A Lens that you need to read!

I've been very busy lately and just can't seem to find the time to blog! I did run across this great Lens on Squidoo that was written by a fellow Bonanzle seller, eyecatchingbeauty. The Lens is very well written and has some great content! Check it out!

If You Can..

I just got this in an email and it is so true!
Thank God for man's best friend :)

(this is a picture of our sweet baby Ginger Grant, we couldn't imagine life without her! We rescued her in 2002)

If You Can..

If you can start the day without caffeine;
If you can get going without pep pills;
If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches
and pains;

If you can resist complaining and boring people
with your troubles; 
If you can eat the same food every day and be
grateful for it; 
If you can understand when your loved ones are
too busy to give you any time;

If you can forgive a friend's lack of consideration;
If you can overlook it when those you love take it
out on you when,
through no fault of your own, something goes wrong;
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment; 

If you can ignore a friend's limited education and
never correct him; 
If you can resist treating a rich friend better than
a poor friend; 
If you can face the world without lies and deceit;

If you can conquer tension without medical help; 
If you can relax without liquor; 
If you can sleep without the aid of drugs;

If you can honestly say that deep in your heart
you have no prejudice
against creed or color, religion or politics; then,
my friend, you are
almost as good as your dog.

Have a wonderful day today!

Bonanza Time!

Here's another great thing about Bonanzle.com - BONANZAS! You can hold a Bonanza (sale) once a month on Bonanzle. You can determine what percentage off you want your buyers to receive and the time & date of your sale. You can can decide if it will 1 to 3 hours long. The day of your Bonanza your booth has a much higher chance of showing up on the front page, it will also show up in the list of Bonanzas happening soon. You should try to be in your booth during your Bonanza so you can make deals and answer any questions a buyer might have, plus it's just plain FUN!

We will be holding our Bonanza tomorow (Jan 18) at 3:00pm EST / 12 noon PST. If you have the time to stop by and say hello, chat or tag a few items that would be great! You might even find something you just can't live without!

Here are just a few things you could purchase for 20% off!

FZ7 Motorcycle / Snowmobile / ATV Helmet full face shield
Size Medium


Old Defiance Deli - Meat Scale Lighted Toledo OHIO


Vintage Souvenir Photo packet de Reims France Cathedral


Route 66 Girls Jeans size 10 Flare leg embroidery

Talkshoe

TUNE IN TONIGHT!
Brainstorming Bonanzle : Auctions on Bonanzle

01/12/2009 8:00 PM EST
http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/31369

What's so great about Bonanzle?

Here's what!!

• Tagging. I love tagging, it's like giving someone a big pat on the back! The great thing is the more people that tag an item, the better chance it has of showing up on the front page! I will warn you that it can become addicting like most things on Bonanzle!
  

The tag choices are Bizarre, Beautiful, Funny, Cool and Well Priced.
Make a choice! You can choose more than one at a time.

Another fun thing about tagging is that you can go into your stats and see how many times your items have been tagged!

• Live Chat Window. This feature is awesome! You can connect it to your Instant Message program, it allows you to chat with those in your booth without even being there! Live Chat is a great way to let your customers know if you have any specials, sales or coupons running. It's nice to be able to discuss combined shipping, payment options and other details with potential buyers! It's great to let someone know you stopped by to check out their booth or tagged one of their items, maybe they'll return the favor! One more thing I love about the live chat window is......
  

• Live Booth Auctions. This is a newer user-started feature of the site! You can run a LIVE! auction right in your booth's chat window! I've observed a few and they are very exciting! I have yet to hold one but plan on doing so in the near future. I think for my future auction on Bonanzle to be successfull I should do a few things.

1. Promote! I'll need to get the word out, this means posting in the forums ahead time, usually there's a thread for that day's auctions that you can add your auction to.
2. Try to choose something that will appeal to as many users as possible. I've seen people hold a poll asking what items buyers would like to see auctioned off. This will defintely give a better idea of what item to put up for bid.
3. Make sure to put a message up in my booth chat window!
4. Be in my booth ahead of time to get the party started! I'll need to try and get everyone pumped up and keep the chat going!
5. Hold a 10 or 15 minute auction, seems shorter is better here.
6. Make sure I & everyone else involved knows when it will be ending! Say I'm having a 10 minute auction starting at 9:50 pm EST. I would start the bidding at 9:50, the last bid that comes in when the clock still reads 10:00 would be the winner.
7. As soon as the clock turns to 10:01 the winner would be announced.
8. Thank everyone!

• Handpicked Lists. These are great! I have about 8 in the works right now! I believe you are only able to have 3 active at one time, only one of mine is active so I'm good :) It's almost like tagging but better! You can find different items on the site that you like and add them to your handpicked lists! It's good to have a theme for each one such as Jewlery, clothes or fun things you think the founder might like! Nightgirl made this one. LOL! They only last 2 weeks so it stays fresh.
  

There are many other great things that I'll talk about in later posts. My daughter is home sick from school AGAIN today so I'm cutting this one a bit short. Have a good one everyone & leave me a comment if you're so inclined!