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My Little World

By on Nov 2, 2006 in Blog Posts | 1 comment

Things have been busier than ever lately – with no end in sight. Shopunitednetworks.com is coming along well as is normal local business. Some time soon I’ll post a nice article about the things I’ve learned about selling online.-SC

Merchant Advertising Systems Comparison

By on Jul 24, 2006 in Blog Posts, Internet | 1 comment

After launching my webstore (http://www.shopunitednetworks.com) I have spent considerable time promoting it through some of the popular search engines and comparison shopping sites. Here is a brief run down of the pros and cons of each:Shopping.comType: Comparative ShoppingClick-Through Rate: About 4.00%Average CPC: Manually set to $0.70Initial Investment Needed: $50.00Pros: Reaches a large targeted audience – the people who use Shopping.com are there to shop, not to search. This means a higher sales conversion. The site is full featured and includes decent support.Cons: Calling in for support is difficult as it can be hard to find someone to assist you. The site has a bit of a learning curve and is unlike most others. There is a 1-2 day delay after uploading your products before they appear on the site. Although my products appear correctly, many are tagged as “needing...

Webstore Launched!

By on Jul 3, 2006 in Blog Posts, Internet | 0 comments

I finally decided to launch a fully featured webstore and after spending a week or so researching I chose MonsterCommerce as my provider. It has it’s shortcomings, but it was the most complete package I could find. It isn’t the cheapest either so I’m hoping that I can make the webstore work and become profitable. It will offer great pricing on software ranging from office suites to navigational utilites. Eventually I hope to expand to hardware as well. For now people can still E-Mail or call for quotes on anything they may need that isn’t listed in the new webstore. Check it out at http://www.shopunitednetworks.com!

What’s Up?!

By on May 17, 2006 in Blog Posts | 1 comment

A lot for me! I’ve been a busy boy lately. Between business, the band and life in general I haven’t had a moment to stop. Things are going fairly well on all fronts. I recently bid adieu (again) to Andy who worked with me, as he is off to work for the local public schools (again). No more afternoon games of catch.I have been busy with band items lately, such as building up the Myspace.com profile and having stickers printed. The stickers didn’t turn out well and it was one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had with a printer. Myspace is coming along nicely, going from 434 friends to over 3,000 in a matter of weeks.I recently had a birthday where I turned a year older bringing the total up to 24. Did I feel any older? No. Did my life change because of this additional number? No. Hopefully when I turn 25 my insurance will go down. When I’m a big boy (25) I...

If you like Billie Holiday…

By on Apr 21, 2006 in Blog Posts | 0 comments

…then you’ll love Madeleine Peyroux. Although she sounds a great deal like Billie, her voice is a bit more youthful than Holiday’s. Her music is a mix of old and new songs. The classics have original arrangements giving them a fresh sound. That’s it.