How Was Your September Bottom Line?

Today is the last day of September, so how did you do? I compared my sales with last September and find that I didn't have as many customers. Last year it was like spring was in the air all year round and everyone was buying everything. It was like my products has spring plungers attached to them. Everything was selling like hotcakes.

Anyway, regardless of the number of sales, I think my bottom line was at or above last years, so I'm not too upset. I'll find out for sure after I finish the books for September, but I know the profit per sale was a little larger this September.

So, how was your September bottom line?

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Are Economic Woes Hurting Your Online Business?

Are economic woes hurting your online business? Have you noticed sales are down or there are not as many visitors to your stores? Well, if so, what can you do to beef things up? I'm no expert, but one thing I know I can do is be sure to have my hand on the pulse of what your target market wants.

For example, we're getting into the winter season. Do you have products that would appeal to people only in the winter time? Feature those products on your Home Page. Are you selling snowmobiles? Don't just stick to snowmobiles, try selling snowmobile parts. Be sure to make your products visible to your customers. I'm not saying to put everything on the front page. That will just be confusing and most likely, your customer will just leave the store.

What I am saying is, look at stores that are succeeding, stores like Target and Walmart. Look at their websites. See how they are marketing. What's on their home pages? You can be sure that they pay lots of money to have their hand on the pulse of their markets. Why pay what they pay? Just pay attention to what they're doing and jump on the bandwagon!

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Third Quarter Over - Holidays Here!

The third quarter is coming to a close and there is so much to do. Holiday season is upon us, not to mention the end of the year. Some of you have only recently finished your taxes for last year, but soon you'll have to focus on this years taxes. Well, talking about internet business and not about taxes, I had a question for you.

Have you ever used voip gateways? I've been considering using some sort of voip service for a while now, but can't get myself to go there. I'm concerned about connection issues and speed. I need fast service and can't afford to have connection issues when customers call. Although, I do hear a lot of good stuff about voip. What feedback can you give me?

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Sales are Down - Websites that Aren't Working.

There is a lot of news in the air lately, from Gustav to the heated tropics, from the elections - republicans vs. democrats, never mind the talk about Palin being on the Republican ticket. All of this news makes me think that something has affected my sales. They're down this past month. I feel secure in the thought that the next months ahead are suppose to bring higher spending for the holiday season. What I'd like to know is how is everyone else doing with their online sales? Maybe you're doing something I'm not.

I know that I've been quite distracted of late and haven't spent as much time on my websites. I've been entertaining family, preparing my son for his first year of school and thinking about what kind of renovations I'd like to do to my bathroom. Those Delta faucets are really neat. Anyway, I know that must be part of what is affecting my sales. I know that I could have had a Labor Day sale and would have certainly upped my bottom line.

Do you notice that when you stop paying attention to your websites, all of a sudden everyone else does too? Well, that's what I've noticed. I can only go so long not doing something on my sites before things really start to slow down. Well, I guess you know what I'll be doing over the next few days and weeks. The holiday season is on the way and I better be ready! Are you?

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Republican National Convention

As I sit here watching the Republican National Convention while former Democratic Nominee Lieberman is speaking, thinking about a really good cup of Starbucks coffee, I have to wonder what this election is going to bring. How is it going to end up? Who is going to be the next president of the US? This has been one of the craziest election runs that I have ever experienced. Change is in the air, but will it be enough? What will it mean for the economy? What will it be for online companies? Things are so up in the air that I just had to share my thoughts on this. I'm sure we'll see the answers to all of my questions come to light in the next two months. What I want to know is what will the future bring to you and me. I know what the Bible says and I have learned that it's all about waiting and seeing for God to act. However, until then......

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