<![CDATA[Nimue@zolanta.com]]> http://uk.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-B8MUI1ohcqU7BI3Y9IKI9zqggM5SPMvn en-us Mon, 25 May 2009 12:22:45 GMT <![CDATA[Chaos reigns]]> http://uk.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-B8MUI1ohcqU7BI3Y9IKI9zqggM5SPMvn?p=60 As you may know I do some volunteer work for Westie Rehoming - this year has been quite busy with dogs coming and going - last weekend we collected 2 little girls who had been abandoned - quite young about 9mths to a year I guess - still very puppyish so chaos reigns in the house !
much dashing about and climbing on everything - chewing not so bad have only lost a pair of spectacles and a couple of table mats so far !
Sam my own westie wasnt that impressed but was soon put in his place by Millie and Mollie so is keeping a low profile !
I buy my dog stuff from Funfur Pets on Zolanta - great items and brilliant prices and the dogs appreciate the fact that its all very good quality from a helpful seller -

Our Twitter account is going great guns and we are having such fun with it - we have 154 followers at the moment which is brilliant !

Had a busy time buying this week - won a lovely one cup teapot and cup set from Simpli Special in the penny auctions promotion at a bargain price so will be making and drinking my Dragons Tears in style

Also bought ( providing I win the auction ) a couple of digital phones with answer phone - bargain price £10 at the moment so watching anxiously for the auction to end !

Lovely weather over the Bank Holiday so stocking up on jewellery from Shalini who is doing some charity auctions to raise money for the Dogs Trust a charity close to my heart .
]]> Mon, 25 May 2009 12:22:45 GMT <![CDATA[Popular Auctions on www.zolanta.com]]> http://uk.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-B8MUI1ohcqU7BI3Y9IKI9zqggM5SPMvn?p=59 Some popular auctions on Zolanta this week are -

Digital cordless phones with answer phone - brand new - bids at 9.99

Media storage cards for Nintendo DS /DSL - bids at 9.50

Courier 2gusb high speed pen drive - bids at 3.25

Lilac shell and charms bracelet - charity auction for Dogs Trust - bids at 99p

Penny Auction - beautiful one cup teapot and cup - bids at 1 penny

Nice selection of different items to choose from and browse through
take a look too at the featured items on the home page - something for everyone I think

selection of UK icon keyrings ideal gifts for relatives or friends overseas and auctioned in aid of Little Hen Rescue - helping battery hens to a new life

Zolanta.com - vetted sellers - top quality goods for sale - free to list and stores available


]]> Mon, 11 May 2009 14:34:36 GMT <![CDATA[Whats new on Zolanta ? - Lots !]]> http://uk.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-B8MUI1ohcqU7BI3Y9IKI9zqggM5SPMvn?p=58 Lots of new things to talk about today - runaway success story of the month is Goldskymedia listing and selling memory cards for Nintendo games consoles - top quality kit from a good and helpful seller check him out !
I have been drinking Dragons Tears Jasmine Tea - I had the Jasmine teabags which are very nice but the Dragons Tears are something else - full flavoured with a lovely round smooth taste - as you know I am not a tea drinker but this is gorgeous ! Again top quality tea from Simpli Special - very nice and knowledgeable seller.

New to Zolanta customised mugs,mousemats and all sorts of other personalised gifts - looking at Zolanta mugs which should be great fun !

Check out Jennysellsfoils - way long ago before I had my children I spent hours painting nails, base coat, 2 coats of colour, top coat - but now I see this new thing out which is FOILS - how brilliant ! all sorts of beautiful designs and you just lay them on your nails, very clever, very easy and looks divine - special offer on them at the moment too so ditch the varnish and get some foils !

Tali's chooks has some great key rings at the moment - London icons, Routemaster Bus, Black Taxi Cab, Postbox and Telephone Box - would make super gifts for overseas friends and family - sold in aid of Little Hen Rescue and starting bids of £1 - bargain !

Just listed too some beautiful glass pendants from Sunny Creatives - gorgeous for the summer .

Special Offer coming up in May a massive 20% off items in the KitKare store - essential post and packaging items for online sellers - only available to new members and only on the first order from KitKare but what a bargain and how nice of them to encourage new sellers !

