This is a simplified guide to adding amazon store to your blog.
You do not need to be an expert in programming to start selling amazon products on your blog. One thing I love about Google’s blogger is the ease with which you get to modify it’s template to suit your taste-quite convenient for those like me who have a problem understanding the HTML code but still have good content to share. Blogger allows you to add up to ten stand alone pages to your blog. In this post, I will give you directions on how to add an amazon store page to your blog and start selling to millions of customers online.
1. The first thing you will need to do is to create a merchant/publisher account with amazon. After this, enroll as an amazon associate.
2. In this step you'll need to choose a tracking ID for your store. This is
a unique name Amazon can use to identify your store and make sure you
get credit for sales that occur on it.This will give you a unique link through which you can sell amazon products and earn commissions from doing so.
3.You've now created a new store and it's time to customize it. You
customize your aStore by choosing the types of products you want to
display on your store by category and keywords. For example: If I want
to display only Easton brand baseball bats I would drill down in the
sports category to display bats which only contain the word Easton in
the product description.
4. After choosing the products you want to display on your store you can
customize the look and feel. You can choose from one of Amazon's custom
themes or change to your own custom fonts and colors. You can even
provide a custom logo in your header by entering the URL of your image
into the field provided.
5. Choose which widgets you'd like to display in the sidebar of your store.
This ranges from things like similar items, to custom Amazon wish lists
etc. The idea behind these widgets is to help your shoppers find more
items to purchase.
6. Click the button labeled "Finish and Get Link". On the next page click
on the radio button labeled "Embed my store using an inline frame." The
code you'll need to add to your website will be displayed in the field
below. Copy it to your clipboard by selecting it, right clicking, and
choosing copy.
5. After that, log in to your blogger account and on the blogger inter-phase, click on ‘’Pages’’. This will display your current pages and an option to add a ‘’new page’’.
Click on the ‘’new page’’ link and then on ‘’blank page’’. This will bring up a page editor where you can add some content for your page. Paste the store HTML code from amazon and paste it on your new page on blogger. On the right hand side of the page editor, click on ‘’Options’’ and select ‘’Translate HTML’’. Your page is now ready. At the top right hand side of the editor, click the ‘’Publish’’ link. Your store will now start displaying on the TABS bar on your blog and your visitors will be able to see your products.
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Saturday, 4 May 2013
Monday, 15 April 2013
Garage stores: The biggest businesses in the world started at point zero
Are you feeling like giving up on your business?
You better think twice.
Every big business had to start out somewhere,
right? Some have come from more humble
beginnings than others, launching with no more
than some basic equipment, a couple employees,
a garage space and a big idea. Whether you’re a
business or finance student hoping to follow
your own path to entrepreneurial success or
already working in your own garage on the next
big thing, these stories of companies that rose
from obscurity to be multi-million (or billion)
dollar industries can be a big inspiration. They
may very well help you finally realize your dream
of getting out of that garage and onto bigger and
better things.
1. Apple
Today, consumers will wait in line for hours just to get their hands on some of Apple’s latest products, but once upon a time this electronics giant was a mere blip on the technology industry’s radar. Back in 1976, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniack and Ronald Wayne started a business out of a garage in Cupertino, CA, putting together one of the first prototypes of their personal computers. Over the next decades, the company would introduce several more models, including their Macintosh line in 1984, arguably what turned them from a struggling startup into a fully fledged business. Today, the company manufactures much more than computers, has almost 50,000 employees and brings in revenues of over 14 billion each year.
2. Google
Google might be a household name today, but back in 1998 the search engine giant was just starting out. Their corporate headquarters? A Menlo Park, CA garage. For the next five months, Google’s staff of three would work out of this garage, perfecting their search algorithm, indexing web pages, and raiding the refrigerator of their friend’s attached home. By the next year the company had outgrown the garage and eventually moved into what is today known as the Googleplex. To celebrate their 8th birthday, Google purchased the garage and intends to preserve it as a lasting legacy to the humble beginnings of their business.
3. Mattel
Mattel wasn’t always the toy maker we know it as today. When the Handler’s got their start in the 1940’s in a Southern California garage, they were making picture frames, not toys. Ruth Handler began taking the scraps of wood from those frames and making doll furniture, a side business which proved quite successful. Because of this, the entrepreneurs decided to change their focus to toys instead. In 1959, they introduced the first Barbie, and afterwards became a household name. Today they’re home to big names in the toy business like Fisher Price, Hot Wheels, American Girl and a number of board games.
4. HP
Back in 1939, Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard decided to establish their own electronics manufacturing company. Based out their garage in Palo Alto, CA, with an initial investment of only $538, the two helped establish the technology hub that would become Silicon Valley. When they started out, they made everything from high-tech electronics to agricultural products but by the 60’s were homing in on the tech market exclusively. Today, the company is an electronics giant, with some of the highest quality personal computing products on the market. They have opted to preserve the garage where they got their start, making it into a museum.
