Meta Tag Analyzer Tools

When you start your store, site, blog the robots are looking for certain words, terms, phases to bring you some traffic! At times you really have to play with these to get some decent works areas! The Meta Tag Analyzer Tool can help you with this process.

You play with the meta tags SO often at times you forget what combinations you used first, second, third and so on! What I do is take out my notepad on the computer. Cut and paste what I started with. Then cut and paste every combination I come up with after that, until I get to the point you like what you see as far as the meta analyzer score goes! If you get really stuck look for a competitors site that is successful, and place their site in the Meta tag Analyzer tool I will link to today! It will give you some clues as to what things you may wish to change a little, and what you need to add or delete! For myself I can use another site that sells clothes, but remember I sell mostly gently used clothes so "New with Tags" for example wouldn't be something I would use for a meta tag! "Gently Used" might be a better word for me! They may sell more of a different brand than I do! I need to pay attention to WHAT brands I have on the site as well!

Remember how you word your products within the site as well! It will not do any good for me to place "Womens Dress" in a keyword if my descriptions all say just "Dress" for example! I found the little details like this can really help bring up your numbers! I changed two items to a phrase like this, and I JUMPED in my percentage of acceptance!

Don't get to frustrated at first when you first use this tool, and find out WOW I thought I did GOOD! We are using our HUMAN brains, and are NOT a machine like the internet! Anyway, I found it as a COOL Meta Tag Analyzer Tool to help make sure we have the right terms that the search engines like! At first you will spend TONS of time it seems just to get it right! Just remember to make sure you use the same terms over and over again within your description also ! For example lets take LEVI, or LEVIS, LEVI'S, LEVI STRAUSS as a combination! Try to use ONE and not all! Trying to find a good keyword tool to find what 'levi' combination is best is also a good place to start with some of these! I even found that adding just the word - levi "JEANS" instead of just LEVI made a different! Play with it and have FUN! Look for the overture keyword tool I have linked to on my sidebar!

Meta Tag Analyzer Tool Is something you will use again and again!


Cheerleading Cheerleader Gold Silver Resin figure Status Trophy Award



All Figures have antique silver with gold highlights, and are individually packaged.

Size is appox 6"

With this charming design you have the weight of resin material, and you can see the details of the figures. Something new besides the traditional awards we may have received in the past. I always get comments of PRAISE from these types of products!

They are Individually boxed and we will send you an engraved plate for it.

You have a group that you need to buy for? NO PROBLEM.....we can do groups for you as well! Please let us know the number you need, and we will arrange to get your what you would like for your engraving.



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Meta Description Tags

I am going to start on the basics that I have found for Meta Descriptions tags first. I will go into more detail later. You have to understand the basics (at least for me!) first, before you learn how to use them! I have to say this was MORE than confusing for me at first, but I have enjoyed learning about them in time!

Here is a video that speaks about META Description tags in a very general form. It will help you understand some of the basics, and we will go on from there!

One thing I learned about posting youtube videos on wordpress is - what a pain in the BUTT first of all! Then I found the help file - at least for me wasn't all that helpful! What I gathered from reading alot from others having the same issue is:

• Look for your "CODE" section of your posting. If you look up top where you are writing in your blog they have "visual" and "code" tabs. See the code part to include your video!


• Another thing that wasn't all that clearly mentioned was adding "youtube=" and then your link. Of course the use of the [] also.


• You see this portion over to the right hand side of youtube video, OR next to all the videos that allow you to link to them. You are concerned with the "URL" code. Copy that first!


• Go into the "CODE" section and type "[" then type "youtube=" then paste the link you copied. Then end it with the opposite bracket "]" You are basically closing it in!


• For me I have figured out DON'T look at the window you are typing in for the preview - look at the preview section below to make sure it worked! LOL That is AFTER you 'save and continue editing".


• I have also heard to clear your temp files to help it load.

Anyway - ON WITH THE SHOW! Learn more about Meta Description tags...and we will drive more deeply later!


Lot 12 VHS Tapes Barney, Spot, Clifford and others!



Barney, Clifford, Berenstain Bears, Spot, Richard Scarry, Baby Songs (12)

For Clifford:
Fun with Numbers - no Original Jacket
Fun with Letters with Jacket

For Barney:
Barney in Concert
Barney Best Manners (With Jacket)
Rock with Barney
A Splash Party, Please!

Baby Songs with Hap Palmer
Volume One
More Baby Songs (with Jacket)
Even More Baby Songs (with Jacket)

Spot Goes to School

The Berestain Bears and the TRUTH plus Save the Bees

Richard Scarry’s Best Busy People Plus Silly Stories and songs Video EVER!

The Jacket that came with it states: Best Learning Songs Ever!

My children enjoyed this tapes for years, but they have now informed me they are to “old” for them! I placed all the videos in our VCR, and they all do work. Some of the jackets are missed - noted above. If you have Preschool children they aren’t going to care about the covers just the stories!
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Google Base Attributes

When I started to read about attributes I had NO idea what the heck they were talking about! As I dug digger I found they are basically facts about the product you are selling! Size, Color, Model Number, Measurements, etc. are part of the list! Its actually a pretty cool idea I would think! If you are hard to fit, and you KNOW what sleeve length you need for example you can search for shirts that FIT instead of going into all these ads that don't apply!

I found two articles that go into more detail!

Google Base Attributes Redefine Online Shopping and Google's Froogle (Google Base Uploads) To Require Specific Fields

Here is google page of requirements worth noting! GOOGLE

Golf Trophy Resin Statue Full Color Award



Midnight Wreath Resin Trophy Award or Gift

Size is appox 6"
Plate area is approx. 1-3/8 x 3-1/4"
Second picture is the packaging it comes shipped in.

With this charming design you have the weight of resin material, and full color and almost a 3-day effect for this very inexpensive award! Something new besides the traditional awards we may have received in the past. I always get comments of PRAISE from these types of products!

They are Individually boxed and we will send you an engraved plate for it.

You have a group that you need to buy for? NO PROBLEM.....we can do groups for you as well! Please let us know the number you need, and we will arrange to get your what you would like for your engraving.
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Google to sell Software online - Competition Microsoft?

