The Gift Listings Blog is going GREEN!!!
Gift Listings for Shoppers – online gift ideas for you
The Gift Listings Blog is going GREEN!!!
No, not eco-Green, but the COLOR Green. (In honor of St Paddy’s day)
Starting as soon as this weekend, and throughout March, I will feature two things for all our active TSL members on the Gift Listings blog:
1 – March Sales and Specials
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2 – Any products you have for sale that are green. Light green, dark green, green polka dots, green plaid, or green whatever – as long as the predominant color is GREEN, I will put it on the Gift Listings blog.
Please see next post for what I need from you to get your March Sales and Green Things posted there.
Let’s have some fun with this one, OKAY?
I’d like to have things to post throughout the month, so get your sales in early, and start thinking about what you have for ssale that is GREEN… Post them both HEREE, in this thread. I will try blog the March Sales, and I will space th Green Things out over the month, so that the blog content is continually updated and fresh for the crawlies.
Advertise Something GREEN for March + your March sales
Buyitsellit – New name, interface, and much more
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February 22nd 2010 BuyItSellIt is now Highwire! We wanted to send you a quick newsletter to let you know of major upgrades and exciting changes to BuyItSellIt.com. BuyItSellIt has changed its name to Highwire Commerce, and can now be found at a new domain: http://www.highwire.com You will quickly notice the name is not the only thing that has changed. We have upgraded Highwire in all areas including a great new interface, new templates, a new support center with live support, and a much improved network. We have also added more support staff to assist you. Why the change? Since its inception in 2007, BuyItSellIt has become a leading eCommerce solution supporting thousands of online sellers. Over this period of time, we have listened to your feedback and invested heavily, creating a solution that sets a new standard for eCommerce Storefronts. With all of the improvements, we needed a new name that represented our achievements and our mission. Highwire Commerce at highwire.com, represents the new standard. Our sellers deserve the best solution to help you succeed online, and that solution is Highwire. If you have not yet setup your storefront, there is no better time to get started. Our new Highwire.com system is the easiest and most powerful store builder on the market today, and you can signup and build your store for free. Once you are ready to open shop to the public, we have many plans that will fit your budget. Visit us at highwire.com or see our FAQ. A brand new store admin interface with many new features. Cleaner, easier, and more powerful. We have developed some incredible, new templates to choose from. You can start using these templates immediately by logging into your highwire account. We have added many new support personel to help assist you, and we have built a brand new support system, which includes live support to get you answers quickly. We have created new pricing and plans! Signup and develop your storefront for free, and when your ready to open up shop we have many affordable plans to choose from. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. go to highwire.com now |
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from www.promote-101.com
promotional products to market your business!
Business promotion is the key to your business success. It might not be fun but like anything else it’s got to be done.
You should spend at least an hour a day on business promotion or planning how to promote your business (and more is better, if you can fit the time in)!
You promote your business by getting the word out. The first adage of business promotion is that you have to do this consciously. You can’t rely on other people to do it for you, no matter how great your product or service is.
The second adage of business promotion is that like every other aspect of your business, it’s a budgeted activity. But business promotion doesn’t have to be expensive. Here are ten inexpensive ways to promote your business; all most of these will cost you is some time.
#1 – Be a walking billboard
You see the big companies do this all the time. There’s a reason they do it – IT WORKS! Maybe you can’t afford to give away free wearable items to your customers all the time and not every business can afford to buy thousands at one time. But at Promote-101 we cater to the small businesses so you can buy just one and there are no set up fees on our wearable promotional items.
We have t-shirts, button earrings , and watches and many other wearable items that can be made with your store name and URL on them.
#2 Use every outgoing piece of paper, and every electronic document as business promotion.
You have business cards, but you also put out a lot of other documents and emails in the course of doing business.
Check these to make sure you’re using their promotional possibilities to full advantage. For instance, business stationery is an ideal business promotion tool. Is your business name, logo, contact information including your URL and slogan on your envelopes and labels as well as on your packing slips? Or are your labels only printed with your business name and return address? What a waste! Your phone and fax numbers, your URL, and even a memorable slogan should be there, too. It’s not just an label, it’s a business promotion tool! You’re sending it out anyway, so why not make it work for you? The same goes for outgoing faxes, bill payments, receipts; whatever paper you send out should carry your full company message. And don’t forget to make sure that your email has a complete signature that provides all your business information and a promotional tagline.
#3 Writing articles on topics related to your business expertise is an excellent business promotion technique.
Well written articles can provide free advertising and build positive word-of-mouth. If you’re a Web site designer, you might write a piece about assessing Web site usability. The more specific your topic, the better. Write a short biographical note, or “blurb” about you and your business to go with the article. Then send it out!
