I wanted to let you know I have been posting more on my other blog "Build a Business Now", lots of tips on creating a website business. This blog is partially about that as well and most posts on that subject started here, but seems kind of silly to post the same thing in both places, when with a click you can read it there.
So go check it out and get some good information on domain names, getting cheap traffic to your website. Also a new post on another way of earning some extra income "Adsense," with ideas on creating a website using it as well as affiliate and retail sites.
If you are actually interested in starting a website business and even if you are only thinking about it, I have a free newsletter that has some really good information and ideas on how to start a business online. It's free and your welcome to it. You sign up here.
Or you can go to http://easysitespro.com, email is all that is needed.
Later,
Claire
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
How Was Your Valentine's Day?
This was the most crazy, hectic Valentine's Day ever. I was just trying to do it all and it all came in at me at once on Friday the 13th. I'm wasn't superstitious, but I think I am now.
I was running wholesale and retail floral sites, involving shipping and direct driving deliveries, also an affiliate floral site(which was the easiest but I was really making sure the specials were updated) and I was doing my night club sales. I had a new girl want to come work with me and I thought, great idea for Valentine's weekend, NOT!!! I already had enough new things going on so I should have cooled it but I think by that time I couldn't think.
I was about to go selling on Friday around 7 and that's when I found out about a mistake that actually could have been discovered days before but I and the customer involved had been too busy to realize it. I think he was having a Friday the 13th as well.
Between fixing that problem and preparing roses and a map for a girl whose car broke down right away anyway---I didn't get to sell until 11 bleeping 45, on the night before Valentine's Day(when I normally would have been out there by 8) and when I arrived at my first place a girl had just been in there selling these cute novelty wooden roses. I was getting really superstitious by this time and looked at the clock every time I went by hoping it would turn 12 and be the 14th.
It wasn't bad for such a short night--which means it could have been great, if I had gotten out on time. But oh well, I definitely learned some business lessons and I do learn from my mistakes. I do keep going back to taking more than I can chew though.
It is good to be productive though, that's the only way to get anywhere but it's good to be smart about it.
My actual Valentine's Day was great though. I got out on time, I still couldn't make it everywhere because I was so busy dealing with sales--that's a good thing. It was a mad rush but it was fun and that night was just like I said, where you can just enjoy it as it's last thing you are going to do to make the most of Valentine's Day.
If you are any kind of rose seller, florist or wholesaler, you know the stress and the joy of the occasion.
I have a You Tube video here that I think is inspirational for all sales people by a motivational speaker, Grant Cardone, who I have seen live and that's why I thought to look for this. I may put another video bar in with his videos as they help you with sales in your job and life.
I was running wholesale and retail floral sites, involving shipping and direct driving deliveries, also an affiliate floral site(which was the easiest but I was really making sure the specials were updated) and I was doing my night club sales. I had a new girl want to come work with me and I thought, great idea for Valentine's weekend, NOT!!! I already had enough new things going on so I should have cooled it but I think by that time I couldn't think.
I was about to go selling on Friday around 7 and that's when I found out about a mistake that actually could have been discovered days before but I and the customer involved had been too busy to realize it. I think he was having a Friday the 13th as well.
Between fixing that problem and preparing roses and a map for a girl whose car broke down right away anyway---I didn't get to sell until 11 bleeping 45, on the night before Valentine's Day(when I normally would have been out there by 8) and when I arrived at my first place a girl had just been in there selling these cute novelty wooden roses. I was getting really superstitious by this time and looked at the clock every time I went by hoping it would turn 12 and be the 14th.
It wasn't bad for such a short night--which means it could have been great, if I had gotten out on time. But oh well, I definitely learned some business lessons and I do learn from my mistakes. I do keep going back to taking more than I can chew though.
It is good to be productive though, that's the only way to get anywhere but it's good to be smart about it.
My actual Valentine's Day was great though. I got out on time, I still couldn't make it everywhere because I was so busy dealing with sales--that's a good thing. It was a mad rush but it was fun and that night was just like I said, where you can just enjoy it as it's last thing you are going to do to make the most of Valentine's Day.
