Sherry Tingley

How to make WordPress an Ecommerce Store

July 3, 2009 By Sherry Tingley

wordpress-ecommerce-plugins Ecommerce Plugin For WordPress
WordPress is continuing to improve it’s functionality. For those of you who have WordPress blogs and want to sell a few items directly from your blog and you don’t want to worry about logging into PayPal and creating a PayPal button for every item you have, this Ecommerce plugin is the answer for you.

I have worked with a lot of people getting their WordPress websites ready for launching and so many of them would have been thrilled to know about this Ecommerce plugin that is now available for use. There is even a full video tutorial on how to turn WordPress blogs into Ecommerce sites. You can easily learn how to use this plugin by watching this video. You download the plugin and then basically fill in a form that allows you to add your products and your PayPal information.

Download the plug-in and turn your WordPress site into an ecommerce site.

Reflections
I recently discovered how how enjoyable it is to watch www.wordpress.tv. I like to work on the computer and listen to something in the background other than television so I feel I’m learning something new. I was delighted to listen to Tim Ferriss talk about all his well researched analytics on what works best on blogs and had a great time laughing at his funny video on how to peel a hard-boiled egg without peeling it the traditional way.

I also can’t get over how the young people in this world are the ones who are shaping everything on the Internet. Matt Mullenweg, a co-founder of WordPress, was only 19 years old when he and Mike Little developed the software for WordPress. He posted programming questions on his blog and was contacted by Mike Little in England who offered to partner with him to work on his vision of WordPress. WordPress has become so popular that there are people who have WordPress tattoos!

MySpace, Facebook, Twitter…they are all being developed by people who were toddlers when computers were being perfected. Matt Mullenweg was listed by PC World as one of the top 50 most influential people on the Internet.

WordPress is my favorite platform to use. I’m not getting a tattoo, but I certainly enjoy using this software. Thank you Matt!

Dreaming comes naturally in nature

July 2, 2009 By Sherry Tingley

Why does this picture inspire people? Notice there is no recognizable landmarks. It could be any beach in any country. This could be the beach you last went to or the beach you want to go to.

Are you letting yourself dream about things that make you happy or about the life you want to have?

Dreaming is the precursor of reality, so dream on.

Our lives can become so wrapped up in schedules and routines, that we sometimes get bored with life. Vacations have a definite purpose in our psyches. When you are on vacation, you let yourself dream about how things could be different in your life. That dreaming is the basis of actual change.

Change something in your life today that you never thought of before. Do something different. Picture yourself in a different life costume and see how it fits.

How to Use TweetDeck To Help You Twitter

June 4, 2009 By Sherry Tingley

Learning how to use Twitter is easy for some people, but for others, it is a struggle. If you sign up for a twitter account at twitter.com, you can easily see how to use Twitter, but you might wonder how you can possibly manage following more than ten people.

Actor Anderson Cooper was on the Kelly and Regis show this morning discussing twittering. Not only were they discussing twittering, he was twittering during the show. Kelly Ripa admitted she doesn’t Tweet. I think it’s time now that she learns how to twitter. Anderson not only is a twitter fan, but has 221,110 people following him. He actually used his phone to twitter during the show.

Twitter applications have been developed to help you manage your twitter friends. I’ve read and heard about a lot of applications, but the one I like the best is called TweetDeck and you can download it from TweetDeck.com. To the left you will see Anderson Cooper’s profile that you can access from TweetDeck.

What is fun about TweetDeck is that it has a tracking capability that let’s you track certain people or keywords that people are talking about. It gives you 10 columns to use. For each column, you choose what you want to appear in that column.

For example, if you want to create a group of people that you know personally you can see what they are saying and their comments are all listed in one column. If you are tracking what people say about Iphones, you can choose that as a keyword and have a column for all the tweets about Iphones.

The reason that is fun is because you can then begin conversations with people who are talking about things you are interested in. In the photo below, you can see a sample of TweetDeck. I am only showing two columns because of space limitations, but you can have up to ten. There is a slide bar at the bottom of the application that let’s you quickly view all of the columns. You can also change your groups whenever you want.

Tweetdeck is free and very addicting. Be prepared to have a whole new world of friends. My twitter name is bluewaves1. Join me in twittering today.

Let me know what your favorite Twitter application is by making a comment here.

What is Market Leverage all about?

May 23, 2009 By Sherry Tingley

Market Leverage

Why join Market Leverage?

