Rainbow Designs

a blog in the life of an online gift shop and its owner

Archive for November, 2007

I found the perfect gift the other day (online of course!) for (I don’t want to say just in case they happen to read my blog) but I know they’ll love it. It is just stunning, thanks Carolyn. Ordering was a breeze and I had my purchase within a matter of seconds, well it may […]

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Christmas, it makes me smile when I think of Christmas morning and the excited and amazed looks on the kids face but at the moment when I think Christmas I go into a cold sweat, Christmas shopping….aarrgghhh. Thankfully I have found a variety of online stores that have come to my aid and I didn’t […]

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….when you walk out your front door and see a koala sitting in the gum tree next to your garbage bins! So sweet. He’s (or she’s) so low I could reach out and pat him but the size of his claws are a bit of a deterrent plus I don’t want to disturb his […]

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1. Send out a newsletter - remind, update, promote
2. Email your affiliates - they need to know what you’re doing for Christmas, tell them about your new products, competitions, Christmas closure etc. Provide them with a sales target  to increase their commission. This may encourage them to do extra promotion for your store!
3. Make sure you have […]

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Gourmet Cookie Box       Tea & Cookies
Both of these gorgeous gifts are $35.95 including gift tag and Australia wide delivery! The Gourmet Cookie box is just stunning plus it includes some very yummy Gluten free triple choc cookies! The tea cup & saucer is so beautiful (I think I might have to hide one for myself!). […]

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Just had a quick check of my general stats for October 2007 and this is what I found:
Busiest day: Wednesday (was Tuesday in September)
Busiest hour: 11am followed closely by 10am (same as Septmber)
Most popular browser: Internet Explorer (78%)
Most popular country: Australia (57%)
What do your stats tell you about your website and customers?

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and Santa will be here! So start your shopping today, don’t delay! Of course we have some gorgeous and yummy Christmas gifts including this newy:
  Santa’s Goodies - $29.95, delivered (Aust only)
 plus here are a few other online stores I’ve spent money with or window shopped at!
PeeDee Toys - I always go overboard with the kids and this store made it quite […]

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