We’re excited to introduce the latest member of our Listia family, Mike! He comes with years of customer service experience and will make a great asset to our expanding customer support team. As a tradition, we like to introduce all of our new employees by having them share a few facts about them, so here are 5 facts you may (or may not know) about Mike:

1. He grew up in Los Altos, California (he’s a local boy)
2. He can solve the rubix cube in under 3 minutes
3. He is a semi-pro tech blogger. He enjoys writing about the latest techs and gadgets
4. He is a fan of Wes Anderson movies
5. His favorite sports team is the San Francisco Giants

If you’re interested in job opportunities with us, visit more details here: www.listia.com/jobs

Leave a comment for Mike and welcome him to the Listia community!

Recently, we gave tips on how to get more bids and credits from your auctions, but have you considered featuring your auctions?

Featured an auction is simple and is a great way to get gain exposure and drive potential bidders to view your item(s). Users can submit a ticket (with the request type: I am a seller > I want my auction featured) to request their auctions be featured.

If your featured request is granted, you will see a Featured icon next to your auction title (viewable in search results). You can also find your auction amongst the other featured auctions located in the Featured Listings page.

While Listia review all featured requests, note that we can not feature all items that are requested. Here are a some tips on how to make your auctions have a higher change of being featured:

1. Include the complete auction URL with your ticket (e.g. http://www.listia.com/auction/4451367-schwinn-mens-and-womans-cruiser-bike. If the complete URL is not included, the auction usually doesn’t open correctly and we cannot feature your item.
2. Using an image of the actual item in hand will give you a better chance of being featured. We will rarely feature an auction with a stock photo as the first image.
3. Include sharp, clear pictures. Blurry and out of focus pictures don’t showcase your item and we will rarely feature an auction with a blurry photo.
4. Long vertical images don’t work very well so try to stick with landscape style photos.
5. Be sure you have good seller feedback with at least a Seller Wings badge.
6. Include a detailed description of your item

Note: Due to the nature of certain auctions we cannot feature them.  These auctions include the following:

• Mystery
• Tiered
• Winners Choice
• Gift Cards
• Codes

With this new tip, we hope to see your items featured one day! Have a suggestion for a future topic?  Tell us here too.