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One Of Best Free Sample Places Walmart.com (written Feb 15th 2010)

2010-02-16T13:34:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite places to check for free samples is Walmart.com. For those who do not know, yes Walmart online has a free sample section. The offers change often so check back often (I am guilty of falling behind many times and forgetting to check so missing out on some great ones). My favorite freebie I have received from them would have to be the free toilet paper offers. Once I got one full roll of free toilet paper, and it was name brand BIG roll, nothing skimpy. Then Another time my most favorite was once again toilet paper, but this time not just a BIG roll of Scott toilet paper (which by the way was great but I did find with my old toilet, old pipes and old septic it really is not the best buy from me as while the thickness of toilet paper was nice it was not nice on my old bathroom we had more than a couple back ups) however it was still a great free sample AND came along with a travel pack of moist wipes. Nothing like getting free rolls of toilet paper in the mail. I made sure my dad got his, and my mom also, and some of my friends. My dad wound up giving me his (just because my dad is a great man and figured I could use it, on a tight budget here).

Another wonderful thing about freebies from Walmart. THEY WILL ALWAYS SHOW UP. No wondering IF your free sample will arrive. It will, I have never had a problem. The toilet paper the second time did take almost 6 weeks to get here BUT the important part is it did arrive, funny thing was it arrived on a day that I ran out of toilet paper and had not been stocked up. How lucky is that? Usually the freebies show up in less than 2 weeks. I have had them show up just 4 days after ordering them. So you can feel condifent when filling out the VERY simple forms that you will get your sample without a doubt. (I love the forms too they are really simple not a bunch of hoops to jump through just to get your free sample).

Anyway the point of sharing this with my followers and whomever else likes to hear what is on my mind, what I am doing online to make money, save money or where I am selling, and any advice this every day at home mommy might have is that Walmart.com freebies is a really great place to stop by and check out what they are offering (check often). Hopefully you keep up on it better than I have. I am always doing so much, running in circles I do tend to forget great things like this. Not today though. Today I remembered to go check out Walmart.com and check out the free samples and snag up the freebies that appealed to me. Below I am going to share the freebies they are offering right now (Feb 15th 2010). Don't miss out on these great freebies and keep an eye out for even more to come. I don't think they have any kind of schedule for changing their offers. Its possible when they get to a certain amount offered they cancel that offer and have a new one lined up to go in it's place. IF YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW of any kind of schedule you have noticed if you do the Walmart freebies already OR as you start to do them if you notice any kind of schedule to it, please share in a comment here. Not near enough people comment. I would LOVE to hear from you all. I see you coming. I know people are visiting and reading but to my disapointment comments are rare especially the more I blogged the less comments.

So in addition to sharing the Walmart freebies below I would also like to hear some comments, it can be on any blog I have written. Check back before my surgery for lots of interesting blogs also. Some Bonanzle blogs need a little updating but overall they are still chocked full of great info. Now OFF TO WALMART you go to grab your freebies, and either share them with your family, or fill them out for your family (which I do a lot of times because my family & friends would forget even more than I do ha ha ha).

If there are any problems with ANY links - here in this post or any other please let me know by emailing me at Kim8776@gmail.com (I will be getting an email soon dedicated strictly to my blogging but, since I am going to be starting more blogs in addition to the 2 I have now) but for now that email is find. Or come drop me a message at KimsKorner on Bonanzle as I check those VERY often through the day http://bonanzle.com/kimskorner (as I write this I do not have any items up right now but will soon again,hopefully tonight) still trying to catch up on everything since all the time I have been down after surgery.

Now On to what you REALLY want - the FREE GOODIES! Yeah we know what your here for. To grab some FREE samples, to find out where to grab them and find simple easy links to those free samples to grab them now, fast and simple.

Edit on Feb 16th 2010: I did not manage to get this post up last night. So same samples may not be available. I will try to update this post with the current ones I see this evening tonight at bottom of post. All info about Walmart.com free samples is still the most important part of this blog entry. Thank you

Benefiber Orange Powder Free Sample
http://instoresnow.walmart.com/enhancedrendercontent_ektid78333.aspx

Prilosec OTC 24 Hour Protection from Heartburn
http://instoresnow.walmart.com/EnhancedRenderContent.aspx?id=82774

UnderwearJams Night Wear (samples in 2 sizes your choice) (this is offered through Walmart Samples but will take you to fill out the free sample form on the UnderJams site itself - opened in separate window for me as all Walmart samples do as well for me)
http://instoresnow.walmart.com/enhancedrendercontent_ektid83502.aspx

Sometimes there are more samples than others. These were the ones I found this evening. I cannot promise they will not change at any point in time, even tonight.

Also I wanted to note they also have a section called FREE TOOLS where you can find interesting things in there as well.

AND WALMART OFFERS HUNDREDS of PRESCRIPTION Medicines at only $4.00 - so for those of you that do not have inusurance and don't know how you are going to fill that script that can cost you even up to 100.00 or more depending on the medication. Please check out and make sure your script cannot be filled at Walmart for only $4.00. There are other stores that offer things like this as well. I do not know of any that I am positive do it. I have heard Publix & Target and rumors of others that do similar things as well with certain medications for blood pressure, antibiotics, and much more for a low low price. So you might want to check other places if your medication is not on Walmarts $4.00 list OR if you do not have a Walmart near you.

Hope this blog entry tonight was helpful to some out there at least. If anything I write even just helps out one person than I feel it was worth writing it. THANK YOU for reading. Please hit the follow button over on the side of blog, and leave a comment if you have something to add or just want to say hi. PLEASE no advertising other blogs or sites in the comment sections. You can add your website/blog url where it asks when leaving a comment. Thanks again

I am BACK & Sharing A Great GiveAway - Ends Today HURRY

2010-02-14T15:52:00.000-08:00

I know I have been gone a while now. The surgery, well a ton of complications and a very long story. BUT for my first blog entry upon returning I figured why not share a great deal I found today. Time is running short on this one though. Only have until 11:59 tonight (Valentines Day) 2010.

Click Here To Head Over To This Great Change To Win This GiveAway Time Running Out

Its a really good one though. Just follow the rules. Don't forget to do the mandatory part (it is simple easy as pie, picking an item on a site you would like to try). Then there are other ways to earn entries, they are also easy like for example following on twitter, following her blog etc. since seems to be a very interesting person to follow this is not only easy to do and gets you extra entries to the 50.00 giveaway, but also I am looking forward to following both her blog and following her tweets on twitter as well.

This a quote from the giveaway on her blog
"Yep, one lucky Vault reader will win a $50 Safeway grocery store gift card! In times like these this gift card is like gold. I mean, who couldn't use extra dough to spend on groceries...I know I could."

So run over and take a look. Join on in and who knows maybe the winner will be YOU.

Click Here To Head Over To This Great Change To Win This GiveAway Time Running Out

P.S. yes I will be adding good giveaways, deals etc. in addition to selling online tips and talking about Bonanzle etc. on my blog from now on to truly make it KimsKorner A TRUE Mix of Thoughts and opinions etc. from a work at home mommy. So keep checking back you truly never know what you will find on my blog now. Anything I can blog about to help other moms, and ANYONE save money, make money, or even win stuff or win money! (ONLY REAL THINGS NO SCAMS) I hate scams and hoops to jump through.

Hope everyone is doing great.
Kim AKA KimsKorner most everywhere

A Different Kind Of Blog Promoting Bonanzle

2009-04-28T13:48:00.000-07:00

I have seen so many blogs that are just wonderful and full of information about Bonanzle. A social selling site that I personally love as you can see from what I mainly blog about. Today however I got a message from a fellow Bonanzle member letting me know she featured my booth in her blog. Which of course I thanked her for. It is always nice when someone takes the time out to feature you or promote your booth, store, website, blog etc.

Well I headed over to read her blog. What I found was just like Bonanzle. Everything but the ordinary. I would have a hard time even explaining it, but basically it is an ongoing story that she adds a new post to every Tuesday. The booths she features get a picture & link but the blog itself is something very very special. She has found a way to mix her love (and much talented I have to add) for fiction writing with a way for her to help promote Bonanzle.

I found this so new and different I felt I needed to share it with everyone.
http://bonanzlebijou.blogspot.com/

Be sure to follow her and check back on Tuesdays for new and exciting reading.
Very talented person here!

I am proud to see my avatar/booth on her outstanding blog!

Baby Bottoms Up On Bonanzle Great Deals & Fun To Join In

2009-04-14T12:33:00.000-07:00

Baby Bottoms Up Can Be Found Each Week In Bonanzle Forum Games Category

I love this game. You have to sign up no later than Wed by Noon each week. As I am posting this it is Tuesday April 14th so run over and sign up now to participate in this weeks game. Read below to see how it is played. There is no obligation to purchase, but with all the great deals you will want to. All you need to do is make a coupon for BBU with whatever percentage off you choose and add your booth coupon code BBU and what percent off it is to the list. It can only be used on children's items.

All Bonanzalers are welcome to be part of the BABY BOTTOM’S UP. It is a Baby/Youth Selling game on Thursdays! It is a great group to be a part of and a wonderful way to increase sales too! All you have to do is add your booth and what sale discount you are offering on Baby & Youth items in the Sign Up Thread (link is all over this blog post). Each week you want to participate Just sign up again in the new BBU thread for the current week. The sale time begins midnight Wednesday and runs until midnight on Thursday PST (Bonanzle Time).

Below is what they need from each seller who would like to participate:

An example of what you need to post in the thread to join in:
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/KatiesBug_tique
10% OFF With Coupon Code: BBU

And YES this game even has a prize as well!!! The seller with the highest amount of dollars in sales wins a prize. This weeks prize is from Wholesale Jewerly , she is giving away a beautiful “I love you” Herringbone Necklace to the winner! Now how can you beat that, have fun, increase sales, make more money AND possibly win a prize just for making money!!!

Every week a different prize is donated from someone in the group. If you are interested in offering a prize just contact those running the BBU (you will see them in the thread at the top) and let them know what prize you would like to offer and you will be added to the list of supporters of the BBU group. WOW Even more exposure for your booth!

Now The basic guidelines for the BBU game just as shown in the BBU thread:

1. Sign up with your booth name and pecentage off before Wednesday at 12 noon {PST}, your code will be BBU. You must have some discount to qualify, you decide the percentage from 1% – 99%This is your business and you determine how your BBU sale on Thursday’s works.
{If you would like to add a Baby Bottom’s Up catagory in your booth for this promotion , great,if not then that’s fine too~}

2. The items that are qualifying entries in this Bottoms Up Selling Contest are the following:

a. Baby, & youth clothing
b. Baby items {like} Blankets, Toys, Feeding, Diapering, Bathing & Grooming,Educational material and Nursery Decor.

3.When you sell something you stop by the thread and lets us all know so we can celebrate with you and then let me know what items and the total of your sales .{Contact us thru our booth or contact button. }We will keep a list and then be able to determine the winner. You must check in with your total by 1 PM {PST} on Friday ! The winners list will go up at 4 PM {PST} on Friday.

