Hello again!

Pikaba support team prepared tip message for our sellers about how to list your product correctly.  

Adding items one at a time is not a problem: you can manually select category for your product, write title and description, choose the right tag, select the picture you like and set the price. Importing form eBay is easy too – our system works perfectly with eBay listings.

So we’ll speak about starting data feed using Excel, CSV, Word, PDF or other Inventory software. When you submit your price list our system analyzes all items in price and converts to unique Pikaba format so it’s very important for you to make no mistakes, otherwise your products will be shown incorrect.

What has to be in that price, what structure shall it has? To help you here some rules how to compose the ideal price list. The main rule is “one product – one line” – every new line in your product spreadsheet is qualified by our system as a new item. Your product spreadsheet has to have several columns for each line: name, category, tags, description, price and picture – if all this columns exist and filled in – you may be sure that your product will be listed 100% correctly. Also, in description and picture columns you may use HTML tags you need. Be sure that your HTML source valid and contains no unclosed tags or any mistakes.

And one more thing, our system transforms many formats, but, as we noticed, the best results come out if your price list composed in xml or CSV.

Enjoy to sell with Pikaba an good luck.

Hi there! Today I’ve got a message from our support team about some common mistakes in your requests and products and tips how to avoid them.

We will start from very common mistake: product reposting. For example you have a nice IKEA table and you have already submitted it to our system. You have no need to repost the same product next day. It does not depends how old your listed product is and how close to the top it is displayed, it is already tracked by our matching system. Now, as long as your product is listed at Pikaba, you will receive automatic notifications about new requests for your product. So if you posted the same product several times the only benefit you get – more identical notifications.

Now about requests. If you want to buy a car you need to create a request and that’s all.  Quite simple as it has to be. But if you want to buy a car and some accessories – there can be some problems. Many users decide “If I need a car and AC/tires/bumper/something other for it, it will be better to write all this stuff in a one request.” It is a mistake. To make you request usable for our system you should follow the simple rule: one product – one request. So to get the best result you should create individual request for car and for every component or accessorize you need.

If you have any questions feel free to mail our support team. Pikaba support is always ready to help you.

Great news for Pikaba sellers: the new version of product listing interface is launched!

Now it helps you to list your items correctly by suggesting several categories matching your product and the right set of tags and pictures for it.

Since now it is much more useful and user-friendly for you and it makes your products more valid for our product search system so the number of matched requests will be higher for the product submitted correctly.

Do not forget to fill all the lines with all needed information to get better results.

List your products, make deals and enjoy using the Pikaba!

 

We have updated our Homepage with a new design and user interface. With its cool new look  we hope it will get higher marks for style points from you.

The same as before, Pikaba Homepage helps you to understand how it works, but now it is even more user-friendly with a new features like the local search tool.

Check it out at www.pikaba.com.

 

And again our Development Team gives me a reason to refresh our blog!

No more  Dashboard overloading, now it is easily customized. So please welcome the new Pikaba Dashboard interface!

What’s new?

First of all we added the “Settings” button on your Dashboard page, so now it is possible to select widgets you need, or turn off those widgets that you do not use.

Not all chosen widgets needed now? Click the minimize button and maximize it back when you need it. And the last feature for the ones who want widgets to be placed as they want:  new interface allows you to drag widgets over the Dashboard.

So customize your dashboard page and enjoy using the Pikaba.

More great news from Pikaba!

Our latest feature, the new request creation interface becomes open to all users, registered or not.

So if you haven’t read our previous post about request creation system yet, it is the best time now to learn what opportunities it opens up for you.

New features for registered users launched at Pikaba. Since now creating request becomes easier and simpler. 

What is this all about?

New interface has been developed for creating requests at Pikaba.

All request data are entered in one page and the procedure takes only one step. It is much more useful, isn’t it?

Besides, we help you to compose your request correctly. Pikaba automatically add the right set of tags and pictures for your request and suggests matching categories. You can place your request in up to 5 categories and choose several pictures for it.

It’s very important for you to fill right tags and location. You will receive more matching results for your request.

And one more thing. Put the desirable price or a range of prices in your request and get the best offers from Pikaba sellers.

Join us and create new requests on Pikaba!

 

Karen Aho, a freelance writer in Boston, recently created a wonderful, in-depth article on organizing a group buy on the Internet: "All alone? Get a group discount". The piece was published by MSN Money and, before that, I had the honor of presenting the Pikaba’s group buying capabilities to Karen.

“Online opportunities expand the advantages of co-ops for buying cars, food, gas and more. What if shoppers had one place to go to create a group buy for any item?” – Karen wrote.

Read the full article - where Pikaba.com is also mentioned in the Online Sharing Sites part.

You can take advantage of group buying by creating (or joining) a group on Pikaba and get quick help from other members, sellers, and advisors. 

It seems a perfect time to extend a sincere "Thank You" to all of our Pikaba users, advisors and sellers. We especially thank those who have taken time to vote for us in the Mashable's Open Web Awards!  

Now I have a great news for you: Pikaba.com won the "Social Shopping" category for People's Choice in the Open Web Awards. Congratulations!

 

Not only do Pikaba gets the kudos of Mashable and all our blog partners, and they have an actual award to send us.  
 

Pikaba has become the leader in social shopping largely because of feedback and best practices you've shared with us and each other.

 

Thank you again, the Pikaba community. It's a pleasure to learn from you.

Alexis & the Pikaba team

Congrats! We got into the finals of Open Web Awards in the Social Shopping category! Thanks for all your efforts!

Voting ends on Sunday, December 14th - so vote now!


You can VOTE EVERY DAY! And with as many email addresses as you have!

Thanks all,

Alexis and The Pikaba Team

PS. Here they are, the Finalists, the companies people selected as the cream of the web’s crop.

PPS. The winners will be announced on Tuesday, December 16th. Winners receive the Open Web Awards sculpture, coverage on Mashable.com and partner blogs as well as inclusion in press mentions of the contest.