Clowned on Ebay

Come, fellow entrepreneurs, and let me tell you my tale of woe. I'm down with selling on Ebay and will soon be starting up a store to sell some of the items from my fabulous gift store, and some of the less, shall we say, explicit items from my adult store. But I despise buying on ebay. I despise the "thrill of the chase." And then I come to find out that I scrogged myself out of some items that I was willing to deal with the most foul-tempered merchant on Earth for by presenting my bid and letting it be part of the dumb driven Bidding War. No, no, no, this is NOT what I should have done! This is for newbies--which I was. The way to do it is to watch the war and wait until the last hour and then swoop in with your Bidnapper!
Bidnapper is an online bidding program. You don't have to download software and you don't have to be at your computer, although if you're really wanting to be hardcore, you will be there during the last hour. You take the crappy-mannered seller by surprise so he or she doesn't have time to harass you like this joker did me, threatening to delete my bids because I didn't immediately answer his emails and just basically being about as unpleasant as is humanly possible. Click here for the whole horrible story.
Then click here to get signed up with Bidnapper. And don't get clowned on Ebay any more!
ebay sniping

This is the front of the postcard I designed to promote my gifts and novelties store.

This is the back.
I designed the postcard using Microsoft Publisher. It was pretty clean and easy. I have some postcard stock with four cards to a sheet. I decided to try and print it. I did everything I was supposed to. But no matter what I did, it turned out wrong and like crap. Unless you are printing leaflets or business cards from Publisher, its printing capacities straight up blow.
I decided to roll with Vista Print, who I've used in the past. They're quite affordable and do a good job. I uploaded my designs to their system and for $25 I can have 100 sharp-looking business cards. Not bad, and really worth the money considering the fact that I wasted about three hours of my time trying to get them to print from Publisher!
Time is money--and I was sick of wasting my time and my dime looking like a clown swearing at my printer!
This adventure in the world of advertising and promotion is brought to you by my gift store!



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Beautiful Gift Baskets

I was about to give my Dandy Yank store up, then I discovered these beautiful gift baskets that I could sell there! They're perfect for bridal shower gifts, family reunions, barbecues, or a special romantic gift. Unfortunately the dropshipper only ships to the U.S. and Canada. If someone from a country outside of the U.S. or Canada would like one of these baskets or any other gifts from my store, I can have them shipped to me and find out the cost to have them shipped to your location. The shipping costs could become prohibitive, however, as you would have to pay for both the cost of having the item shipped to me, and to have the item shipped to you from me. However, if there is something you would really like, I'd be more than glad to work it out with you. Email clhbiz@clhproducts.us and leave me a comment letting me know you've emailed me.
I'm very excited about these baskets. I want to sell them on Ebay, and I also want to make index cards to post on community bulletin boards promoting my store. The baskets have really brought renewed life to this project. I'm...dare I say it...Jazzed!

Affiliate Avenue

Come down and check out Affiliate Avenue!

This is a directory of products, services and work from home programs that people can use and participate in.

I've learned the hard way about affiliate programs. They can work for you, but you have to build a system and you have to advertise. The idea that you will be making thousands of dollars in your first month is pure hogwash. I have worked 'round the clock on the various projects I've started with, have busted my budget as well as my ass, and have made about $80.

An honest program will tell you that it will take time and work to be successful.

A bullshit program will tell you that you'll be making hundreds within hours and thousands within a month from "multiple income streams." They will upsell you on a bunch of crap resale "tools" that you can download for an exorbitant price. Two cents would be an exorbitant price for most of this dreck. Yes, you can make thousands from multiple income streams. You have to find those streams, and then you have to find ways to advertise them.

I hope to build Affiliate Avenue into a truly respectable directory of products and services that people can really use, as well as being a tool for webmasters to create their own residual income.

But if you will just send me a hundred bucks now, I've got some great useless information you can have, as well as one of the Idiot of the Century buttons I've pinned on myself for falling for multiple lines of bull.

This post brought to you by my online mall. Dozens of stores, thousands of products, and several good business opporunities--for real, no bull.

New Mall

The Empire has added a Mall!

Click here to read the details on my Straight Dope blog.

Pros: It's FREE!

Cons: It ain't gonna promote itself.

Still, it's pretty sweet.

Rather than jumping into a webstore which you have to pay monthly hosting fees for, one of these free malls may be a nice way to start. Promote it on your existing site, use banner exchange programs and other free means of advertising, and look at the Straight Dope blog for suggestions and caveats about other forms of advertising.

Happy e-marketing!

Cie

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Usually "viral" and "computers" go together like "liver" and "chocolate sauce," but in this case, viral is good. If you click the link, I guarantee your computer won't get hurt. If you're on a tight advertising budget like I am and trying your damndest to spread the word, this little method is certainly worth a try.

Shout out to my great adult hosting provider for informing their clients about this free and easy marketing method.

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