4. Please Follow time lines

a. Sign up by Wednesday at 12 noon {PST}
b. look for the list on Thursday and support your group mates by browsing or better yet buying.
c. get your sales info in by 1 PM {PST} Friday Afternoon.
d. Check the thread after 4 PM {PST} on Friday to see if you WON!

That’s all there is too it…FUN and Sales that’s the motto for BABY BOTTOM’S UP"
Join in and be part of the motivation to put Bonanzle on the Internet map & Increase your own booth sales while doing it PLUS have some fun and get to know other sellers as well.

Have a suggestion?, kudos or a prize donation, please contact the leaders of BBU at http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/KatiesBug_tique OR http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/CALIFORNIATREASURES

A Bonanzle Bonanza Block Party Sunday April 5th

2009-04-05T10:40:00.000-07:00

Update:
The Bonanzle Block Party Was a Huge Success!

Welcome To The Bonanzle Bonanza Block Party Where You Shop, Save & WIN!

There is a list of merchants below that are offering special deals & discounts within their booth. We are bringing you the biggest & best sale you could possibly attend, PLUS you have the option of shopping it right from your home!

There will be PRIZES for the MOST ITEMS purchased & The Most Sales

1^st place for the most items bought

2^nd place for the most items bought

3^rd place for the most items bought

1^st place for the most items sold

2^nd place for the most items sold

Please submit all purchases/sales with the link to the transaction through the contact button at

http://www.bonanzle.com/hughesteesandgifts

April the 5th Community Bonanzle Block Party Merchants !

Below is a list of All Booths That Participated In This Spectacular Sale On April 5th

HughesTees
http://www.bonanzle.com/hughestees

FromCaliToYou
http://www.bonanzle.com/fromcalitoyou

ScrapBoothAddict
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/ScrapBoothAddict

AMIESCRAFTS
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/AMIESCRAFTS

newriverone
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/newriverone

Stationarybyjudy
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/StationaryByJudy

lighthousecollecter
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/lighthousecollecter

Cheyenne2u
http://www.Bonanzle.com/Cheyenne2u

Katie’s Sewing Nook
http://www.Bonanzle.com/KatiesSewingNook

abbysattic
http://www.bonanzle.com/AbbysAttic

bluridge2cats
http://www.bonanzle.com/bluridge2cats

wildflowerdesigns
http://www.bonanzle.com/wildflowerdesigns

DaisysMarketOfFleas
http://www.bonanzle.com/DaisysMarketOfFleas

bittersweetmemories
http://www.bonanzle.com/bittersweetmemories

Blazey
http://www.bonanzle.com/Blazey

Snapdragon628
http://www.bonanzle.com/Snapdragon628

Mamawsbodyshop
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/Mamawsbodyshop

preciouslinks
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/preciouslinks

traceyparish
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/traceyparish

Citychic
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/Citychic

ntenseteesfromcali
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/ntenseteesfromcali

Overtime10
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/Overtime10

starfishradiodean
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/starfishradiodean

SusansBooks
http://www.bonanzle.com/susansbooks

beetique
http://www.bonanzle.com/beetique

TandMCreations
http://www.bonanzle.com/tandmcreations

swellstuff
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/swell_stuff

Keleka
http://www.bonanzle.com/keleka

CcsPlace
http://www.bonanzle.com/ccsplace

agapejireh-2007
http://www.bonanzle.com/agapejireh_2007

debbeez
http://www.bonanzle.com/debbeez

HughesTeesAndGifts
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/hughesteesandgifts

HughesBeautySupply
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/hughesBeautySupply

Angiesjewelry
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/angiesjewelry

BijouxBoutik
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/BijouxBoutik

California Treasures
http://www.bonanzle.com/californiatreasures

Mokistreasures
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/mokistreasures

Paceset9999
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/Paceset9999

Potpourrisales
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/potpourrisales

Southwitch
http://www.bonanzle.com/southwitch

Bejeweled
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/bejeweled

Chrissyssoycandles
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/ChrissysSoyCandles

Wholesale Jewelry
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/Wholesale_Jewelry

ZiggyZool
http://www.bonanzle.com/ZiggyZool

starshinin
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/starshinin

thegeneralstore
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/thegeneralstore

thecrabbynook
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/thecrabbynook

PiratesGold
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/PiratesGold

vintagelizzie
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/vintagelizzie

loristhisandthat
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/loristhisandthat

funkylizzard
http://www.bonanzle.com/funkylizzard

Elliemay
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/Elliemay

Estate_Jewelry and More
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/estate_jewelry_more

Maba
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/Maba

Pam’s Place
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/atpamsplace

NFLgirl
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/nflgirl

markbory
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/markbroy

wboyd652
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/wboyd652

sharlyngifts
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/sharlyngifts

diaperchef
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/diaperchef

bea5563
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/bea5563

leas1locker
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/leas1locker

SharsBoutique
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/SharsBoutique

AllThingsVintage44
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/AllThingsVintage44

CookiesFromCali
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/CookiesFromCali

CaliforniaCakes
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/californiacakes

CaliforniaCards
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/californiacards

andrea’sCreations
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/andi

OurDresserToYours
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/OurDresserToYours

Mismissy97
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/Mismissy97

elly25
http://www.bonanzle.com/elly25

mmacbabies
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/mmacbabies

KimsKorner
http://bonanzle.com/kimskorner

KimsKornerbooks
http://bonanzle.com/kimskornerbooks

Leannabanana79
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/Leannabanana79

frodomichael
http://www.bonanzle.com/frodomichael

LavenderLady
http://www.bonanzle.com/LavenderLady

Hodgepodge
http://www.bonanzle.com/Hodgepodge

junebug46
http://www.bonanzle.com/junebug46

Scrapbookingandy
http://www.bonanzle.com/Scrapbookingandy

itsrainingbooks
http://www.bonanzle.com/itsrainingbooks

masonictreasures
http://www.bonanzle.com/masonictreasures

ElleLinn Boutique
http://www.bonanzle.com/brin0206

EdenIsles
http://www.bonanzle.com/EdenIsles

eeksmae
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/EeeksMae

Eeksmaesboutique
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/EeeksMaesBoutique

Fromlu2you
http://www.bonanzle.com/Fromlu2you

Sheltie19
http://www.bonanzle.com/Sheltie19

Customthreads4u
http://www.bonanzle/Customthreads4u
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CubanitaB
http://www.bonanzle.com/Cubanitatb

vinewood
http://www.bonanzle.com/vinewood

Vinewood1
http://www.bonanzle.com/Vinewood1

EuropeanGoodies
http://www.bonanzle.com/EuropeanGoodies

Cooniescloset
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/conniescloset

Noodles Country workshop – 15% off all items. code = NOODLES
http://www.bonanzle.com/noodles886

joyce72747 – 25% off = PARTY
http://www.bonanzle.com/joyce72747

treasuresgoround – 50% Code = party ONLY VALID ON ITEMS NOT IN BUNNY HOP
http://www.bonanzle.com/treasuresgoround

it’smyname – 25% Code = PARTY
http://www.bonanzle.com/it’smyname

PUGS everything not in the BunnyHop Category 25% off code= PARTY
BunnyHop Category items 10% off with code = BHparty will make a total of 60% off those items (those are already 50% off before coupon)
http://www.bonanzle.com/pugs

fromlu2you 20% off code = Books
http://www.bonanzle.com/fromlu2you

AnnappleBonanza code = BBU for 25% off.
http://www.bonanzle.com/annapplebonanza

Delaneysroom code = Crazy for 20% off.
http://www.bonanzle.com/DelaneysRoom

CollectibleCorner Code = PARTY for 20% off
http://www.bonanzle.com/CollectibleCorner

Sandygal code = BLOCKPARTY 15%
http://www.bonanzle.com/Sandygal

JustBathAndBodyStuff Save 15% off Total Coupon code = beach
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/JustBathAndBodyStuff

There will be PRIZES for the Most Items purchased & The Most Sales. Below is a list of all of the available prizes that are being awarded.

A gift Pack Customized by HughesTeesAndGifts/HughesBeautySupply/HughesDieCast with a mix of items valued at over $100.00
http://www.bonanzle.com/HughesTeesAndGifts
http://www.bonanzle.com/HughesBeautySupply
http://www.bonanzle.com/HughesDieCast

A pair of handmade white rhinestone pierced earrings
http://www.bonanzle.com/atpamsplace

A Dozen Gourmet Cookies from
http://www.bonanzle.com/cookiesfromcali

A 10$ Gift Certificate to CityChic
http://www.bonanzle.com/citychic

A Choice of any items in the booth valued at up to a total of $20.00
http://www.bonanzle.com/angiesjewelry

A vintage Sherbet glass. It’s unmarked. Probably from the 1950s. It’s clear and has a turtle shell look. 3" tall.
http://www.bonanzle.com/atpamsplace

Pair of three-lined smooth and textured 2" round hoop earrings; post. Matching metal 1/4" ball earrings, post. Silver tone
http://www.bonanzle.com/Wholesale_Jewelry

3-bar pack of soap
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/JustBathAndBodyStuff

DvD ’OCEANS ELEVEN
http://www.bonanzle.com/potpourrisales

A Holly Hobbie figurine: Kindness from 1980 From the Miniature Collection Series VI Holly is holding a kitten and there are 2 more in basket beside her.
http://www.bonanzle.com/atpamsplace

1 Lord of theRings replica ring and book mark set http://www.bonanzle.com/frodomichael

Any One Customized item from stationarybyjudy
http://www.bonanz;e.com/stationarybyjudy

A Certificate good at thecrabbynook for $10.00
http://www.bonanzle.com/thecrabbynook

Prelude to a kiss New DVD
http://www.bonanzle.com/Wholesale_Jewelry

JUST PLAY Eau de Toilette Spray
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/yellowsand1964

Gray & Black Old School Polyhedral 7 Die Set
http://www.bonanzle.com/frodomichael

Elviz Yahtzee Game
http://www.bonanzle.com/sharlyngifts

A 10$ Gift Certificate to CityChic
http://www.bonanzle.com/citychic

PRECIOUS MOMENTS WATERDOME
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/wboyd652

DvD ’OCEANS ELEVEN
http://www.bonanzle.com/potpourrisales

Kissing angel figurines
http://www.bonanzle.com/joyce72747

Don't Miss Out On All The Fun great deals, prizes for shopping and for selling!

Come on by!

Easter Baskets For Seniors Project

2009-02-15T14:53:00.000-08:00

Trying to help some friends out with a very good & fun cause. Easter baskets for senior citizens. You can chip in as little or as much as you would like using your paypal account through the chip in.

Read more about it here:
http://stormy.chipin.com/easter-baskets-4-seniors

Note: For some reason the chip in widget is not updating donations on this widget currently. You can see up to date donations at the link above though.

Bonanzle Voted Best eBay Alternative Of 2008

2009-01-28T16:48:00.000-08:00

This I must say does not surprise me in the least. Back in July Bonanzle won as the Best eBay alternative site by Ecommerce Guide. It was obvious then Bonanzle was well on it's way and has been proving itself over and over again each passing day with it's amazing growth.

