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Essential U Blog – Sitting on the Social Media Bench
Great article written from an industry leader on why you need to get into the social media game to grow your business.
Twitter and Facebook Updates to Show in Search Engines — Are You Prepared?
If you use Twitter and Facebook to promote your business, [...]

I haven’t done much writing lately but I have been reading. I wanted to share a few  articles with you that are relative to your success online.
How We Reduced Chargebacks by %30 – 37 Signals
37 signals reduced their chargebacks by changing the way their charges showed up on customer credit cards. Great idea!
1000 True Fans
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I read an interesting article this morning on Lifehacker about gift cards and deadlines. The article points out that people are more likely to use gift cards if they expire quickly. Now as a business honoring those gift cards,  you may not care if they redeem them or not. You’ve already made the sale. But [...]

Are your product images working as hard to sell your products as you are? Product images have a big job to do. They have to provide enough information for the shopper to make an educated purchase and they have to display your products in a manner that entices shoppers to buy. The first link listed [...]

While cruising through my RSS feeds, I found a post on  Craft Gossip with a link to an all natural deodorant recipe. It’s a very simple recipe of cornstarch and coconut oil that I won’t be able to leave alone.  Adding some Mango and Shea butters will most likely be my first experimental tweak. Check [...]

Whether you love it or hate it, there’s no denying that Sushi is graphically beautiful. Today I am paying tribute to one of my favorite treats by highlighting some of the products I found around the web. I can only imagine the patience it takes to make these  If you know someone that makes them [...]

I’ve wanted to start a weekly topic called “Fav Forum Posts” for some time and have decided there is no time like the present.  My favorite forum post this week was a shrink band tip discussion from The Dish Forum.  Member tips include ideas on how to get even shrinking around soap bars and lip [...]

Commenter #9!
Pat Bailey of VontriesAromas.com in Steubenville, OH!
Congratulations Pat! You’ve won the scale! I’ll be emailing you shortly to get your address info.
A big fat thank you to all who entered. I’m hoping to do this again soon so check back for updates!

Helloooooooooo! I’ve been bad bad bad I know. I haven’t lost interest in this blog – I’ve just been REALLY busy. This is good and bad. My commitments are obviously growing and in need of some weeding though.
To make it up to you for being away so much I am giving away an Escali Aqua [...]

It doesn’t matter how attractive your products are if you have a frumpy display.  Keeping it fresh and fun not only attracts a crowd – but it can enhance your products and help you sell them. The following is a list of DIY projects that will spruce up your display and get those products moving.

Decorate [...]