General Manager for Alibaba.com, the world's leading B2B ecommerce company. It connects millions of buyers and suppliers from around the world every day through three marketplaces: an English-language marketplace (Alibaba.com) for global importers and exporters, a Chinese-language marketplace (Alibaba.com.cn) for domestic trade in China, and, through a joint venture with SOFTBANK CORP., a Japanese-language marketplace (Alibaba.co.jp) facilitating trade to and from Japan. Together, its marketplaces form a community of more than 32 million registered users from over 240 countries and regions. Headquartered in Hangzhou, Alibaba.com has offices in more than 30 cities across mainland China as well as in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Europe and the U.S.