Google is starting a suite of programs with word processing, email, spreadsheets, calendar management, etc soon. $50 per user/year will be the cost. There is a difference between what you get out of the box from Microsoft and Google's product! The difference? Its online!

I guess if your connection is okay it would be fine, but if your connection is slow I can see that almost slowing things down a bit at the office! Also it might take a while for people to be willing to do this online, because of privacy issues for companies. I guess we will SEE won't we! It seems targeted towards bigger businesses from what I have read, but since it is so new WHO KNOWS! I bet in time it could expand if it takes off. I can see people paying $50 to get the most up to date software, and just think about it.......never having to purchase the latest and greatest ever again! Hmmm.

Google does say they are NOT in competition with Microsoft, because they are going into a niche in a different area. LOL Not so sure Microsoft is buying that if I know them!

I have to say this is going to be something worth watching! LOL It will be interesting to say the least!

Google has been offering a free version of its online software suite called Google Apps for the past six months. More than 100,000 small businesses and hundreds of universities nationwide are using the free service, Google said.

The fee-based version, Google Apps Premier Edition, includes five times more e-mail storage -- 10 gigabytes per e-mail box -- as well as a guarantee that all services will be available 99.9 percent of the time with around-the-clock technical support. Google also is adding mobile access to e-mail accounts through the BlackBerry devices that tether workers to their offices.

"This is a big step for us, but I think it's a reasonable step," Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said in an interview Wednesday. "Our product is so cheap that it's sort of no-brainer to try it out."

Microsoft Article

Googles Apps Grow Up

Levis silvertab straight and straight 30 x 30 mens jeans



These Levi Silvertab Straight and Straight Jeans are used, but have alot of wear left in them!

These measurements are taken when Levi Silvertab Jeans laying down!

Waist approx 30"

Hips (from bottom of zipper) 38"

Rise (crotch seam to top of pants) 11"

From Zipper to top of pants 8"

Inseam is 30"

Bottom of pants seam to seam 7"

Label reads: silvertab - straight & Straight

These Levis Silvertab straight and straight 30 x 30 jeans are in Nice condition. I see no stains - some fraying on the bottom of the jeans, and a small hole near the crotch and a white spot near one of the back pockets. The patch on the back of the pants is faded.

Quick Tip for Product Title Description

Some people now use UPC codes, ISBN Numbers, RN numbers, etc in their searching. If you have products that those are available make sure you include those! It was also mentioned that in google base type as much as you can with 54 characters as you can in the title. The Codes, numbers above is critcal! For example if you are selling a Fax Machine, Printer, telephone - whatever ... Make sure you include the model number, etc in your title! In the description portion you can go into MORE detail, but the title needs to have some in it to grab your readers attention!

Interest Video online about this!

Goodbye Froogle ... Hello Google Product Search!

Google recently decided that they are doing away with Froogle, and making a product search instead. On Wordpress I found this quick note about it Farewell Froogle. I followed one of the links to the main google blog and read an article called Back to Basics.

Now one of the selling points to Ecrater was that they automatically submitting the stores within Ecrater to Froogle. I also have got the impression that you may get higher rating within the new product search if you offer the google checkout option. On Ecrater community board it had been mentioned that placing your items into the google base would also help your chances of success. More exciting also they mentioned that MSN is now picking up ecrater store items which helps the store owners.

MSN Product Upload

Google Base

If you have alot of product this could be very time consuming. I will be checking out both options, and since I have NEVER done anything like this before it should be interesting to see how easy or hard it is and I will post about that also!

On my faith side I found some videos last night on youtube, and I have to admit I am a bit of a history nut! I found a program: National Geographic The Secret Bible Jesus Rivals. These history items are just very interesting to me. If speaking about rival Gods, and competition to Jesus bothers you greatly I wouldn't watch these. From a history standpoint I found it interesting. I wanted to share!!

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four

Final Part They were all very interesting!

Well I'm off to check out google base and MSN to see what I can learn!

Goofy Comic Golfer Bandit Trophy Award Gift



approx 7" with engraved plateThey are Individually boxed and we will send you an engraved plate for it.You have a group that you need to buy for? NO PROBLEM.....we can do groups for you as well! Please let us know the number you need, and we will arrange to get your what you would like for your engraving.Product is normally shipped out within 2 business days if not sooner AFTER payment has cleared!We will do combined shipping, and you can order different items as well. We also have Qty discounts for larger orders - please inquire.

What is a Ping?

There are a number of PING services available. PING services basically announced to the world that you have made changes to your blog. Its like COME AND GET MY NEW INFORMATION....service!

Ping services give information to search engines, and things may not happen right away but you will get noticed if you do this regularly! I was told by the author of Emotional Abuse and Your Faith that they use the ping services, and their major sources of hits now is google! They have also mentioned our store and blog on their website. That is called a link exchange. They also support Focus Ministries, so we have something in common!

Keep in mind that Ping Services at times give you options of suppling JUST your homepage, or in addition your RSS feed! For myself, I keep the store and the blog address and RSS feeds on a notepad file for easy retrival! Just cut and paste - press enter - and I'm DONE!

Make sure you PING your blog! If you have any other ping services to share please let us KNOW!

Ipings

Pingomatic (used by wordpress)

Feedburner (Used by Emotional Abuse and Your Faith)

As I find more I will add them to the blogroll!

UPDATE: I did find some more, and have added them to the section!!

UM & Company Floral Summer Dress w/ Tie - GORGEOUS! 7/8



UM & Company Floral Dress Size 7/8
Details and Condition:
100% Polyester

This UM dress is very GORGEOUS, and would be an awesome addition for this upcoming summer! Please see the pictures for closeups it has a tie in the back for a snug fit. Its is hard to measure due to the sheerness of the material.

Garment Laying down flat - Measurements are approx.

Armpit seam to hem 25 - 26"

Bust 36

Waist 31

Hips 34

What about Directories?

Was an interesting article about directories! If you look towards the bottom of our blog you will see a section called 'Recipital Links", and I have a number of blog directories listed there. For now I have decided I will go with some free directories until I learn a little more about them. I realize some you have to pay for, and as I learn a bit more about them I may use those as well!

