HELP! Multiply Online Stores Needs Your Help!

There have been rumors that multiply.com would be closing down online stores for violating their Terms of Agreement. Now, several online sellers on multiply are in dire need of a site where they can transfer their stores.

Angel, of Flair in the City posted several site options, but none of it have the services that multiply now offers whic are as follows:

* Free

* With Networks / Comunity

* With Comments

* Easy to Use

* Unlimited Uploads

Anyway, here are some of the suggested sites and their Pros and Cons:

http://appee.com
Pros
Free
Template-based, easy-to-use
Cons
No network to update sellers/buyers
Sample stores
http://ohsochicfashion.appee.com
http://watchez2u.appee.com
http://jemsical.appee.co.uk
http://nowfashions.appee.co.uk

http://shopify.com
Pros
Excellent service
Template-based, easy to use
Network
Order summary (inventory, payments, etc.)
Cons
3% commission on sold items (so it’s not totally free)
Sample stores
http://scots1748.myshopify.com
http://atlantisadventures.myshopify.com

Livejournal.com
Pros
Also where some singapore-based and us-based sellers are
Cons
It’s a blog!
Sample stores
http://community.livejournal.com/candypulp
http://dollyday.livejournal.com

Webshots.com
Pros
Free
Network
Comments
Cons
Still a photo-sharing website, so commercial use might still be a problem

Zooomr.com
Pros
Like Flickr.com but FREE (unlimited uploads and albums)
Network
Comments
Cons
Again, a photo-sharing website (But I contacted the owner if selling is allowed or not–will let you know of the response soon)

Zlio.com
Pros
Free (built for selling)
Template-based
Cons
Paypal only! (But, this is quoted from Zlio’s e-mail: “I’m afraid that, at the moment, PayPal is the only way to retrieve money through Zlio. However, we are currently working on providing our users with alternative options, and we hope to be able to do that in the very near future – so keep tuned for developments!”)
Sample store
http://essence.zlio.com

Putfile.com
Pros
Free
No “for non-commercial use” stipulation in their terms
Comments
Cons
Primarily a video-sharing site
Sample store
http://www.putfile.com/ohsochicfashion

Freewebs.com
Pros
Free (has online store template/s)
Cons
No network
No comments?
Sample store
http://www.eaglerocktradingpost.com

Maybe you can help us Multiply Online Store Owners find our new home… Thanks!

Our New Online Boutique Now Open!

Me and my friend Boryang recently opened an online boutique “Oh So Chic!”. Please Visit us and enjoy shopping!

Angels Do Really Exists…

On Monday night, seven million viewers saw a 6-year old Angel by the name of Connie Talbot sing Somewhere Over The Rainbow at the ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent Birmingham auditions.

She received a standing ovation and left the programme’s three judges, Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan, speechless.

The trio of panellists will vote to decide if Connie makes it through to the following evening’s studio final for the chance to sing in front of the Queen at the Royal Variety Show and win £100,000.

“This girl is just special,” Cowell told the Mail last night. “I have never felt such a powerful silence in my life as when Connie sang. It was pure magic.

Surviving a Cluttered Life

Do you have the feeling that your life’s currently messed up?

I stumble upon Lifehack.org and they have a pretty good list of 10 simple ways to save us from messing up our lives.

Waaah! I am guilty of not practicing most of it… tsk tsk tsk no wonder why I am always stressed out. Ha ha! Anway, I guess, I better apply all these in my daily life from now on.

Stop taking so much notice of how you feel.
How you feel is how you feel. It’ll pass soon. What you’re thinking is what you’re thinking. It’ll go too.

Let go of worrying.
It often makes things worse. The more you think about something bad, the more likely it is to happen.

Ease up on the internal life commentary.
If you want to be happy, stop telling yourself you’re miserable.

Take no notice of your inner critic.
Judging yourself is pointless. Judging others is half-witted.

Give up on feeling guilty.
Guilt changes nothing. It may make you feel you’re accepting responsibility, but it can’t produce anything new in your life.

