Sunday, November 11, 2007

Oh my god! The party was a huge success! Who knew the mommies (not me) who used to spend big bucks on their "simple parties" will enjoy an old, good McDonald party? It helped that we're so psyched to see each other in person after reading each other's blogs for some time. I don't know if I can sleep at all. Like a kid who just ate a bag of sweets, I'm so high from the party that I think I'll bounce from one wall to another. The Husband took our photos and they all looked wonderful. Can't wait to post them already! I'll post more details about the party on my main blog soon.

Posted at 9:02 PM

Although I've been working in IT for some time now and consider myself a technical person, I admit my programming skills leave much to be desired. Which is why whenever a client asks for an ecommerce solution, I tell them to just buy any third-party software because it's way cheaper than starting from scratch and face it, these companies have technical support that you can bug 24/7 so you are guaranteed to receive help when you need it.

One of the companies that I never fail to mention is Ashop Commerce's shopping cart software. Everything, and I mean everything that you need is bundled in one package. No programming skills? Who cares? Setting it up is so easy using their web based admin tool. Technical support is available to guide you step by step plus a huge collection of user manuals, tutorial movies and knowledgebase. Managing your orders and shipments, processing payments, organizing catalogs has never been this easy using Ashop's user-friendly control panel. You can also set up gift certificates, product reviews, coupons, optimize metatags and keywords, sitemaps and more.

Like I’ve said, this shopping cart is so complete that I highly doubt you’ll want to add some more. I know because I’ve been working with ecommerce websites for five years now. There’s a free test drive as well so anyone can have a feel of what the software can do for them.

Posted at 11:01 AM

Do you know how many credit cards we use? Five. And most of the time, we max them out. Well, the ones that have a small draft, at least. It's just so tempting to use credit cards these days with so many shopping deals out there. You just feel like you're missing out on something big if you don't purchase them. Add to that is the increasing amount of 0% credit cards wherein you can purchase an expensive item and pay it in installment terms without any interest at all. Other credit card deals that might convince you are lower interests rate for balance transfers, free annual fees, huge bonuses per purchase, cash back rewards, free Internet protection and more. As an experienced credit card user though, I'd like to suggest that you should compare the offers first before signing up for one. There are websites like cardguide.co.uk that can help you browse through some of the most popular credit cards and compare them side-by-side so you can properly choose the one that's right for you. You could be saving a lot on annual fees in one card but some other cards can save you more because of the cash back rewards. So it's really up to you on how you should maximize your use of credit cards. Lastly, in my personal opinion, paying in huge chunks, if you have the money, can save you a lot in the long run rather than just paying the minimum payment monthly.

Posted by Joy at 10:50 PM