1800Flowers Named for Having Honest Pricing Policies

Valentines Day is just around the corner, and everybody is looking for flowers and the perfect gift. With many people on a strict budget, a lot of price comparison must be made to decide where the most affordable place it to purchase flowers this Valentines Day season. 

Recently, MSN did some research and compared online flower companies with their flower prices. 1800Flowers.com was singled out amongst other online leading flower companies such as FTD and ProFlowers for having greater pricing transparency and more honest pricing polices. 

Proflowers measured out at $35.28 for roses while FTD priced theirs at $38.49. 

1800Flowers wins with the lowest price for roses at $34.99. 

Also for Valentines Day, 1800Flowers.com is offering Twilight Valentines Day Flowers for those who are ga-ga over the Twilight and New Moon series. 

So if you happen to be looking for more honest prices, and need an affordable gift, 1800 Flowers could offer you that special something without breaking the bank or putting a hole in your wallet this Valentines Day---or any other occasion... 

Ever Considered Ebook Publishing?

If you are a writer or have self published a book or two--or three--or more.... You may have thought about E-book publishing. With the advancement of media readers and the latest -Amazon's Kindle-you might be convinced to create digital copies of your recent editions as well. 

While many of us still hope that one day books don't become obsolete, us authors do enjoy having that extra market to cater too as well. -Perhaps maybe even more sales--we hope.

Recently, I wrote about some free and affordable ways that you can publish your recent copies into E-books. These are especially useful if you are on a budget, or you are a self published author who is responsible for your own marketing. 

If you are looking for free software or tools to create e-books, you may benefit from my article : "Ebook Publishing Software for Authors"

Valentines Day Flowers at 1800Flowers...

That romantic holiday full of candy, treats and flowers is now just days away. Perhaps you still haven't went to shop for that perfect gift yet? Or you don't know what to give that special somebody? 

Not long ago, hearts were all a flutter at the romantic flick, Twilight. If your loved one is crazy in love with the romantic movie hit, 1800Flowers.com still just might have that perfect gift. If he/she hasn't ordered the New Moon DVD yet, 1800Flowers has a Twilight flowers DVD offer for your sweetheart. The largest package offers a chance to pre-order the New Moon DVD, Twilight Chocolate bars, a Twilight poster/card and beautiful long stemmed red roses that are ready to adorn in a vase. You can also purchase a vase at 1800Flowers.com. 

So, at least you have one great idea if you share a love in the movie of Twilight. Also, don't forget, you can still write a romantic poem or note -or perhaps even give him/her a handmade card with a plate of their favorite homemade treats! :) --And even after Valentines Day is over, don't forget to express your love each and every day...

Valentines Day and a Hope for Spring

Valentines Day is just around the corner, and there have been plenty of ads about giving your sweetie flowers and candy. Flowers and roses are one of the most popular gifts that many give on the popular (yet somewhat) commercial holiday. Roses and assorted flowers are both very beautiful and thoughtful gifts to receive, but sometimes their pretty color and splash of life, just don't seem to last long enough...

--which leads me to my next topic...

During the months of spring, flowers can last much longer than just a week at a time. Although, currently snow seems to be sleeping and resting upon the once luscious green lands of the Midwest, and its almost impossible to grow anything too beautiful in the cold icy ground. So while we wait for spring's much awaited arrival, the loving celebration of Valentines Day and the gift of flowers (while life-span is short) will just have to do for the time being.... until some longer lasting flowers can find a new home in our yards at home.

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Selling Online for $$$$

For those wanting to make some extra cash or need a way to make extra income because of unemployment, they may look to selling items online. The internet provides us with many opportunities and websites for us to sell crafts, gently used clothing, trinkets, antiques, and more.

One popular website that almost everybody has heard of by now is of course Ebay... Ebay has millions of visitors each month, and it is a very easy to get our items "out there." Although, there have been other websites who have tried to compete with their prices and numbers of visitors---yet none have won--just yet--

One fairly new website coming onto the horizon is Bonanzle.com. It is currently building its community of both buyers and sellers. While it is a very tight-knit community, it still is building up its traffic each month. Prices to sell our reasonable-much more affordable than its auction giant, Ebay.  Also, sellers do not pay for their listings --until that item sells. And the most anybody will every pay for their listings is $10--when an item sells for $1000+ .

I decided to compare both Ebay and Bonanzle together and wrote an informative article for anyone interested in selling their items there... If you are new to selling on the internet, and looking to save a few bucks-Bonanzle could be a great starting point for you before heading over to Ebay--It's also a great way to keep a few dollars in your pocket as well.  Feel free to read more about here...

Online Writing Can be Rewarding

So it has been a few months since I have began my journey into part time writing. It actually started around November, and now January is almost over. -So almost a good 3 months. Within those three months, I have reaped some of the rewards that this new gig has had to offer.--Even sort of some awards at that ;)

Some of my writing seems to be blossoming over at Associated Content. A few weeks ago, I applied for some of the featured contributors positions and was actually named one! I am now a Featured Technology Contributor over there. Not only am I a freelance writer, but I also did attend college for a little while, and was able to earn the Computer Applications Specialist certificate :) So --that certificiate did pay off somewhere at least!  Also at Associated Content, I earned the top 1,000 badge-meaning that my content was in the top 1,000 in page-views in 2009.

I do hope to take my writing even more to the top. I'd like to publish a couple more books sometime too-poetry and a jewelry making book. For now, I am still getting my feet wet in the content writing business, enjoying a couple extra days home a week, and having more time to focus on what I love best-writing! :)


--->Feel free to read some of my content at Associated Content HERE