There are number of places that will show you links to directories. Follow the advice in the above article, and pick out which ones will work for you! Its a great way of driving traffic to your blog, and then you STORE for more sales! Keep in mind there are directories for different areas. You have directories for those that write ebooks, gardening, SEO, etc. If you do a search I bet you will find directories around your interest, and in the end THIS is who you are targeting and will benefit you the most!

LIST that found during a search on the internet!

I did a tag search on wordpress, and here are some good examples of different types of directories:

Geared Towards India

Geared Towards Science

Geared Towards Business Services

Geared Towards Ebooks

Geared Towards SEO

Geared Towards Gardening

Jalate Summer Dress Embroidery Size 13 SO NICE!



Jalate Denim Wear Dress Size 13
Details and Condition:
100% Cotton

This Jalate dress is very CUTE, and would be an awesome addition for this upcoming summer! Please see the pictures for closeups on the stitching. Snap Buttons.

Garment Laying down flat - Measurements are approx.

Armpit seam to hem 25.5 - 26"

Bust 38-40

Waist 33

Hips 36

From the center of neckline in the back to hem 33

Front neckline to hem 28

Expanding On Keywords

The more I search about keywords the more deep you get! One thing you want to keep in mind is just because a keyword is popular, and you include it (which you should) doesn't mean your ranking on the search engine is going to sky rocket! Keywords that relate to your main ones can help you within a niche. The keywords that everyone is using like customers and search engines will 'expect' to be there is a base. They will help with time for your rating for the search engines later on! Its the next step in this overwhelming (at times) process for beginners like myself!

What other words do I use along with those keywords, or secondary keywords? I guess the best term for this would be 'qualifers'. I found an interesting article about this called: Keyword Stategy. You are searching for terms they are going to use, along with your base of regular keywords. The author of the article suggests at times your location. Sometimes you may wish to use a short phrases, and it also suggests to find out the most popular misspelled terms.

It mentions keyword placed on each page, and I have to assume they are talking within the html itself. Ecrater is limited in that aspect. I will have to keep that in mind as I search for more knowledge to make sure that is indeed the case. We only have one place within ecrater that we can place the keyword for meta tags.

Another trick I keep hearing about is using keywords that RELATE to what you are using. What words would people USE that relate to the subject. For example, if you write about knitting maybe you could use yarn types. I don't know if that would WORK for knitting okay? I just threw it out there as an example! Others could be maybe sweaters, hats which are products you MAKE while you are knitting!

When I started this journey, and I knew NOTHING I started with the normal keywords that I could think of. Then I thought about how people would term looking for an store with Nice Used Clothes! Other terms they might use for the clothes themselves! One item that I changed when I started to use Ebay (novice there also) is when I found some nice men's pants. I found that people don't always use the word PANTS for the search. I found they either use PANTS, TROUSERS, SLANKS for their searches. I was reading this post on ebay in the community section, and people from all over the place were fighting about what term to use. I had enough room, and I ran with IT....I used all of them! I guess I expanded on my keywords that way huh?

One thing I seem to keep running into is mentions that you need to keep up on your keywords. Make sure you check the words, the secondary words, the phrases, etc that you place there because they may change with time. Again you are looking for fresh content for the spiders to crawl aren't we? It has been suggested that you keep adding on to the keywords, and as my journey continues that really does confuse me! Some places tell you to keep it short and sweet while others tell you the opposite! I guess we will have to see what works for us!

Here is an example of pants, slanks, trousers......

Louis Raphael 38 x 32 Mens Pants Slacks Trousers NICE!



Louis Raphael Mens Polyester Pants 38 x 32

Details:

Up for sale is an authentic pair of 100% Mircofiber Polyester pants by Louis Raphael in men's size 38 x 32.
The Louis Raphael Pants are front pleated and they feel very soft.

Condition:

Louis Raphael 38x 32 Pants are gently worn, but do have one button missing on the rear pocket.

They have been washed, and are ready to go right out of the box!
Very Nice pair of Louis Raphael pants, but check the measurements below!

Waist - Top of Pants 38
Hips - Around Bottom of Zipper 48
Rise - Crotch Seam to Top of Pants 12.5
Zipper to Top Of Pants 9.5
Inseam - Crotch Seam to Hem of Pants 31
Bottom of Pants - Length folded in half 9.5

Search Engines and Search Engine Tools

There are is alot of talk about submitting your site to search engines. Then you see those ads about how you can submit them to 100's or 1000's of engines all at once. To be honest I think those ads are just looking to harvest your email so they can spam you to death! If you want to do that type of thing I would recommend getting an email address JUST for that purpose. Why? Some of them will want you to confirm that your email, website, etc are legit and you will have to respond to them. After that happens you email box will be filling up with EVERYTHING under the sun! Why drive yourself insane? I'm sure some of the items you get might be worth looking at, but for the most part BLECK!

It seems the way to go at first is submit to major search engines at first, and you can do that for free! They all work a bit different, and remember this robots are looking for content! Here are a couple of links to submit to:

Submit to msn here: MSN Submit URL

Submit to google here: Google Submit URL

Yahoo you must have a signin name: Yahoo Submit URL

Here is an interesting short article about How to gain popularity with the search engines.

It goes into some of the principles we have already spoke about. Here are some helpful tips I have taken from the article.

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  • Search engine robots are pretty rigid in their approach to sites. The robot crawls your HTML from top to bottom. Given this, it is important that the first stick of body copy it comes across (the stuff your readers also see) contains copy which is relevant to, and reflects: (a) the Title of your web page and, (b) the meta keywords and meta description phrases contained in the <Head> of your HTML.
  
  
  • To put it simply, the first few lines of copy will often be grabbed by the bots and used as a description of your site in their listing. So, if this copy says nothing in particular about your products or services, then you'll be banished to page 97.
  
  
  • Research shows that people generally use phrases in their search requests - they rarely employ a single word. It makes sense, then, to populate your meta keywords with phrases you feel people will employ in their search for products or services.
  
  
  • And the easiest way to figure out what key phrases are optimal for your products, is to ask yourself what phrases people would use to find you, then try them out on the search engines.
  
