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Thank You Mike!
Did not even know about the forums on SixBit, much appreciated! I will be taking a closer look at a remote solution. Now I need to figure out how to make my laptaps go BOOM! when they log into a remote. 😀Seriously, coming from a fellow scavenger, it is much appreciated! And no offense taken at ALL!
Brad
Do you remember the old Northwest Mall? It is near there – Long Point Rd and Silber. This is near my kid’s school – I don’t have time for driving in our traffic, it has gotten so much worse. I drop the last one kid off in the AM and then work here (<1 mile) processing, listing and shipping until I need to go take them to whatever sports or other activities are on the schedule after school. Then I can work from home later if needed with photos or research. It works for me! Post Office, other shippers nearby and fairly central for sourcing if that requires me meeting someone.
I met a guy today in the heights who has excess stock of smaller pelican cases and accessories. That kinda thing.Thank you very much Country Lane, your detailed response regarding the software and workflows helps a lot. I think I should be able to work around the office issues, just have to think about remote for myself or employees. I can ask SB how hard the VPN is and what I would need on my end. I have survived thus far without networking or databases due to cloud solutions. There might be times when I need to work away from the office and there would be an employee at the office. I wouldn’t want to take the database with me!
I get what you are saying regarding the scrolling and latency, I find myself staring at the screen waiting for photos to upload or edit in ebay. Or a listing to load. Also, I will be finding some more screens on public auction – I have been alt_tab’ing my way around way too much!
Does anyone use GoDaddy along with SixBit? Do they play together well? Thanks to this forum I selected GoDaddy and it ties my checking, paypal and eBay transactions nicely.
Hey Jay!
1500 costs me $1125 (he covers h2o, I pay elec and internet). Houston. My business was kicked out of my house (loving wife but there was crap everywhere), I was allowed to stay though. So I got 650sq and outgrew that in 6 months then found this space. The owner has a forklift and pallet jack that he lets me use and that is pretty helpful.
FWIW I grew up in Norfolk, not too far from y’all.Hey Guys, been a listener and lurker/learner here for a year+ and never had the occasion to speak up or ask.
Jay, thanks for sharing your story regarding your speech.
So several of you have done pretty extensive research regarding listing software. I want to select and use one for allowing employees to list without being on my ebay account, adding more channels (one now – more later) and to improve listing process and inventory management. I like sixbit for the analytics and workflow customization. Quite “robust” as some would say.
Context – I am full-time but with young kids and I am responsible for getting them everywhere and that limits my hours somewhat. I have a small leased commercial space (1500sq) with warehouse and office. I intend to scale up a bit and have launched into pallets and looking at higher volumes. Not dedicated to a segment but I like sporting goods – small enough to ship is ebay now, everything else I sell local, they come to me. I hired a person I trusted previously but the next hire may not be someone I know as well.
Specific questions:
1. How hard is it to set up a network to allow multiple users for listing via sixbit (2-3+ employees)? Does it have to be a server / LAN?
2. Can you duplicate the database and work from road or home and then sync later?I am wondering if I would be better off using a cloud solution like inkfrog then sixbit, giving up some of the functionality I am looking for now then migrating as business grows.
Thanks for everyone who shares here, it has been tremendously helpful as I have started and grown this adventure!
Brad
