09
Feb
I’ve finally decided to try a new ecommerce platform. I’m moving 21st Century Home Entertainment. The platform is provided by myshopkart.net and seems to be working good.
The main reason for the change is that our supplier of Game Room Products, Casino Supplies and Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Supplies has such a large inventory that it was almost impossible to keep the inventory up to date.
Of our first 5 sales 4 were for items that were out of stock when we went to place the order with the dropshipper. Fortunately about the time we were trying to figure our how to use the XML feed from our supplier (which it turns out couldn’t be used by the storesonline platform) said supplier partnered with myshopkart.net to provide e-commerce stores with their products loaded and synced with the suppliers inventory.
While they tout the store to be preloaded and ready to sell in 5 minutes you’ll find it takes just a little bit longer to actually get it up and running. I had it live same day and had the domain name attached and forwarded to the new platform the next day. I’ve got the shipping and payment methods done by the second day as well. I expect I’ll have the home page ready by tomorrow (Day 4) as I’m doing a fair amount of image work.
I’ll try to keep you up to date of the progess and how well it maintains the few rankings we have on Google.
Lawrence
07
Oct
The Tatsu Collection is being well received by internet sword collectors. There are currently only 131 of 150 katana & 61 of 75 wakizashi left available in this set of fully functional samurai swords after only being available for one week.
If you’ve been looking for a fully functional samurai dashio but also want something that has collection value then The Tatsu Collection is exactly what you’re looking for. This series of samurai swords is based on the them of The Dragons Of The East. Each set will feature a different dragon from Japanese lore. The first set is Fuku-Riu The Japanese Dragon of Good Luck.
This 9 part sword series will span a period of 5 years with a new set being released approximately every 6 months. Prices are currently at their lowest point to stimulate sales. As availability becomes more scarce the prices will begin to rise. In addition from now until October 15, 2009 readers of this blog can save an additional 3% off either the Katana, the Wakizashi or the complete set by using the discount code lpblog1007 on the checkout form.
30
Sep
Exciting news for sword collectors. Excalibur Brothers, a premier internet dealer of fully functional samurai swords,and CAS Hanwei are pleased to announce the arrival of an exciting new hand forged limited edition samurai sword series; The Tatsu Collection – Dragons Of The East.
The Tatsu Collection is one of the most innovative samurai sword series ever created. Each Dashio (sword set) is designed after one of the many Japanese Dragons found throughout Japanese lore. A series of 9 sets each sword will feature a limited edition design with a hand forged and folded K120C powder steel blade. This series will span nearly 5 years with a new set in the series to arrive approximately 6 months apart.
The theme of Dashio # 1 is Fuku-Riu – The Japanese Dragon of Good Luck and is available for shipping beginning Thursday October 1, 2009.
With only 150 katana available world wide sword collectors and martial artists can own a valuable and truly collectible yet fully functional katana. Add in the fact there are only 75 matching wakizashi owning a complete Dashio makes them even more valuable. Being hand forged, the specifications of each sword will vary slightly making each sword unique in it’s own right.
You can learn more about this unique fully functional samura sword collection by visiting www.excaliburbrothers.com or calling toll free 1-877-496-8152.
24
Apr
I found a download page that is giving away a free video course on how to stream live video on the internet for free and how to record that video for later use.
I was very impressed with the information contained within the video and while it probably wasn’t the most professional video I’ve watched (he admits he’s more experienced with screen capture videos) he definately knew what he was talking about.
The one thing I would have changed is there was a glitch in the installation of a plug in and rather than redo the training video he just went on and dealt with it. 
He also went over a few items on how to brand your videos with your website name and URL. He also covered how to use multiple sound sources and making sure the sounds levels were well balanced.
All in all I would say it was a pretty good Web 2.0 Video Marking Course
Check it out here:
http://www.almost-free.info/streamvideo/?download-page=2351
Lawrence Piper
04
Jun
Now that you’ve had a chance to determine if you want to stock your own product or use a dropshipper you need to find a list of suppliers and decide whom to use.
Rule # 1
True wholesalers and dropshippers do not charge a membership fee. If a site you are considering wants a monthly, annual or one time membership fee you will not be dealing directly the supplier but a middleman who places the orders with a true supplier.
A true wholesaler or dropshipper makes their money on the sale not by a membership fee. While it’s true some dropshippers do charge a per order dropship fee, (usually on a couple of dollars per order not per item), they only charge this fee when an order is placed. In other words they only make money when you make money. (Assuming you don’t underprice your product). Continue Reading »