  
  • One other point worth mentioning about keywords and phrases is that some search engines - Google, for instance - no longer take them into account at all! On the other hand, many others do. So it is generally better to incorporate them.
  
  
  • A title tag can contain up to twenty words; but more doesn't mean better. Eight to twelve well chosen words is more than sufficient. For best results, the first (short) phrase of the title tag should be geared towards the human reader, while the remainder can be key words aimed at the bot. Bear in mind that the search engine will display only the first few words of the title tag anyway (whatever suits their house-style).
  
  
  • Now a word or two about how often you should post your site to search engines. Some authorities believe that if you post too often, your efforts may be seen as spam by the engines and you'll be banned. On the other hand, it seems to be the consensus that you should post every time you make changes to pages or add pages.
  
  
  • Generally speaking, whenever you tweak your site - particularly the index page, you should post straight away. The search engines seem to like changes and they react accordingly by shoving you farther to the front of the listings. The more you do, the better they like it.
  
  
  
  

What is a Stop Word?

My question: Does a ‘stop word’ mean that the search engines STOPS on that word or does it ignore it and then continues reading the page?
Some search engines don't record extremely common words in order to save space or to speed up searches. These are known as "stop words." Certain words, such as "and", "the," "a", "an," "of," "on" and "with," are so common and meaningless that a search engine won't bother including them in their index, or database, of web page content. So in effect, the stop words on your web pages are ignored as if those words weren't on your pages in the first place. Including a lot of stop words in your title tag waters down the title tag's keyword density.

Here is a quote from a post I found - a portion of it anyway - when someone was trying to explain stop words.

It's ok and may be btter to break this up a bit:

Example:

Aspencounty: Offering gold, silver jewelery. Many designs. Best selection. Best prices anywhere.

In this example I avoided the use of "stop" words and saved 19 characters while still saying the same thing. The same applies to your keywords. Most recommend they be separated with a comma (,).New and used, gold and silver jewelery, men's and woman's.New, used, gold, silver, jewelery, men's, woman'sWhile this is the traditional way of thinking there are even some that suggest not even separating them with a comma (,) but just by spacing them. The theory is by not using commas, the search engines can arrange them in several different combinations and phrases. Personally I haven't leaned toward this idea yet.

So basically NO the stop words will not stop your site from being crawled, but they are a waste of time to use. At times you must use stop word otherwise your title would not make sense at all to the read once they got there. So in other words use them ONLY when you have to! I found a long list of POSSIBLE words that will be ignored! Keep in mind you can't always get away with NOT using them so don't FREAK out if you must use some of them!


I placed the above on an excel spreadsheet, and then saved as a jpg so I could save as a chart. If you need a bigger view here is my photobucket link.

Levis Dockers Mens 40 x 32 pants slacks trousers Classic, Pleated



These Levi Dockers Mens Pants are used, but have alot of wear in them!

Please see the Measurements below to make sure these will fit you the way you like!!

The Label Reads: 100% Cotton. No Wrinkle Twill. Classic Fit, Pleated. Style# 40443 8126

These Levi Dockers Mens pants are very NICE! They have been well taken care of, and Khaki color that is neutral enough in color to go with alot of items in your closet! I dont see any holes, stains, fraying, fading. Please see the gallery pictures to see the details including the faux wooden buttons, etc.

Please check out the measurements to make sure these Levis Dockers would fit you well! If you have any other questions please feel free to send me a note! The Size states 40/32.

Waist - Top of Pants 40
Hips - Around Bottom of Zipper 50
Rise - Crotch Seam to Top of Pants 13
Zipper to Top Of Pants 9.5
Inseam - Crotch Seam to Hem of Pants 32
Bottom of Pants - Length folded in half 9.5

What day do you end auctions, and what time?

Some store owners use Ebay and other auction sites to drive traffic into their stores. The question I have heard alot is when do you end actions and what time are the best?

Here are a couple of neat links with times by categories first:

Best Time to end an Auction?

Where is an interaction calendar, and they did note that they are NOT including times that revolve around holidays

Interaction Calendar

This blogger speaks in more detail about it... Winntail on Ebay

Scams - one I got and you need to watch out for!

I placed a couple of promotional products within my store, and within the trophy and awards section. I had heard of scams, and I had heard how they word things to get people to bite! Some people will get so excited because they get a hint of the first sale that they might even go for it! Be careful!

Re: Ultra Round Stic Grip Promotional Pen .44 at Quantity of 500

Buyer: donsmith

Hello ,
i am to notify you my interest in buying your ITEM on behalf of my
Boss.He has given me a quick notice to placed an order for your
particular ITEM .I need to get in touch with you on the negotiations if you
would accept a (Money Order or certified check) as a mode of payment.If
yes,send your address phone&name and the final asking price.I am
counting on your support in concluding this transaction within the shortest
time,but my Boss is going to send you( Money Order or certified check) of
an excess money which you will deduct your ITEM fees there and send the
excess Fund to the reputable shipper for Pick Up......

don_smit20001@yahoo.com

This is something I received recently, and it sounds JUST like those notes everyone was talking about when they speak of scams!

There is no need to 'chat' about the price, because all the details are very clear on my sale page of the store. The buyer (if he was real) would know what terms of payment I accept, and wouldn't have to ask such a silly question. Since I offered free shipping the comment at the end doesn't make any sense at all! The smell of scam is all over this email!

From what I have gathered from reading around its normally people based outside the United States. They will send you the money order or what have you - but it will bounce!

Don't get to excited when you read these type of things. Please be careful! For me you notice he made no mention of artwork for this product, and yet that is KEY for the product he is writing about. RED FLAGS are waving in the wind over this type of thing! Place your excitement to the side, and try to look for scams. They will be coming your way, and you need to realize that so you don't get burned!

WideBody Promotional Pens - Qty 300 mininum



We will help with your artwork as much as possible, and provide an online proof!

Product ships in 5 working days after art approval. We will do our best to help you with your artwork, and we will supply an online proof before production begins. Shipping is a 2-day service at ground rates.

Keep in mind this is a quality pen. It does not fall apart, imprint doesn’t rub off, and the ink doesn’t dry up quickly or leak! Seniors especially love the bigger size of this pen. Enjoy 1.2 miles of writing ink.

