List. Unlist. Remove item from listings. Active. Draft. Edit. Copy. Remove from favorites list. Add to favorites list. What do all these terms mean? What result is produced by each of these actions? For new Zibbeters especially, learning the ins and outs of setting up shop can seem overwhelming. And even seasoned Zibbeters can use a refresher course from time to time. To help calm your nerves, I thought it would be a helpful to define (more…)

Periodically, Zibbet experiences an outbreak of new spam/scam accounts. Because Zibbet allows account registration without moderation, it’s impossible for us to prevent this from happening from time to time. While this is annoying, learning how to recognize spam/scam message is easy. Please don’t respond to a message from a Zibbet account that…

…requests that you respond directly to their email address (more…)

I just spent some time going through the inventory in one of my jewelry shops, taking care of some housekeeping chores. One task that I had really neglected was that of removing the ‘favorite’ designation from sold and unlisted items. I did this by clicking the ‘My Favorites’ link on the ‘Listings’ page in ‘My Zibbet’. Items designated as ‘My Favorites’ are those that randomly appear at the top of a shop’s front page and change with each screen (more…)

Last week I discussed the importance of including links in posts that feature items from your shop so that buyers can easily find those items. I also included a tutorial on how to embed a link in both photos and text for these posts in discussions on Zibbet’s Community Hub. Today I want to follow up with a quick explanation of how to edit a ZCH reply. Replies can be edited within 15 minutes of posting as long as you remain logged in to (more…)

I’ve said it before, but it’s time to say it again: When you post a photo of an item that’s for sale in our shop, include a link to the listing! Whether you’re posting in the monthly new listings discussion over on Zibbet’s Community Hub, your own page there, on Facebook–wherever it may be, include a link back to the listing in your shop. Make it easy for potential customers to go directly to the listing so that they can quickly and (more…)