Mpire has introduced Mpire Launcher, an eBay listing tool it is making available for free. Launcher is designed to handle high volume of listings with ease, and comes complete with image hosting, scheduled listings and design templates, which can significantly save on listing fees.

Mpire CEO Dave Cotter said, "Creating professional looking listings with just the right listing settings can be very time consuming, and paying additional eBay fees for image hosting, scheduled listings and designs can really add up. We created Mpire Launcher to make the listing process much easier, saving user's valuable time and money. And we made it free to let as many eBayers as possible reap the rewards."

Mpire Launcher's complete feature set includes scheduled listings; 10 MB of image hosting and bulk image import; 20 pictures per listing; customized listing and design themes; an image editor; a calendar, task and contact manager; and access to Mpire Business Center and education resources from eBay experts.

Mpire also offers Mpire Builder for $29.95 month, available for a free 30-day trial. Mpire Builder includes all of the features of Mpire Launcher plus other features including auction automation, consignment management, financial management, product sourcing, automated customer communication and buyer tracking.

The company also said it is now offering free educational tele-courses demonstrating what it takes to manage a successful small online business (http://www.mpire.com/teleclass).

"Sites like eBay have made it possible for millions of people to become their own boss, and there are millions more who want to pursue this dream, but it hasn't been practical because they don't have the right tools to easily run an online business," said Dave Cotter, founder and chief executive officer of Seattle-based Mpire. "Mpire helps users manage their business by combining all the crucial tools a sellers needs into a single spot, while also giving them easy access to products they can sell and providing ongoing educational resources to help users understand the business side of running a business."

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