Our price is based on .99 per pen with a quantity of 300 minimums.
This is end quantity pricing so the next price break would be 10,001. Free shipping within the United States. We are hoping this sale continues until the end of the year. Orders in house with artwork already approved with be honored at promotional price.

Order Checklist
Quantity: Minimum 300 pieces. Point Style/Ink Color: Medium Point: Black, Blue or
Red Ink. Fine Point: Black or Blue Ink.

Barrel/Trim Color: Choose 1 barrel and 1 trim color from the selection shown.
Please note that barrel and trim colors may not be an exact color match.

Barrel Imprint:
Imprint Area: 2 1/8 x 1"
Color 1: Included.
Color 2: Add $.11 per pen.
Color 3: Add $.11 per pen.

Optional Clip Imprint:
Imprint Area: 3/4" x 5/32"
Color 1: Add $.14 per pen if requested.

Imprint Colors Specify:
1.) Match trim.
2.) Stock colors (see above).
3.) Custom PMS colors are available, but at an extra cost.

Packaging: Standard - 11 lbs. (approx.) @ 500 per carton.
Shipping: 2-day service at ground rates.
Enjoy 1.2 miles of writing ink.
Wide-profile design with large imprint area.
Over 100 possible color combinations!

Repeat Orders: Shipped in 4 working days. We will hold onto artwork 24 months, and after that new artwork must be resubmitted.

Legal Information and returns policy is below.

Product Performance Policy: All products adhere to strict international quality and safety standards and are produced in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations.

Returns: Merchandise found to be incorrect due to our error would be replaced at no charge when returned within 180 days from receipt of merchandise. Authorization from us is required prior to return of merchandise. Unauthorized returns will be refused and returned to sender. No credit will be issued for merchandise, which is unavailable for return to us.

Authorization Indemnification – by placing an order with us you represent and warrant that you have the authority to order, purchase and distribute merchandise containing the names, trademarks, logos, copyrights, etc identified in your order. You also agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless our company, its parent, subsidiaries and its affiliates, representatives, from and against all claims, liabilities and expenses (including attorney fees) arising out of or related to any actual or alleged infringement or misappropriation of any trademark, copyright or any other proprietary right of such merchandise. This provision will remain in effect after delivery of your order.

Why Keywords Are Important

The more keywords that are found on your site the more traffic the search engines will send you. This includes your title, context, links, descriptions - everything! I know for myself if an article doesn't speak on my level - I'm GONE! Make sure you are clear about your topics and information. Make sure you USE those keywords within your site. If I'm correct that has something to do with the 'keyword density'. The more the word is used brings up your keyword density. That is for another day ......

The amount of keywords seems to confusing to me. When I have researched one article will say keep it short. Maybe use 20-24 keywords. Others state that you can use THOSANDS. I have to wonder if this has factors depending on the project you are trying to promote. For example, a blog you are limited on what you can add to your site. If you own your own website, blog, store etc those factors may change.

When you go to a keyword tool online first type in something simple. For my store maybe it would be "jeans". When I do this we can see what kinds of combinations come up with the word 'jeans', and the figures we are taking about.

I found another small program that is free called Keyword Explorer. I didn't enter my name or email - just kept clicking until I got to the download page. Some websites will allow you to do this. The reason I did this is because I don't want to hand out my email address to get my mailbox FULL of newsletters, ads, offers for new products, etc from this company. I don't know enough about the author, and to be honest we all get enough SPAM don't we!

Anyway this program has two options: Display all Keywords and Dig for more key phrases. I found that my firewall had a hissie at first when I attempted this program. I'm trying it out, and if I don't like it I will remove the program and place a block on it via the firewall later. It needs to access the internet in order to gather information. Below is a video I found about the product so you can see if you are interested also.



The program handed me 100 keywords I could use for 'jeans'. I wanted a bit more depth so I used the second option, and it took at while to bring up ALL the results! Some of them are not something I would wish to use, but I don't think this program will give me the option to delete them so I will just ignore them. I was searching for keywords that I could see people using to find my products. I will use a partial example here:

(15,806) levi jeans - Main Catagory
(844) womens levi jeans - break down 844 out of 15,806
(724) levi 501 jeans
(648) man levi jeans
(602) levi 505 jeans
(553) jeans levi skinny
(543) levi strauss jeans

The list went on for a while - I think you get the idea!

Once you get your keywords next try to find words that relate to those keywords! Red tag may be example used to find levis, or Relaxed fit - something like that. Those are also search terms that people will be using, and you want to find those terms to include.

From what I have found out keyword search is not something that you do once, and forget about! It sounds like it is an on-going process. You might have some really important keywords that draw people to your site, but keeping up on what is popular is also a key to ongoing traffic.

Keywords - what are they and what do they do?

This is a HUGE subject, but basically the keywords are something you use within your site to drive traffic to your site. You can find tools online that help you with this. Its helpful for example when you want to know which is more popular "Levis" or "Levi" or "Levi Jeans" etc. Which words are used MORE often when someone is searching for your types of items. I did a couple of checks on some of the keywords I felt would work, and found out just minor changes to my choices would bring in more traffic according to the tools.

Search Engines from what I have figured out so far have 3 parts to them. First of all you hear the term "Spider" or "Crawling your site". Spiders are interesting in text, URL's, websites, etc. They are looking around for fresh content, and leads to MORE content as well! Spiders are NOT looking for your images! If you have this BIG sale, and you place all the important information about this sale in your image - the spider won't see it! Make sure that important driving information is also in text form within your site. Spiders are looking for TEXT not pictures! They are looking for fresh text as well, so make sure you have something worth coming back for. Fresh content the spiders LOVE! They also LOVE links - why? MORE content to crawl! Just remember spiders have a 'text' addiction!

Next Search engines have the Index Software. The index software takes all the information that spider throws at them, and basically makes sense of it! Its uses a algorithm. I found a good page that spoke about this called What is a algorithm? I guess you could say the Index software basically organizes the information much like your card catalog system would at the library. Each engine has their own system, and I guess we will have to learn more about that in the future!

Next you have the query Software. That is what you use when go to the search engine with your keywords that you use to find something. The query software looks to the index software to pick what they are going to offer you. Unless your information is in the index software - unless a spider has crawled your site - you aren't going to be coming up!

