Before her eBay career took off, Marsha owned and operated her own marketing and advertising firm, a company that won numerous awards and earned her “Small Business of the Year” accolades from several organizations. She got started with eBay during the site’s early years and quickly mastered the art of buying and reselling for profit.
In 1998 Marsha created the first edition of eBay For Dummies, then, followed up the success of the first book with a second book targeting individuals interested in making e-commerce their full time profession, Starting an eBay Business For Dummies. That book became an instant nationwide hit, making several notable Best Seller lists. Since then, Marsha has updated each of her books and published over 30 more.
Along with her writing, Marsha is also an experienced e-commerce educator. She was the lead instructor for eBay University (teaching at seminars all over the United States), as well as a regular presenter at the eBay Live national convention since its inception. Marsha also hosted “Make Your Fortune Online,” a PBS special on online business that premiered in 2005. The show was the basis for her PBS premium five DVD set, “Your Online Business Plan.” In 2006, she was invited to address the Innovations Conference in Singapore to present the ideas of e-commerce to a new market. In 2008, she was dubbed one of twenty influential iCitizens in Kelly Mooney’s The Open Brand: When Push Comes to Pull in a Web Made World.
During the holiday season, she also does several national satellite media tours to explain the safety of shopping online. She hosts Computer & Technology Radio on KTRB 860 AM in San Francisco – as well as on the web. She also makes regular appearances on television (Fox, CNN, NBC, CBS and ABC), radio, and in print to discuss customer needs and online commerce.
Marsha currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. She can be reached via her Web site, www.marshacollier.com.