Now Bonanzle has been named yet again the Best eBay Alternative site, this time by the readers vote for Best eBay alternative of 2008 at SmallBusinessComputing.
In their words Bonanzle was "The runaway winner in the eBay Alternative category" so as we can see it was not even a close finish. Apparently Bonanzle topped the charts in votes! To me being a seller and buyer on Bonanzle I can see why they are winning the awards and topping the charts as I see it first hand as a user all of the time.

Way to go Bonanzle! Those of us over on Bonanzle already have known from our own experience that they are by far the best alternative, but to win this has to have Bill Harding feeling very proud, as he should be since Bonanzle is his site, and what he has created with his perfect blend of shopping,socializing & simplicity is, well it is simply outstanding.

You can view the results of the Small Business Computing awards here

Thank you to the great minds who have given us all at Bonanzle THE BEST eBay Alternative by far!

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Bonanzle: Social Medias Quickly Growing Alternative to eBay

2009-01-27T14:19:00.000-08:00

Each day so many articles and blogs are being written across the internet about Bonanzle. And here is a great write up about Bonanzle I wanted to share a link to here on my blog with my readers. I hope you enjoy. Please while you are there rate the article. Thank you

Bonanzle: Social Medias Quickly Growing Alternative to eBay

Go Bonanzle Go (What You Haven't Heard?) You Are Missing Out Then

2008-12-27T13:54:00.000-08:00

Wow, this grassroots site Bonanzle is spreading over the internet like wildfire. Just google the word Bonanzle every few days and watch how many more pages pop up. Those of us who decided to set up shop on Bonanzle have become quickly addicted to the simplicity of the site, the wonderful owners and the helpful & friendly community. For those of you who have not heard of Bonanzle OR maybe you just are not sure yet, well here I am going to share some information, fun facts and some of my own personal numbers with you from my main booth.

First of all I will start by saying this. Taking a chance and setting up a booth on Bonanzle is well worth it and so easy to do. It takes about 2 minutes between filling in the short sign up and confirming the email they send to become a Bonanzle member. The screen name you choose when signing up will be in the url to your booth. Your booth name you can choose later. I however think it is wise to have a matching url to your booth. If you already joined bonanzle and did not think about having matching user name and booth name you can always get a re-direct at http://thebonz.com

Second thing I highly suggest before even moving onto listing items for sale (you will be tempted to just get to listing because it is so simple to do). Fill in your profile. Let others get to know you and what kinds of items you sell etc.

Now in setting up your booth. Click on the sell tab at the top of the screen. It will then give you 3 options to choose from. I advise picking standard. It is the all around universal choice and does not limit. I have 3 booths right now and have chose standard on all of them. My customers can pick up or have items shipped and I choose whichever payment methods I will accept. Now you are taken to the page to list your item you can click on the green box and get to listing in a one page simple listing form that even includes cropping option for your photo's. On this page also first edit your booth name This is what your links when you post in the forums will display. For instance I am KimsKorner but I chose my booth name to read Kims Korner Booth. Or my NEW book shop is KimsKornerBooks But I chose the booth name to read Kims Korner Books for it to read nicer in links. Also edit your payments you accept here as well.

Okay so now you will want to click on the advanced options tab and set up combined discounts, times & days for pick ups, etc. You will see all of the options there and it is all very easy to go through and set it all up.

Really instead of me explaining all of this it is even simpler to just head over, sign up and get going. It is the most simple sign up & listing I have seen to have a booth up and running in only moments with no monthly charge and no fee per item to list. The only fee you will see is a very low final value fee when an item sells.

Okay your all signed up, maybe have some items listed for sale now. Fine tune your listings making sure you have included lots of key words in your titles. Make sure your descriptions are, well are descriptive examples: color, shape, size, condition etc. If your selling clothes remember sizes vary by brand greatly. Pull out that measuring tape and take some measurements for a better chance of your item selling. If you have a charm for a necklace or some buttons maybe take the photo of them next to a quarter or measuring tape so the customer can SEE the size.

Now for the real fun. Bonanzle has it set up so there is a chat room in each booth. You can talk to your customers and answer questions right there on the spot. This is not mandatory but it is such a fun feature to have. There are also forums. You will find all of us truly addicted Bonanzle members in there all of the time pretty much. Click on the People tab, you will see a list of latest topics ALSO from here right above those there is a link that says Discussions, click on this link and you will be brought to a list of forum topics. Find the one Introduce Yourself and head on in. Post a new topic there introducing yourself to the community. Get ready for a big Bonanzle welcome because Bonanzle is just chock full of friendly people who will be happy to see you and head on over and take a peek at your new booth.

Also in the forums you will find TMT which stands for Tickle Me Tuesday. It is a fun game run by members you can sign up for. Its a great way to get to know other Bonanzlers and to be seen and help others be seen as well. You sign up then on Tuesdays between 2pm and 11pm Eastern time you have to tag at least 5 items in other participating booths. Everyone tries to visit and tag as many booths as they can but the minimum is 5. Everyone runs some kind of sale that is participating so it's also a great time to find lots of deals! After you have tagged an item in 5 booths make sure you send a contact message to the tickle me tuesday booth stating simply the 5 booth names and next to each one the item tagged. This enters you into a drawing to win a prize offered from one of the booths that week. So it's a fun friendly game, that gains you exposure while doing it and you can win a prize too!

In the forums you can also find Weekend & Weekday challenges. These are run by AngiesJewerly. Angie works very hard keeping these challenges updated as we go along through each one. To enter a challenge you just sign up in that particular challenge thread going on. Angie will add your booth & sale info to the list. In order to participate you agree you will make a purchase (however small or big of purchase you choose to) from one of the other participating booths. Once you make your purchase you let angie know and she puts a * next to your booth name on the list. When you make a sale to someone in the challenge a $ goes next to your name on the list. During the challenge we all chat in the thread and let each other know when we list new items etc. It's very fun, great way to meet others and yet another great way to get your booth seen even more.

The forums are also a great place to go for help. Now really all you have to do is contact support at Bonanzle and Bill & Mark are just awesome about getting back to you personally quickly to answer any questions you might have. The site is growing very very fast though so whenever possible its great to post your question on the forums. Usually you will get a response within minutes from other helpful Bonanzle members... Giving the Boyz running the site time to work on other things for us :)

Now for the numbers as promised. You want to know if you will see results selling on Bonanzle. Well it's different for everyone. I can't promise you will get sales right away. I can promise you will have fun, its free, and as long as you put effort into it you will see results.

Currently there are 15,941 users on Bonanzle (this will change within minutes of me writing this). Out of those 3091 have booths. So if you are asking yourself "Is it all sellers or are their buyers as well". I think that answers the question right there. The majority of Bonanzle members do not have a booth set up.

For buyers there is a HUGE assortment of items to choose from currently 599904 items are listed on Bonanzle and more being added as I write this. The sellers are able to offer items at a lower price than on sites like eB*y because they are not being charged outrageous fees on Bonanzle. Therefore as a buyer you are likely to find some really out of this world deals. Many sellers also offer OBO on their items. Myself personally I offer OBO on every item in my booth. So if a customer wants to make me an offer on one item or multiple items they can.

My KimsKorner booth. I started on Halloween night 2008. I currently have 252 items listed. Would be more but I have sold a lot since joining. It did take a week or two to start getting sales but since then in just my KimsKorner booth I have sold 92 items. I have had 8097 visits to my booth. In addition to those stats in my "My Bonanzle" it also lists stats for how many times each item was viewed so I can see which ones are getting the most traffic.

I can go on and on forever about the many benefits of Bonanzle, but really in less than 2 minutes signing up and confirming the email you can be on your way to finding it all out instantly and seeing for yourself. There is really no better way then to try something out for yourself as proof. You stand nothing to lose by giving it a try. The only way you can lose out is by sitting there and saying "oh just another eBay alternative" BECAUSE this is not just another alternative. This is new, different and simply the best alternative out there.

You need to find a great deal? Head over to Bonanzle. You want a friendly community on a site to buy & sell? Head on over to Bonanzle. You want free listings? Head on over to Bonanzle. You want simple listing options? Head Over to Bonanzle. You want a site that the owners and staff actually care about their members? Head on over to Bonanzle.

YOU WANT CHANGE? DON'T WAIT! HEAD ON OVER TO BONANZLE NOW!

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Brainstorming Bonanzle With Auction Wally

2008-12-22T21:26:00.001-08:00

I am in love with the Brainstorming Bonanzle show. The show itself and the chat to go along with it. All Bonanzler's and people who want to learn about Bonanzle please come on by and listen to the past 6 episodes and be there Monday nights at 8pm eastern for new shows!

More Fun From Kims Korner

2008-12-21T19:36:00.000-08:00

Secret Santa's On Bonanzle

2008-12-19T14:38:00.000-08:00

Tis the season to be surprised on Bonanzle.com. I have known since joining Bonanzle that the community was filled with wonderful, caring, funny and very helpful members, but I never would have guessed what was to come with the holiday season. I saw a couple times that a secret Santa had surprised a member here and there with buying them something off their wish list. Then that time or two grew more and more each day. Next thing I knew I was struck with the secret Santa gifting. Total shock and surprise. I mean overall Bonanzle is a wonderful site to sell and buy on but who would have thought it had secret Santa's lurking around with the goal in mind to surprise other members with something special for the Holidays? Just yet another piece of proof how wonderful Bonanzle is all around. When it comes to mixing business and pleasure Bonanzle is a HIT!

Thank you all the Secret Santa's out there for brightening my day and so many others!

A Huge List Of Places To Add Your Link or RSS Feed - Thank You To Everyone Invloved (Updated Frequently)

2008-12-11T11:35:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone!

This list will be updated frequently. Many times on Bonanzle & other sites members share places they have found to either place an add for free, a link or to submit your RSS feed from your site, blog or Bonanzle booth. The list below starts with places to put your links compiled by CabinFever from Bonanzle. Then I will keep adding more under this list that I find and that others find. You might find a few doubles between different lists.

Well today I signed into Bonanzle and found a fellow member had been hard at work compiling a list of sites to promote. I cannot take credit for the list I am adding to my blog today ALL CREDIT for the hard work put into this list GOES TO Cabin Fever. You can see Cabin Fever's Booth on Bonanzle here: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/CabinFever

Thank you Cabin Fever for all of your hard work. You are truly an awesome person! Now to share here (and for my own selfish reasons of making it easy for me to find the list in a simple click lol).

