Domestic abuse in the church

I found a video on Focus Ministries on You Tube. It touches on some of the awesome things they do, and also educates its viewers on what domestic abuse is. This is the ministry we started the store, and this blog to support and help continue to aid in their financial need!

Focus Ministries



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Do you Squidoo? Could help your Traffic!

For the last couple of days I have been helping a partner from another site Emotional Abuse and Your Faith put up some Squidoo pages. It seems to be fairly simple, and easy to do! Its nice because they do have a blog going into more detail, and also a forum you can go to and ask questions! Use your keywords, and you also need (at times) some basic HTML.

When you read the squidoo site they speak about 'lens', and basically all that means is a web page! We took a couple of her pages, and a couple of new articles that she wrote and placed them on squidoo. As we searched around a bit we found new ways of doing this to gain some income. YES squidoo will pay you for being there! They have adsense articles on your page, and you also can choose some advertisers as well. You have a choice of either pocketing the cash, donating it to a charity, and part of it to a charity.

You can use up to 40 keywords, and like most other places you use visit some other pages to get an idea of HOW they format, and what keywords they use. We used her articles to promote BOTH her blog (Emotional Abuse and Your Faith), this blog (Nice Used Clothes For Charity), and the store (Ecrater - Nice Used Clothes For Charity) we write about here. I haven't checked with her, but I have noticed that I got some hits from it already here! Our ranking when we placed the articles on there at the beginning was +100,000, and it has risen to +20,000 in a couple of days.

We both figured out HOW to do the pages, and this morning I submitted them to search engines and blog engines as well! I sent out a couple of emails to friends about it, and she is going to place her pages on her blog. This week I plan on placing some advertising for the store on there.

Here are a couple of her pages:

Emotional Abuse and Your Faith - Introduction Page

When Everything I do is not right!

Is this the Proper Form of Communication?

The Abusive Person

Jesus Heals Abuse Board - Domestic, Verbal and Emotional Abuse

Head over to Squidoo, and gets your ranking to grow and traffic to your site! We will write about this more later! Let us know what you can learned!

Jaclyn Smith Womens Sweater Gorgeous White w/ pearls crochet



White to Light Ivory Jaclyn Smith Sweater with Pearls, Extra Embellishments in Stitching, and some silver metallic thread – Please see smaller portion in picture to see some of the detail!

It has a crocheted neckline with a pearled hoop closure in the back.

Tags states: RN 79286, Style NO 9373

73% Acrylic, 24% Nylon

Size Large

Hand wash with mild soap – do not twist or wring – reshape dry flat

Garment laying down flat

Armpit-to-Armpit 23”

Shoulder-to-Shoulder 23”

Inseam armpit to hem of sleeve 20

Shoulder to Hem at bottom 25.5”

This Jaclyn Smith sweater is in perfect shape – not a mark on it! I would be surprised if it was worn ONCE! The detail on the top of the sweater is JUST very detailed and very feminine! It’s hard to get all the detail in this beautiful Jaclyn Smith sweater!

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Guaranteed Linkbacks - Here is HOW!

As we have spoken about before linkbacks can help you in your quest for search engine rankings, technorati, and also traffic to your site!

Courtneytuttle.com has a neat list on his site called, "D-list". This list is some blogs that have added some special HTML that states their blog will follow you automatically when you leave a comment on their blog - or linkback to you. If you use this service - or actually major favor - they don't want some crazy comments, spam, etc. I would assume just like any other blog they will delete the comment! They are truly looking for GOOD comments to keep the dialog going! Just like you would wish for your own site!

Right now the site has a list of over 170 blogs to choosee from. If you read a couple that seriously don't do anything for you don't worry about it! The list has quite a selection to choose from! Not only do you get a cool linkback, but you might learn something. You might even find a site that keeps your interest so you keep coming back, and find new friends!

Pretty cool huh?

Billiards or Pool Resin Statue Trophy Award Gift Full Color



Billiards or Pool Resin Statue Trophy Award Gift Full Color

Billiards or Pool Full Color Award is individually boxed.
They are approx 4.5" tall, and accept 7/8"x 2 7/8" plate approx.
Shipping is based off one item shipped.

PLEASE NOTE: If you wish to purchase more than one item at a time contact us directly because the system will charge you shipping per item, and not group the order together. We will invoice you directly (supply us with your zip code), and we will ship out the best way available.
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.

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. For orders of 2+ please contact us for a shipping quote!

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Get Better Traffic with Anchor Text!

I guess some people would ask first, "What the heck is anchor text?" GOOD question, and in a short answer is linked text is usually relevant to the landing page. The objective of search engines is to provide highly relevant search results; this is where anchor text helps, as the tendency is, more often than not, to hyperlink words relevant to the landing page.

