some Promotional Resources to help you increase your holiday sales! A few last minute marketing additions... Don't forget to add your shop to the Mommy Tyme Sales and Giveaways page!

So, only a few days left...so much to do, right?  Where to begin?  How will anyone possibly find my shop amongst all the other sales and specials out there?  Time for optimism to kick in...

"Optimism: The doctrine, or belief, that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the bad, and everything right that is wrong."


Etsy shop owners- create your own coupon codes! Yeah! Now we can finally give special discounts without having to mess around with pay pal or send refunds! Woo hooo and just in time for Black Friday! See more about this here:

http://www.etsy.com/storque/seller-handbook/tech-update-coupon-codes-for-your-etsy-shop-11159/?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Coupon+Codes+for+Your+Etsy+Shop&utm_content=etsy_success_112310&utm_campaign=etsy_success_112310

I just set up one for my Etsy shop at http://www.MommyTyme.etsy.com Just enter BlackFriday to receive an additional 10% off any item in my shop!


Participate in the holiday sale pages at Artfire! Just add the special tag to your items and it will be pulled and shown on the ARTFIRE holiday page specials! Find out all the details here:

http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=forums&op=view_topic&tid=19745

For those of you using Zibbet, gift guides have been implemented for the BIG Sale Days-  want in on this?  Just List items under the Gift Guide or Black Friday category when you are adding your products!  You can edit what you already have listed, or use the importers and put some new items in your shop...

Here is the details and how to's: 
http://www.zibbet.com/gift-guidesHow to Promote Your Jewelry Business During the Holidays - Fire Mountain Gems and Beads


AND- JUST FOR THE JOY OF THE HOLIDAYS- I AM OFFERING A GIVEAWAY AT MY BLOG!  A GOLD AND BLACK HOLIDAY HANDMADE CROCHET CHOKER!  SO AFTER ALL THE WORK YOU ARE DOING TO GET YOUR SHOP READY FOR THE SALES, TAKE A MOMENT TO TREAT YOURSELF!  VISIT THE BLOG AT http://mommytymegifts.blogspot.com and enter!  DRAWING WILL BE HELD ON "TIME TO TAKE A BREATH TUESDAY"- 11/30/10!  GOOD LUCK-

here's a sneak peek- 



Finally.... If you haven't done it yet, make sure you add your shop to my Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sales and giveaway page!  Posted in the side bar at the blog http://mommytymegifts.blogspot.com; on facebook fan page; being retweeted now until Monday at http://twitter.com/MommyTyme; and the extra page that is added HERE on this blog!  I will keep updating the list from UNTIL Friday!  So make sure to take advantage of this- all I ask in return is that you add the button or the URL- http://mommytymegifts.blogspot.com to your page, your blog, your facebook or somewhere... Thanks everyone!  and good luck this weekend!

Add the code from the button at the right column to  promote the sales page!  see the front page promotion at http://www.mommytyme.org