Friday, September 26, 2008

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Hi there,

Has any one had trouble using Google Webmaster? Specifically, trying to get your sites verified with either an HTML code or a Meta Tag? The title is a Meta Tag. I am just finding out how important they are to you, and having your website found on search engines.

Just wondered!
Have a great evening!

Talk to you soon.
Kim

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

I have a little hope ( I think!)

Hi everyone!

Like I told you before in the previous blog postings, I have listed our website, on what seems like a million web searches, directories, and links. Every day, day after day, after day. I had one company that I tried for one month, that did over 500 search engines for you automatically. But, any extra money that we had is GONE!!! I may have to go get a part time job to make ends meet. To me that is failure. I will not fail. We have always dreamed of owning our own website and being successful, and FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION FOR US! It seems endless, but should pay off soon. I have a glimmer of hope!!! Read on.....

I have Traffic Blazer, with Go Daddy, which helps you do all of the stuff listed above. But, I still found many on my own. Just typed in free links on Google and you get thousands, upon thousands of sites to list your information.

Anyhow, one of the MANY companies I registered the website info with, emailed me a newsletter that I signed up to receive. It just so happens that this newsletter was titled "Guide to Getting Found onLine". Boy, I wasted NO time downloading the short for to fill out to get my guide. They basically ask for your name address phone, and web info, and a couple other random questions. Well worth the 2 minutes it takes to fill the information form out----then it links you to the PDF Download for the guide.

Here is the link:

"THE GUIDE TO GETTING FOUND ONLINE"****


Give it a try. It gave me hope, when I thought there was none left. It says I am basically doing everything that I should. Gave me some hints to do it better, and the key thing is that within 3 months I should have people be able to find OUR SITE! Well, like I said yesterday, it has been a month on 9/19/08. When I do TB reports, I am showing higher and higher on the search engines. PATIENCE IS NOT A VIRTUE THAT I HAVE. But, when you watch your money slowly disappear, it is hard not to freak.

Anyhow, enough for now. Time to make dinner.

Talk to you soon!!
Kim

PS Keep your fingers crossed and as always PRAY!! Gotta stay good with the man upstairs!

See our site: http://www.machine9dungeon.com

SHOP OUR SITE NOW!! https://www.shop.machine9dungeon.com

Sunday, September 21, 2008

New items for the website....Click here to visit!!



We now have a wide variety of Kama Sutra Products, in addition to the Kama Sutra Books. We added some unique novelty items, like the Naughty Girl Supply Kit!











We also have a full line of Products recommended by Dr. Laura Berman, with the Berman Institute. Here are some facts on Dr. Berman and the Institute:
About Dr. Berman

Laura Berman, LCSW, Ph.D., an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and obstetrics/gynecology at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, has been working as a sex educator and therapist for 18 years and is considered a thought leader in her field. She has appeared in the pages of nearly every major publication and on radio and television, including the Oprah Winfrey Show, the Today show, Fox News, CNN, the New York Times, USA Today, Glamour, Elle, and Ladies' Home Journal. Dr. Berman is also a regular contributor on the Today Show, giving viewers advice about sex and relationships in a TV segment and column, "In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman."

Dr. Berman is a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and coauthor of the New York Times best seller For Women Only: A Revolutionary Guide to Overcoming Sexual Dysfunction and Reclaiming Your Sex Life and Secrets of the Sexually Satisfied Woman: Ten Keys to Unlocking Ultimate Pleasure. Her latest book, The Passion Prescription, was released by Hyperion in February 2006.

After obtaining a master's degree in Clinical Social Work and a doctorate in Health Education and Therapy (specializing in human sexuality) at New York University, Dr. Berman went on to complete a training fellowship in Sexual Therapy in the Department of Psychiatry at New York University Medical Center.

Dr. Berman is also the director of the Sexual Health State-of-the-Art series, an accredited program for the Council of Continuing Medical Education, and she currently serves on the foundation board of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. She is a member of the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists and the National Association of Social Workers. Dr. Berman has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards and honors, including the Israel Cancer Research Fund's Women of Action Award, The National Association of Women Business Owners' Rising Star of the Year Award, and the Los Angeles Business Journal's Women Who Make a Difference Award.

About the Berman Center

The Berman Center is a specialized health center focused on women's and couples' sexual health. It's a place women can visit to improve their sex lives, restore their self-image, and enrich their relationships — all in a soothing and confidential setting. The center's multidisciplinary staff provides a full array of services, from couples and individual therapy to customized weeklong retreats that address the challenges faced by women of all ages.