For example John Chow likes to use "Make Money Online". Do you see how I linked his tag-line to his site? Make Money On-line is the ANCHOR text, and the landing page? HIS website in this example! John Chow speaks a lot about making money on-line so it is relevant to the anchor text, and it also helps his ranking when others use this to link to his site! Matter of fact he ASKS you to do it that way!

I read a while back CLICK HERE is used a lot in sites that offer their readers the link to Adobe for their program to read their articles in .pdf. In the search engines if you check to see WHO has the highest ranking for the words "CLICK HERE" it would be THEM! Click here has nothing to DO with their software at all, but something tells me they don't mind the ranking they get for using it! On the funny side its a good example of something NOT relevant if you think about it!

Use your keyword tools to come with up a tagline that would be revelant, and something people actually SEARCH for! I was thinking about "build a store online", but it doesn't seem to popular! I will have to brainstorm, and come up with something SOON!

Remember if your sites name is jackflash.com it may not be all that relevant to what your SITE is about! Remember that search engines also don't like those anchor text being to long. Keep it short and simple! "jackflash.com home of the really fast photo developing" is WAY to long for a search engine to even bother with you! SHORT and SWEET!

Keep something else in mind as well! If you are signing up with a directories, webring, etc and they give you the opportunity to give that tag line instead of your website USE IT! That is also Anchor text!

Blog about money online has an excellent article to continue your reading on the subject now that you have the basics!

Now get that anchor text, and drive that TRAFFIC home!

Tommy Hilfiger Womens Jeans Capri Destroyed low rise Size 5



Tommy Hilfiger Womens Jeans Capri Destroyed low rise Size 5

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

Freight based off Flat Priority Mail.

These measurements are taken with Tommy Hilfiger pants laying down!

Waist approx 31"

Hips (from bottom of zipper) 36.5"

Rise (crotch seam to top of pants) 9"

From Zipper to top of pants 6"

Inseam is 22.5"

Bottom of Tommy Hilfiger pants seam to seam 9"

Label reads: Tommy Jeans Size 5

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USPS rates effecting EVERYTHING! How to understand them.

The first couple of days I read the USPS site for information on the postage. Some of my items that I sell I do use USPS, and I was really gritting my teeth to find out HOW much more it was going to cost! The USPS site was confusing more than helpful to me personally.

Once again I did my search on the Internet to see if I could find some information that was a bit clearer as to all these changes. I knew they were going to base some of the items off size, weight and zone. I HOPE this means more effective service! I know for our area delivery can be terrible at times! We have gone months having our mail lost, delivered wrong, etc. Never received bills, bank statements and the rest! Okay. Okay. We won't go there!

We will start with the first class strategy to see if this makes any sense to everyone!
First off GONE are the days of the flat 2 oz mailing with the price being the same, and size didn’t matter. There are size considerations now. You have three categories to choose from: Letter, Flat and Parcel.



We will use the above as our example!

The weight limit for a letter is now 3.5 oz, and if you above that you need to check the two other options to see WHICH is better to suit your needs! Size is also a consideration for price also!



You have three price structures based on size more than weight. You take that 2 oz package, and depending on HOW you mail it could affect the postage paid to get there!
If you place anything bulky inside your standard envelope now chances are good it will get damaged! The standard envelope is basically for letter type correspondence ONLY! If you need to send something within the envelope you are better off sending it as a FLAT! They are placing them in a machine, and if you have anything in there it would rip open the envelope - could lose your item - or your recipient could get their correspondence in a little plastic bag called "Damaged during processing". This could be even something small like a luggage tag or pen!
Non-machine able isn’t what I thought it was! At first I felt they mean if it had the zip plus 4 and the fancy bar codes, etc that a printer can do when you print your postage online for example. I guess it means anything you can’t place in that processing machine is what is concerned non-machine able. In other words, the example above with the luggage tag or pen inside your envelope? You need to send that flat at the non-machince able price. They can’t place that in their machines! That includes envelopes that have clasps, strings, buttons, etc. Anything that can get stuck in the machine is what I have understood.
The maximum weight for a letter is now 3.5 ounces, and anything above that is considered a flat! Also anything bigger than a standard size envelope (like the #10 envelope) is considered a flat! Thickness is also a factor! If the envelope is over ¼” in height it will be considered a flat as well!

See the below picture for a visual and additional notes!



As you have read the flexiability of a flat is ALSO a factor! See the picture below for a visual as to what that means. If you ship something rigid, and it refuses to bend you will be charged MORE to ship your item!



Priority mail of course still has their boxes available at the flat rate and regular rate! I guess you could say there is a up side to this part!

The flat rate envelopes are $4.60 with a maximum weight of 70 lbs, and you can get free delivery confirmation IF you print your postage online! This price covers within the domestic United states.