Check out www.zolanta.com for all this and more !


]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:55:34 GMT <![CDATA[Warming up]]> http://uk.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-B8MUI1ohcqU7BI3Y9IKI9zqggM5SPMvn?p=57 Things are warming up on Zolanta - this week saw us with our 500th member which is stunning and has been very exciting for us all - sellers increasing all the time which of course is extending the range of goods on offer - Penny Auctions still continuing with next weeks
( starting Sunday ) a beaut - a lovely teapot which I will be bidding for to make my Jasmine Tea from Simpli Special in !
Twittering is very successful with 60+ followers which is very gratifying and we are following a lot of marketing people getting hints and tips - site map installed to enhance the SEO - we are on a roll !
On of our new sellers makes beautiful christening / dedication cushions for baby's special day - truly beautiful - almost wish I had a baby to give one too
Barbie celebrates her 50th birthday this year and Tali's Chooks store has lots of beautiful Barbie outfits and gowns for sale - all proceeds going to the Little Hen Rescue charity that we support - taking battery hens out of a hell hole and giving them a life - fabulous !

Lastt but not least - if you have a woodburning stove now is the time to be laying in logs for next winter - to get them seasoned for best burning
look here beautiful log stores handmade by our seller
]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:14:40 GMT <![CDATA[In which we twitter !]]> http://uk.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-B8MUI1ohcqU7BI3Y9IKI9zqggM5SPMvn?p=56 There is not a doubt that Twitter and Tweeting is the most fun thing going at the moment - Zolanta is of course joining in with all this and Tweeting with the best of them - we are featuring the most recent auction listings via rss feed and random Zolanta thoughts throughout the day so if you want to know whats hot and whats not on Zolanta come and take a look at our Twitter page

We have a great friend in the postage and packaging business - namely KitKare, this seller has ordered in, specially for us, Purple mailbags and also some strong parcel tape with Zolanta.com on it in our trademark purple - we have been sending some of both to new sellers and successful existing sellers - makes a statement I think about how commited we are to our customers !

Another new seller to our ranks is Goldskymedia and what a hit his goods are - memory cards for the DS lite and other games machines - I know nothing of them but I do know that his goods are flying out of the door so someone must !

Jewellery by Shalini is also a welcome addition to our busy stores listing - gorgeous jewellery by a lovely seller, I am thinking of turning my bank account over to her lol



]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:57:32 GMT <![CDATA[Tea Tea glorious Tea]]> http://uk.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-B8MUI1ohcqU7BI3Y9IKI9zqggM5SPMvn?p=55 Simpli-Special is a tea supplier par excellence, you will find a full range of "proper tea " in her store on www.zolanta.com and now at popular request she will supply a range of teas in teabag form, even better this weeks Penny Auction is 100 white tea tea bags - proceeds in aid of
Little Hen Rescue which is just brilliant - further than that Simpli has a special offer running at the moment - buy and pay for 2 boxes of teabags and get a FREE sample of another type to try - cant beat it - I am not a tea drinker but these teas are indeed something SPECIAL

In fact its all kicking off on Zolanta this week - lots of new sellers joining special mention to Jewellery by Shalini - beautiful hand made jewellery and lapidary items, mineral crystals, pearls and shells - well worth a check out if you are looking for something special and unusual.
I certainly love them and have already bought 2 gorgeous items !

Zolanta is also busy Twittering - at first I confess I didnt get it but after a lot of trial and error I do and its great check our Twitter page updates for whats goin on
]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:19:59 GMT <![CDATA[Mothers Day Penny Auction]]> http://uk.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-B8MUI1ohcqU7BI3Y9IKI9zqggM5SPMvn?p=54 The Penny Auction this week is an absolute must if you are looking for a different kind of gift for your Mum on Mothers Day
a gorgeous glass bowl with silver glitter,stars and floating candles, posted by Silvaroma from her store and with a starting bid of only one penny yep thats correct 1p - lovely quality goods and if you are lucky and start bidding, you may get it at a bargain price.

If you are unlucky or dont like the colour scheme pay a visit to Silvaroma's store where there are lots of beautiful and a gifts that are just that little bit different .