Approximately 43 percent of American women and 31 percent of American men suffer from sexual dysfunction. Specific problems may include couples conflicts, loss of intimacy, low libido, difficulty reaching orgasm, dryness, low sensation, early ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, and even pain. The Berman Center is dedicated to taking a natural, holistic approach to sexual wellness in a beautiful, spa-like environment.

More on setting up the new website

Hi y'all!

I promised I'd get back soon!

Ok, here is the status of things now......

I have gotten quite a few items listed on our auction site at: www.iOffer.com , and this is under the name machine9dungeon also. I have had 2 sales on this site so far. One was a repeat customer from eBay.....THANKS GINNY!!! The other one was a new customer for me. If I haven't said so before, iOffer.com is a neat site. No listing fees, unless you want extras, like bold writing and highlighted box area, etc.etc. LOW final value fees also. NOTHING NEAR WHAT eBAY IS CHARGING NOW!!!! Oh God, don't get me on my FUCK eBay tangent!!!

I also found another auction site. This one is called eBid. It is located at: www.eBid.net . The great thing about this site is that for $49.99, you are a lifetime seller + !!!!! No, let me repeat NO listing fees ever when you pay this lifetime fee! They have been in business since 1999, and is worldwide! You get international exposure at no extra charge! Give them a try! I have started to post my inventory on my store, again, the same name....machine9dungeon .

Our website that we created is slowly getting there. We have fine tuned all of the information and what needs to be said, etc etc. We simplified the International Order Page for those folks, since GO DADDY's Quick Shopping Cart does not have International ordering implemented as of yet. The only have just added Canadian and AFO, FPO military addresses into the cart.

So, if a customer is abroad and needs to order, they click the link to the International Order Page, which is located on the main website http://www.machine9dungeon.com/International___Checkout.php
All they have to do is type in their address and phone #, the item/SKU #, and any additional information on the item, like color or size, if required. Then, there is a spot to list any discount or coupon codes they might have. Then they submit. There is a shipping and handling chart for them to figure out what the charges will be, if they want to know. Otherwise, i will fill out all of that.

When the order form is submitted to me, I will invoice them directly via PayPal to their email address. It will give them a link to make payment at PayPals secure site. So, I made it as easy as possible for the international folks to do business with us. ALTHOUGH, we have not had ANY international orders yet!

We have had only 1 sale via directly ordered through the website, since we were up and running on line, which was 8/19/08. Which brings me to the next subject I am going to cover now......
The old adage "If you build it, they will come" DOES NOT PERTAIN TO INTERNET SITES!!!!!! Your site may show up on some search engines eventually, but we did not have 6 months to 1 year to wait for it to MAYBE show up. I did not know this, but learned this REALLY QUICK!

You have to register your website and information, site by site, by your own 2 hands! Now, granted, there are MANY sites who will do this for you, for a SMALL FEE. Unless your last name is Rockefeller, this is not an option.

What you have to do is this. I bought 1 year of Traffic Blazer through GoDaddy.com, when I purchased my domain names and other stuff to start up the website. It cost $29.99 for the whole year, so I figured it was a good place to start without spending a fortune, which we do not have anyhow. The Traffic Blazer, which will be abbreviated with TB from now on, is a little hard to understand on some of the information. Especially for those of us who are new to websites and how they work, etc etc... LIKE ME!!!!!

Anyhow, TB walks you through finding the best keywords to describe your site, and creating meta tags, and a whole slew of information. It then gives you the main search engines (Google, MSN, Yahoo, etc) to register with. It then gives you several hundred other directories and search engines to register with. I did not even know that many existed in Cyber land. Some of the registrations can be done automatically in bulk, but most of them have to be done, one by one. This takes time, of course. Then, it takes 1-12 weeks for it to actually be listed on the engine.

I ended up also using engineblaster.com to register me on 500+ more search engines, AUTOMATICALLY! Including lots of international sites. I perceived this to be a good idea, and paid for one month of it, which was $29.99. I am going to keep it, because it keeps resubmitting your information to all these sites automatically once a week, which makes you rank higher on the different search engine pages.

ARE YOU CONFUSED YET?????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm almost done for this blog....

GoDaddy suggested republishing my web site daily, this resubmits your information, and helps you to rank higher. Also, purchasing your domain name for 5 years +, will rank you higher as well. Search engines will rank you higher than someone who only owns their name for 1 year.