They can also be used for international shipping now as well! You are limited to 4 lbs at this point!

Domestic Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope can be used for international shipping:
— One rate to Canada and Mexico
• $9.00
— One rate to all other countries
• $11.00
— 4 pound maximum
• The dimensions of the envelope are 12 1/2" X 9 1/2".
• The contents of the flat rate envelope must be confined within the envelope, using the flap adhesive as the primary means of closure.
• The flap must close easily, adhere to the envelope and be secured with tape if desired.
• The design and shape of the envelope may not be altered or enlarged in any way to fit the contents.



What about the flat boxes? They have two sizes, and up to 70 lbs within the domestic United States. The price from what I have read is $8.95. I would check with the post office for the weight restrictions for outside the United States, because I couldn’t find it online!

• Domestic Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes can be used for international shipping:
— One rate to Canada and Mexico
• $23.00
— One rate to all other countries
• $37.00
— 20 pound maximum
• The inside dimensions for the two boxes available are 11" x 8.5" x 5.5" and 13.625" x 11.875" x 3.375".
• The contents of the flat rate box must be neatly contained inside of the box with adhesive packaging tape.
• The box must close securely and retain its shape when taped with adhesive.
• The shape of the box may not be changed or enlarged to fit its contents.

Extra services such as Delivery Confirmation™, Signature Confirmation®, and Insurance are available to use with Priority Mail Flat-Rate Envelopes and Boxes.

Well that is as far as I have got in understanding the new postal system! I hope this helps others! I’m sure I will visit this again as I learn more! This is just the basics from what I understand!

Link to USPS Rate chart online!

Paul Harris Womens Design PHD Classic Design Vest Dress - Sz L or Large



Paul Harris Womens Design Vest Dress - Size L

I included a scan of the fabric so you can see it up close.

Details and Condition:
65% Polyester, 35% Rayon, 100% Nylon (black) Lining - Dry Clean Only

This Paul Harris Vest Dress is very pretty classic design, and would be an awesome addition for your wardrobe!

Garment laying down flat - Measurements are approx.
Armpit seam to hem 25"
Bust 40
Waist 40
Hips 42

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MSN Product Upload Issues that I see - What about you?

I got an email from MSN recently reminding me that there had not no activity on my account that I had signed up for. To be perfectly honest I was a bit overwhelmed, and had MORE questions than answers when it came to their help section. I also found that Ecrater stores are automatically being taken care of by the admins of that site! PRETTY AWESOME HUH? The problem I ran into was the images! If you do any reading at all it seems to be a pretty good bottleneck for them. Here is a quote I found on their site:

Why aren’t there 100% images in the top results? The reason is largely because many sites, including very reputable merchants like Amazon.com, BestBuy.com, and AceHardwareSuperStore.com, block image crawling bots or seriously throttle them. We will have to work with these sites to address these issues, but the latest improvements in the number of Product Search top results with images are already quite significant.

So according to them everyone's images are NOT capable with their system. You don't have issues other places, but with them you do. I would think MSN would fix things on their end instead of asking others to change their system that seems to work other places.

Anyway, they also mentioned in the email that they are now taking googlebase uploads. I figured I would give them a shot, because of the images being missing on the products that ecrater sent over to them. I have different categories like men, ladies, children, books, trophy, etc so I couldn't place a category in there for them. Category is in the data feed itself, so i wondered WHY they asked for it! Maybe they want us to break it up - I'm not sure. I did submit the googlebase file to them on Friday. Today is Sunday and they are STILL processing it! The screen says 36 hours, but my file is rather small compared to some. I really wonder WHY it would take that long as well.

If they want new files to come to them, and it is going to take 36 hours for them to process it I plan on breaking my list up and giving it to them in sections. Everyday or so I will supply them with a new list. THAT IS if the picture issue is taken care of!

If you have been reading for a while I sent googlebase a question about their google checkout. According to the last email I receive from them if you set up a datafeed (bulk upload), and your items when clicked automatically send people to your store you can't be counted as a company that offers google checkout. Only the items you place on googlebase manually would be allowed that. I know for a fact that isn't TRUE! I questioned them with links to examples, and of course no response. I'm going to send it again!

Back to subject - will MSN take care of the image issue? I sure hope so! I will see if my image issue is taken care of once they are done 'processing' my feed. Bleck! 36 hours is way to long! Another major bottleneck in my eyes!

I found a rather humorous thread last night, and wanted to share! How little rednecks become big rednecks! I still was giggling this morning after reading it again!

Levis Action Mens Jeans 40 x 32 USA Red Tag



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.
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You are writing great articles, but is your topic over this head?