Master List

20search.com http://www.20search.com/
addurlengine.com http://www.addurlengine.com/
adlandpro.com http://www.adlandpro.com/
adpost.com http://www.adpost.com/
adquest3d.com http://www.adquest3d.com/main.cfm?brd=1
afreedirectory.info http://www.a-free-directory.info
arkensini.com http://www.arkesini.com/url/index.html
backpage.com http://www.backpage.com/classifieds/index
bestadforum.com http://www.bestadforum.com/
buysell.com http://www.buysell.com/brand/buysell/splash.aspx.
caklassifieds.com http://caklassifieds.com/
chooseyouritem.com http://www.chooseyouritem.com/
ClassifiedAds.com http://www.classifiedads.com/
classifiedextra.ca http://www.classifiedextra.ca/
ClassifiedsForFree.com http://www.classifiedsforfree.com/
craigslist.org http://www.craigslist.org/
digixmas.com http://www.digixmas.com/directory-submitter.php
directorycritic.com http://www.directorycritic.com/free-directory-l…
dmoz.org http://dmoz.org/
domesticsale.com http://www.domesticsale.com/
e-classifieds.net http://www.e-classifieds.net/
economist.com/classifieds http://www.economist.com/classifieds/
epage.com http://www.epage.com/
e-sygoing.com http://www.e-sygoing.com/
everydaybusinessonline.com http://everydaybusinessonline.com/adsites.htm
everyplaceisell.com http://www.everyplaceisell.com/
evrsoft.com http://www.evrsoft.com/fastsubmit/myezsubmit.cgi
explorz.com http://www.explorz.com/stores.html
expo.live.com http://expo.live.com/default.aspx
ezilon.com http://www.ezilon.com/
freeadpost.freeforums4u.com http://freeadpost.freeforums4u.com/
freeads.biztop.com http://freeads.biztop.com/
freeads.com http://www.freeads.com/
free-advertising-blog.com http://www.free-advertising-blog.com/
freeadvertisingboard.com http://www.freeadvertisingboard.com/
FreeAdvertisingForum.com http://www.freeadvertisingforum.com/
freeadvertisingzone.com http://www.freeadvertisingzone.com/
google.com http://www.google.com/addurl.html
google.com/base (this is done through your mybonanzle page)
gumtree.com http://www.gumtree.com/
hkhangfong.com http://www.hkhangfong.com/freedirectory.php
hoobly.com http://www.hoobly.com/
iamhere.com http://www.iamhere.com/addurl.htm
iclads.com http://www.iclads.com/
InetGiant.com http://www.inetgiant.com/
Irazoo http://www.irazoo.com/aboutus.aspx
isell.com http://www.isell.com/
itsmymarket.com http://www.itsmymarket.com/
kijiji.com http://www.kijiji.com/
la.kaango.com http://la.kaango.com/
livedeal.com http://www.livedeal.com/index.jsp
loot.com http://www.loot.com/
msm.com http://search.msn.com/docs/submit.aspx
mygreencorner.com http://www.mygreencorner.com
Myspace classifieds http://www.classifieds.myspace.com/
No1onlinestores.com http://no1onlinestores.com/AUTOSURFDIRECTORY.html
olx.com http://www.olx.com/
oodle.com http://www.oodle.com/
ozfreeonline.com http://www.ozfreeonline.com/
pegasusdirectory.com http://www.pegasusdirectory.com
plumdrop.com www.plumdrop.com
postfreeadvertisements.com http://postfreeadvertisements.com/
postpin.com www.postpin.com
postyouradforfree.com http://www.postyouradforfree.com/
prolinkdirectory.com http://www.prolinkdirectory.com
reallysmartdeals.com http://www.reallysmartdeals.com/
recycler.com http://www.recycler.com/
salespider.com http://www.salespider.com/
seethisitem.com http://www.seethisitem.com/
Selfpromotion.com http://www.selfpromotion.com
sell.com http://www.sell.com/
sellersarena.com http://www.sellersarena.com
sellinglounge.com http://sellinglounge.com/index.php
selloutads.com http://www.selloutads.com/
shamelesstraffic.com http://shamelesstraffic.com/shameless/referercr…
stumbleupon.com http://www.stumbleupon.com/
subblurbs.com http://www.subblurbs.com/
submission4u.com http://www.submission4u.com
tauque.com http://www.tauque.com/
TheFlyer.com http://www.theflyer.com/
thefreeadforum.com http://www.thefreeadforum.com/vbull/
thisnext.com http://www.thisnext.com/
traderonline.com http://www.traderonline.com/
trafficswarm.com http://www.trafficswarm.com/home.pl
tsection.com http://www.tsection.com
uscity.net http://www.uscity.net/
usfreeads.com http://www.usfreeads.com/
vflyer.com http://www.vflyer.com/main/Guest.jsp
villaricaclassifieds.com http://www.villaricaclassifieds.com/
webcosmo.com http://www.webcosmo.com/
wowdirectory.com http://www.wowdirectory.com/add/498/16076.php
xland.info http://www.xland.info
Yahoo classifieds.yahoo.com http://classifieds.yahoo.com/
yahoo.com http://dir.yahoo.com/
zunchdirectory.com http://www.zunchdirectory.com/

UK SPECIFIC

dotukdirectory.co.uk – http://www.dotukdirectory.co.uk/
lifestyle.co.uk
Limey Search – http://www.limeysearch.co.uk/
shopsafe.co.uk
Splut.com – http://www.splut.com/
UK users classifieds.co.uk http://www.classifieds.co.uk/
UK Users friday-ad.co.uk http://www.friday-ad.co.uk/
UK users http://www.lycos.co.uk/dir/
UK users london.kijiji.ca http://london.kijiji.ca/
UK Users skelbimai.co.uk http://www.skelbimai.co.uk/
UK users tytia.co.uk http://www.tytia.co.uk/
vivastreet.co.uk http://www.vivastreet.co.uk/
www.4ukshopping.co.uk/
www.shops1st.com
www.uk-online-shops.co.uk
www.uk-shop-directory.co.uk/
www.ukshops.co.uk/

CANADIAN

Canadian – http://www.porthardybc.ca/
Canadian – http://www.localsites.ca/
Canadian CanadaOne.com – http://www.canadaone.com/
Canadian StartPage.ca – http://www.startpage.ca/
Canadian http://www.canadaretail.ca/Addsite.html
Canadian http://www.retailcanada.com/retailers.html
Canadian http://www.buyitcanada.com/index.html
Canadian http://listingsca.com/

PAID ADVERTISING
Not Free but used by some Bonanzlers

http://www.submitedge.com/
www.nationwideadvertising.com

THANK YOU AGAIN TO CABIN FEVER FOR THE WORK PUT INTO CREATING AND ORGANIZING THIS LIST http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/CabinFever

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Next we have a list shared on the Bonanzle forum by Steve AKA The Jewerly Shack

I put my own notes next to the links as I went through. Not all of them have notes from me but most do. I highly suggest http://millionrss.com and after you submit your RSS url there search for Bonanzle and BUMP your fellow Bonanzlers entries. Remember if you have a blog do one for the your blog and one for your booth (your booth on Bonanzle RSS feed can be found in "My Bonanzle - Promote - Use Blogs To Promote")

http://Feedest.com (one of my favorites so far)
http://Blogoculars.com (one of my favorites so far)
http://2RSS.com
http://FeedsFarm.com
http://RssFeeds.com
http://RSSaround.com
http://Feedbees.com
http://FeedsHoster.com
http://Plazoo.com
http://Page2go2.com
http://Feedooyoo.com
http://RSSmicro.com
http://FeedFury.com
http://Octora.com (one of my favorites so far)
http://FindRSS.net (this one wanted a payment so I skipped them)
http://FeedBase.net (I could not figure this one out, but maybe someone else can)
http://RSSmotron.com (this one was easy too)
http://MoreNews.be (they are looking for things with news, if your blog includes news good place to put it)
http://DayTimeNews.com (I kept getting error)
http://Rss-Feeds-Submission.com (they want a link back. Dont know how well it will work for booths but blogs as long as you add a link to them on sidebar in your blog. Just copy the html they give you to include their link)

http://MillionRSS.com (my favorite so far. When you submit your rss feed make sure you put Bonanzle in the title part so when others search for bonanzle they can BUMP your entry easily)

Yahoo RSS Guide
http://ReadABlog.com (Irony here – I could get my booth rss feed to go through but not my blog lol)

http://GoldenFeed.com (simple, fast and worked great)
http://BlogDigger.com (I had trouble finding where to add feed so here is the link right to the spot http://blogdigger.com/add.jsp )

http://RSSFeeds.com (this one baffles me I can’t figure it out lol)
http://feed24.com (this is another news one, but if you have something on a blog thats fits news would work well)

http://88tem.com (they want a link back to them in order to submit. I added their html code for their link to my blog and entered my blog url where they ask for the link back url)

http://WeBlogAlot.com (they want a link back that you need to place before submitting your rss feed. This would work great for blogs as you can add the html code in your blog for them then submit your rss feed for your blog)

http://FeedBoy.com (this one was easy but could not find where to submit at first if you scroll down to list at top of the list on left side says add your feed link)

http://Chordata.info (at the HOME tab, you select the category that fits your feed suggestion, click on that category, then there is a line that says “suggest a feed” and you can enter the feed you think would fit in that category.)

http://BlogPulse.com (another one I could not find a place to submit, but if you find it let me know lol)

http://DayPop.com (could not get this one to load but not counting it out might be something with my connection)

http://IceRocket.com (easy to submit)
http://RSS-Network.com (a couple people now have said this one wont load)
http://Jordomedia.com (easy and fast on this one)
http://Feeds2read.net (well could not find a place to submit, tried entering in custom feeds, looked neat not sure if it did anything though lol)

http://Feedcycle.com (don’t get this one at all)
http://FeedShark.BrainBliss.com (I added my blog here, seemed to work. They ask you to add a code in your blog too which I did. I can’t see how to tell if it is really working though, but I guess worth a shot)

http://FeedPlex.com (did not see where to enter feed but it did have option to add url so I did that)

These RSS directories require free username registration.

http://FeedCat.net (worked for blog well but you have to put tracking code in your blog for it to stay. Would probably work for booths on a temporary basis I would think)

http://RSSmad.com (you can actually enter feeds here without joining, blue looking box middle right hand side of screen. Pretty easy one too)

http://Feedage.com (doing this one now, looks great and I know it works cause I searched Bonanzle and found some of your booths I will be rating them once I am all signed up there are 2 pages of us there when you search for bonanzle. Open each one and rate with the stars )

http://NewsIsFree.com
http://RSSfeedz.com
http://Syndic8.com
http://NewzAlert.com

MORE SUGGESTED BY OTHER MEMBERS

http://publisher.yahoo.com/rss_guide/submit.php (this one I was able to enter my blog but not my booth. Will have to try again)

http://www.feedbomb.com/ (you have to click on the categories, then when your in the one that fits scroll all the way to bottom and find submit feed link)