Perhaps you have never heard of the affiliate marketing company called Market Leverage? No one has mentioned it to you before. Now, you are wondering what is is and how it can benefit you. Why is Market Leverage always recommended by the top bloggers?

John Chow and Zac Johnson, two highly respected affiliate marketers are always recommending Market Leverage to their audiences. Why? Because it can make you some incredible money.

Zac Johnson says, “Market Leverage has been one of the fastest growing networks lately as a result of their aggressive ad campaigns and success with making affiliates money. Not only does Market Leverage have a nice amount of offers to choose from, but they are also one of the nicest groups of people around.”

John Chow has a good April Fool’s spoof on getting a job offer from Market Leverage. I know I fell for it hook line and sinker!

Market Leverage is the place where leading online and offline companies place incredible offers for getting customers to listen to their pitches. Hundreds of companies hire Market Leverage to have them send traffic to their advertising offers.

If you run a website or own one and are you are wondering how to take it to the next level, think about monetizing it with offers from Market Leverage.

Signing up for Market Leverage is free. Not only is it free, but the people that you refer to Market Leverage can benefit you.

Market Leverage is giving away a lifetime referral bonus for each Publisher you refer to their network!

Earn (5%) five percent of the commission for each and every Publisher you refer that signs up as a MarketLeverage Publisher.

How do you use Market Leverage to make money?

Market Leverage has hundreds of offers that you can choose from to publish. All of the advertising material is ready to go. You just send people to the offer and if the customer fills out a form or makes a purchase, you make commissions.

For example, if you have a site about finding money for start up businesses, then you might want to direct people to your government grant offer. This particular government grant offer has over 5 beautiful advertising photographs and pre-written email letters just waiting for you to send to your audience. You don’t have to come up with any clever gimmicks or advertising letters to get people interested in these offers. That has all been done for you. One of the advertising photos for a government grant is listed below.

Market Leverage pays you when people sign up for the offers that you send them to.

Warning: Payouts can be generous and addicting.

How to get your free triple credit report

May 11, 2009 By Sherry Tingley

Getting your credit report from the major three credit reporting agencies, TransUnion, Equifax and Experian is easy to do and something you should put on your to do list if you haven’t done so already.

Tracking your credit is always a good idea. You never know when there have been errors made that will negatively affect you or if there has been activity on your credit cards that shouldn’t be there. Ordering credit reports can help you be aware of your credit power or in some cases your lack of power.

TransUnion Credit Bureau

TransUnion will send your credit report to you for free:

Phone number: (800) 888-4213.

You can actually get a credit score mailed to you by calling 1-866-726-7388.

You can file a credit dispute online if you see any errors.

Equifax Credit Bureau

The easiest way to get your credit report from Equifax is to call them at: 1-877-SCORE-11.

Their address is:

Equifax Information Services LLC
P.O. Box 105314
Atlanta, GA 30348
(866) 224-9235

Experian Credit Bureau

You can order a credit score for $6 by calling 1-888-322-5583.

You can get unlimited access to your credit report at CreditExpert.com

Experian plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. Experian has corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, and has operational headquarters in Costa Mesa, Calif., and Nottingham, UK. The Group employs approximately 15,500 people in 38 countries worldwide, supporting clients in more than 65 countries around the world. Revenue for the year ended March 31, 2008, was $4 billion.

I thought that was interesting. The other interesting thing about Experian is that it owns hitwise.com. Hitwise “provides insights on how 10 million US Internet users interact with more than 1 million websites, across 165+ industries.”

Free Credit Report From All Three Credit Bureaus

Getting a free credit report from all three credit bureaus can be done at AnnualCreditReport.com.

This is recommended by all three credit bureaus and is a free service if it is your one annual credit report.

Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act

Here are some of your rights:

You must be told if information in your file has been used against you

You have a right to know what is in your file

You have the right to ask for a credit score

You have the right to dispute incomplete or inaccurate information

Consmer reporting agencies must correct or delete inaccurate, incomplete, or unverifiable information

Consumer reporting agencies may not report outdated negative information

Access to your file is limited

You must give your consent for reports to be provided to employers

You may limit “prescreened” offers of credit and insurance you get based on the information in your credit report by calling 1-888-567-8688

You may seek damages from violators

Identify theft victims and active duty military personnel have additional rights

If you have found some good places to get free credit reports, please let us know in the comment sections.

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