Have you ever been to a website trying to understand a concept, and the writer is writing about it and you are left MORE confused than when you started? I don't mind a word here or there that I can easily look up, but if the article is about a concept......don't go over my head okay? LOL!
At times its hard to realize that maybe POSSIBLY alot of your readers aren't as advantaged on a topic as you are! Could be why they are there! They want to learn! If you are going to chat about some concept - stop to think about the newbies at times!

It just happened again.
I’m reading, but I’m not getting it. Maybe if I continue to read, all will become clear.
Nope.
I feel dumb.
Obviously, there is something I’m missing. It’s my fault. I’ll read it again.
Nope, still not getting it.
The pictures look great, nice web design. Looks like a trustworthy company.
Keep your money, Chris. Maybe somebody can explain it to me later (if I remember).
Sorry friend, you’ve just lost the sale.

Don't let that happen to you!!
Writing copy even Grandma would love! is a good article from Copy Blogger.


Wrangler Rugged Wear Men's Jeans Shorts 48W - Very NICE Shape!

Wrangler Rugged Wear Men's Jeans Shorts 48W - Very NICE Shape!Details:
Up for sale is an authentic pair of mens Wrangler Rugged Wear jean Shorts. There are no holes, stains, fraying. Very Nice!
Condition:
These Wrangler Rugged Wear shorts are gently worn, and very handsome. They have been washed, and are ready to go right out of the box!Very Nice pair of Wrangler Rugged Wear mens jean shorts, but check the measurements below for a good fit!
Waist - Top of Pants 46Hips - Around Bottom of Zipper 54Rise - Crotch Seam to Top of Pants 15Zipper to Top Of Pants 11Inseam - Crotch Seam to Hem of Pants 9.Bottom of Pants - Length folded in half 14
Rips noHoles noStaining noFading noFraying

Make Money Online By Taking someone's PAYCHECK! (legally of course!)

Courtney Tuttle has a very user friendly, and VERY entertaining website! Have you checked it out yet? I mentioned earlier online about his article: Making Money Online is this business for you?

He started this blog fairly recently, and mentioned the amount of money he brought in last month in a post. He is now running a contest! Make Money Online $350 is a link to the rules of the contest! Basically you have to take a gamble as to how much money he will make this month within $1.00 and comply with the rules of Make Money Online $375. You must place a dollar amount as I have for Make Money Online $400. Rules of the contest are here MAKE MONEY ONLINE!

Go have some fun, join the contest and make sure you read the blog of course! You will enjoy it!

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Need Some Keyword Tools? WE GOT THEM!

Keyword tools are very helpful, and at times comparing the difference between a couple of them can really open your eyes!

Keep in mind you don't just have to use these tools for the programing of your meta tags, but you can also use them to find good words to use for articles, advertising, etc. There are a number of ways you can use them! Technorati is another good way one if you are going to their site, and using words to drag traffic to your site!

There are pay versions of these tools of course, but I found some that are free. I'm sure in time I will be upgrading to the paid versions, but for right now these are excellent items to add to your tool section for online!

Make sure you use them for ANYTHING you would wish to use keywords with!

Wordtracker Free Tool

Overture Keyword Tool

SEO books Keyword Tool

Volleyball Female Oval Award Resin Trophy Gift Resin with Gold Accents



Volleyball Female Oval Award Resin Trophy Gift Resin with Gold Accents
54519GS Part Number, 56519GS Smaller Version

Female Volleyball Oval Legend can hang on wall, or use the desk stand – see picture. This trophy, award or gift will be well received by your recipient! They come in specially designed boxes!

THESE COME IN TWO SIZES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These are approx 8.5” x 8”, and we will send you engraved plate
Smaller version is 6.5” x 6.0”, and we will send you an engraved plate. The smaller version is $7.00 each. Just request the smaller version when ordering!

The highly detailed sports figures are handsomely framed in an oval shaped resin and gold plaque. Something new besides the traditional awards we may have received in the past. I always get comments of PRAISE from these types of products!

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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Ways to gain some exposure! Just what your website needs...

Networking is what it is called on the offline world, but socializing (is one word for it) I guess is what is it called ONLINE! When you write content for your ads or for your store, etc you have to be business like. You have to make sure this attracts those unknown people that are surfing along, and plugging in those phrases in the search engines. ATTRACT that website attention with all your might!

Forums are a good place to start, learn and contribute! Its also a place you get let your hair down a bit!! Myself, personally I like to have a mix of people when I go to a board to learn and to add my own comments from expereince. Grab some forums and get involved! I know from my chamber experience there are those that join, and then do NOTHING! They expect the business to start just rolling in because they paid their dues. Its funny how you hear how people just don't have time to get involved! Chambers hands you plenty of fun things to help out with, and during that time you again NETWORK! I'm not sure what these people think will be asked of them, but it sure isn't blood for goodness sakes! I have children, home and a business offline and I still find time to make sure things that are important are accomplished! At times YES I'm burning the candle at both ends, but you have to look at what the reward is at the end! I just love those that think if they place an ad, or join a club, and they just sit back and WAIT for the dollars to roll in! Let me tell you something......for the most part it AIN'T going to happen! That is just part of the mix! There is WORK involved, but you can still have FUN! Find some forums, and have FUN with it......and NETWORK!

