PopShops & Blogging with Moxie
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I finally got around to using PopShops and I am in LOVE. I bookmarked it when Belle mentioned it on her internet marketing blog, but I just got around to actually using it.
I have built pages for two sites and so far, so good. They have a freebie option, but I signed up for the Pro Account for only $5 a month. Have I mentioned how much I love it and how easy it is to use? Set up is easy peasy - you include your affiliate IDs for popular merchants such as Linkshare, Share-A-Sale etc, then you search/pick products, style the pages and upload. If you haven’t used PopShops yet, give it a test drive with the Freebie option. I will write a more in depth review after using it some more.
Today while ordering some Christmas gifts from Amazon, I finally ordered myself a copy of The IT Girl’s Guide to Blogging with Moxie.
I tried to get a copy at Barnes & Noble the other day, but they were all sold out. I have been a long time reader of Joelle’s blog and I can’t wait until the book arrives!
I have five other books coming in the shipment - as if I need more to read ;) Which of course is part of my new goals - read more and do more with all the stuff on my hard drive. It’s out of control. What is the point of having all of this stuff if I never utilize it?
2008 is going to be a good AND busy year.
BANS (Build a Niche Store)
I have been *wanting* to buy BANS (an automated system for building a complete website around Ebay), but have decided to wait until after I get more Christmas shopping done.
I had domains to renew and other things to get out of the way as well, so it felt like the right thing to do. It is killing me to wait.. Not that I am known for being impatient or anything ;)
My friend, Shannon, just started using BANS and she is blogging about it on her blog. Today she got through installation and set up. It looks easy enough to use and we all know how I am a sucker for easy, considering I am technology challenged in the worst of ways.
I would love to hear your thoughts and opinions if you are already using it!
Thank You Crazy Bargains & Share-A-Sale
[Rant] I usually try and keep this blog about business, unlike the rants I post on my personal blog. That being said, I am going to share a rant, but it does involve business too.
I am slightly agitated with my Husband today. I was out in the garage searching for some Christmas stuff today when I found a box with my name on it. The box was from Share-A-Sale and Crazy Bargains from back in SEPTEMBER! September people! Apparently he put it there and claims he forgot. Whatever. [/End of Rant]
Anyway, on to the good stuff inside the box - a mouse pad and t-shirt from Share-A-Sale and a pair of adorable doggie slippers from Crazy Bargains that you see in this post. They are so soft and comfy and I could have been using them for the past few months..
The Man tried to say I should have noticed the box. To which I replied - the garage is his domain and I *try* to stay out of it. Just as he stays away from my workspace and laptop. All his fault, no passing the buck on this one ;)
In other news - I have been getting up tons and tons of affiliate links on several blogs. I have made a dent but my to-do-list is still a mile long. Soooooo much do finish before January, Ackkkk.
Review of Steady Niche ~ Part 1 Installation
Author: Retta, Owner of Easy WAHM Websites
I recently purchased a license for Steady Niche, a quick and easy niche site building php script. It auto generates all the pages and you just fill in your desired keywords, title tags, and add your affiliate information like Adsense publisher code, and Ebay PID.
So, step one after buying the license. Installation. I have two hosting accounts, and I had two Wii themed domain names. So I figured one in each account was a good plan. The first hosting account is basically a GoDaddy reseller. I have read that there are problems running certain php based programs on GoDaddy hosting if you have the low level account, but I have a Deluxe account so I figured I was safe. You know what they say about assuming. Yeah, it didn’t go as planned. I’m working with my host to get this figured and get the IonLoaders working properly, whatever those are. http://wiipartyaccessories.com/ this is the current result;
Not very sexy is it? Yeah wasn’t real thrilled with that and I don’t have the php knowledge to figure out how to fix the problems … but I think it has something to do with the hosting type. Hopefully working with the host I can get it working on that domain name.
Onto the second installation on my other hosting account, which is a Host Gator hosting account. This went smoothly. I uploaded everything via ftp and it worked on the first try. All I had to do was edit the config.php file to tweak the keywords and add my Adsense pub ID. There were no problems at all getting things uploaded on this hosting. You do need to make sure you ftp in Binary mode (which seems to be the default, I had never noticed before now though.) http://www.bestwiidownloads.com Here is how this one is looking right now.
Much better, and fully functioning except for the Products page which seems to be pulling an error. I’ve asked for some help with that over at the Steady Niche member’s area since other folks seem to be having the same problem as well.
Stay tuned for more about this interesting niche site building program. In Part 2 We’ll talk about customization … as soon as I figure that part out -lol-
Author: Retta, Owner of Easy WAHM Websites
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