I purchased machine9dungeon.com for 10 years, this was relatively inexpensive. Since money was (is) very tight, I bought machine9dungeon.net and machine9dungeon.org for 1 year each. I just bought these, so no one else could. They are irrevelant
to the .com website.

I am done for now.....this makes up for not writing regularly the past few weeks.

We have had only 1 direct sale from the website itself. I have sent out multiple email marketing newsletters with discounts and new item previews for all of our previous Customers from eBay. I have also created a few videos on you tube to advertise our items. I will be making a new video every couple of weeks to preview items, like one week I will do just gags, the next one, just lingerie, etc etc.

It can't hurt, and we are getting lots and lots of views on the videos. Over 5500 on the first one I did already. NO sales though........................why why why...............................
I have no patience, and no money left... We are tapped dry now. The website has gotta work. I know it will, it is just a matter of time. I have no patience, like I said......BUT SEX SELLS!!!!

ANYWHOOOOO. I will catch you all later on. Pray for business please!!!!

Many Thanks!
Kim


Saturday, September 20, 2008

Hi there-Haven't forgot about my BLOG....more eBay shit

Hello to all....

I have not written in a week or so.... :( I promise I will update everything for you in a day or so.

Meanwhile, I would like to thank the person who clued me in to how eBay really works, and how I was probably turned in by fellow sellers, because I was under pricing them. I am TOTALLY convinced this is the case! Once my sales increased, I started to get so called violations. All it is .....is one big game.

It is so simple to do price comparisons on eBay, which is what I did. eBay is screwed up in MANY ways, and one of them is allowing members to report other members. I could go on and on about this, but I do not feel it is even worth mentioning.

Moral of the story is......is eBay does not get you with their fees "FEEBAY", then watch it-your fellow competitor sellers will get you.

My suggestion is to go to: http://www.ebid.net
This is an auction site which has been around since 1999, they are also international, and since I have been using them, have had NO problems. Most people are going here to sell. You will see MANY eBay defectors.

I will not mention the crap from eBay anymore (at least I will try not to...)I just hope to save some from the evil clutches of eBay.

I will return in a day or so, with a FULL update on how things have been going...

Talk with you soon!
Kim


Check out our new advertisement video we have done with youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4w4TnkfUIg

You can check out all of our videos on youtube at:
http://www.youtube.com/machine9dungeon

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING! WE ARE JUST A MARRIED COUPLE, WHO ARE TRYING TO HAVE OUR OWN INTERNET BUSINESS. THIS IS JUST SOME OF OUR MANY TRAILS AND TRIBULATIONS........HOPEFULLY ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS!!! :)


Thursday, September 4, 2008

Thank you for the comment!

Hi there to whoever commented on my blog!!! And thank you!!!!

It is such a relief to know that I was not the only person out there who had this kind of trouble with eBay! I am SURE it was a competitor, as well!!

Anyhow, if my website would just take off, I would be fine. We went from having 250 sales last month (July) to NOTHING. Our website has been up and running since 8/19/08. We average about 150-200 hits per day, but no sales. :(

Since the day our website was up and working, I have been listing our website in search engines, directories, etc etc. Day after Day after day..................Our page rankings are getting better, but that is not paying my bills.

Please, if anyone looks at our site, and has any suggestions for us....We are open to your suggestions.

Thanks! I'll write more later!!!
Kim

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Pulling My hair out again!!

Blog Flux Directory

I have registered my blog on Blogflux.com. Here is their link to the site!

Monday, September 1, 2008

The Story Goes ON......

The saga continues.....

We then-with a whole lot of error, more than trial, opened our eBay Store. We had a huge success within 1 week. Then, I guess we pissed off some of the eBay sellers, because we underbid EVERYONE. Our listings started to get pulled by eBay-one by one.....Next thing you know, we had so many listings pulled that they suspended us for one business day.

The bad thing about that, was they canceled out orders that had already been paid for by the customers, leaving me with a huge mess! I had to sort out who paid, who did not, what orders were ordered, which ones were not. Since they deleted ALL information, I was basically screwed. But, thank God, I had a record of everything with PayPal. So, to make a really long story short. ....We are not with eBay any longer.

I do have a store on iOffer.com. This place is better than eBay ever was, without all the fees.

Well, that is all for now. Talk with you soon.
Kim