Make sure you have business cards for your online business! Make you you promote it offline as well as ONLINE! If it is just a blog - NO PROBLEM! You can't tell me others aren't interested in your subject matter right? Business cards are harder to lose than just, "Here let me write down the blog address for you!" Besides that you want a presense right? A small investment in business cards, or business card magnets can really help you out! Alot of my clients love PENS, and yes they do have their place! As a primary promotional tool? I guess that would depend on the type of pen! The cheap ones? They get thrown in drawer with the rest of the pens....GREAT for you advertising dollars huh? Postem notes are good as well! Think about it! Not only is your name in front of people, but when they use those notes - your name travels! If you make your money off the ads, or whatever you still want to get people to the site right? Promoting it can be inexpensive as far as business cards, etc but let me tell you - they do pay OFF!

You ever go to a store and they have those bulletin boards where the local painters, contractors, babysitters post there stuff? With you with your PROMOTIONAL mind you CAN come up with something to build more traffic to your site! How about all those ads "Make Money Online" if that is your gift to show to people! Awesome gift baskets for any occasion! Even mention your expertise about adsense! The traffic isn't JUST on the internet! Let your creative juices FLOW! Pings, submit to search engines, forums, commenting on others sites, etc - those are ALL awesome ideas! Don't forget about your offline world! That is ALL I'm saying!

Here is another article about getting involved, and how it helped!

Can you develop your blog with MyBlogLog? Don't forget you may not fit in all places, but the internet is endless! Find places you do, and get to the networking! It will do you good!

4 Color Business Card Magnets On Special NOW! Qty 500!





Free 4 Color Process
Free Setup
No Artwork Charges
Free Copy Changes

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A LIMITED TIME OFFER UNTIL MAGNETIC STOCK IS TAKEN OFF SALE. WE CAN'T BE SURE WHEN PRICESS WILL CHANGE. WE WILL HONOR ALL ORDERS IN HOUSE AT THE TIME OF THIS CHANGE! SO DO IT NOW!!!!!

20 Mil is the Thickness and the size is 2” x 3.5” Quanity is 500. Cheap price for every shipment, sales order, etc that goes out! Magnets stick around also!

Price includes a 4 color process imprint on a white surface. The process allows you to print as many different colors as you want for one price. All PMS Colors will be converted to the closest process match. A perfect match cannot be guaranteed.

We will help as much as possible with your artwork. We will also send you one FREE proof right before production! This will be supplied online.

We so have some stock backgrounds if you prefer to use that. I have added some examples to the gallery above. Send me a note with your theme, or idea of what you might use to use and I will send back some examples. I will also do general typesetting for you.

Full Bleeds are available and your text should remain within 1 7/8” x 3/8”

Typically after artwork is finally approved and submitted production time is about 5 working days, and we have found that our customers typically get their product within 2 days after shipping.

If you prefer a thicker magnet 30 mil is also available at .22 per magnet instead of .19.

Below is for people that prefer to do their own artwork.

DIGITAL ART
The highest quality art is VECTOR ART. It is resolution independent . This means that it can be enlarged without affecting the quality of your imprint.

RASTER ART (Placed/continuous tone images)
Raster Art is resolution dependent. When you change the size of an imprint, you change the quality. This means that the resolution (dpi or ppi) of your file is critical. Files must be at least 600dpi. Grayscale and Bitmaps must be 1200 dpi at 100% of final size. Do not submit files w/linked images. Please mebed all graphics.

FONTS
Convert your text into "curves" or "outlines" before e-mailing your art.

TYPESETTING
We can add text to your imprint at no additional charge. We have a variety of popular fonts, just pick your favorite from the list on above. Then send a typewritten version of the text, and specify typeface, point sizes and case.

Artwork Standards
In order to give you the highest quality imprint, we have developed some artwork guidelines, which include minimum line weights. All copy should be 6 points or larger. Lines should be no thinner than .5 pt. We will redraw halftones and screens, filling them in or outlining them, and reset copy when necessary. BIC reserves the right to modify your art if it does not meet these quality standards.

We do have templates, and details instructions also…..just ask!

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Items you learn from blogging!

• I'm going to pass on a good article I found on this subject, but I have learned better writing skills for one!


• I also learned that I don't always agree with very STRONG opinionated people on subjects, and I can back myself up (he he most of the of time!).


