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Friday, July 1, 2005

It's a month late but better late than never, right?.......................

I just sent out my "quarterly" newsletter. Okay, so it hasn't actually gone out yet...it's still sitting in the mailbox where I put it last night. A month late to boot. For some reason, I had it in my head that I didn't want to send the newsletter out until the first of August but it should have... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 24, 2005

Online Radio Advertising - Pagan Podcast

I recently purchased an internet radio/podcast ad on the Lance and Graal show. The podcast goes online today at http://www.lanceandgraal.com. The podcast is going to be posted this morning sometime so if it's not there yet, keep checking back or take some time to listen to Episode 1. If you don't... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 13, 2005

I'm so happy....doin' the happy dance......................................

Yesterday, I had two dvd sales! One lady bought two and another lady bought one. On top of that, I have a business which is very interested in purchasing the dvds for resale. I'm sending the ladies their dvds today and the business requested a sample so I'm sending a Lessons in Tarot to them. All... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 2, 2005

Yay my first online DVD sale!..............................................

When I first had my site up and running, there were a couple of sales made by a couple of online aquaintances. Our own Claire_Springle was one of those sales (thank you!) and another lady I know from one of my Pagan groups. That was in May of 2004. There were a couple of re-orders after those... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Free Business Newsletter to help your business grow........................

If you own a small business, you should know that oftentimes it can be the little things, rather than the large expenses, that can eat away at your budget. But many times, small business owners will try and increase their profits by looking around at what larger expenses they can cut. I've been... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 10, 2005

On an advertising blitz...now I'm maxed out! Something's gotta give.......

Well, I've maxed out my credit card in the last week (not that it took much) purchasing advertising spots for my metaphysical dvds and my soap. I went to Google and searched for "Pagan Advertising" to showcase my dvds and found some interesting places that I hope will bring me some paying customers.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 2, 2005

What are my latest AvatarSearch stats?.....................................

Well, so far no sales and that's what really counts, right? Oh, well.... As of right now, my banner has been shown 8704 times and received 25 clicks. That makes my average CTR (Click Through Rate) 0.29%. I'm getting about 5 - 6 clicks a day. That's all well and good (actually it isn't) but without... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 1, 2005

New Ad Campaign on Avatar Search...........................................

I just purchased an ad campaign on AvatarSearch.com to showcase my metaphysical DVDs. It cost $300 for three months and includes a minimum of 30,000 banner impressions (468x60) and a listing on the "Cool Sponsors of the Month" section which is prominently displayed on the home page. The realtime... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 8, 2005

DarrkeThoughts: My comment to you turned in to a post!.....................

I got a little long-winded so I decided to make this a post instead of a comment. I mostly sell adult "novelty" and sex toys on eBay right now. I have a wholesaler and my markup is usually about 100% to 135% depending on the item. My wholesaler will drop ship but I usually just buy a few items in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 7, 2005

I have so many new PALs lately...:).......................................

For some strange reason, eBay and PayPal don't allow one to accept PayPal for anything sold in the Mature Audiences catagory. If you even MENTION PayPal anywhere in the listing, including the description, eBay won't let you post the auction. I don't understand this policy. It's harder for both buyer... Sign in to see full entry.

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