I just updated this site to Wordpress 2.5, and this is a pretty exciting upgrade. First of all, the new admin panel looks fantastic. Very open and clean. Something else that I was really happy to see in this release is the one-click updates for plug-ins. I immediately updated about four plug-ins after the WP upgrade, and it took about two minutes to update all of them. Lots of cool new features.
Unfortunately, Google sort of turned on BANS due to so many thin sites….sites that had eBay stores, but little content.
Most people know the potential of selling products on eBay. However, there are lots of folks who have no desire to order products to sell, keep up with their inventory, ship packages, and manage all the email that goes along with it. What if you could make money off eBay without directly listing and selling anything? Build a Niche Store (BANS) is THE tool you can use to build an eBay affiliate website. As an eBay affiliate, eBay actually invites you to promote all of the product listings in the eBay marketplace and in exchange will pay you up to 75% of the revenue they make from each sale you refer plus up to $35 for each new active eBay member you refer. If you aren’t familiar with what BANS is, let me introduce you to the concept.
I now have my new theme activated. For the design, I chose to work with the creative team at Antbag.com(a.k.a. me). This design works with the updated direction of the site that I spoke of in my previous post.
* Just added gravatar photos(globally recognized avatars) to the comments. Set up your gravatar at gravatar.com, and it will display on all participating blogs that you leave a comment on.
If you haven’t noticed the last few months, I’ve not posted as much as I used to. The primary reason for this is the fact that I’m rethinking the direction I want to go with this website. When I started this blog, it was just a personal website…nothing more. Then I figured out how to build a Wordpress theme, and that knowledge + the little HTML and CSS know-how that I had, I ran with it. I put together a fairly nice variety of free themes. Then I started writing a few tutorials and taking on work for pay. Most of that work has been me fixing things for people(adding logos, sidebars, fixing errors, etc.), and there has been the occasional custom theme.
You can always pay full price for everything, and avoid any type of confrontation. However, negotiating on a price is not a confrontation. There are some things in which you will probably have to pay full price on, such as what you buy at the grocery store. But there are lots of things you could get a nice discount on if you just ask. Commit to what you will pay, and it’s amazing what you can save. Remember, “a penny saved is a penny earned”. David DeFranza wrote How Haggling Taught Me About Life, where he gives several good pointers, such as staying calm and not being afraid to walk away. Good advice.
Here lately, computers and related components have not been very friendly to me. As I reported earlier, I recently got a new laptop computer. Everything is fine in that regard. Now, I’m having major problems with my DSL connection….and this isn’t the first time. My service is with AT&T(formerly Bellsouth). When it works, it works well. When problems arise, good luck.