• I have learned alot about website traffic, how the internet works, and how to play with items to see what draws in the traffic!


• I also learned that the internet can be a very fun and educational place!

I really liked this article! 10 things I learnt from Blogging

The content item at the end of her article I didn't know! I guess we learn from other's blogging also!

Charlotte Russe Beads Women Juniors Hippie Floral Tank



Charlotte Russe Beads Women Juniors Hippie Floral Tank

Type: Casual Size Type: Misses
Sleeve Length: Tank, Sleeveless Size: S
Condition: Gently Used
Charlotte Russe Beaded Floral Hippie Summer Top Size Small
Details and Condition:
73% Polyester, 20% Nylon, 4% Metallic, 3% Spandex - Dry Clean

This Charlotte Russe Summer Top is very PRETTY, and would be an awesome addition for your summer wardrobe! Please see the pictures for closeup of the material design - its classic! You will be the envy of all your friends wearing this one! There are bead strings hanging from the back of this top. Most are in great shape, but a couple are loose. They can be repaired with ease!

Garment Laying down flat - Measurements are approx.

Armpit seam to hem 12"

Bust 26- 27 with some stretch

Bottom 26 with some stretch

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Tons of hits in 30 days!

You get 5 tips to try, and watch the traffic flow!

5 tips to 600000 hits in three weeks

One of his tips I use for my offline business, and that is keep a pen and paper handy at ALL TIMES! You just never know when that next brain storm is coming, and while it is fresh in your mind......WRITE IT DOWN! I have learned you don't even have to be all that detailed to get those creative juices flowing once you have some breathing space to think! I guess I have been using my OWN keywords for years! LOL! The article suggests to do this for your own content for blog or site - which is VERY good advice! I have found even new business ideas that seem so simple, but yet go right out of your head.....unless you write it down! GOOD practice!

From what you have read here, and I'm sure other places is NETWORK NETWORK NETWORK!

One important comment because my kids need this Nintendo DS Lite, and MOM (more importantly) needs her sanity at times! YES I have to add the post dripping with sarcasm and pure manipulation! LOL! Seriously visit the blog and give it a some link love! You will LOVE the content!

Why? (see below)

Bob over at BobmeetsWorld.com is giving away a free Nintendo DS Lite with a few games because it's his birthday in May. While you're there, check out some great posts about generating traffic and getting more rss subscribers. And don't forget to wish him a happy birthday! He is turning 30! What an awesome age! We will have to see what he offers up for the next landmark......40!

He is also offering you some great opportunities to become active in his forum about blogging! Not only can you gain some knowledge, have fun, but you also following what the offline world calls NETWORKING! LOL the online word...I might need the geek squad to help me that networking part! Follow the fun and education at Bob Meets World Forums!

Now for some HUMOR! We all need that! ATTACK OF THE TURTLE!



Cheerleader Cheerleading Shield Award Resin Trophy Gift Pewter with Gold Accents



Cheerleader Cheerleading Shield Legend can hang on wall, or use the desk stand – see picture
These are approx 8.5” x 8”, and we will send you engraved plate

The highly detailed sports figures are handsomely framed in a shield shaped pewter and gold plaque with a colored sport icon at the top of the shield. Something new besides the traditional awards we may have received in the past. I always get comments of PRAISE from these types of products!

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. For orders of 2+ please contact us for a shipping quote!

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So you really want authority at Technorati? Then keep reading!

If you have done enough reading you have read about this 'authority' factor over at Technorati...I'm sorry but don't take the authority word to literally! I'm sure there are some awesome blogs in the system that are TRUE authorities! Don't get me wrong! Some in my opinion are just plain scammers of the system!

A couple of nights ago I read a short piece, and I'm sorry I can't remember WHERE but the author cracked me up with his comments! Lets say you have a blog and you only have 3 readers. According to Technorati your authority is SQUAT! How nice of them (they need to find another word!). What if those three readers are WORLD leaders? The leaders of three important countries, and they all come together to read your BLOG! They all agree on some idea you came up with to save the world.....Now you are nobel peace prize winner for your blog! I KNOW! I know! Extreme example here, but its not meant as literal! Its meant as an example! The whole authority thing to me .... LOL ... I'm sorry is a joke!

The popularity contest for the most LINKS doesn't qualify in the real world as authority! The ones that are the true winners are the ones that continue to get linked to without the "LINK TO ME AND I WILL LINK TO YOU!" junk! Great tool to get noticed and HOPEFULLY get some people that stick around and keep linking and commenting? Sure I suppose there is something there. The fly by nights that do this junk will find in 6 months those links will be GONE off the Technorati radar screen! You see they only keep links for 6 months from what I have read. So unless you are a REAL authority I wouldn't count on those scams working for you to long! LOL!

