Photos: General marketplace photo guidelines
Yesterday we announced a new photo policy, however today we’ve updated this to a set of guidelines after listening to the feedback we received from sellers.
We know our buyers love great product photos. In fact a good, clear photo of a product is the single most important way to attract a buyer on Trade Me. For this reason we’ve developed some guidelines that we encourage sellers to follow in order to maximise your sales in Trade Me’s general marketplace.
We encourage our sellers to follow these guidelines when uploading photos of your products in Trade Me’s general marketplace: More...
A new way to browse: Gaming and more
We’ve just made a change to the way search results are displayed in the Electronics & photography, Gaming, and Music & instruments categories.
Starting today, when you’re in these categories you’ll see a new visual page layout when searching and browsing. The appearance of each listing depends on an improved range of promotional products available in the category:
• Basic: Small image in search results.
• Gallery: Medium image in search results (2x larger than Basic) and higher position in the category.
• Feature: Large image in search results (4x larger than Basic) and best position in the category.
• Feature Combo: Highlights listing and includes all benefits of Feature. More...
A new way to browse: Mobile phones and more
We’ve just made a change to the way search results are displayed in the Mobile phones and Building & renovation categories.
Starting today, when you’re in this category you’ll see a new visual page layout when searching and browsing. The appearance of each listing depends on an improved range of promotional products available in this category:
• Basic: Small image in search results.
• Gallery: Medium image in search results (2x larger than Basic) and higher position in the category.
• Feature: Large image in search results (4x larger than Basic) and best position in the category.
• Feature Combo: Highlights listing and includes all benefits of Feature. More...
Buying a car? Get smart with a VIR Pack
No-one wants to buy a lemon, or miss out on a great deal – so when you’re buying a car, do your research and get up to speed with a Motorweb Report Pack.
A MotorWeb Report Pack gives you the flexibility to investigate more than one vehicle. This is useful if you’re unsure which vehicle you prefer, you miss out on purchasing a vehicle you were interested in, or you find a vehicle has issues and no longer wish to buy.
And here’s some more good news: for a limited time, our friends at MotorWeb are offering a Vehicle Information Report Pack, giving you three Vehicle Information Reports (VIR®) at a discounted price of $39. That saves you $20.85! More...
Kev and the Trade Me team do Movember
You've probably noticed a sharp increase of the bristly, Tom Selleck-esque bushy lip-dwellers by now. That's right – it's Movember!
The Movember Foundation challenges Kiwi men to grow moustaches to spark conversation and raise funds for the Cancer Society, Mental Health Foundation and Movember's Global Action Plan.
Keep an eye out for Movember-inspired listings onsite, or donate to the Trade Me crew doing their bit for this hairy cause. More...