5. Amazon
In 1994, Jeff Bezos laid the foundations for what would be the online retailing giant Amazon in his garage, hoping to follow in the footsteps of fellow garage entrepreneurs HP. With a strong foundation, the company grew very quickly, and before long was in need of a much bigger space to house their operations. Today, there are few people who haven’t shopped with the online retailer, buying everything from food to televisions to electronic media. This small business had become one of the leading retailers in the world, with billions of dollars in sales each year
6. Disney
While he would go on to build an animation and entertainment empire, Walt Disney’s first studio was a tiny, one car garage in Hollywood. There he worked on a variety of animation products, setting up a makeshift studio in the space, while he waited to see if his Alice in Wonderland pilot would be picked up by any major distributors. It was, and the company quickly moved out of the garage into a proper studio. These days, Disney is an entertainment giant for kids and adults alike with movies, theme parks and products around the world. That tiny garage was almost torn down, but the dedication of a few interested citizens helped to save it and interested visitors can go there today to see where it all began.
7. Microsoft
In 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft, with just a few resources and an available garage space. Unlike Apple who developed both software and hardware, Microsoft homed in on the software market. Working with IBM, the company licensed their first OS for a mere $80,000. Later, they would go on to develop more sophisticated operating systems that would evolve into those we know as Windows today. The business would grow to be one of the most profitable and powerful in the world, dominating the personal computing market.
8. MagLite
Anthony Maglica started his dream of owning a business by working long hours to earn the money it would take to put a down payment on his first lathe. Working in a Los Angeles garage, he began to design and build precision parts for industry, aerospace and the military. By 1974, he was incorporated as Mag Instrument and the company was gaining a reputation for the quality of their products. In 1979, MagLite released their first flashlight, the product they are best known for today. It would help them to become a household name and secure their place in the market.
9. Yankee Candle Company
Unable to afford a present for his mother, young Michael Kittredge created his first scented candle from some melted crayons in his garage. Neighbors saw the candles and began purchasing them from him, eventually motivating the high school student to found a business with two high school friends. Kittredge sold the company in 1999 after a cancer scare, but it has gone on to even greater success and is now sold at many major retailers and a number of its own standalone stores.
10. Harley Davidson
It makes complete sense that a company selling vehicles would get its start in a garage or outbuilding, because that’s where those products eventually end up. Harley Davidson did just that, starting out in 1901 with a small business that built engines for bicycles. Of course, it wasn’t long before they started developing the motorcycles for which they are known, and in 1903 they had already released their first racing bike, constructed in a small wooden shed. Buoyed by the popularity and speed of their motorcycles, the company expands, constantly rethinking the best ways to build a bike. Today, they’re still known for producing some of the biggest, best motorcycles on the market and have become a household name.
I hope that you just changed your mind. Keep dreaming big.
1. Apple
Today, consumers will wait in line for hours just to get their hands on some of Apple’s latest products, but once upon a time this electronics giant was a mere blip on the technology industry’s radar. Back in 1976, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniack and Ronald Wayne started a business out of a garage in Cupertino, CA, putting together one of the first prototypes of their personal computers. Over the next decades, the company would introduce several more models, including their Macintosh line in 1984, arguably what turned them from a struggling startup into a fully fledged business. Today, the company manufactures much more than computers, has almost 50,000 employees and brings in revenues of over 14 billion each year.
2. Google
Google might be a household name today, but back in 1998 the search engine giant was just starting out. Their corporate headquarters? A Menlo Park, CA garage. For the next five months, Google’s staff of three would work out of this garage, perfecting their search algorithm, indexing web pages, and raiding the refrigerator of their friend’s attached home. By the next year the company had outgrown the garage and eventually moved into what is today known as the Googleplex. To celebrate their 8th birthday, Google purchased the garage and intends to preserve it as a lasting legacy to the humble beginnings of their business.
3. Mattel
Mattel wasn’t always the toy maker we know it as today. When the Handler’s got their start in the 1940’s in a Southern California garage, they were making picture frames, not toys. Ruth Handler began taking the scraps of wood from those frames and making doll furniture, a side business which proved quite successful. Because of this, the entrepreneurs decided to change their focus to toys instead. In 1959, they introduced the first Barbie, and afterwards became a household name. Today they’re home to big names in the toy business like Fisher Price, Hot Wheels, American Girl and a number of board games.
4. HP
Back in 1939, Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard decided to establish their own electronics manufacturing company. Based out their garage in Palo Alto, CA, with an initial investment of only $538, the two helped establish the technology hub that would become Silicon Valley. When they started out, they made everything from high-tech electronics to agricultural products but by the 60’s were homing in on the tech market exclusively. Today, the company is an electronics giant, with some of the highest quality personal computing products on the market. They have opted to preserve the garage where they got their start, making it into a museum.
