Squidoo Workshop

The Selling Lounge Squidoo Workshop

Our First Mini Squidoo Work Shop was hosted By: OrganicGiftsByDiana

On October 26th The Selling Lounge had a basic Mini Squidoo Workshop for beginners. Diana has easy to follow directions for beginners on how to start your first lens.

Our Homework for our first workshop is: Write up a little something about your topic - REMEMBER use short paragraphs and don't forget to write a short intro about your topic or why you chose that topic...

If you would like to have a copy of our first workshop on Squidoo, please email OrganicGiftsByDiana, she would love to send you a copy.

Next Workshop: Monday November 2nd, 11:30 a/m (EST)

Must be registered and logged in to view the workshop!

Click Here for the Squidoo Workshop

All of our members are welcome to attend this free workshop.

We will be working on adding your intro photo and Diana will have you start filling out text boxes. You can of course work on your own, but some folks wanted to walk through this step by step.

Add Your Squidoo Links Here so we can Roll Them!
Then when we all rate/comment/lensroll/favorite/join fan club... each others lens we tell each other which ones we did here.

What is Squidoo ?
A Squidoo lens is a page - a sort of blog/journal/article/photo essay with captions... whatever you want it to be.

A Squidoo lens can help you define your brand and expand your network.

Some Thoughts on Ecommerce and Hurricane Season

Some Thoughts on Ecommerce and Hurricane Season

Although the Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season officially runs from June 1 to Nov 30, we have just entered the peak part of the season, which usually occurs from about the second week of August through October.

What if you live in a land-locked state? Then this has nothing to do with you, right? Wrong! Hurricane season can have a big effect on those operating their sites from or near coastal areas, but it can also affect you even if you run your ecommerce site from Idaho. Here are some actions to think about taking if your location might be affected by one of these monster storms and some things to take into consideration even if you are far, far from the sea.

IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE HURRICANE COUNTRY
Make it your business to know what systems are churning out there, and where they might be heading. Also, if a storm is affecting an area or has just done so, be familiar with where that area is, and (in general) how widespread damages and power outages are. You might have customers in the area. Don't expect sales or communications from them just before or after a tropical system hits their area.

The same is true of your vendors or anyone you order business supplies from. Know where your vendors are for the same reasons.

Be patient! Your customers and/or vendors could very well be operating in survival mode. They may or may not have power, running water, or even a roof over their heads. And, depending on the extent of damage, that mode could last from just a few hours to weeks on end.

IF YOU LIVE IN HURRICANE COUNTRY
REMEMBER that category does NOT matter! We had thousands of dollars in damage and went for several days without power when Fay swept through last year . . . and she was "only" a Tropical Storm. You cannot operate your business by candlelight. Be prepared - not only with your disaster plans and emergency supplies kit - but also for possible downtime.

1- BACK UP YOUR SITE and everything related to it regularly, but ESPECIALLY if a system is approaching. If you are not using an internet based back-up service, pack the latest copy of your back tape or flash drive in your 'Go Kit,' so that it evacuates with you. I usually take my hard drive, as well.

2 - SAFEGUARD YOUR INVENTORY. Make sure it is stored in plastic and/or plastic bins, and elevated.

3 – If a storm is tracking towards your area, consider placing a NOTE on your site that you in the possible path of the storm, and anyone considering a purchase might want to complete that purchase by a certain day or time.

4 – If the NHC issues a WATCH for your area, you might want to advise customers that you downtime for your site may be imminent.

5 – If your watch is upgraded to a WARNING, consider putting your site on ‘vacation’ setting or disabling your cart. Consider the ramifications this scenario: Someone makes a purchase at 2:30 and, at 2:31, the storm knocks out power to your area – for two weeks! (It could happen) Better to be safe than sorry.

6 – Personally, I wouldn’t order a new batch of inventory with a storm headed in my direction, either. But, that's just me.

For more articles and discussions of interest to on line sellers, visit The Selling Lounge, where sellers help sellers.

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I need help with selling online!

Getting started with online selling can be lots of fun, however you need to know many factors in getting the buyers to you and to your products. The Selling Lounge is a friendly forum where sellers are helping each other with the do's and do nots of online selling.

Stop on by and check out our forum.

BISI

We have now released support for Canada Post in the calculated shipping preferences. To enable this feature, visit the Settings/Shipping Preferences and select the Canada Post option.

You will need to have a valid Canadian Postal Code saved in your general settings/store address for this function to work properly and valid shipping weights for all of your products. Please note, due to the slow response times from the Canada Post API, this not currently available as a shipping option for Google Checkout. ---------------------
Tomas

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The Mule Wagon Antiques And Collectibles

Our big July Yard Sale at The Mule Wagon went so well that we've extended it for the rest of the summer. We still have lots of stuff left after we closed the antique mall stores, and we're listing it online at great markdowns!

Come rummage through our online barn, you don't know what you'll find!

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CSBSEWS for American Girl Dolls

CSBSEWS for American Girl Dolls offers a monthly newsletter "The Stitching Post" with information about new items, sales, etc. (August issue will have end of summer sale info .

If you would like to receive the newsletter, you can
1. Go to my home page www.csbsews.com and sign up, or

2. Post a reply here with your e-mail address.

Those of you who have purchased from me before are already subscribed and should have received the July issue.

Carolyn