So what did we learn in this very simplistic defination today? Keywords are the words people type in to the search engine to find the information they are looking for. First you need to find out WHAT keywords are needed for your site, and then you need to get those spiders to work crawling your site. This takes time of course, and there is alot more to it also. For now we need to understand the basics. Once we have those down we figure out more later on!

Wordtracker I have read about recently, and they have some free options for beginners.

Overture keyword selector is another keyword tool that is mentioned.

Levis Action Mens Jeans 40 x 32 USA Red Tag



These Mens Levi Action Jeans are used, but have alot of wear left in them!

These measurements are taken when the Mens Levi Action Jeans laying down!

Waist approx 39"

Hips (from bottom of zipper) 42"

Rise (crotch seam to top of pants) 13"

From Zipper to top of pants 10"

Inseam is 26"

Bottom of pants seam to seam 9"

Label reads: 50% cotton/50% trevira esp polyester

These Mens Levi Action Jeans are in Excellent condition. There are no stains, holes, fraying. There is some slight fading, and it has the red tag.

I have washed these Mens Levi Action Jeans, so they are ready to do right out of the box!

Title Tag Page for your Ecrater store

I'm going to go at this Section one at a time. I'm not sure about some items, and as I figure them out I will pass that along!

What is the title page you ask?

If you look on top of your screen you will see something along the lines of my article title that you are reading: Title Tag Page for your store - and then it will mention my blog name: Nice Used Clothes For Charity. Blogger does this for you automatically, but in Ecrater you must place what text you want in that space.

You ever notice on some sites they say, "WELCOME!!" and some message? THAT is part of their title page! Basically this is this is the text that is displayed in the top section of the browser when you open a certain page.

I found an interesting article on title tags!

All About Title Tags

I found some tips on how to dress up the site also! Some of it made alot of sense!

Dozen Tips for Sprucing up your website!

Girls Honua Spagetti Strap Orange Top - ADORABLE NWOT 13/14

This top is very adorable! We were very disappointed when the gift from HI
(relatives on vacation) didn’t fit! This item was tried on, and
never worn again.

There is a zipper on the right hand side
from the picture along the side of the garment. Makes it easier to put on.

Tag on the inside states:

Honua

55%/45% poly/cotton

machine wash cold no

bleach, tumble dry med

use cool rion

Made in HI

USA

Style# 4000

Size 13/14

Measurements from garment laying down flat

The top (armpit to armpit) is 15.5 inches

Armpit seam to armpit seam 17”

Seam of armpit to bottom of garment is 12.25 inches

The straps themselves are 12 inches

Measurement from side to side (front) on top of 1st ruffle is 14.5” (seam to seam)

You will LOVE this top!!

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Pet Free, Smoke Free, Never Stored in Scent?

Comes from a Pet Free, Smoke Free Home and this Item has NEVER been stored among any Scented Products I never thought of this before honestly!

Some people have really bad allergies to things that are scented. From what I have read a lot of people ship clothes with dryer sheets to keep them smelling fresh. I guess that is a nice idea overall, but if you have someone that can’t handle the smell…or may be allergic that could be an issue! I read a thread recently that commented on this. The poster got odd reactions I thought. “If you are THAT sensitive go to the MALL!” OUCH!

I have family members that are major sensitive to things like that. They have also mentioned certain laundry soaps makes them breakout, get rashes, etc. Soaps with fragrances are so popular! I have noticed a lot of new products with no fragrances, and claim to be allergy free. I think I might consider buying those. They do clean the same way… and clean just as well!

·The fragrance on a Dryer Sheet is especially tenacious and very difficult to remove, much more so than perfumes or cooking odors.
Also, the sheet transfers allergens onto the clothing so that, if the item is not dry cleaned or washed before wearing, these irritants may redden the skin of some people. Eliminating these sheets is simply a kindness that would be appreciated by many buyers.

· I mostly buy NWT. Sometimes these items have actually arrived with sheets in between the items. When this happens, I wash the item. Once I had to dry clean a sweater because the dryer sheet odor would not come out after several washings. It still remained even after a washing and a dry cleaning. I had to give it away. This particular item was packed with several sheets. The seller meant well and thought she was giving a buyer a nice-smelling piece of clothing. But, not everyone agrees with everyone else’s idea of a lovely fragrance.

· There is an anti-static sheet for the dryer that doesn’t use chemicals and last for 500 loads. I’m going to check into that at the Home Goods store. I also just switched to Tide Free. My oldest has always sensitive skin that reddens easily. I wonder if the dryer sheets are contributing to her skin irritation?

· GOOD INFO ABOUT CLOTHES DRYERS and Dryer Sheets

Here are a comment I thought were worth noting.

The clothes dryer stopped drying. The repairman went to the dryer and pulled out the lint filter. It was clean. We always clean the lint from the filter after every load of clothes. He told us that he wanted to show us something. He took the filter over to the sink, and ran hot water over it. I am sure you know what your dryer’s lint filter looks like. WELL…the hot water just sat on top of the screen! It did not go through it at all! He told us that dryer sheets cause a waxy film to build up over the screen, and this does not let the air pass through, so the heating unit overheats and burns out. You cannot see the film, but it’s there. This also can cause dryers to catch fire, and potentially burn your house down with it! He said the best way to keep your dryer working for a very long time (and to keep your electric bill lower because your clothes will dry faster) is to clean that filter after every load, and wash it with hot soapy water with an old toothbrush (or other brush) every three months. He said that makes the life of the dryer at least twice as long!

How about that! Learn something new every day!I certainly didn’t know dryer sheets would do that.

So, I thought I’d share! NOTE: A few days later I went to my dryer and tested my screen by running water on it. The water ran thru a little bit but mostly collected all the water in the mesh screen. I washed it with warm soapy water and a nylon brush and I had it done in 30 seconds. Then when I rinsed it the water ran right thru the screen! There wasn’t any puddle of water at all!That repairman knew what he was talking about!

These jeans are used, but have alot of wear left in them!

These measurements are taken when pants laying down!

