Cyber Monday... Are You Buying or Selling?

Do you know what today is? It’s Cyber Monday!

According to Wikipedia “The term Cyber Monday refers to the Monday immediately following Black Friday, the ceremonial kick-off of the holiday online shopping season in the United States between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas. Whereas Black Friday is associated with traditional brick-and-mortar stores, "Cyber Monday" symbolizes a busy day for online retailers. The premise was that consumers would return to their offices after the Black Friday weekend, making purchases online that they were not able to make in stores. The idea has not survived the test of time (see below), however, Cyber Monday has evolved into a significant marketing event, sponsored by the National Retail Federation's Shop.org division, in which online retailers offer low prices and promotions.”

And according to KansasCity.com, “The Internet will influence 30 percent of holiday sales this year, up from 29 percent last year, and men are more likely to shop from work than women, according to Shop.org. Adults 18-24 are more likely to shop online from work than any other age group, at 73 percent.”

Many large retailers around the world are offering discounts for those who shop online. Home Shopping Network for instance, is offering a 15% discount to their already heavily discounted prices; Kmart, Target and Staples have specific product offerings you can only get online on Cyber Monday.

Want to save BIG? Check out AllDiscountCouponcodes.com for online coupons for some great discounts. .

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESSES ONLINE? Feel free to post your online promotions in the comments section. Let’s see how you are taking advantage of CYBER MONDAY.

And if you would like to save money while you support a worthy cause, visit http://www.cybermonday.com// . All Shop.org proceeds from CyberMonday.com sales will be donated to the Ray M. Greenly Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships for students interested in an eCommerce career.

Happy Cyber Monday... and more!

Heidi

111 Women Bloggers - List Reads Like a Who's Who!

“Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning.” Denis Waitley

If you have been following this blog, you know that once a week we add women to our list of bloggers. And after the last post, our list was up to 85 outstanding women! Weare adding 26 more women bloggers to our list today. Thank makes it 111 as of today. Whoo hooo!

This list reads like a who's who among women bloggers. And in case you were wondering, many of these women will also be listed in the WECAI WIKI "Who's Who Among Women in eCommerce." So stay Tuned!

Introducing this week's list of women bloggers we have been following . . .

1. Startup Spark with Shannon Cherry - http://www.startupspark.com/

2. Tracy Repchuk Internet Marketing http://www.tracyrepchuk.com/

3. SuperViva with Susie – http://www.superviva.com/

4.ALLIED by Jeneane Sessum http://allied.blogspot.com/

5. Indie Business Blog with Donna Johnson - http://www.indiebusinessblog.com/indie_business/

6. Women’s Leadership Success with Sabrina Braham http://www.womensleadershipsuccess.com/

7. Evelyn David's Amazon Blog at http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNKTI42DPRYLLFU

8. Invincibelle with Deepika Bajaj and Friends at http://www.invincibelle.com/post.php?page_id=99

9. Reality Business Coach with Krista Baker at http://www.realtybizcoach.com/

10. Search Marketing Gurus with Li Evans at http://www.searchmarketinggurus.com/

11. Me Ra Koh Photography with Me Ra http://www.merakohblog.com/

12. Laurel Papworth’s Online Communities at http://silkcharm.blogspot.com/

13. Smart Girls Know with Debbie Reber http://www.smartgirlsknow.com/

14. WAHM Business Opportunities blog with Angela Shupe and Dane Carlson. http://wahm.business-opportunities.biz/

15. Woman Honor Thyself with Angel http://www.womanhonorthyself.com/

16. Painter Girl with Carol Leonesio http://paintit.typepad.com/

17. DevChix by Nola Stowe, Jennifer Stander, Liz Cortel, and Desi McAdam http://www.devchix.com/

18. Susan Cline - http://www.susanbcline.com/blog%20%20

19. Rebecca Kidder at http://www.thebecca.net/

20. Tam Gray of Senior Women Web House - http://house.seniorwomen.com/

21. Angela Wills Internet Profit Planning http://internetprofitplanning.com/blog/

22. Alice Seba of Internet Marketing Sweetie Blog http://www.internetmarketingsweetie.com/blog/

23. Stacy Blackman Consulting http://blog.stacyblackman.com/

24. Cars Diva Blog blog.carsdiva.com. Demetra Markopoulos

25. Laurie Perry aka Crazy Aunt Purl http://www.crazyauntpurl.com/

26. Women on Business with Susan Gunelius http://womenonbusiness.com/

Wishing each of you continued success in your online adventures.

Warmest regards,

Heidi

Who's Who Among Women in eCommerce

"I've always known I was gifted, which is not the easiest thing in the world for a person to know, because you're not responsible for your gift, only for what you do with it "
Hazel Scott Trinidad-US pianist, singer, writer.

The WECAI Network recently announced their plans to unveil the 2007-2008 list of Who's Who Among Women in eCommerce and are actively seeking women to add to the list.

If you are a women who does business on the web (either via a website or a blog), you may join the WECAI WIKI and submit your name and URL for inclusion in this list.

If you would like to know more about the list visit http://www.wecaiwiki.com/. You can join the WECAI WIKI and add your favorite women in ecommerce to the list (including you).

The list will be unveiled in mid-December 2007.

The WECAI Network, also known as the Women's eCommerce Association, International is a 501c6 not for profit organization whose mission is "to help women do MORE business on and off the WEB. You can read more about the WECAI Network at http://www.wecai.org/.