Where? As the goal is to promote your business, ideally you’d like it to appear in a publication that your target audience will be reading. Realistically, you may have to send it to a publication that accepts unsolicited work from unknown authors. Magazines generally have a long lead time, so I would focus my first efforts on the ‘Net. There are an astronomical number of e-zines and sites with newsletters that are hungry for content. One place to look for e-zines to send articles to is The Internet’s Best E-Zine Directories. E-zines also provide excellent advertising value; the trick is to find the right e-zine for your target audience.
Newspapers are also excellent places to place your business promotion article, as they too have a much shorter lead-time than magazines, and are always looking for material. Try contacting the Business editor of your local paper and pitching your article. If this approach fails, you might be able to get your piece into the paper by sending it in as a letter to the Editorial section.
#4 – Forums, Buddy Marketing and Freebies As Business Promotion
Posting messages in forums (a.k.a. bulletin boards) is a great way to make your business known to people you would otherwise be unable to contact. You can’t blatantly advertise your business on most forums, but you can show others that you’re a knowledgeable, personable individual and promote your business through your signature file.
Getting people interested in your business and perhaps attracting new customers works best if you choose forums that are business-related or product related.
The other caveat with choosing forums to post in is to check their level of activity; posting in a forum that doesn’t have much traffic or regular activity isn’t going to do much to promote your business.
#5 – Use buddy marketing to promote your business.
Businesses Growing Together has some great programs for having online merchants promote your business. This gives you the chance to reach more online shoppers. The BGT programs can considerably cut down the cost of business promotion, and allow each business to use promotion techniques that would be too expensive to implement alone. Joining in with http://twitter.com/BGTogether where we retweet & promote all member’s sites is another great way to get your name out there.
#6 – Give out freebies as business promotion.
We’re all familiar with this kind of spot promotion because it works. People love to receive things that are free. Besides using freebies as business promotions, you can also use them regularly as customer “rewards”. What small, inexpensive things could you give out with your product or service that will get your customer thinking good thoughts about you? Combining business promotion with customer rewards is definitely a win-win situation.
#7 – Use your vehicle to promote your business.
Mobile business promotion isn’t just for white delivery vans. Put the name and phone number and URL of your business on your car windows or doors. Think of all the people who see your vehicle when you’re driving around – especially if you live in a place where people often get stuck in traffic!
You can get a pair of magnetic signs or window decals from Jeri’s Signs. Or for under $20 including shipping get a license plate holder with your URL.
Car signs are also a great way to use your “errands” as a promotions trip.
#8 – What to do with your business cards
Do not leave home without them! Put your business cards to work. When you pay that bill hand the clerk or waitress your business card. When you go to the library slip them in some books. When you go in a public restroom leave some on the counter. Get in the habit of doing business promotion wherever you go and you’ll be surprised how word-of-mouth builds. Create your Business Card here.
#9 – Talk it up!
There’s always the opportunity to promote your business by letting other people know what you do and how it could benefit them. This doesn’t mean that you talk about nothing else, but there are bound to be chances to talk about your business that crop up during normal conversation.
These business promotion ideas are just some of the ways you can promote your small business without spending a small fortune. With a little experimentation and time, you’ll find out which of these ideas work best for you – and best get the word out about your small business.
Surf4Bargains Surf ‘n Shop Weekly News
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Sell YOUR designs on Zazzle… we will set it up
Earning money & not having to deal with Customers…. payments… questions, returns or shipping is the perfect way to raise money as a fundraiser OR extra income! Pet rescue, school, church or any organization fundraisers.
Zazzle is the place for that!
Don’t have time or knowledge to set up your store? I will do that FOR you!
Zazzle has quality products & you earn 20% of any orders from your store.
AND YOU DO NOTHING! (except email me the info for set up & spend the royalties)
Here is how my program works:
* Cost: one time fee $150 for total store set up & up to 25 items added from 1 design.
* $25 per extra 25 items per extra design.
* I will email you for all the profile info I will need.
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Amore Fuchsia Pink Swarovski Victorian Reproduction Necklace
This sweet necklace is perfect for any occasion! Dressed up or down or even for a bride or bridesmaid, you will be sure to love this adorable necklace.
Adorned with 7 Swarovski crystals and professionally plated in either antique silver or antique gold.
Overall Measurement from hook to end 16 1/2″ long & 1″ at the widest point.
Google Buzz: Is Google too late to the game?
Google Buzz is the newest Google product that exists. It can easily be summed up by saying it’s the same as Twitter — but integrated with your Gmail inbox, and a couple extra built-in features that you can see in this video.
Posted by Garett Rogers You can check out this article here:
The question isn’t whether Google’s feature is good or not, but rather if it’s going to take off quickly? Twitter has become pretty much the status quo as far as real-time updates go. Even if it’s connected to Gmail and is pre-populated with your friends out of the box, it’s not going to be easy for Google to compete with Twitter.
Google had purchased a company called Jaiku a long time ago, but failed to make anything of it. It had the potential to be a formidable competitor to Twitter, but instead, it was left to die. This is Google’s attempt to get into the game, but I fear it may be a tad bit late.
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