Waist approx 31.5"

Hips (from bottom of zipper) 38"

Rise (crotch seam to top of pants) 10"

From Zipper to top of pants 8"

Inseam is 32"

Bottom of pants seam to seam 7"

Label reads: 100% cotton Made in the USA Size 4

Old School Zip Tomboy - The bottoms are frayed a bit - see additional pictures.

Normally, I use Priority Mail for all my packages.



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Shipping Options and Sales Tax Sections on Ecrater

I'm going to go into this whole section all at once. To be honest there isn't much to it, and it's not the most HELPFUL section to the free online store in the world!

The Weight Scale section:
You need to choose the section that best fits your needs. For myself I picked the first section: Small. I left it at that also!

In the shipping zones it depends on WHERE you are and WHERE you want to ship - you pick it! For me being in the United States every country outside of here can be very confusing for shipping! I choose NOT to include any other countries. For now I want to stick to pants, since I'm not all that familiar with other things. Most of the time pants will weight anywhere from 2-3 lbs on average in the box. I know alot of people use those tyvec bags from the postal service, and I get kind of afraid of that! I have ordered some bigger bags that aren't offered at my local post office to see if I can use them. For now I place the item into a shopping bag, so it will protect it from the weather once it arrives. I use a box just because to me its more sturdy! That might change once I receive the ordered items. I don't know yet! I'm not sure if taping the crud out of the envelope will give me peace of mind it will get there in one piece to be honest! I do note that I ship internationally, but they need to contact me. Certain orders if they are large enough I need to use insurance, and possiblity another carrier besides USPS.USPS Site for Supplies You can get all kinds of sizes of boxes, bags, and supplies from there. Most of the items are FREE! Can't beat THAT! If you sell more DVD's, Books, Shoes, etc they have special boxes just for you! I used one of their shoe box items for shipping lots of old VHS Tapes I had around the house that sold on Ebay.

The shipping Matrix I will have to play around with a bit. Either I am NOT very quick, or I'm over thinking it! For now I just filled in amounts for 1lb, 2lb and 4lb. The one pound I will just use a standard flat rate envelope! The 2 lb package I picked middle of the road postage zone for the rate. The 4 lbs I used the standard flat rate box charge for USPS. The most anyone has ever purchased from me was 2 items, and that is all I could fit in the box anyway.I came across an interesting conversation about "What if you use Ounces? You know for light items! Here is what poster came up with!

So, the problem. I sell items that are very light and usually ship 1st Class and only weigh 2-4 ounces. With this system I couldn't see how to set it up so when someone purchased more than one item so they wouldn't get raped on shipping charges.The sollution. What I figured out was that instead of using the shipping matrix as it was ment to be used with pound weight's I use it instead based on ounces.Example. For Mainland US in the shipping matrix I have shipping set to
$1.50 for column's 1 and 2 (ounces) then it starts going to even numbe weight's. 4 is set to $1.65, 6 at $2.10, 8 at 2.60, 10 at 3.10, 12 at 3.55, 14 at 4.60, 16 at 4.60 and for 16+ which add's the set ammount for each additional 2 units I set it to .30 cents.Created some store items and did a test checkout and it works!!!Just make sure that when you create your listing's when you put in the weight to do it in ounces and not pounds. Not perfect but it works.Hope this helps anyone else that ships very light items.

Pretty COOL huh?

For the Sales tax portion you need to know HOW much sales tax you much charge for your area. Some places you don't have to charge sales tax if shipping outside the state, but DO have to charge within the state. Again ask your accountant for this, and fill in the correct amount where indicated on the chart. Leave the rest blank!

Lot of 5 Fun Boy's Tee's Sizes Vary around 6 - 7

This is a collection of Boy's Tees, and I will describe all five, and see the bottom for the pictures of them taken individually!I took these measurements laying down, and certain measurements you may wish to double.

The Red Tank Top (Sleeveless) is a Sonoma size M (5-6)Armpit to Armpit Seam is 14.5, Shoulder to Shoulder Seam is 11.75. Shoulder seam to hem is 15.75 and Pit seam to hem is 10. Armhole is 6.

The Senor Frog Shirt (Skateboard theme) doesn't have a size listed, but I would guess 7. Armpit to Armpit seam is 14, Shoulder to Shoulder Seam is 13, Shoulder seam to hem is 17. Pit seam to hem is 10 . Top Sleeve seam to hem 6, Bottom 4.

The Moose Creek Shirt is a Arizona Shirt in Size L or 7. Armpit to Armpit is 13.75, Shoulder to Shoulder seam is 12.75. Shoulder Seam to hem is 16.5, and Pit seam to hem is 10. Sleeve Searm to hem 6 and bottom is 2.5".

The "Super Troops" Army Shirt is a Sonoma Shirt in Youth S.
Armpit to Armpit is 14.25, Shoulder to Shoulder seam is 14.
Shoulder Seam to hem is 18, and Pit seam to hem is 11.75.
Sleeve Seam to hem 4.25 and bottom is 2.5".

The "SpiderMan" Shirt is a Underroos Shirt in L.
It does have a small smudge on the front that I just noticed.
It doesn't look permanate. Armpit to Armpit is 15.25,
Shoulder to Shoulder seam is 13. Shoulder Seam to hem is
17.25, and Pit seam to hem is 10.25. Sleeve Seam to
hem 5.5 and bottom is 3".

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Payment Options Section of Ecrater Store

The offer will expire in the future, but for now it looks like google wants a piece of the action that paypal has been getting for years. They are now offering payment options you can use for your store.

Google Ad is on Ecrater right now. All your payments processing will be free until the end of 2007. I have to be honest I have NOT checked this out so far. I have a paypal account, and I have for years. Maybe later when I learn about it a bit more I will write about.

This looks like a link that will be there forever regarding their service at GOOGLE CHECKOUT!

It looks like things are explained pretty well there. If you decide to use this service just make sure you check that box.

If you have a paypal account you need to check that box. Then make sure you enter the email address that goes with that account.

There is the link to PAYPAL for rest of your questions.

For myself I do accept money orders, but I'm sorry I am NOT going to place my address for the world to see! If I were guessing all kinds of people are out there for junk mail purposes, etc. If they want to use money orders they can contact me for that information. I do mention in my ads that I accept this form of payment, and also in the question and answer section.