Another blogger that giggled at ways of getting around the system was 100 ways to get into the top 100 technorati list. It wasn't one of those sales pitches, and the blogger was commenting on another way to scam the system to get on top! It wasn't an encourage you to do it kind of post EITHER!

I'm not saying to NOT encourage what people term as 'link love' here okay! I'm saying be smart about it! I'm sure you can help a friend rank themselves to the top, but showing real authority is staying there! Don't you think? Content will still be key after those 6 months roll around, and that authority figure for some tends to drop while others maybe bounce around a bit! Being a ONE HIT WONDER isn't what you are after!

If you think about it if you get the community you are after the authority rating in some ways will be less and less important! The ones that stick around will be the true ones that continue to help your bottom line - among other things! Link love will always be important in the internet world, but what you are after is the legitmate links and comments! Being a one hit wonder could blown up in your face! You aren't just looking for people to pay your current tax bill (among other things) you are looking for continued revenue to pay for things in the future! Links are awesome, but content is still KING!

Ruby Gloom Goth Rocker Spider Juniors Womens T Shirt Tank Top



Ruby Gloom Goth Rocker Spider Juniors Womens Tank Top

Type: Casual Size Type: Juniors
Sleeve Length: Tank, Sleeveless Size: M
Condition: Gently Used

Black and Red Spider Tank
Details and Condition:
There is no care label, but it seems like Cotton/Poly mix

If you look at the details shots (in store) you will see the red and gray spiders going up the right hand side of the top. This top is in NICE shape! Please check out measurements below, because there is no size listed. Seems like Small to Medium.

Garment Laying down flat - Measurements are approx.

Armpit seam to hem 12"

Bust 16

bottom 18"

straps 17.5" (seam to seam), .5 width

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How to get Technorati to WORK for YOU!

I'm only going to go over a couple of ways to get Technorati to work for you, and later we will go over some additional tips! Technorati is a site that get people to you, and have that traffic work for you in a couple of ways!

First what is Technorati? Its a bit different than search engine like you use everyday. The difference is BLOGS! Yep! Its a blog search engine! Blogs are getting more and more popular, and those nice little tags that you can add will help to increase your flow of traffic! That is what everyone is after RIGHT! I will show you how to add the tags later! They are similar to the categories section here in wordpress.

First off go to technorati, and look for the search bar. Next to it is pull down menu, and today we want to work with TAGS!



Type in the subject matter or tag you might think could be an awesome choice for your blog. As you can see I typed in keywords. Once I hit enter I saw interesting results to narrow down things a bit!



See that cool line that says: RELATED TAGS? I pointed to them with an arrow. GREAT tool to use for your additional tags, keywords, and maybe even your KILLER title line! Why is that? People are searching for those terms that why! Unless you pick some tags that people are interested in don't count on many visits from Technorati!

Technorati also gives you a list of the most popular tags! Go to the home page, and swing over to the right.



Go can go a bit further when you hit MORE at the bottom! This will give you some ideas of what to use.

Once you find those tags that fit your article, subject matter you need to insert those into your posts! On wordpress you must go to the top of your screen and hit the CODE tab! In blogger you need to use the "Edit html" section.



Now check this cool tool out! Technorati Tag Generator

According to Technorati you must place HTML code the way they want it in order for your tags to come up on their site to benefit you the most. Now that can be a bit cumbersome if you have bunch of them! With this tool you type out all your tags, and separate them with commas. If you look to the right of the screen it does the code for YOU! Just copy that code, and paste towards the bottom of your post.



I'm sure there are different styles to do this, but this is what I'm currently doing! Oh YES - you must be register and follow their directions in order to get indexed in their system. Here is the page for Technorati Blog Directory As we spoke of before remember to PING them which that shortcut is in my sidebar with you add something, or change something!

If you use flickr or youtube those also can be tags for technorati indexing! If you do that type of thing - make sure you take advantage of it! In business we always say you never know where your next lead with come from! I have to admit some of my leads came from the strangest places!

Blogging helps you build a community of readers, and that will increase your traffic AND hopefully your bottom line! Being part of a community means you must be PART of it, and learning to use tags is only one part! You must get involved with reading others materials, and getting involved with their communities as well! I have to say that can be the fun part in all of this! You never know where that will lead!

To be continued.......

Diane Von Furstenberg Crop Vintage 1980 top Size Large - CUTE



Diane Von Furstenberg Crop Vintage 1980 top Size Large - CUTE

Type: Casual Size Type: Misses
Sleeve Length: Short Sleeve Size: L
Condition: Gently Used
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG Crop Button Front Summer Top
Details and Condition:
65% Polyester, 35% Cotton, Size L

This Diane Von Furstenburg Summer Top is very PRETTY, and would be an awesome addition for your summer wardrobe! Please see the pictures for closeup of the material design - its classic! I took pictures of the front where the buttons are, and the shoulders so you could see the extra stitching. It also has a front pocket.