I have bought many items from this seller and she is very nice to deal with excellent customer service and lovely things to sell
]]> Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:46:26 GMT <![CDATA[News News News]]> http://uk.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-B8MUI1ohcqU7BI3Y9IKI9zqggM5SPMvn?p=53 I dont need to say I am sure that the weather is absolutely shocking here in the UK but every cloud has a silver lining - if you cant get out to shop then where you gonna go ?
Online of course so online sellers need to be taking full advantage of this opportunity !

I needed a new printer this month so bought mine from Cushtydeals on Zolanta - its a cracker and such a bargain added to which he is a lovely seller who goes the extra mile to help a customer and also sells the inks how perfect is that ? Oh !, and I didnt have to leave the warmth and comfort of my own home to get it !

Penny auctions are going down a storm still - this weeks still has a few hours to run and if you miss it well dont worry as Heavenly Soaps has a few more of the Valentine Pamper baskets listed in her store - go grab one now and make your valentine a happy lady !

This coming week the penny auction is from KitKare and I believe it is some beautiful butterfly tissue paper so if you sell pretty delicate items take a look it will enhance your product ! If you dont sell, as I dont, this beautiful paper will make wrapping presents a joy ! Careful though you might get hooked !

Zolanta 2009 promotion is still running til the end of the month so still time to grab a free posting pack - check it out !
]]> Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:46:32 GMT <![CDATA[2009 At Zolanta]]> http://uk.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-B8MUI1ohcqU7BI3Y9IKI9zqggM5SPMvn?p=52 Well Zolanta is starting the New Year off with a bang !

We are once again participating in the Pheebay Penny Auction promotion

and it is attracting people to the site in numbers which of course is

the idea and which is also very pleasing for us !

You can check out what the current auction is on

http://www.squidoo.com/zolanta_rocks

or

www.zolanta.com

We have special offers for both new sellers and existing sellers

check out our free postal pack on the site news section of the main site !

Several new sellers have joined us and I would like to welcome Cushty Deals

a brilliantly helpful seller of inks and printers, nothing is too much trouble

for this seller and we are glad to have him aboard


Mels Baby Shop does what it says on the tin ( to use a well known phrase )

beautiful items for babies, Moses baskets especially !

Sharon is also one of our new comers, a professional book seller with over

500 listings already including hard to find books, if you read I recommend you

check out her store



]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:20:25 GMT <![CDATA[Further Penny Auction news]]> http://uk.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-B8MUI1ohcqU7BI3Y9IKI9zqggM5SPMvn?p=51 Following a consensus among the participating sellers in the Pheebay forums, it has been decided that the Penny Auctions Pheebay.com promotion will start in earnest on Sunday 4th January 2009.

The initial period of five weeks during which we have run these penny start auctions across a range of eBay alternative auction sites, the feedback has been positive from the participating sellers. We are pleased with the increase in views and in items sold and many of the eBay alternative auction sites have enjoyed a boost to their membership.

As a participating seller myself, I have found an overall increase in traffic to my listings and, most satisfyingly, a number of sales to brand new customers on the site

After discussion in the General Auction Site Chat forum on Pheebay.com, the participating sellers have reached a decision to start this promotion in earnest on 4th January 2009. In the few days running up to that date I expect to put a number of Pheebay members’ auctions into preview on my Penny Auctions Squidoo lens as they are announced.

I also hope to welcome new sites and sellers onto the list of participants. If you are interested then come and join us in the Pheebay.com. It doesn’t matter which eBay alternative auction site you sell on, nor does it matter what kind of items you sell, as long as they are suitable for any eyes - in other words, no porn - and you are prepared to list an item for a 1p/1c auction start price with no reserve to run for seven days, Sunday to Sunday.

To date the range of goods has covered collectables, jewellery, toys and gifts, perfumes and more practical items. The current sellers all recognise and are seeing the benefits of collective promotion which brings the attention of a wider buying public to your listings and helps you to build links around the net.

We are all getting busy with the oncoming festive season but put a sticky on your computer or a note in your diary to check out these links again at the end of December or beginning of January or join the Pheebay forum now to get involved in the planning for the restart of the Penny Auctions promotion.

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