Cashier's check, Personal Check, and Cash on Delivery - well that is up to you what you wish to offer!

One item I wanted to point out because I can see this happening if you are currently using paypal, and place the shipping charges in there automatically - this can be a problem with ecrater! Lets say all you do is ship one product at a flat rate. You asked paypal to automatically charge lets say $10.00 for shipping automatically. It sounds like the ecrater charges the $10.00 and your default on paypal will also. I saw this note on their community board regarding this:

MY SHIPPING IS SET BUT PAYPAL ADDS EXTRA CHARGES- WHY?Log into your Paypal account and make sure the override check box is checked in your Profile. If omitted, and your Profile-based shipping is enabled, your customer will be charged the amount or percentage defined in your profile.More Questions?? Check this thread on Ecrater HERE for paypal.More Questions on Google checkout? Here you GOFeatured Product For the Day:
Haggar Mens Polyester Pants 38 x 30

Details: Up for sale is an authentic pair of 100% Dacron Polyester pants by Haggar Big and Tall in men's size 38 x 29.
Pants are front pleated and they feel very soft.Condition:Pants are gently worn, and very handsome. They have been washed, and are ready to go right out of the box!
Very Nice pair of Haggar Big and Tall mens pants, but check the measurements below!Waist - Top of Pants 38
Hips - Around Bottom of Zipper 48
Rise - Crotch Seam to Top of Pants 13
Zipper to Top Of Pants 9
Inseam - Crotch Seam to Hem of Pants 28
Bottom of Pants - Length folded in half 9.75
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Product Section in Ecrater Store

The Next section on the list is PRODUCTS! WOO HOO we get to enter some goods for sale!

Shopping for your products, or making them, or offering services etc I do believe is the funniest part of the whole process.

What I learned early on - with a great big DAHHH - is to wash your products FIRST before taking pictures! That is of course if your product is not NEW - like mine! Then you need to write down all your specifics about your product. I have learned that if you go to Ebay - in their community section they have reviews written up to show examples how to best write up your product. Make sure you place AS MUCH information as you can! Remember people can't touch or feel this product. I had my own learning curves there myself!

You need to decide what price you are asking next. Figure out how much it weights - in the package! What I do is place the box on the scale - place the item on top of that and get my weight. We will use that weight later on. Just have it handy!

Go to the Bottom of the screen and pushed "Add new Product"

1) Name: It the title of the product. Keep in mind to place something in there that people might use to search for product. I try to place the brand, size, type of clothing, etc in my title line.

2) Description: You remember the item specifics I spoke about? This is where you place that! People will ask about:

• If you will combine ship with other products (more than one item in the same box), and offer a discount for that.


• If you will offer different shipping methods.


• If you ship internationally.


• How often do you ship out your product.


• What types of shipping services do you offer.


• Return Policy

I think you get the picture here! Place as much information as you can in the body of the description. I realize this website has a Question and Answer section, but most people aren't going to go and read that.

3) Pictures - Keep in mind when you upload the pictures for the first time use the one you want as your gallery photo FIRST! The program allows you to upload up to 10 photos, but not in one step. Just use the one for now, and you can go and add the rest later!

4) Price - Your price for the product.

5) Local Category. You remember the categories we spoke about before? Pick the one that best fits your product.

6)Global Category. This is the categories that Ecrater uses on their main site. Find one that best describes your product, and click it.

7) Show as Featured on your home page. Now lets say you have a handful of really awesome products, and you want them featured on the home page.

• VISUAL On my home page you can see the section off to the right called, "Featured Item". That is what they are talking about.


• You must manually click, and remove the check mark to include or remove items from this section.


• From what I understand if you use this feature for more than one of your products - they rotate. Each time someone comes to your store a new item is displayed.

8) "Show on the top of your product category page."

I'm pretty sure this means if you what the "Ralph Lauren" jeans you are entering on the TOP of the jeans category it will be. Again keep in mind that this system is very manual. If you decided that you want a pair of levi's next I think you might have to changed those yourself!

9) Used Product. If it is used - click it. If not leave it alone!

10) Is the item taxable? yes or no! Please make sure you get with your accountant to see when and HOW to get your tax number, and when you use this. If you really get busy, and you don't charge sales tax for items you could really get yourself into trouble. Please check into that!

11) Max Qty - how many of this item do you have to sell? Place it there!

12) Weight - we measured the weight of your item before. Place that number in that space.

13) Shipping: I think that pretty much explains itself! You have different options, and unlike Ebay and other sites shipping calulators are NOT used here! Make sure you know the shipping requirements for your items off the mainland! International shipping - I ask them to contact me for a quote in the body of my description.

14) Click your add button at this point!

Now if you go back into the product section you see see your title line, and product gallery picture. You have three choices at this point off to the right.

1) You have a icon that looks like a camera. If you have additional pictures to place in your ad - NOW is the time!

You basically upload them one at a time in the next screen.

2) The pencil is for you to edit your listing - you are back to the screen we talked about today. You can correct misspellings, or how it is presented, etc. Keep in mind ecrater does not allow html.

3) The red "X" - that is for DELETE! Once a product is sold, and you want to get rid of it - or maybe you have other reasons....its basically the DELETE button! Get rid of IT!

Go ahead and enter the rest of your stuff just like above. You can bring down the category, and then add product again. Just make sure when entering it - double check the category when you come to it!

Featured Item for the Day:



Tommy Hilfiger Big and Tall Mens Pants 40 x 30

Details:

Up for sale is an authentic pair of Tommy Hilfiger Big and Tall Khaki's in men's size 40 x 30.
Pants are front pleated and they feel very nice.

Condition:

Pants are gently worn, and very handsome. There is some slight fraying on the bottoms - see pictures. The buttons are missing on the back pockets. They have been washed, and are ready to go right out of the box!
Very Nice pair of pants, but check the measurements below!

Waist - Top of Pants 39.5
Hips - Around Bottom of Zipper 50
Rise - Crotch Seam to Top of Pants 11.75
Zipper to Top Of Pants 9
Inseam - Crotch Seam to Hem of Pants 26
Bottom of Pants - Length folded in half 9

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