If you are any kind of rose seller, florist or wholesaler, you know the stress and the joy of the occasion.
I have a You Tube video here that I think is inspirational for all sales people by a motivational speaker, Grant Cardone, who I have seen live and that's why I thought to look for this. I may put another video bar in with his videos as they help you with sales in your job and life.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Affiliate Site Demo
I hope you went to my other blog to look at the demo on how you can use Site Builder and Paypal to create a website in minutes. I now have a video bar here so you can see it on the right.
I made another demo that shows you how you can create an even easier business online. You just use affiliate links from Linkshare or Commission Junction or others which are all free to join and get the great templates and Site Builder they have at Homestead to quickly create some webpages. Watch the demo for now. In later entries I'll be getting into more information on which companies to affiliate with to make the best commissions and the strategies you can use to get visitors.
There's also one showing how to put a lead capture form on the page and it is literally only 2 minutes long because that is all the time that it takes.
I made another demo that shows you how you can create an even easier business online. You just use affiliate links from Linkshare or Commission Junction or others which are all free to join and get the great templates and Site Builder they have at Homestead to quickly create some webpages. Watch the demo for now. In later entries I'll be getting into more information on which companies to affiliate with to make the best commissions and the strategies you can use to get visitors.
There's also one showing how to put a lead capture form on the page and it is literally only 2 minutes long because that is all the time that it takes.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Gearing up for Valentine's Day Nightclub Rose selling
Make sure you've got roses for Valentine's Day, it's going to be a good one as it falls on a Saturday so lots of people will be out that night celebrating. Not only that it will be a great Friday night as well, because by Saturday night, many guys will have already bought their girl their Valentine roses. Even so don't worry, most will still buy a rose or bouquet on Valentine's Day anyway, plus friends buy friends roses---it's your best rose selling day. But as I was saying on Friday you'll have a good chance that they will buy the big gift from you, so it would be good to have some bouquets. Either way, you'll do great. You may sell your whole basket a few times too. You experienced rose sellers know I'm not kidding.
I'm already getting more sales because V-day is coming. I'm planning on going out more on the weeknights now up until Valentine's Day. It's also a good time to try some of those car dealerships in the day, I talk about in my newsletter.
It does make me a bit stressed and nervous this time of year. I've had some rose seller friends say the same, mainly the ones that plan a lot of extra things, like me, around Valentine's Day for selling roses.
But when the night finally comes and all I've got to think about is selling roses for the night(even though it's still quite a panic getting from place to place fast enough), it's just like my favorite holiday. It's almost better than Christmas to me now. But it reminds me more of Halloween. I don't know why, I guess it's like trick or treating for money.
Anyway good luck and make sure you'll have roses to sell. See my post on this. I still have roses
on my site but you should reserve some if you want long stem red as I believe my Valentine's shipment will go fast, I've already got much of it pre-sold, but I do have the medium stem as well.
Happy Valentine's Day in advance,
Claire Mesa
I'm already getting more sales because V-day is coming. I'm planning on going out more on the weeknights now up until Valentine's Day. It's also a good time to try some of those car dealerships in the day, I talk about in my newsletter.
It does make me a bit stressed and nervous this time of year. I've had some rose seller friends say the same, mainly the ones that plan a lot of extra things, like me, around Valentine's Day for selling roses.
But when the night finally comes and all I've got to think about is selling roses for the night(even though it's still quite a panic getting from place to place fast enough), it's just like my favorite holiday. It's almost better than Christmas to me now. But it reminds me more of Halloween. I don't know why, I guess it's like trick or treating for money.
Anyway good luck and make sure you'll have roses to sell. See my post on this. I still have roses
on my site but you should reserve some if you want long stem red as I believe my Valentine's shipment will go fast, I've already got much of it pre-sold, but I do have the medium stem as well.
Happy Valentine's Day in advance,
Claire Mesa
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