5. Amazon
In 1994, Jeff Bezos laid the foundations for what would be the online retailing giant Amazon in his garage, hoping to follow in the footsteps of fellow garage entrepreneurs HP. With a strong foundation, the company grew very quickly, and before long was in need of a much bigger space to house their operations. Today, there are few people who haven’t shopped with the online retailer, buying everything from food to televisions to electronic media. This small business had become one of the leading retailers in the world, with billions of dollars in sales each year
6. Disney
While he would go on to build an animation and entertainment empire, Walt Disney’s first studio was a tiny, one car garage in Hollywood. There he worked on a variety of animation products, setting up a makeshift studio in the space, while he waited to see if his Alice in Wonderland pilot would be picked up by any major distributors. It was, and the company quickly moved out of the garage into a proper studio. These days, Disney is an entertainment giant for kids and adults alike with movies, theme parks and products around the world. That tiny garage was almost torn down, but the dedication of a few interested citizens helped to save it and interested visitors can go there today to see where it all began.
7. Microsoft
In 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft, with just a few resources and an available garage space. Unlike Apple who developed both software and hardware, Microsoft homed in on the software market. Working with IBM, the company licensed their first OS for a mere $80,000. Later, they would go on to develop more sophisticated operating systems that would evolve into those we know as Windows today. The business would grow to be one of the most profitable and powerful in the world, dominating the personal computing market.
8. MagLite
Anthony Maglica started his dream of owning a business by working long hours to earn the money it would take to put a down payment on his first lathe. Working in a Los Angeles garage, he began to design and build precision parts for industry, aerospace and the military. By 1974, he was incorporated as Mag Instrument and the company was gaining a reputation for the quality of their products. In 1979, MagLite released their first flashlight, the product they are best known for today. It would help them to become a household name and secure their place in the market.
9. Yankee Candle Company
Unable to afford a present for his mother, young Michael Kittredge created his first scented candle from some melted crayons in his garage. Neighbors saw the candles and began purchasing them from him, eventually motivating the high school student to found a business with two high school friends. Kittredge sold the company in 1999 after a cancer scare, but it has gone on to even greater success and is now sold at many major retailers and a number of its own standalone stores.
10. Harley Davidson
It makes complete sense that a company selling vehicles would get its start in a garage or outbuilding, because that’s where those products eventually end up. Harley Davidson did just that, starting out in 1901 with a small business that built engines for bicycles. Of course, it wasn’t long before they started developing the motorcycles for which they are known, and in 1903 they had already released their first racing bike, constructed in a small wooden shed. Buoyed by the popularity and speed of their motorcycles, the company expands, constantly rethinking the best ways to build a bike. Today, they’re still known for producing some of the biggest, best motorcycles on the market and have become a household name.
I hope that you just changed your mind. Keep dreaming big.
Monday, 8 April 2013
why amazon affiliates?
There are a number of pros that make Amazon affiliates a first choice for for the average blogger seeking to earn from blogging. However, I'll request you to allow me to just consider a few.
1. Wide Array of Products
The Amazon store is probably one of the largest and has a breadth of products on offer. This is a great thing because you get to choose what to blog about from a wide range of topics plus it increases the chances of the people you refer buying more products hence earning you more commissions.
2. Payment Options – Amazon pays their affiliates in a number of ways. One of the things that I like is that they give you the option to be paid in products instead of cash. This makes it easy to get prizes for blog readers where the prize can be paid for out of your affiliate earnings.
3. Commissions – Amazon will initially offer a 4% commission for your referrals. 4% isn’t that much when you’re selling a $10 item, however when you’re selling a Get a Price on the $50 Camera or a $5,000 Tractor it certainly adds up. The 4% rate is the base rate. By selling more than 6 items in a month, your commission goes to 6% – by selling over 630 you’re up to 8% .
Finally, maybe the most important one is that;
4. Amazon is a trusted Brand – Amazon comes up as number 1 as the most popular shopping destination . Readers know Amazon and are familiar with it – they trust it and do spend significant money there.
With this information, you might just consider shopping or signing up at Amazon
1. Wide Array of Products
The Amazon store is probably one of the largest and has a breadth of products on offer. This is a great thing because you get to choose what to blog about from a wide range of topics plus it increases the chances of the people you refer buying more products hence earning you more commissions.
2. Payment Options – Amazon pays their affiliates in a number of ways. One of the things that I like is that they give you the option to be paid in products instead of cash. This makes it easy to get prizes for blog readers where the prize can be paid for out of your affiliate earnings.
3. Commissions – Amazon will initially offer a 4% commission for your referrals. 4% isn’t that much when you’re selling a $10 item, however when you’re selling a Get a Price on the $50 Camera or a $5,000 Tractor it certainly adds up. The 4% rate is the base rate. By selling more than 6 items in a month, your commission goes to 6% – by selling over 630 you’re up to 8% .
Finally, maybe the most important one is that;
4. Amazon is a trusted Brand – Amazon comes up as number 1 as the most popular shopping destination . Readers know Amazon and are familiar with it – they trust it and do spend significant money there.
With this information, you might just consider shopping or signing up at Amazon
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