Openings on the Site! New Month, New Opportunities

Well, here it is another month coming around....November! Actually, November is one of my favorite months... The leaves, the weather, the bonfires! I am also really excited about promoting some of my new holiday items! And, I have made a committment this year to Buy Handmade! I hope you all do the same? Anyway, with a new month, means a new blank slate for my Spotlight Page! I want to offer everyone here the opportunity first... If you would like to promote your shop, store, business (and it does not have to be handmade, but it does have to be something that is beneficial to women, Mom's, or the family unit), then please check out the spot and get me your info. As always, this is totally free, but it is first come first serve- AND you have to meet the criteria of what I am trying to offer to my viewers-


So, visit http://www.mommytyme.org/contact.html and see what you think. I am still in the process of getting ready for the new month, so the current featured shops will be removed, with new added! I update the ENTIRE site monthly with new articles! So browse around and if you see a page that you could add to, let me know! I will give you FREE banner and link advertising if I publish your articles or tidbits! I have recipes, beauty and health tips, ideas for families spending time together and much more! Really check it out. I am always looking for contributions from outside sources!

One more thing- if you have a contest, drawing or something fun going on at your site/blog- let me know! It will get announced on the website and on my other blog- Mommy's Reviews! Oh, yeah, do you want to promote your social network? Belong or run a Ning? I haven't started this yet, but for November, I would really love to feature a Ning or social network each month that my readers may find fun and helpful!

So, get to the site, see where you fit, sign the guestbooks with your information or comment here- and let's work together! I still have plenty of openings !!!

http://www.mommytyme.org

Use Twitter the Right Way!

Get the most out of your twitter account! There are tons of ways to use twitter to really get the traffic to your shops. If you aren't using twitter, you are losing potential customers.

Here are some tips:

1. On your social network sites from Ning, you can add the twitter finder Application. Do this. Enter key words that you are looking for like marketing, shopping, selling, handmade, etc. Then, set your application to find 5-10 of these each time you log on. You can then click onto these tweeters to determine if you want to follow or not! This will give you leads, ideas, and the things they tweet may help you!

2. Make sure your twitter page looks fun and inviting. An interesting twitter page makes others want to follow you. So deocorate your page! There are tons of services available for this, such as webfetti.

3. Tweet everything of interest. You can install a twitter bar, or just keep your twitter home page open at all times and copy url's then paste on your home page that you want to share. Remember, once in a while just type a few thoughts or ideas in your twitter page. Otherwise, spam services may consider your page spam and ignore you. One of the filters for spam is the percentage of URL's posted.

4. Go to tweet spinner and sign up. This is free. You can add several URL's that are constantly retweeted at intervals you set. Yes, this one works and well! Try it!
http://tweetspinner.com/70912307

Try this link if the above does not work: http://bit.ly/26MTCV

5. Any time you list a new product, service, have a social network page, etc. there is generally a share button somewhere around. Share it with twitter, facebook, digg and more. For social network sites from ning, the share button is under your avatar at the left. Do this several times a day to get people to your page! You can add a share button to your blog, your web site, etc. Share it with twitter!

Have more ideas on how twitter can help? Share them here....

Contests, Drawings, and more

Contests are always a great way to get recognition and free promotion. This week on Artisan Jewelry Designs on Ning there is a New Group... I Spy! This group member's scour other members pages and shops for items that match the theme announced for that week. This week is Pretty in Pink! See the entries below... If you would like to vote, simply go to http://www.mommytyme.org/contact.html and cast a vote!