As Was announced that registration is now open for the As Was Conference, a new annual conference for serious eBay sellers to learn about products and services designed to propel their growth with sessions that go beyond education. The conference will be held at Disney's Yacht Club Resort at Walt Disney World, Florida on February 28 through March 1, 2008.

Classes will include in-depth demonstrations on how to use the tools and concepts that will boost sellers' profits. The focus of the conference is to present classes, products, and services that improve the "Seven Elements of an Online Sales Business": Branding and Marketing; Research and Strategy; Sourcing, Manufacturing, and Storage; Listing and Business Management Software; Payments and Accounting; Staffing; and Packing and Shipping.

As Was President Debbie Levitt said, "We know that many sellers are hungry for the type of education they can receive at the annual eBay Live! conference. In our day-to-day consulting work, we are constantly asked what companies, products, and services will help eBay sellers grow right now. We decided to combine these two with the fun environment we knew we could create, especially at Disney, and The As Was Conference was born." Levitt founded As Was in April 1995. The company has been an eBay Certified Service Provider since August 2004 and is a full-service consulting firm specializing in branding, design, sales and marketing strategies, operations management, and training for eBay and online sellers.

Speakers at the As Was Conference include representatives from eBay, Monster.com, Six Apart, Constant Contact, ChannelAdvisor, Kyozou, buySAFE, Worldwide Brands, JDT Technologies, Keepmore.net, HammerTap, Merchant Advantage, Z-Firm, and Refund Retriever, as well as As Was staff. Represented programs from eBay include Seller Development, the Affiliate Program, and eBay Stores.

Early bird registration is $399 per person, and includes all of the presentations and sessions, expo, round table discussions, and sit-down lunch and dinner networking events "in a festive atmosphere." Attendance will be capped at 400 so that attendees can have quality time with speakers and vendors.

eBay sellers, trainers, consultants, vendors, and the press can register for the 2008 As Was Conference online.

http://www.aswasconference.com