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Next we have a list compiled by Shell World from Bonanzle

http://www.smartwebcenter.com/sitemap.html
This info will get anyones store flying PROMOTION CHECKLIST
http://www.smartwebcenter.com/smartmarketing/pr…
http://www.smartwebcenter.com/smartmarketing/ti…
http://www.blitzpromotions.com/freepromotionhel…
http://www.iamhere.com/addurl.htm
http://www.apromotionguide.com/index.html
http://www.webweaver.nu/promo.shtml
http://arkesini.com/url/index.html
www.freeads.com
http://www.20search.com
http://cooltext.com
http://www.hkhangfong.com/freedirectory.php
www.postpin.com
http://www.seocompany.ca/tool/seo-tools.html
http://www.freebyte.com/clipart_images_photos_i…
This link cybermall could cause spam to your email,use at own discretion or with a junk email box http://cybermall.cc/free4all
Everydaybusinessonline is a classified ads directory
http://everydaybusinessonline.com/adsites.htm
www.topwebsitetips.com
search engines list
http://www.best-free-search-engine-list.com/sea…
free search directory
http://www.wowdirectory.com/add/498/16076.php
106 free submitted search engines fast submit
http://www.evrsoft.com/fastsubmit/myezsubmit.cgi
I seen where people were wanting a feedback system,maybe this could be used,not for certain
http://thesitewizard.com/wizards/feedbackform.s…
promotion tips
www.startupinternetmarketing.com
web promotion tips
http://www.thesitewizard.com/
Here is a huge web directory list to submit your store url to.Submiting to web directories are very important,search engines continuously crawl these.
http://www.directorycritic.com/free-directory-l…
This is a fast and nice way to submit your url to multiple search engines simultaneuosly free
http://www.addurlengine.com/
If a person doesn’t mind spending a few dollars for having your url manualy submitted to directories,I read good things about this place.
http://www.submitedge.com/
This is one we have not tried,if someone wants to try it and give us blujayers a report on how many hits it brings them.
http://shamelesstraffic.com/shameless/referercr…
This is a free tool for submitting your store url to directories,have also read good things about this.The free one is called truck mode.
http://www.digixmas.com/directory-submitter.php
A comprehensive guide to stumbleupon
http://www.doshdosh.com/a-comprehensive-guide-t…

craigslist.org http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites.ht...
thefreeadforum.com http://www.thefreeadforum.com/vbull/
adlandpro.com http://www.adlandpro.com/
kijiji.com http://www.kijiji.com/
classifieds.yahoo.com http://classifieds.yahoo.com/
google.com/base http://www.google.com/base
classifieds.myspace.com http://classifieds.myspace.com/index.cfm...
expo.live.com http://expo.live.com/default.aspx
adlandpro.com http://www.adlandpro.com/
backpage.com http://www.backpage.com/classifieds/inde...
usfreeads.com http://www.usfreeads.com/
oodle.com http://www.oodle.com/
adpost.com http://www.adpost.com/
FreeAdvertisingForum.com http://www.freeadvertisingforum.com/
sell.com http://www.sell.com/
InetGiant.com http://www.inetgiant.com/
adquest3d.com http://www.adquest3d.com/main.cfm?brd=1
recycler.com http://www.recycler.com/
chooseyouritem.com http://www.chooseyouritem.com/
domesticsale.com http://www.domesticsale.com/
epage.com http://www.epage.com/
free-advertising-blog.com/index.php http://www.free-advertising-blog.com/ind...
ClassifiedsForFree.com http://www.classifiedsforfree.com/
TheFlyer.com http://www.theflyer.com/
ClassifiedAds.com http://www.classifiedads.com/
vflyer.com http://www.vflyer.com/main/Guest.jsp
classifiedsforfree.com http://www.classifiedsforfree.com/
domesticsale.com http://www.domesticsale.com/
gumtree.com http://www.gumtree.com/
hoobly.com http://www.hoobly.com/
inetgiant.com http://www.inetgiant.com/
isell.com http://www.isell.com/
livedeal.com http://www.livedeal.com/index.jsp
olx.com http://www.olx.com/
ozfreeonline.com http://www.ozfreeonline.com/
salespider.com http://www.salespider.com/
subblurbs.com http://www.subblurbs.com/
tytia.co.uk http://www.tytia.co.uk/
webcosmo.com http://www.webcosmo.com/
tauque.com http://www.tauque.com/
villaricaclassifieds.com http://www.villaricaclassifieds.com/
freeadvertisingboard.com http://www.freeadvertisingboard.com/
freeadvertisingzone.com http://www.freeadvertisingzone.com/
thefreeadforum.com http://www.thefreeadforum.com/vbull/
freeads.biztop.com http://freeads.biztop.com/
freeadpost.freeforums4u.com http://freeadpost.freeforums4u.com/
postyouradforfree.com http://www.postyouradforfree.com/
worldtradeforum.xaviermedia.com http://forum.xaviermedia.com/forum-26.ht...
postfreeadvertisements.com http://postfreeadvertisements.com/
http://morefreeadsforum.freeforums4u.com...
http://www.bestadforum.com/
http://caklassifieds.com/
http://www.ozfreeonline.com/
http://www.selloutads.com/
http://www.uscity.net/
http://www.skelbimai.co.uk/
http://la.kaango.com/
http://www.classifieds.co.uk/
http://www.economist.com/classifieds/
http://www.adtrader.co.uk/postcode_splas...
http://www.itsmymarket.com/
http://www.loot.com/
http://www.traderonline.com/
http://www.friday-ad.co.uk/
http://www.vivastreet.co.uk/
http://london.kijiji.ca/
http://www.ezilon.com/
http://www.iclads.com/
http://www.buysell.com/Brand/BuySell/Spl...
http://www.seethisitem.com/
http://www.classifiedextra.ca/
http://www.e-classifieds.net/

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And Thank you to the many members of Bonanzle for always sharing ideas, tips & places to advertise - the list will keep being added to below

Submit your booth to http://www.Explorz.com You can add your store and RSS feed there for Bonanzle.
Write a Squidoo lens, then promote it like you do your stores. Go into other lenses and add your stores there, leave comments about Bonanzle. Submit your squidoo to search engines.
You can also DIGG your lens, Delicious and stumpleupon.
http://www.squidoo.com/groups/bonanzle
http://www.blogspot.com Write a blog. It allows you to pull rss feed from your booth. Promote your blog.
Join the google group for bonanzle and post messages.
http://groups.google.com/group/bonanzle?hl=en
Kaboodle ranks high in google searches. Build a page. They now have a blogazine where you can highlight shopping items. Whenever we add a blogazine, and then enter “bonanzle shopping” in google search, it generally pulls up the kaboodle on the first or second page. This has been a valuable source.
http://kaboodle.com
Blog elsewhere and post in forums.

The above is thanks to Cleos Great Deals on Bonanzle

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And more from Bonanzle members below (sorry for any duplicates, it happens sometimes)

http://www.everyplaceisell.com/
http://www.respondoo.com/

http://www.savings-online.com
http://www.reallysmartdeals.com?r=58884
http://www.quantawebdesign.com/tips/directories…

http://www.powersellersunite.com
http://www.plumdrop.com

Add your Bonanzle booth link at the two links below

http://squidoo.com/shoppamperedmaiden
http://squidoo.com/luvcoffee

I will continue to add more as I find them. Thanks to many Bonanzle members that share the links the find on the forums for all to use as well

Purrfectly Natural Cat Treats AND Waggin Tails & Wet Noses

2008-12-07T14:27:00.000-08:00

UPDATE: Purrfectly Natural Gourmet Kitty Treats are Now Available

Orders have been coming in and shipments going out to happy customers stop by
KimsKorner and see our Kitty Treats Category. Available in multiple flavors and package sizes. We are offering extra small size treats at this time perfect for even the smallest of kitty's.

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This is something that has been in the works for a while now, but its important to be prepared when preparing foods for furbabies. My dear friend Shasta has been making treats for the furry friend community for years. Shasta mainly sold locally in a shop in her town, and has been making her own puppy pals treats for a very long time. Recently she began selling her treats online in her Bonanzle booth. Shasta decided it was best for her furry customers if she focused on the pup end and trained me in the kitty treat market. You can right now see her pup treats which come in all shapes and sizes here:
Waggin Tails & Wet Noses

Shasta makes healthy & tasty organic treats for dogs all over the world now. She does not like using Soy as vets advise against it for dogs with allergies, she will however include soy when requested. In addition she advised me not be fooled by extremely cheap treats being offered as organic treats as even when purchasing at wholesale costs organic ingredients are higher priced than a generic ordinary treat. Sometimes the lowest cost is NOT the best choice. I now know through training she is 100% right. You cannot skimp when it comes to making sure our babies have the best.

Shasta and her own furry babies would love for you to stop by and visit. She welcomes all questions and even has special Treat of The Month club memberships she offers.

I give a BIG Thank you to her for all of her training that has now made it possible for me to add Purrrfectly Natural Cat Treats to my booth by the end of this coming week. We are very excited about this and so our the babies in our home (our kitty's). As a bonus our oldest kitty is super picky, which we will KNOW for sure how tasty the treats are from our finicky taste tester :)

So be on the look out no later than December 14th For the Kitty end of Waggin Tails & Wet Noses to arrive in KimsKorner booth on Bonanzle -- Purrrfectly Natural Cat Treats --

Thank you all.

UPDATE 12/19/2008
The Kitty treats are delayed but we are expecting to be offering them after Christmas sometime soon.

Using Forums To Advertise Without Spamming

2008-12-06T15:39:00.000-08:00

A wonderful way to spread the word of your booth, website or store is to take advantage of using a signature line in forum posts. This works especially well when you are trying to hit a target market. For example a seller tonight on Bonanzle was asking for advice on getting more sales. I noticed many of his items listed were collector type comic books. This is a perfect situation to use forums to advertise. However most the forums you want to target do not allow spamming and you will get booted out quicker than your second post if you show up and say "I sell comic books come look".

Tips for using forums to advertise without spamming

1. Google forums along with keywords relevant to what your selling. Using the seller above as an example I will say google "Comic Book Collector Forum" you will come back with many results.

2. Check out some of the forums. Check to see how active they are. If nobody has been posting for months now do not even bother. Check to see if they allow signature lines with links. Normally in most forums it is okay to have a link in your signature line. Some forums however do not allow ANY links at all even in signatures. You will want to stay away from these.

3. Once you have found a few target forums with good traffic that will allow you to have a signature line sign up and post an introduction. Most of them will have a forum thread just for this. When posting your introduction do not come off like a sales pitch. Using the comic book example: Let them know who you are, where your from, how long you have been collecting comics, when your interest in comics was first sparked, your favorite comic books, your least favorite, how many you have in your own collection, ones you have been looking for. You can also mention very slightly how you run a comic booth online in order to support your own comic book purchasing habits ha ha ha.

4. Look around for other posts in the forum that you can reply to in a genuine way. If you look at it as a way to advertise that is how you will come off. Look for posts that interest you, ones you have an opinion about. Reply to these posts in an honest sincere way. Do not mention your booth at all. (only that little link in signature line)

5. Get to know other people on the forum have fun and be friendly. All the time while meeting new people and having fun you are getting your link out there to people who do enjoy the things you sell or need the things you sell and you are not spamming them with just another sales pitch.

6. Watch for "Wanted" posts. These type of posts are okay to post a response to letting them know if you happen to have what they are looking for. It is also a good idea to give a discount to:
"Hey I am looking for Batman edition 72" (I have no idea what I am talking about ha) Then you reply with "What a small world I happen to have that issue listed in my booth over on Bonanzle (or wherever) and its in mint condition, since I know you from here if you want it I will give you a 15% discount".

NEVER go in with a "I am here to make money off these people" attitude. It will not get you far. You may make life long friends and sales at the same time. Who could ask for more?

(Most of my blogs I use Bonanzle as an example. It is one of my favorite sites out there and the main one I sell on. Most things I write about can be applied anywhere however)

No Sales? There Could Be Many Reasons Why That You Can Fix

2008-12-06T13:23:00.001-08:00

I have seen complaining about sales on site forums as long as I can remember. It has happened everywhere. Heck I have even seen it on the big old Eb*y site forums. For 10 years I have read the same things over and over about no sales I am jumping ship and giving up without even ever really giving it a good shot. When I go to look at their profiles, stores, booths I find many things that could easily explain the problem at hand.