Garment Laying down flat - Measurements are approx.

Armpit seam to hem 9.5"

Bust 28 with some stretch left

Bottom 20

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9 Ways to WRITE those "KILLER" Headlines!

Blogging seems to be growing more competitive everyday, and one way you can truly help yourself is with KILLER HEADLINES!

I have to admit some people have this gift, and another thing I have to admit is I have my days when I do VERY well and others .... LOL...BOMB! I have to say in the past one of the items I seem to come up with for my clients is a tag line for some of the products they seem to really LIKE! I have to admit at times I do get carried away with the graphics! I did a custom fly swatter once for a real estate agent. I placed their logo, and contact information on there of course! I also added the tag line, "Don't let buying and selling your home BUG you!" and then placed little FLIES (graphics) all over the handle! LOL It was cute, and was very successful for the client! That helps with repeat orders doesn't it?

I guess for me I have to TURN those taglines into HEADLINES! I'm talking the title you use for your blog entries in case your lost here! I don't know about you, but at times some of the those dramatic headlines never got me to their sites! MAKE 10,000 Dollars IN ONE WEEK! LOL Yeah right! You do need to dress it up a bit! It kind of reminds of when you are standing in line at the grocery store, and see those headlines on those gossips rags! I have to be honest I have never bought any of them, but they sure to entertain me when waiting in line! At times I have picked them up and read on - LOL Only to put them back! They are GREAT examples of KILLER headlines, but content?? Sorry but they pretty lost me there! I'm sure they get the buyers JUST from the headlines at time!

I have been doing some reading online, and some things seem to keep popping up with speaking about this. I will reference a very quick read at the end!

1) "How To" insert your goal for the reader! Don't forget to mention a reason as to WHY the reader would wish to "HOW TO" is the catch! Remember 'self interest' here okay! Most people are searching for something to make their lifes more enjoyable! Think about it! Ever see an ad: How to FEEL great while you LOSE weight!" Lose Weight...bleck....icky yucky part but necessary! I can still feel great about that huh? THEY get them, because you see that ad all the time!

2) HOW I ads are good catches also! Think about it - how many times have you see headlines that talk about RAGS to RICHES in one way or another right? "How I made 10,000 in one week!" ...LOL now I wouldn't go to that ad, but you get the point!

3) THE SECRET OF......everyone loves a good secret! Everyone has experienced this at one time or another in their lifes! Little shortcuts if you will to make things go along just a bit smoother than most people! Why wouldn't you want that right?

4) QUICK WAY to do something! Again those shortcuts could be it, or if you have something bigger AWESOME! Your readers will LOVE IT!

5) LIST POSTS are good as well! Every seen those ads about 11 steps you can take towards success? You have seen that or something similiar!

6) FUNNY headlines or sayings that you just heard that may not be so popular all over the world but they SPEAK for themselves! Your article doesn't have to be FUNNY, but your sarcasm or wit could draw them in!

7) Remember your SEO in your headlines! Get our your keyword tool and USE those terms in your headlines! Those search engines will LOVE every minute of it!

8) Remember your font styles! At times when you right your headline with proper sentence structure you may not get the response you are looking for! Remember CAPS at times, Itatics, COLOR...Remember you are looking for STANDING OUT here right?!

9) Make sure the headline RELATES to the article! Nothing is MORE annoying than clicking on that title, and the article has next to NOTHING to offer when it comes to content! I mean we are looking for regular readers here right? OF COURSE! Kind of reminds me of this SERIOUS 'Garage Sale" sign my son BEGGED me to follow today, and we did but the person I guess 'assumed' we knew the neighborhood! It must have been a couple of blocks over from their 'entrance' sign, because we never FOUND IT! Pet peave of mine in both articles AND garage sales! LOL!

Remember the reader is thinking about "What do you have to benefit ME!" For myself, I have to learn to turn those taglines into something GOOD!

Successful Advertising: Using Headlines To Capture Attention

Heart Moon Star Sheer Hippie Top with silk Tie Size S or Small



Heart Moon Star Sheer Hippie Top with silk Tie Size S

Type: Casual Size Type: Misses
Sleeve Length: 3/4 Sleeve Size: S
Condition: Gently Used

Heart Moon Star Hippie Top Size Small
Details and Condition:
100% Silk - Dry Clean

This Heart Moon Star Summer Top is very PRETTY, and would be an awesome addition for your summer wardrobe! It has the satin front and ties in back to extra fit. You will be the envy of all your friends wearing this one!

Garment Laying down flat - Measurements are approx.

Armpit seam to hem 14"

Bust 28 with extra some stretch

Bottom 36+ its FLARED
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