Stop being concerned what the rest of the world says about you.
Nasty people can’t make you mad. Nice people can’t make you happy. Events or people are simply events or people. Remember, most people are far too busy thinking about themselves and worrying what you are are thinking and saying about them, to be concerned about you.

Stop keeping score.
Numbers are just numbers. They don’t have mystical powers. No one is competing with you.

Don’t be concerned that your life and career aren’t working out the way you planned.
The closer you stick to any plan, the quicker you’ll go wrong. The world changes constantly.

Don’t let others use you to avoid being responsible for their own decisions.
To hold yourself responsible for someone else’s success and happiness demeans them and proves you’ve lost the plot. It’s their life. They have to live it. We can’t do it for them.

Don’t worry about about your personality.
You don’t really have one. Personality, like ego, is a concept invented by your mind. It doesn’t exist in the real world. Personality is a word for the general impression that you give through your words and actions. If your personality isn’t likeable today, don’t worry. You can always change it, so long as you allow yourself to do so.

Happy Birthday Bono!

Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs of 2007

In support to Janette’s writing project of identifying new and emerging blogs in 2007.

Here’s my list for the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs of 2007

Culture Shiok
An Apple a Day
Solo Mother
Pinoy Moms Network
The D-Spot
Kubiertos
P.W.I.T.
HappySlip
Make Money Online with a 13-Yr Old
Career Ramblings

Domain Name Suggestions Please…

Lately, I have been contemplating on getting my own domain name and webhost. I have been reading several blogs and I was really inspired to continue blogging and hopefully create my own niche in the blogosphere and maybe earn a little from it.

I started blogging several years ago with Blogger without even knowing what a blog really is and I didn’t realized until I join wordpress that I have been “blogging” na pala all those time. he he he. But I stopped blogging for about a year or two because I forgot my Blogger username and password, ulyanin noh? Gladly, I was able to recover my old blog when they implemented the use of your gmail account as your login ID, I was able to claim my old blog and I was able to export my old post to my wordpress blog eventually. I continued my old blog in blogger but I didn’t use my old layout and blogname (“angelicwitches”) anymore since I am not much into witchcraft now. he he he.

Then eto, I came across WordPress, I tried it and instantly fell inlove with it. I find it so user-friendly and I love the clean look of the generic themes available. But not being able to tinker much with the layout and not being able to post ads and other scripts on my blog made me think of getting my own domain name and subscribing to a webhost, which I read is also needed if I want to earn from it or as a pro blogger would say “monetize my blog”.

Now, my dilemma! I don’t know what domain name to use and which webhost to subscribe to. For the domain name I have been discussing several options with my hubby, but our best choice is not available already. On this site I used my name “http://happypajimna.wordpress.com” and it’s not for any reason but only because I never realized that this would be my address already he he he. I thought I was just asked to input my name, so I typed in “happypajimna” ha ha ha! Realizing my mistake or better my “kabobohan”, bumawi na lang ako sa sitename, I named my blog Bittersweet Coffee my original choice for my blogname (obvious ba na caffeine addict?) The sad part now, when I checked with the domain name registration, “bittersweetcoffee.com” is no longer available, Waaah! I also checked my other option “coffeechic.com” my my old blog’s current title, it is not available either! Now, I am afraid that I might be stucked with “happypajimna.com” once more.

I have a few names in mind but I am not completely sold with any of it yet, and my hubby said they all sounds silly! Anyway, here are my choices: Let me know what you think?

1. HappySleeps – because Happy loves to Sleep
2. CoffeeSnores – because I love Coffee and I Snore! Ha ha ha!
3. Bittersweethappy – this one is my hubby’s suggestion, and I am currently using it as the current URL for my Coffee Chic blog. But I don’t like it much.

My other choices really sounds silly, so I’ll post these three na lang. Please send me your suggestions or I’ll end up with “happypajimna.com” oh no! please No!!!