eBay publish AI Activate Prompt Library
eBay launched AI Activate Prompt Library for UK small businesses, providing free ChatGPT access with pre-built prompts for listing optimization, customer communication, and business analytics. The program includes training and ready-to-use prompts for eBay-specific tasks like title optimization and supplier research.
This signals eBay's push to retain sellers by lowering AI adoption barriers, while Amazon and Walmart sellers pay for similar tools. Cross-platform sellers should test these free prompts and adapt successful ones for their Amazon/Walmart operations using their own AI subscriptions.
Platforms are weaponizing AI access to attract and retain sellers, potentially forcing Amazon and Walmart to enhance their seller AI offerings or risk losing multi-platform merchants to eBay.
Adapt eBay's free prompt templates for Amazon listing optimization and supplier research if you have ChatGPT access.
Monitor if Amazon or Walmart launch similar free AI programs in response to eBay's competitive move.
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eBay's free AI tools create competitive pressure for Amazon/Walmart seller support.
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eBay's free AI tools create competitive pressure for Amazon/Walmart seller support.
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eBay AI Activate is a programme to skill-up small UK businesses with fully funded access to the latest custom AI productivity tools and training to free up time and boost growth. It’s basically a free ChatGPT subscription to use as you will, but obviously with the aim that it will assist you in growing your eBay business.
But, where to start, well as well as access to ChatGPT, you’ll also get training, but to make getting started even easier, eBay have just published an AI Activate Prompt Library – it gives you examples of strong prompts that are clear in helping you complete your task or support your broader objectives.
If you’ve already signed up for AI Activate, these ready to plug prompts will open in your workspace. Click on the prompt you want to try. It’ll open in a new chat in your eBay AI Activate workspace, where you can personalise them for your eBay Shop and add any relevant data or supporting information.
AI Activate Prompt Library Optimise listings Create stronger eBay titles with better keywords using this prompt. Manage customer communication Convert buyers who are watching your item with this prompt. Conduct product and market research Find new suppliers to work with using this prompt.
Use this prompt to increase your basket size with smart add-on products. Analyse business data and performance Build an easy-to-navigate dashboard to keep track of key selling metrics with this prompt. Turn your Seller Hub data into clear actions using this prompt. Plan your next 90 days of sales and marketing activity.
Stay ahead of demand with a year-long marketing plan with this prompt.
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