Yuwie.com!
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
I'm always looking for more ways to network and get the word out about my store. I came across
Yuwie.com about a month ago, but didn't really look into it much. I'm not sure how much I'll use it since I'm such a MySpace addict, but it looks promising!
Basically, it's like MySpace, but you get paid for referring people as well as for using the site. I'll be honest... yes, if you join, I'm going to make money. But hey.. you'll make money if a friend joins under you too! You can listen to the little guy chat about all of this by going
HERE. He explains everything, from payment to when you get paid..what for and everything you need to know.
I'm excited about it.. and you should be too dangit! I'm always looking for ways to make even a little bit of money. Who knows.. maybe you only make $10/month but it's $10 ya didn't have, right? lol So
Sign Up and then tell your friends. Who knows.. we may all make some decent money together. :)
What can you do with Yuwie? Well like I said.. it's pretty much just like MySpace. You have a profile, pictures, blogs and even groups too (although I'll be honest and say that I prefer MySpace for groups, but that's just personal preference). You can leave comments for friends, chat with people through mail, join clubs, etc. You can customize your profile and everything too!
You can check out my Yuwie profile at
www.yuwie.com/kimiskustoms if you are interested.
Labels: advertising, affiliates, blogging, cafe press, cafepress, Kimi, money, MySpace, performance, yuwie
New Store: Kimi's Kustoms - ADULT
Monday, September 17, 2007
How bizarre that I haven't really announced this "officially" yet, and already people are flocking to our new store -
Kimi's Kustoms - ADULTI know what you're thinking... "But Kimi, I thought you weren't going to open that until next year?" Well, I wasn't. But through some poking, prodding, encouragement and some down right begging, I finally caved and said "Oh well..why not?" So, the adult store is open and has gained popularity through very little work.
But what I can't figure out is how search engines have it indexed already. I mean, that usually takes at least a few days, if not longer. I did upload my items to Froogle, but I don't know how people are finding my store so easily. I thought I was looking at the wrong traffic report, but I triple checked (I thought I was losing my mind) and I'm not.
Either way, I'm excited for this stores overnight popularity (wouldn't it have been funny if I managed a sale already? lol). It was much easier to set up than
Kimi's Kustoms - FAMILY. Maybe it was because I had a very specific niche in mind that took me ages to figure out with the Family store. Or maybe it's simply because I know what I'm doing this time.
My next step is to somehow integrate the new store into my stand alone site
www.kimiskustoms.com although how, I'm not real sure yet. I went in last night and at least linked the two stores together as sister sites, but the main website and blog both need some sort of integrated look. I'm thinking of making a Shop Family / Shop Adult button for my website. I dunno.. we'll see. It'll happen today - and that's all I know!
Labels: adult, advertising, affiliates, cafe press, cafepress, clothes, funny, gifts, goals, kids, life, marketing, money, shopping, stores
Best CafePress Shop?
Monday, September 10, 2007
Do you like our designs, but maybe can't afford to buy anything and support us? Are you looking for a way to help out, and don't know how? That's
GREAT, and I have the solution(s) for you!
Here is a list of possible ways to help promote Kimi's Kustoms:
1. Post a link to our website (
http://www.kimiskustoms.com) or our store (
http://www.cafepress.com/kimiskustoms) on your personal website. You can use Squidoo, LiveJournal, Blogger, MySpace, your own website and more! *Note that when using MySpace, you must use http://www.kimiskustoms.com and you do so at your own risk. Please read the
MySpace Terms of Use for more details on advertising.*
2. You can simply post a banner with our store URL on it! You can create your own, or you can use our newest banner. *Please do not hot link! Save it to your computer and host it yourself so that everyone can enjoy the use of the banner!
3. Purchase a
Kimi's Kustoms Bumper Sticker for your car!
4. Blog about us! You can include us in any of your blogs. You can even link your favorite designs / products to show off to your friends!
5. Email your family and friends about us!
6. Vote for us Every Day at the following sites:
TopSiteList
Free TopSite7. Check out our
Affiliates page in order to learn how to make money supporting our store!
Labels: advertising, affiliates, bumper sticker, cafe press, cafepress, clothes, commission junction, family, marketing, money, rewards, shopping, squidoo
Bumper Sticker
I'm always looking for another way to advertise my store. There seem to be only so many ways to do so without spamming. Another shopkeeper on the CafePress forums, suggested a bumper sticker. I mean, that's what they are for right? My husband isn't real into the idea. I don't think he wants my website URL all over his car. Well, tough noogies. lol
I made a bumper sticker tonight - finally. I like it, and am anxious to get it in the mail. I've yet to order anything from myself, so this will be a learning experience for me. If it looks as good in print as it does on my computer, I'm thinking of buying a few for family members and seeing if I can convince them to stick it on their cars. Heehee
Anywhoooo if anyone reading this is interested, the bumper sticker can be found
Here!
Labels: advertising, affiliates, bumper sticker, cafe press, cafepress, commission junction, marketing, shopping
Stand Alone Site - Completed!
Finally, after hours upon hours of hard work, I have completed the stand alone site
www.kimiskustoms.com! It was an amazing amount of work. I've never done a full website before and I have to say, all of the FTP, SQL, SOB, SHOL, Blah Blah Blah was incredibly confusing for me. I've never gone to school for this sort of thing so the acronyms and terminology really threw me off. Like my friend Chris says, nerds like to use big words and flashy acronyms to look cool and smart. Well, they certainly got me stumped for a while.
It feels really good to have all of it done, and I think it looks pretty nice. I tried to incorporate the design into both the store and the stand alone site so people don't even realize they are going from one place to another. I think it flows well. Of course, my opinion doesn't really matter. We'll have to see what the customers (and Google!) think of it. Ha!
Labels: affiliates, cafe press, cafepress, commission junction, shopping, stores
Store Affiliates
Monday, September 3, 2007
I'm super excited to see how many other CafePress stores are suddenly linking my products. I use Google Analytics and have been noticing a little more traffic lately. Upon digging through my reports, I notice that there are a few stores linking to my stuff (BIG stores, who I never thought would use my designs for affiliate linking). I'm not sure why they chose me, but that's great! I hope we both make money off of it. :)
If you are interested in become a Kimi's Kustoms Affiliate, follow these steps!
Directions:1. Bookmark
Kimi's Kustoms so you can find your way back easily.
2. Follow this link and review the agreement terms -->
Publisher Sign Up.
3. Fill Out the online application.
4. Wait for Commission Junction to send you a confirmation email.
5. Head to
www.cj.com and log in (the log in area is to you top right.
6. Click on "Account" then "Web site Settings" and copy your PID number for your website. (it will be located beneath "name")
7. If there are no listed websites, click 'Add A New Web Site', fill out the information for the site that will be displaying the banner advertising (such as your personal website). A New PID number will be issued to you. Once you retreive the PID number write it down somwhere some you won't lose it.
8. Come back to Kimi's Kustoms and select your favorite banner to place wherever you'd like where advertising is allowed! Note: Replace the “XXXXXXX” with your pid number.
9. Enjoy your commission!
Choose a Banner Style:
Labels: affiliates, cafe press, commission junction, shopping, stores
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