Secret Santa's On Bonanzle

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)

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

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

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)