Recently on one of my favorite sites that I sell on "Bonanzle" I have read some sellers complain "no sales I am closing up shop". I am always curious I cannot help it. I have to go look and see. I always try to encourage those wanting to give up without sounding insulting in any way. I do however have to point some things out. I do not do this to be mean. I am far from perfect and need the advise of others many times as well.

I know some will say well I was selling over at such and such. Hmmmm then why were you looking for a new venue to begin with if everything was going so well? Million dollar question there.

As far as those who are perplexed and do not understand why they are not getting sales. I am writing this for you. Once again not to insult only to help you achieve your goal of selling those items and making money for yourself & your family.

When I go and check out profiles of people wanting to give up this is what I find:

1. They have been there less than 2 weeks (have not given it a chance to even work)

2. Come to find out they never did the google base feed (thats a free way to be seen sitting right there and increased traffic and sales hugely). On Bonanzle if you cannot figure it out - heck I could not - Send an email to Mark with your google base email & password and your Bonanzle booth name he will set it up for you. Now thats above and beyond customer service there!

3. They joined a month ago or less ago and listed less than 15 items in their booth (you barely have any inventory how can you complain your 15 items are not selling in an endless see of online items for sale) In all seriousness, expand your inventory get more listings up. Give your customer a selection. Add new items at least once a week. Give them a reason to keep checking back. If they come back a couple of times to see the same things, they wont bother to keep coming back in the future.

4. They have not filled in their profile, imported feedback, simply threw a few items up with one sentence descriptions and no combined percentage off sales, no combined shipping nothing. (this looks very fly by night to me and I would not purchase)

5. They are complaining in the chat in their own booth about lack of sales (again not a good thing for a prospective customer to see upon entering your booth, they are going to wonder what is wrong with your items or you that you are not getting sales) Keep that chat in your booth friendly. Welcome your customer, encourage them to leave you a message, let them know you combine shipping, let them know if you gift wrap etc.

6. The pictures! Oh my this is a big one. I have seen pictures that I can barely make out what the item is. Pictures speak a thousand words. Lets not have them screaming the wrong things with blurry out of focus and dark images or piles of junk in the background of the photo. Take clear pictures, edit them with a photo editor if need be. Bonanzle has a cropping tool built in CROP out those boxes of stuff in the background. Let the photo be of the item you are selling not the piles of stuff in the background. You want the focus on your item up for grabs not the background.

7. Boys Shorts Blue - That is not a title that is going to make someone click and check out more. Okay I admit I don't always use all of the space provided and sometimes get hung up on what to put in the title. Please though put as many key words as you can - Boys Blue Shorts Sz 2 Osh Kosh Elastic Waist - Might seem simple, but trust me it helps in a big way.

Laziness is the key to why many sales are lost. I fall into the trap myself many times. Pull out the tape measurer. Measure the length of the necklace, get a ring sizer (ask any avon seller to order one for you) list the size of the ring. Pictures do not always show accurate size of a pin or pendant take the photo of them next to a ruler or a quarter or penny. So people can see the approximate size.

If we are to succeed in anything we do it will be through hard work, trial and error and not giving up. This stands true for life in general and certainly for online sales. There are times where you might feel you have done everything you can possibly do and still come up short. Thats when you instead of giving up brainstorm to come up with even more ideas. Maybe your items are not what people are looking for right now. Keep in mind we are in a recession. Some things that might have done great a year ago will be hard sells now. Keep an open mind to change as times change we must change with them to continue to be successful. The time will come again when shoppers are making the impulse purchases but we have to face facts right now is not that time in most cases.

I hope this helped at least one person to decide to look over their approach and helped them fix up their Bonanzle booth, website or store and in turn bring them in some sales.

I Made My Business Cards For My Booth Or Store Now What?

2008-12-05T11:01:00.000-08:00

I have come across so many ideas on how to advertise over the years. On Oct 31st I joined a wonderful new site that goes by the name of Bonanzle. If you have not heard of them yet just read my other writings here in my blog to find out all about them.

Well on Bonanzle the ideas of ways to advertise are common conversation between sellers. Which got me to thinking about all of the ideas I have seen there along with all of the ideas I have seen over the years. I wanted to put a little something together to help get the gears turning for people wondering about ways to advertise with business cards. I am going to share here some of the ideas I have used or have seen others use.

For todays blog I am going to talk about Business cards - This is an obvious way to advertise BUT once people get those cards made up a lot of times they are not sure where to place them out there or who to give them to. I say EVERYWHERE & EVERYONE!

- The library
- The hair salon
- The nail salon
- Making loot bags for your child's party or class? Put your card in there
- Sending out Christmas cards? - Insert your card in them (even better make special Holiday design cards and insert those)
- Take a trip to local flea markets share your card with booth owners. Leave a couple here and there like on the table in the food court type areas or phone booths
- leave a couple on the phone booth outside your post office (most have them) OR forget some there with the packaging supplies and labels table at the post office when your there
- Taking your pup to the vet? Ask if you can leave some of your cards on the counter there (especially good if you sell any type of pet products)
- Doctors appt ? Yep even there. You can leave some cards in the lobby, or you can even ask your favorite receptionist if you can leave some on the counter there.
- Laundromat - Go back once a week and leave more cards. I know personally when I have had my washer or dryer break and had to go there I tend to read everything in the place in boredom waiting on my clothes.

Just a few suggestions. Basically anywhere you go through your day is an opportunity to place some of your cards on a counter, a table, a booth etc. Also everyone you meet through your day is another person you can give your card to. Get to talking with people. In my case selling on Bonanzle now I would find a way to bring up Bonanzle in the conversation. Sometimes its not possible, but the times you can you have just made contact with a potential customer.

Taking the time to go to the post office to ship instead of dropping after hours or scheduling a pick up is also a great time for advertisement. Every time I have gone into the post office while standing in line I meet other online sellers. Most online sellers are also people who purchase online as well. It is very easy to get talking with someone else who sells online. Always before parting ways be sure to give them your card.

The park, yep even the park is a chance to spread the word. When taking your children to the park you normally wind up talking to at least one other parent. If you sell any kind of children's items this is a great connection. Just be natural, have fun, talk and when the opportunity arises don't be afraid to mention your booth or store. When the other parent mentions how the economy is just so bad its been hard to pull Christmas together this year. I would take that opportunity to mention Bonanzle where I happen to sell and I know of many other booths there offering great sales and combined shipping discounts too and how I got many stocking stuffers for my daughter this year there for very little money. I would pull out my card and say, here this is the site. Point to my URL and say thats my booth there please stop by and say hi if you visit there. I would tell her about how the booths have a chat feature to talk to sellers and to leave me a message if I am not there at the time.

There are so many chances in the course of a day that you are out there in the world interacting with others that you can get the word out and do it without sounding like a walking advertisement. That part is important. Thats why I say be friendly and have fun. Let it NOT be your mission, let it be a way to meet new people and in addition to meeting new people sharing your business card and information with them so the advertising is more like a side effect instead of the main goal.

There are a million more ways to share your business card BUT this is meant to get your brain brewing and help you to come up with the many possibilities.

Hope this helps some. I will blog more about ways to advertise so keep an eye out. You will see I never shut up :)

Head on over to Bonanzle join in the fun and let them know KimsKorner sent you. Thank you
(and don't forget to stop by my booth and say hi)

Have You Ever Thought About Selling Books On Amazon?

2008-12-05T09:47:00.000-08:00

I had been selling books on eBay and doing rather well until eBay made some big changes to the searches and categories with books. Book sellers lost a lot of business on eBay at that point and I was one of the ones who no longer wanted to put so much of my time into a venue that was obviously no longer for the book seller. I took time off from selling online at all at that point. I did come back not too long after and teamed up with another work at home mom Above-N-Beyond-Auctions and we sold on eBay together, but I still stayed away from books for the most part. I would sell them but nowhere near what I had before.

Over 2 years ago now I decided I wanted to try Amazon for selling books. I missed the way you could find rare books for pennies on the dollar and then resell them online for an amazing profit. I managed to list about 15 books using the option of a free account. I wont go into all of the details of this attempt BUT I will say I failed miserably and decided Amazon was not for me. That there was no way to make money there. I was fed up with it only a couple of months of signing up and only about 15 books listed.

Then a little over a year ago my fiance decided he wanted to give Amazon a try. I have to say I found every way to knock down the idea because I simply was dead sure there was no way to make money there. He did not give up hope though and began to list. He did things I had not too. He would go to list the book and then look at all of the others that were listed of the same kind. Make sure it was the same edition, same cover, same publisher etc. Then he would look at the condition of the books listed compared to the one he had, and the lowest and highest prices listed for the book. He used all of this information to decide on the price to list his copy for.

Within less than 2 weeks of him listing he had over a hundred books listed and started making sales. The fees were murder though on the lower priced books. We had a free account so there was an extra fee for each book sold. Also with the free account we knew in 30 days each listing would end and then we would have to manually re list each one. Since he was listing so many books we could see this was going to in the soon to be future create a huge mess with a lot of work for us to do all of the time re listing, which would take away from listing more books.

We decided to sign up for the premium selling account. It was free for the first month, 19.95 for the next 3 months and 39.95 after that. Now 39.95 seemed like a lot, but since that first month was free and the next 3 highly discounted we decided it would be well worth it to try. We could always cancel if it did not work out. Well it worked out very well. We usually average around $500.00 in sales a month. The monthly fee gets charged to our amazon account on the 9th of every month but it does not come directly from our bank account. It puts our Amazon in the negative and as we sell books the sales apply to the negative balance. Our sales between the 9th and the 14th always work out to cover our fees so we have never run into a time where our bank was charged. With premium our items are also listed with no expiration date therefore our time is spent listing more books instead of re listing ones over and over again.

If your interested in trying Amazon out for selling books keep these things in mind:

1. There are a lot of fees not to list, but after selling an item. With premium you can reduce one of the fees and it is a big help. With the free account it is basically pointless to sell anything under $4.00 - $5.00

2. You do not decide the shipping cost. Amazon has a flat rate for media, expedited, and international which it charges customers and you get. Most of the time this works out to be more than what you will actually pay to ship the book.

3. As long as your book is under 4lbs and fits in a flat rate priority envelope choose to sell it internationally also. The majority of our bigger sales have been international.

4. Only give expedited inside US as an option if the book you are listing fits into a flat rate priority envelope.

5. Amazon has specific definitions for the condition of books. Go by their guidelines when choosing the condition of your book and also describe your book in detail in the spot they give you to do this when listing. The more detailed you are the better the chance of it being sold AND the better the chance of staying away from negative feedback comments due to a customer not being satisfied with their purchase. We normally are very harsh on rating condition of our own books BUT in return many customers have been pleasantly surprised when their book arrived even better than they expected.

