My Salad Tree
My Salad Tree
We escaped the northeast flooding and it was sunny and warm here all weekend long. My computer was in the shop so we spent the entire weekend outside.
More About Selling Your Books on eBay
I have also sold some books on eBay, but not as many as you did. I have an ebook on the topic of homeschooling. I listed it first under two categories - non-fiction and education / homeschooling, which is, unfortunately, in the "everything else" category on eBay where no one goes. I sold more copies under the non-fiction category than in the homeschooling category, so when the auction ended I listed it again only in non-fiction. I sold maybe 10 or 15 copies as ebooks before sales slowed. I didn't use the featured item, only a gallery photo. You've inspired me, though. It's almost summer, and that means more people are looking at homeschooling as an option for the next school year. I need to get the book ready to sell again for those who may be interested. Christina Routon http://home.alltel.net/clr1971/book.htm
Clarification: FeedBurner Does NOT Require Users to Point at Their Domain
Yeah, I blundered.
In a recent article I wrote:
"If you've explored the RSS space in more detail you know that free services like FeedBurner allow you to easily place ads in your feeds and measure the feeds themselves, but they require you to direct your visitors to a republished version of your feed on their server."
Quite wrong, as I was kindly corrected by Traci Hailpern from FeedBurner.
Actually, the premium FeedBurner service MyBrand allows you to do exactly that: use all of the benefits of FeedBurner, but instead of directing your visitors to a republished version of your feed on their server, the MyBrand service allows you to serve your feed from your own domain, retaining all the SEO benefits of RSS.
A big "I'm sorry" to you, the readers, and to FeedBurner.
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Interview Requests For May 17th
This Week:
- Antiques/Collectible Hobbyists
- Domestic Violence Survivors Still Needed
- Female eBay Power Sellers Wanted
- Work/Office Gripes
- Cross-Cultural Couples
Syndicate IQ Shakes the RSS Advertising World With Advanced Ad Serving
Syndicate IQ just announced their RSS ad serving platform that finally brings RSS advertising closer to what "traditional" online advertiers want.
What they're telling right now is:
a] They're able to insert RSS ads into feeds on a per-user basis, regardless of what article the subscriber is currently reading.
b] They can display different versions/formats of the ad, depending on the RSS Reader the subscriber is using.
c] Their RSS ad server integrates with "traditional" online ad servers, centralizing reporting and stats.
More coming on this soon, but until then also read Syndicate IQ's view on the state of RSS advertising, which indicates why the above features are needed.
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Paying Markets And Freelance Jobs For May 17th
PAYING MARKETS These are NOT recycled guidelines. WritersWeekly.com only features original market listings, received from and approved by the editors at each publication. Power & Motoryacht CURRENT NEEDS: " We're looking for profiles of interesting or even famous yacht owners: people who have owned multiple boats over the years and are just as passionate about the lifestyle today as when they bought their first vessel. We're also interested in receiving first-person accounts (and photography) of interesting yacht cruises, whether stateside or overseas, particularly if they're adventurous or circumnavigations." Pays flat fee of $500-$1000 for features of 750-1400 words. PROXY Magazine CURRENT NEEDS: "We are always open to contributions in the area of OSS/BSS, wireless, wireline, cable, IMS, IP, NGN, and beyond, but this is only a broad palette for the detailed articles considered for future issues of Proxy." Pays flat fee of $200-$400; other articles are paid at $.25/word. Articles run 500-2000 words. Purposeful Women CURRENT NEEDS: "Purposeful Women appreciates honest, insightful, tasteful articles on our upcoming themes. For example, in the upcoming Witnessing Issue, we are looking for articles describing the pros and cons of being on both sides of evangelism. Probe questions such as: Why do Christians attempt to evangelize non-believers by telling them what bad people they are? Why don't Christians evangelize with love? What are some effective methods of witnessing? How were you witnessed to for the first time and what effect did it have on you?" Pays $10 flat fee. PWC (Painting & Wallcovering Contractor) Magazine CURRENT NEEDS: "As always, small business columns (1000-1200 words)." Pays flat fee of $100-$500 for 1000-2500 words. RANGE Magazine CURRENT NEEDS: "Great multigenerational ranch stories." Pays $50-$500. The RevWriter Resource CURRENT NEEDS: "I'm always looking for devotion writers since I do two devotion issues per year and run monthly devotions, too. I'm also in need of Practical Wisdom - ideas that worked in local churches. In the past, ideas submitted for this section have been turned into focus articles. If it's a fascinating ministry idea, I'll want to hear more about it! This section is non-paying at this time." Pays $10 for 250-word devotions; $20 for focus articles of 1200 words. NEW JOB LISTINGS - Click here to read the complete job listings. Freelance Writers - Pays $150-$300 Dog Health Magazine Freelance Writer NewsBios.com Freelance Writers SavvyMiss.com Freelance Writers Dream Garage Magazine Freelance Writers - near Norwalk, CT The Wilton Villager/The Stamford Times Freelance Writer The Erickson Tribune Freelance Illustrator/Designer - for Greeting Cards Oak Brook Design Freelance Investment Article Writers - Pays $30-$50/article istockanalyst.com Freelance Writers - near Washington, DC dotdna.com Freelance Writer - diet, obesity, nutrition, food online diet and weight loss resources web site Freelance Copywriters blind jobs Freelance Reporter - near the Northeast metro area of Minneapolis & St. Paul, MN Your Neighborhood News & Report Freelance Science/Technical Writer The Center for the Study of Hepatitis C at The Rockefeller University Freelance Medical Writer - near Philadelphia, PA On Assignment Clinical Research Freelance Writer - shopping AOL Freelance Writer - with mortgage experience blind ad Freelance Medical/Healthcare Writers major healthcare publisher Freelance Healthcare Writer - to be the principal writer of an email newsletter blind ad Freelance Editorial Assistant / Copy Editor / Researcher Fusion Publishing, Inc. Freelance Technical Writer - with API manual writing experience blind ad Freelance Technical Writer - Software consulting company Freelance Medical Writer blind ad Freelance SQL/.NET Test Writers blind ad Freelance Travel Writers Orbitzinsider.com
Whispers And Warnings For May 17th
This Week:
- Janet Kay & Associates - WritersWeekly.com has obtained and posted scanned copies of judgements against Janet Kay and George Titsworth. See: http://www.writersweekly.com/titsworth.pdf (1.8 Megs. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- Gridiron Sports Magazine / GSN Publications / Bernard King - Writers says publisher owes money.
- ebookad.com / eBookAd.com Inc. / EBookAd / Dustin Revin - Reader claims he spoke to owner by phone.
Good Coupon RSS Idea Gone Bad and 4 Lessons to Learn
As a direct marketer myself I always like seeing new direct marketing examples of using RSS, especially since it's so underused in the field.
The new Cost Saving Network, which specializes in discount coupons and best deals from hundreds of webstores, has the right idea.
a] Subscribe to a coupon RSS feed for any webstore.
b] Subscribe to a search RSS feed that will give you the latest results from hundreds of webstores for your keywords.
c] Subscribe to their blog, either to the entire blog or again using the search function to subscribe only to what matter to you.
It's a great idea ... too bad it's implemented so poorly. But certainly a good lesson for the rest of us.
The gist of the lesson: if your RSS initiative doesn't provide value, just don't do it.
a] In this case, the first problem is with the actual search function. It just works quite poorly and doesn't give me any really relevant information.
The lesson: if the service that your RSS initiative is based on, doesn't work, RSS won't work either.
b] The site might be OK for those that already know what RSS is, but for everyone else the orange button will just be another "what's this" question. No explanations, no instructions, no benefits, no subscribe buttons like MyYahoo or MyMSN ...
The lesson: if you do RSS, do it so that even those that haven't used RSS before will find your service accessible.
c] They do have an e-mail newsletter option ... but I don't see an RSS option for the newsletter as well.
The lesson: make your relevant e-mail content directly accessible to RSS users.
d] Why can't I subscribe to an aggregate feed of multiple webstores, without using the keyword feature? And why won't you let me specify a specific product that I want to be notified of ... perferably when the price reaches the botton I specified when I subscribed.
The lesson: if you offer listings from a database via RSS, make it easy for the subscriber to really customize his subscription.
OK guys, still lots of room for improvement, but you still have time ...
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