6. Penny books - you are going to see them and lots of them and it is going to drive you insane. It bugs the majority of sellers on Amazon that so many books have suffered being brought down in selling price to be worth no more than a penny. You will wonder how are these people making money. Well normally they are not and if they are it is only a few cents if it is an extremely light paperback book. Penny books I have read many times is a way for a seller to build feedback quickly. I do not even attempt these massive listings of penny books. I have seen it backfire upon many of sellers and they wind up with bad feedback OR losing money left and right. If the book you are looking up comes up with hundreds for a penny and it is the edition you have my best advice is to put it to the side and move along to the next book. You could list it for more, say 2.99 or around there and still sell it but odds are it will sit for a long time before that happens. We do honestly do this at times and we have had some sell, but overall we usually don't as time is better spent moving on and making a bigger sale instead of fighting the penny listings.

7. The shipping of books when sold must be done within 48 hours. Amazon has a strict shipping policy. Repeat late shipping can get your Amazon account closed. When books sell on Friday they do not count weekends so you have a little more time to ship. It is best to ship ASAP however still as it keeps the customers happy and in return gets you great feedback.
Amazon gives a credit currently of 3.99 for media mail, 6.95 for expedited inside US (priority) and 12.95 for international. If your book is a paperback or light many times you can ship first class mail for less than or just a few cents more than media. Highly suggested. Also expedited just use a flat rate priority envelope the 6.95 credit covers more than enough for that. International also use a flat rate priority envelope which the 12.95 credit more than covers also.

8. Feedback on Amazon. Don't get frustrated when it does not come in fast. Amazon has to be the worst place I have seen as far as customers not coming back to leave feedback. Out of hundreds upon hundreds of sales and over a year of selling we have only had 48 customers actually come back and leave feedback on their purchase. We are guilty of usually not following up with a feedback request but even when we have normally it did not get many back to leave feedback. The feedback will come however it will just take a lot longer then other sites. It can be frustrating, but it is normal. We are going to begin inserting a Thank you note with packages from now on and in it request to please leave feedback. We have done this in the past on other venues and it worked well. Plus in addition to helping to achieve feedback it is also a good way to build repeat customer base. I admit though in the rush of packaging and getting things out quickly it is so much easier to overlook this. We are guilty of it and we know how important it can be.

9. Invest in some bookmarks or make your own. Include them when shipping out books as a free gift. In the the thank you note jot down something in regards to Thank you for shopping with us and enjoy your free bookmark as our thank you. Customers love free gifts. I do not always do it, but when I can I do. I don't let them know they are getting an extra freebie I let it be a surprise when they get their package.

10. Pick up bookshelves at yard sales or freecycle as you list you want a place to put them safely and make it easy for you to find them as you sell. We have recently reorganized our books that we have the hard covers alphabetized on the shelves by the last name of the author. We plan to soon have paperbacks done the same way. Anything you can do to organize your shelves will make your life so much easier as your listed inventory grows and as items sell makes it so much easier to find them and get them shipped fast.

NOW YOUR WONDERING WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GET ALL OF THESE BOOKS TO SELL?

This is actually the easy part. You will most likely find yourself buried in books and not able to keep up. We have thousands upon thousands of books. Book inventory usually is not a problem.

1. Garage sales - you can normally find books from 10 cents to a 1.00. I tend to when purchasing a book individually stay under 50 cents per book. I also stay away from novels when doing this. I will spend 1.00 on a newed dated textbook however, sometimes even a couple of dollars especially if it is a textbook from the last couple of years in excellent condition & if it comes with a disc and it still has it, even better. Also at garage sales people that have boxes and boxes of books and it is nearing the end of the day are more than happy to make a deal on a price per box. You can wind up with boxes of books for just 5.00. I have done this many times. The person usually just does not feel like dealing with cleaning up the sale and dragging them all back into the house so is happy to make a few bucks and have you haul them off.

2. Estate sales - You know the ones... where you walk inside someones house who has passed on or maybe has been moved into a nursing home or with family. Usually there is still things in the cupboards and closets. Keep an eye out at these for really old and unusual books. They could be on a shelf in a closet or in a drawer. So look carefully you never know what kinds of treasures there are to be found.

3. Storage Unit Auctions - these are very popular. You used to be able to purchase whole units for as little as 20.00 this does not happen as much anymore BUT as a book seller you have another way to approach these. Most people buying at storage unit auctions are on the lookout for other things. Go to these auctions, if your lucky and are able to win a unit for a low price thats wonderful but even if you do not, get to chatting and making connections. I know a few people who sell off the books they get in a unit and furniture (some that even give it away) because they need to have unit cleared out usually the same day or by the next day. If they do not sell books they do not want to be bothered with them. You can make an offer or let them know you would be happy to take the books of of their hands. Be friendly and have fun.

4. Thrift stores - not just inside them on the bookshelves either. Check their dumpster. Nope I am not kidding. I worked at a thrift store. It was sad how many older books and magazines were thrown away because they get so many and are very picky about them. I remember one day when I was off of work they had filled over half of the dumpster with books. Hundreds of them.

5. Friends & Family - yep your friends and family very likely have books they have no need for anymore but have not gotten around to getting rid of. Never hurts to ask.

6. Freecycle - Now this one you have to be careful. It is a big no no in most freecycle groups to ask for items to make a profit on. BUT as long as you let the person know you are getting them to resell you have done nothing wrong. Many people do not mind as long as the stuff is gone and they do not have to deal with it anymore.

7. Craigslist - Wanted section- Place an ad in the wanted section looking for books. Explain you will clean up after yard sales, clean out storage units etc. free (don't even have to mention books in that case). You can offer to purchase books on craigslist OR ask for them for free. Just use the wanted section. Also check the free section on craigslist daily.

8. Library sales - Now this is one a lot of people think is pointless believe it or not. See most books that are from the library do not resell well at all. So people think library sale and they think discarded library books. But 99% of books sold at library sales are ones that were donated to the library NOT ex-library - Many great finds at Library sales.

So as you can see there are many places to purchase books for almost nothing and plenty of places to get them completely free.

I have not covered everything, but I hope this helps some to decide whether they want to give it a try and helps make it easier for them getting started.

http://www.amazon.com/shops/abovenbeyondbooks

The Twitter Experiment Share Your Booth

2008-12-02T10:39:00.000-08:00

UPDATE Jan/2008 - The Twitter Experiment turned into a twitter addiction for me. In my opinion Twitter is good for making contacts, helps to get your business out there and most of all is just simply fun and you wind up reading lots of silly & useful information too...........

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I just finished doing this so I do not know what the results will be but its free to do and takes only a couple of minutes so it is well worth trying.

From Randy Smythe's "My Blog Utopia":

I'm trying a little experiment over on Twitter, why not join me and spread the word. It is called #ShopTwitter.

What is the experiment? Basically, I've created a Twitter thread for online store promotion. I have no idea if this will generate any sales, but it’s free so it’s worth the effort. The idea is to expose your online store to millions of Twitter followers in one simple list.

This is not the same as Twibbler and you should only promote your stores, not individual listings. Please only post one tweet for each online store.

Here's what you do:

1. Setup an account on Twitter if you haven't already. It is very simple and you won't be able to participate in the promotion unless you setup the account. Don't worry about learning Twitter right now, you can learn what you need to know just by following these instructions. This link will take you to the Twitter sign-up page if you need to sign up.

2. Once you have an account, type a store promotion tweet into the comment box underneath "What are you doing?" that ends with the word "#shoptwitter"

Here is an example:

Bonanzlemark – Vintage items 25% off use coupon code: "Bonanzle" at checkout http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/bonanzlemark
#shoptwitter

If you have a coupon code, add that as well. You only have 140 characters, so be as concise as possible. Start with your booth name and then a short description including important keywords. Don't forget to include the URL of your store. You must include the string "#shoptwitter" in your message to get in the list! Don't forget that detail!

Are There Ways To Work From Home With No Start Up Cost?

2008-11-30T08:40:00.000-08:00

Well for no start up cost which is also a problem for me as well there are some out there that you can make work and that are not scams. They do take work though. There is selling things on eBay (but with their listing fees there is still technically money being put in with possibility of no sales). There is Bonanzle which I personally love because you can sell things from your closets, attic, kids clothes they grew out of, things your family and friends need to clean out and don't want anymore AND they don't charge you to list so you are HONESTLY not paying anything unless you make money, something called a final value fee when you make a sale and even better it is a very low one at that.

There is couponing for cash. Which still you would want to use Bonanzle or craigslist or some women use just garage sales to sell the stock they build up. Best places to do this is CVS & Walgreens. You collect your coupons every Sunday get organized and each week set up plans to do the extra care buck deals & register reward deals at CVS & Walgreens. You can get most items free or for pennies on the dollar. Especially high priced shampoos and other H&B items that you can then resell for a couple to a few dollars each and some people make a killing that way. If you really get into this you are going to want a spare room or garage to store all of your stock as your building it up. This is also a way to save money on things you need like razors, tampons etc. I have not had to actually purchase a razor or tampons, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, cleaning products, cold medicine, and much more in months now by using coupons and sales. It is time consuming and takes a while to really fully get the hang of it. I am not a pro yet but have saved hundreds upon hundreds of dollars doing it and made money on the items I did not need and resold them. I did not even have to buy diapers for about 2-3 months because I had gotten them all free combining Walgreen's sale, Walgreen's coupon in their rebate book, and a coupon they had in their pharmacy red flier thing a while back. Some parents wound up getting enough diapers to last them until their child is through potty training (those are the coupon queen pros lol).

If your looking for something that you can make spare cash here and there and can write a little. Try http://associatedpress.com it wont make you rich by far but by writing articles for them the money does add up over time. Same as http://epinions.com both of these are not scams but they are not full time employment type things either.

I have also made money on http://cashlagoon.com probably around 60.00 or so now if I remember correctly. And http://fusioncash.com I made 68.00 on there. They both are sites that do pay out. It is tedious and boring and a lot of clicking and you will want to make separate email accounts for each of them and ONLY enter your home phone number for the survey site (example cash lagoon) to confirm your account to get paid DO NOT off site when doing the surveys and sign ups, so you do not get telemarketing calls. Another smart tip with these is to clear your cache between the offers you do. I only do the completely free offers. Sometimes there will be some that do not credit. Don't fret it. This is something to do when you have a bit of time to sit and click, click,click away. At first you will think "All this clicking and I get what a quarter" but trust me it adds up.

If you are looking for something more full time there are jobs with no investment you can do from home with internet access that is anything higher than dial up connection and a phone line. I think there is one that a friend mentioned to me where you can do the data entry without even a phone line to start out. I am looking into those more but I am compiling the list for myself and will blog about it as well. You apply to these like you would any other job. They either hire you or they don't and you do not pay them to work for them. I know people who are doing at least 5 different ones (different people). I am planning on getting into it but have not gotten the places to apply or made the list just simply because my son was still too little and I did not know how I would do it with him screaming in background if I had to do calls.

Just this morning I found out about work at home opportunities with 1-800-flowers. Its in states that they have regional offices. It is worth looking into if it's in your area or not as they offer positions from home for about 9.00 an hour 30-40 hours a week. The job is to take calls for peoples orders and customer service.

They are out there I promise you. Yes there are some places you have to make an investment even if they are legit. I cannot personally do those as I do not have the money to invest BUT not every place that asks for money is a scam. You just have to look at WHY they are asking for money. DO they send you a start up package? Samples of a product things like that. Then it is a reasonable request that they do not want to just send these things to everyone for free, they would lose a lot of money that way.

Research is important. Especially if it is something you are going to be investing money in or a lot of time. Make sure it has worked for someone else and you see proof of it before jumping in. And in todays economy its best not to put all your eggs in one basket.

Take it from a mom 2 inches from going under constantly for about a year now. Things are just crazy right now and we have to do whatever we can to make ends meet. We also have to stick together and try to help each other out when we can. Like the Bonanzle site I belong to I have made over 30 sales there with things that I did not need that I just had in my house, and some left over from days of selling on eBay. Nope I am not striking it rich but I did not have too much to sell either. Don't think you have NOTHING to sell, you can sell old books, old clothes, trinkets, costume jewelry all kinds of things so if you need to make some cash and possibly turn it into a business it is well worth a shot especially since you can list and not pay anything to do so. Or if your crafty or have a unique product of your own such as an e-book or any service like Tarot reading, banner making, website building etc. it is also a very good bet. You need to be able to offer great sales in todays economy to compete with other sellers. The money I am making goes towards bills so I am hoping to win the referral thing over there this month to help with Christmas. Everything helps.

You will find more blogs by me here in the near future about working at home, about Bonanzle, and about how to start selling books on amazon too. I will even be blogging about some off the wall little business's I have had over the years off the internet as well as on.

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In Honor Of Everything but the Ordinary Blog Day

2008-11-20T11:04:00.000-08:00

Today is the Everything But The Ordinary Blog Day. Now why is Bonanzle different? Why is it the place everyone is flocking to? Why do the members fall in love with this site? Heres some simple reasons...

* Easy sign up
* Easy one page listings
* Socialize, Sell & Buy all in the same spot
* Helpful & friendly members
* Many sellers you will find offer layaways
* Many sellers offering gift certificates
* Many forms of payment able to be accepted
* Sellers can import listings from ebay & Craigslist
* The feeling of being in control of your business again
* BONANZAS (Special sales booths hold great way to find awesome bargains)
* Tickle Me Tuesday another Bonanzle event to find special savings
* Weekday & Weekend challenges YEP even MORE special savings
* Personalized customer support from the site when needed
* Membership growing each day by leaps & bounds
* FREEBIES - Yes you can find FREE items in many sellers booths
* Sellers able to accept OFFERS and make DEALS because they are not paying a huge amount in fees.

The list of wonderful things about Bonanzle can go on and on. Just see my more detailed blog posts about Bonazle & about Tickle Me Tuesday to find out even more.

For now take a peek at some of the items you can find on Bonanzle right now each one is from a different booth and just think this is only a drop in the bucket.

Need a New Voodoo Doll?

Or a New Pewter Dragon Bottle Opener

Or Maybe Letters From Santa

Did You Miss Obama Make History Washington Post

Or Pick Up Some Adorable Christmas Charms

Even Aprons For Your Dishsoap Bottle

Stylish Unique Hand Made Reversible Baby Bibs

Even One Of A Kind Hand Made Purses

You can find all kinds of things on Bonanzle from the everyday needs, to the just have to have its! You can find the What on earth is its and the rare hard to find its! best of all You can find IT whatever IT is at a great deal or make an offer to a seller for one item or a BUNCH! Saving you tons of money!

Hope to see you over there. I could post more pictures and tell you even more but why not just stop by and see for yourself. The links to sign up on Bonanzle and my own booth are all over my blog so come on if you are reading this you know you just gotta see what this BONANZLE thing is all about.

Tickle Me Tuesday On Bonanzle

2008-11-17T20:48:00.000-08:00

Looking forward to my second time participating in this event on Bonanzle. Its called Tickle me Tuesday or TMT for short. Sellers sign up to join in the fun and a list is compiled of everyone playing. Each person involved offers a special of some sort. Some offer free shipping, others a percentage off of your order, and others free gifts. The idea of TMT is for the players to visit other booths participating and tag items in their booths. So say I stop in at a booth and see a beautiful pair of earrings I would tag them as beautiful. Tagging helps sellers items show up on the front page of the site which is constantly changing.

The first TMT I participated in was a lot of fun and I got to see booths I had not seen yet and meet people when I visited their booths. I am looking forward to meeting even more people tomorrow as the list is really long of those that joined in for this weeks.

So if your a member of Bonanzle be sure to stop by the TMT thread on the forum and check out the deals all the sellers are offering. If you are not a member yet it will be a great time to join. Even if you are not a participant in TMT it does not matter ANYONE can take advantage of the specials being offered by all the sellers.

Myself I decided to offer 25% off all orders and Free gifts with orders over 25.00 in honor of TMT.

I guess I better get my butt in bed soon so I am up bright and early to make my rounds to all the wonderful booths and take advantage of the sales.

KimsKorner

Move Over eBay Your Competition Is Finally Here

2008-11-16T16:25:00.000-08:00

I have been selling online for over ten years about now. I started back when Yahoo auctions was popular and eBay was still a nice place to be. Many times I have wished I had saved and invested some of the money I made back then between Yahoo, eBay, and the many other old time online auction sites that have come and gone over the years. I was about to give up lately and stick to only selling books on Amazon but then friends kept telling me about a site called Bonanzle. At first I figured another fly by night site or one where my things would sit and never make a sale like happened to me over on Bidville (Which is also a site gone under). However finally I decided to take a leap, I mean my only other options were to sit and do nothing or go into the business of selling used shoes and socks and such online (Yep I found there is a market for your used dirty clothing, what a world lol).

I took the leap and signed up over on Bonanzle. Right away I noticed that the people there were really friendly and very pumped about the site and not just in words but in actions also. I used to run a Loves To eBay Network so I know how important it is for people to put words into action when promoting something. If you just sit back and try to ride it out and put nothing into what you are doing it will go nowhere. This site Bonanzle was different. In so many ways. That was the first one I noticed though "Active people" very nice change.

Then I made my profile and noticed they had a place to enter my website address. How nice is that? I remember the days when I could put things like that on my eBay about me page without getting booted into the cold, but those days are long since gone too. Not on Bonanzle though, they even had a nice spot for me to enter my URL and they made it into a link for me saving me the trouble of hunting down html code I have for links. What nice people huh?

Wait I noticed something else on my profile page it had a little number for users referred. What is this all about. Later come to find out they award you when you let people know about the site. I had already been pumping out invites to the site before I found out about that, because its just that good of a site, but these guys want to give their members a pat on the back for letting people know about a site that works? A site that you would invite your friends and family to anyway and they want to give you something for doing that? WOW! Thats all I have to say about that. Needless to say when I can I share my referral link because heck if they want to reward me for something I am going to be doing anyway.... I am all for that.

Then there is the fees. Oh no those dreaded horrible fees we all hate so much. We know all about those. They are the things eBay kept increasing. The more we would sell the harder we worked the bigger they got the more they took from us. You just have to love that. Nope not me it sent me running for the hills honestly. I barely ever list on eBay anymore at all. I am doubting I will ever go back there now even to buy. I can't see supporting them when they ripped apart the mom and pop's around the nation who made them what they are today. On Bonanzle though they don't make me pay just to list an item on their site. They have fees, what site thats going to succeed would not have them? Instead though Bonanzle will not take my money unless I get results. Hence when I sell something they take out a low final value fee. I can sell any item up to 10.00 and only pay .50 cents for that item sold. The fee chart goes up gradually but does not surpass 10.00 and that is for if you sold something for I believe it is 1,000.00. You just can't beat that. A site with traffic and low fees only if your item(s) sell.

I bet your thinking your going to have to jump through a million complicated hoops in order to list an item on Bonanzle now. Nope! You hit Sell and you come to a very simple one page listing screen. You can upload your photo and while it is uploading fill in your item info. No time spent twiddling your thumbs waiting for a picture to upload here. Then you can crop it with the built in simple editor. The time I save with their listing process is amazing. On Bonanzle I also don't have to play keep up with the Jone's with making my listing big and fancy with backgrounds and graphics galore. I can simply tell what the item is and describe it add the picture and I am done. Its the norm there. Again so much time not wasted in listing items on Bonanzle.

The forums are wonderful too. I cannot believe the helpful, fun and friendly posts I come across every day. The environment just lifts your spirits and keeps you going. Of course you get the one or two posts of complaining about I don't have any sales coming from people who just started. I have seen most of those people encouraged by others and instead of giving up they push on and start making those sales. What I don't see is constant thread after thread of members fighting like I have on other sites. That makes Bonanzle very different and more likely to succeed for yet another reason.

Bonanzle unlike eBay gives me the choice of what payments I want to accept. I can still accept PayPal or I can accept money orders or even cash if I so choose to do so. I will never comprehend a site telling a seller what form of payment they are allowed to accept. It is my belief and a widely popular belief the only reason eBay would do that is to ensure they get yet another cut of your money and you have no choice. Nope not at Bonanzle they are not dipping into your profits at every twist and turn or telling you how to run your business. Also on Bonanzle they don't have Revolution Money Exchange as of yet as one of the options but I choose to accept it as a payment as well and have it listed in my booth chat and on my profile and they don't mind one bit. Try putting something like that on your eBay auctions or about me page and see how long that lasts.

Okay now I just know your saying to yourself that there has to be a down side. Your saying to yourself that theres probably no support from those running the site over there. Wrong again. So far I have had two times where I had questions and emailed support neither of those times did I get an email back with some generalized response like I have everywhere else. I actually got personalized responses and welcomed to email back if I needed any further help, but I didn't have to because they took their time to explain the answers to my questions right in that email making it so there was no need to email back and forth begging for something that made sense. I have had similar experiences elsewhere that I found myself yelling at my computer screen, but not at Bonanzle I was happy as can be with the personal response I got both times.

I highly suggest Bonanzle hence why I have taken the time to blog about it. Me who knows barely a thing about blogging. I think I covered pretty much everything here but if not theres always those forums over there where your questions will be welcomed or personally drop an email to the site and be amazed when they reply back to you.

The site is almost at 10,000 members now and I know they are going to keep growing. I personally have amazing view counts in my booth and have sold 20 items in under 2 weeks of selling. I have found great sales as well as a buyer. The other morning I was able to get 4 pairs of earrings and a necklace for my daughters stocking and with shipping and all only spent about 7.00. They were all new too. Just can't beat it whether your selling or just looking for great deals.

I almost forgot to mention in each booth there is a chat at the top. You can leave messages for a seller or you can talk to the seller in real time if they are in the booth at the time. Just keep in mind it might say they are there but they might be in another window listing more items for you to browse through so if there is no reply they may have stepped away from the booth for a moment.

Theres so much good things I can write about Bonanzle I am sure I missed something. So be sure to come on over and see for yourself. Once you sign up look me up KimsKorner make sure you let me know you read my blog so I know I am not just talking to myself :)

I am going to include my referral id url that I mentioned earlier and I do appreciate if you use it when signing up, but if you choose not to use it that is fine too just don't miss out on Bonanzle. Jump on the train now because its taking off at the speed of light.

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